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Zen Headbutt

Zen Headbutt is a Psychic-type physical move introduced in Generation 4. It has 80 base power and 90% accuracy, with 15 PP (24 with PP Max). 356 Pokémon and forms can learn it.

Type

Psychic

Category

Physical

Power

80

Accuracy

90%

PP

15 (max 24)

Priority

0

Effect

20% chance to make the target flinch. Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.

Targets
One adjacent Pokémon
Properties
Makes contact
Scarlet & Violet
Usable (250 Pokémon)
Pokémon Champions
Usable (86 Pokémon)
Legends: Z-A
Usable (125 Pokémon)

Type matchups as a Psychic attack

2× vsFightingPoison

½× vsPsychicSteel

0× vsDark

Pokémon that learn Zen Headbutt

356 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.

PokémonTypeChampionsS/VZ-AGens
SquirtleWater✓✓4–9
WartortleWater✓✓4–9
BlastoiseWater✓✓✓4–9
RattataNormal4–7
Alolan RattataDark/Normal7
RaticateNormal4–7
Alolan RaticateDark/Normal7
ClefairyFairy✓✓4–9
ClefableFairy✓✓✓4–9
VulpixFire✓4–9
Alolan VulpixIce✓7–9
NinetalesFire✓✓4–9
Alolan NinetalesIce/Fairy✓✓7–9
JigglypuffNormal/Fairy✓✓9
WigglytuffNormal/Fairy✓✓✓9
ZubatPoison/Flying✓4–8
GolbatPoison/Flying✓4–8
VenonatBug/Poison✓4–7, 9
VenomothBug/Poison✓4–7, 9
PsyduckWater✓4–9
GolduckWater✓4–9
AbraPsychic✓4–8
KadabraPsychic✓4–8
AlakazamPsychic✓✓4–8
Galarian PonytaPsychic8
Galarian RapidashPsychic/Fairy8
SlowpokeWater/Psychic✓✓4–9
Galarian SlowpokePsychic✓✓8–9
SlowbroWater/Psychic✓✓✓4–9
Galarian SlowbroPoison/Psychic✓✓✓8–9
GrimerPoison✓9
Alolan GrimerPoison/Dark✓9
MukPoison✓9
Alolan MukPoison/Dark✓9
DrowzeePsychic✓4–7, 9
HypnoPsychic✓4–7, 9
ExeggcuteGrass/Psychic✓9
ExeggutorGrass/Psychic✓4–9
Alolan ExeggutorGrass/Dragon✓7–9
LickitungNormal4–8
ChanseyNormal✓4–9
StarmieWater/Psychic✓✓
Mr. MimePsychic/Fairy✓✓4–8
Galarian Mr. MimeIce/Psychic✓8
JynxIce/Psychic4–8
TaurosNormal✓✓4–9
Paldean Tauros (Combat Breed)Fighting✓✓9
Paldean Tauros (Blaze Breed)Fighting/Fire✓✓9
Paldean Tauros (Aqua Breed)Fighting/Water✓✓9
LaprasWater/Ice✓4–9
PorygonNormal✓✓4–9
SnorlaxNormal✓✓4–9
MewtwoPsychic✓✓4–9
MewPsychic✓4–9
MeganiumGrass✓✓9
CyndaquilFire✓9
QuilavaFire✓9
TyphlosionFire✓✓9
Hisuian TyphlosionFire/Ghost✓✓9
FurretNormal✓9
HoothootNormal/Flying✓4–9
NoctowlNormal/Flying✓4–9
CrobatPoison/Flying✓4–8
CleffaFairy✓✓4–9
IgglybuffNormal/Fairy✓
TogepiFairy4–8
TogeticFairy/Flying4–8
NatuPsychic/Flying4–8
XatuPsychic/Flying4–8
