Psychic · Physical move · Gen 4
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.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Dark/Normal | 7 | ||||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Dark/Normal | 7 | ||||
| Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
| Fire | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Ice/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Poison/Flying | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Poison/Flying | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Bug/Poison | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Bug/Poison | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 4–8 | ||
| Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Psychic/Fairy | 8 | ||||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Grass/Dragon | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Normal | 4–8 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 4–8 | ||
| Ice/Psychic | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Ice/Psychic | 4–8 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fighting/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fighting/Water | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Water/Ice | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fire | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fire/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Poison/Flying | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | ||||
| Fairy | 4–8 | ||||
| Fairy/Flying | 4–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 4–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 4–8 | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ice/Psychic | 4–8 | ||||
| Normal | 4–8 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Psychic/Flying | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fire/Flying | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Psychic/Grass | 4–8 | ||||
| Water/Grass | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water/Grass | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water/Grass | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
| Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | 4–8 | ||||
| Normal | 4–8 | ||||
| Normal | 4–8 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Dark/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
| Fighting/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Fighting/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |
| Bug | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Bug | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Water/Dark | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Water/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 4–8 | ||
| Water | 5–8 | ||||
| Water | 5–8 | ||||
| Fire/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fire/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Rock/Psychic | 4–8 | ||||
| Rock/Psychic | 4–8 | ||||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Ground/Psychic | 4–8 | ||||
| Ground/Psychic | 4