EspeonPsychic✓✓4–9
SlowkingWater/Psychic✓✓✓4–9
Galarian SlowkingPoison/Psychic✓✓✓8–9
GirafarigNormal/Psychic✓4–7, 9
DunsparceNormal✓4–9
Porygon2Normal✓✓4–9
StantlerNormal✓4–7, 9
SmoochumIce/Psychic4–8
MiltankNormal4–8
BlisseyNormal✓4–9
LugiaPsychic/Flying✓4–9
Ho-OhFire/Flying✓4–9
CelebiPsychic/Grass4–8
LotadWater/Grass✓4–9
LombreWater/Grass✓4–9
LudicoloWater/Grass✓4–9
RaltsPsychic/Fairy✓✓4–9
KirliaPsychic/Fairy✓✓4–9
GardevoirPsychic/Fairy✓✓✓4–9
ShroomishGrass✓9
BreloomGrass/Fighting✓9
SlakothNormal✓9
VigorothNormal✓9
SlakingNormal✓9
WhismurNormal4–8
LoudredNormal4–8
ExploudNormal4–8
MakuhitaFighting✓9
HariyamaFighting✓9
SkittyNormal4–7
DelcattyNormal4–7
SableyeDark/Ghost✓✓✓4–9
MedititeFighting/Psychic✓✓4–7, 9
MedichamFighting/Psychic✓✓✓4–7, 9
VolbeatBug✓4–7, 9
IllumiseBug✓4–7, 9
SwalotPoison✓✓✓9
CarvanhaWater/Dark✓4–8
SharpedoWater/Dark✓✓4–8
WailmerWater5–8
WailordWater5–8
NumelFire/Ground✓✓9
CameruptFire/Ground✓✓✓9
TorkoalFire✓✓9
SpoinkPsychic✓✓4–7, 9
GrumpigPsychic✓✓4–7, 9
SpindaNormal4–7
CacturneGrass/Dark✓9
ZangooseNormal✓✓9
SeviperPoison✓✓9
LunatoneRock/Psychic4–8
SolrockRock/Psychic4–8
BarboachWater/Ground✓9
WhiscashWater/Ground✓4–9
BaltoyGround/Psychic4–8
ClaydolGround/Psychic4–8
ShuppetGhost✓
BanetteGhost✓✓
TropiusGrass/Flying✓9
ChimechoPsychic✓✓✓4–7, 9
AbsolDark✓✓4–8
RelicanthWater/Rock5–8
BagonDragon✓✓4–9
ShelgonDragon✓✓4–9
SalamenceDragon/Flying✓✓✓4–9
BeldumSteel/Psychic✓✓4–9
MetangSteel/Psychic✓✓4–9
MetagrossSteel/Psychic✓✓✓4–9
LatiasDragon/Psychic✓✓4–9
LatiosDragon/Psychic✓✓4–9
GroudonGround✓✓9
JirachiSteel/Psychic✓4–9
DeoxysPsychic✓4–7, 9
TurtwigGrass✓9
GrotleGrass✓9
TorterraGrass/Ground✓✓9
ChimcharFire✓9
MonfernoFire/Fighting✓9
InfernapeFire/Fighting✓✓9
CranidosRock✓4–7, 9
RampardosRock✓✓4–7, 9
ChinglingPsychic✓✓4–7, 9
BronzorSteel/Psychic✓9
BronzongSteel/Psychic✓4–9
Mime Jr.Psychic/Fairy✓
HappinyNormal✓4–9
MunchlaxNormal✓4–9
RioluFighting✓✓4–9
LucarioFighting/Steel✓✓✓4–9
LickilickyNormal4–8
TogekissFairy/Flying4–8
Porygon-ZNormal✓✓4–9
GalladePsychic/Fighting✓✓✓4–9
UxiePsychic✓4–9
MespritPsychic✓4–9
AzelfPsychic✓4–9
RegigigasNormal✓4–9
CresseliaPsychic✓4–9
PhioneWater✓9
ManaphyWater✓9
ShayminGrass✓4–7, 9
ArceusNormal✓4–7, 9
VictiniPsychic/Fire5–8
TepigFire✓6–7, 9
PigniteFire/Fighting✓✓6–7, 9
EmboarFire/Fighting✓✓✓6–7, 9
PatratNormal✓5–7
WatchogNormal✓✓5–7
MunnaPsychic✓5–8
MusharnaPsychic✓✓5–8
WoobatPsychic/Flying5–8
SwoobatPsychic/Flying5–8
AudinoNormal✓✓5–8
ThrohFighting✓6–8
SawkFighting✓6–8
BasculinWater✓5–9
Basculin-White-StripedWater✓9
DarumakaFire5–8
Galarian DarumakaIce8
DarmanitanFire5–8
Galarian DarmanitanIce8
ScraggyDark/Fighting✓✓5–9
ScraftyDark/Fighting✓✓✓5–9
SigilyphPsychic/Flying5–8
YamaskGhost✓6–8
Galarian YamaskGround/Ghost✓8
CofagrigusGhost✓✓6–8
TirtougaWater/Rock6–8
CarracostaWater/Rock6–8
ArchenRock/Flying6–8
ArcheopsRock/Flying6–8
GothitaPsychic✓5–9
GothoritaPsychic✓5–9
GothitellePsychic✓5–9
SolosisPsychic✓5–9
DuosionPsychic✓5–9
ReuniclusPsychic✓✓5–9
DeerlingNormal/Grass✓9
SawsbuckNormal/Grass✓9
AlomomolaWater✓9
EelektrossElectric✓✓✓9
ElgyemPsychic5–8
BeheeyemPsychic5–8
GolurkGround/Ghost✓✓✓5–9
BouffalantNormal5–8
RuffletNormal/Flying✓8–9
BraviaryNormal/Flying✓6–9
Hisuian BraviaryPsychic/Flying✓8–9
DeinoDark/Dragon✓5–9
ZweilousDark/Dragon✓5–9
HydreigonDark/Dragon✓✓5–9
LarvestaBug/Fire✓5–9
VolcaronaBug/Fire✓✓5–9
CobalionSteel/Fighting✓✓5–9
TerrakionRock/Fighting✓✓5–9
VirizionGrass/Fighting✓✓5–9
ThundurusElectric/Flying✓9
ReshiramDragon/Fire✓5–9
ZekromDragon/Electric✓5–9
KyuremDragon/Ice✓5–9
Kyurem-BlackDragon/Ice✓5–9
Kyurem-WhiteDragon/Ice✓5–9
KeldeoWater/Fighting✓
MeloettaNormal/Psychic✓✓5–7, 9
GenesectBug/Steel✓5–8
ChespinGrass✓✓6–7, 9
QuilladinGrass✓✓6–7, 9
ChesnaughtGrass/Fighting✓✓✓6–7, 9
BraixenFire✓6–7, 9
DelphoxFire/Psychic✓✓✓6–7, 9
SkiddoGrass✓✓6–7, 9
GogoatGrass✓✓✓6–7, 9
PanchamFighting6–8
PangoroFighting/Dark✓✓6–8
FurfrouNormal✓✓6–7
EspurrPsychic✓✓6–9
MeowsticPsychic✓✓✓6–9
Meowstic-FPsychic✓✓✓6–9
DoubladeSteel/Ghost✓
AegislashSteel/Ghost✓✓
InkayDark/Psychic✓
MalamarDark/Psychic✓✓
TyruntRock/Dragon✓6–8
TyrantrumRock/Dragon✓✓6–8
AmauraRock/Ice✓6–8
AurorusRock/Ice✓✓6–8
HawluchaFighting/Flying✓✓✓6–9
XerneasFairy✓6–8
YveltalDark/Flying✓6–8
ZygardeDragon/Ground✓6–8
HoopaPsychic/Ghost✓✓6–7, 9
YungoosNormal✓9
GumshoosNormal✓7, 9
CrabrawlerFighting✓✓7, 9
CrabominableFighting/Ice✓✓✓7, 9
RockruffRock✓7–9
Rockruff-DuskRock✓7–9
LycanrocRock✓✓7–9
Lycanroc-MidnightRock✓✓7–9
Lycanroc-DuskRock✓✓7–9
StuffulNormal/Fighting7–8
BewearNormal/Fighting7–8
BounsweetGrass✓7–9
SteeneeGrass✓7–9
TsareenaGrass✓✓7–9
OranguruNormal/Psychic✓✓7–9
SilvallyNormal7–8
MiniorRock/Flying✓7, 9
KomalaNormal✓7, 9
TogedemaruElectric/Steel7–8
Tapu BuluGrass/Fairy7–8
SolgaleoPsychic/Steel✓7–9
NihilegoRock/Poison7–8
CelesteelaSteel/Flying7–8
MagearnaSteel/Fairy✓✓7–9
MarshadowFighting/Ghost✓7–8
StakatakaRock/Steel7–8
BlacephalonFire/Ghost8
CinderaceFire✓✓8–9
DottlerBug/Psychic8
OrbeetleBug/Psychic8
DubwoolNormal8
AppletunGrass/Dragon✓✓9
SandacondaGround✓✓8–9
Mr. RimeIce/Psychic✓✓8
RunerigusGround/Ghost✓✓8
FalinksFighting✓✓✓8–9
EiscueIce✓8–9
IndeedeePsychic/Normal✓✓✓8–9
Indeedee-FPsychic/Normal✓✓✓8–9
CufantSteel✓8–9
CopperajahSteel✓8–9
DracovishWater/Dragon8
ArctovishWater/Ice8
KubfuFighting✓8–9
UrshifuFighting/Dark✓8–9
Urshifu-Rapid-StrikeFighting/Water✓8–9
GlastrierIce✓9
CalyrexPsychic/Grass✓8–9
Calyrex-IcePsychic/Ice✓8–9
Calyrex-ShadowPsychic/Ghost✓8–9
WyrdeerNormal/Psychic✓✓4–7, 9
BasculegionWater/Ghost✓✓9
EnamorusFairy/Flying✓9
FuecocoFire✓9
CrocalorFire✓9
SkeledirgeFire/Ghost✓✓9
LechonkNormal✓9
OinkologneNormal✓9
NacliRock✓✓9
NaclstackRock✓✓9
GarganaclRock✓✓✓9
CapsakidGrass✓✓9
ScovillainGrass/Fire✓✓✓9
RabscaBug/Psychic✓9
FlittlePsychic✓9
EspathraPsychic✓✓9
FinizenWater✓9
PalafinWater✓✓9
VaroomSteel/Poison✓9
RevavroomSteel/Poison✓9
GreavardGhost✓
HoundstoneGhost✓✓
VeluzaWater/Psychic✓9
DondozoWater✓✓9
ClodsirePoison/Ground✓9
FarigirafNormal/Psychic✓✓4–7, 9
DudunsparceNormal✓4–9
KingambitDark/Steel✓✓9
Great TuskGround/Fighting✓9
Scream TailFairy/Psychic✓9
Brute BonnetGrass/Dark✓9
Slither WingBug/Fighting✓9
Iron TreadsGround/Steel✓9
Iron JugulisDark/Flying✓9
BaxcaliburDragon/Ice✓✓✓9
Wo-ChienDark/Grass✓9
Ting-LuDark/Ground✓9
Chi-YuDark/Fire✓9
Roaring MoonDragon/Dark✓9
Iron ValiantFairy/Fighting✓9
KoraidonFighting/Dragon✓9
MiraidonElectric/Dragon✓9
OgerponGrass✓9
Iron BoulderRock/Psychic✓9
Iron CrownSteel/Psychic✓9
TerapagosNormal✓9

Zen Headbutt FAQ

What does Zen Headbutt do?

Zen Headbutt is a Psychic-type physical move with 80 power. Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.

Which Pokémon can learn Zen Headbutt?

356 Pokémon and forms can learn Zen Headbutt in at least one game: 250 in Scarlet & Violet, 86 in Pokémon Champions and 125 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise, Rattata, Alolan Rattata and Raticate.

Is Zen Headbutt in Pokémon Champions?

Yes — 86 Pokémon can use Zen Headbutt in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.

What is Zen Headbutt super effective against?

As a Psychic-type attack, Zen Headbutt is super effective against Fighting and Poison, not very effective against Psychic and Steel and has no effect on Dark (unless its effect says otherwise).

Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.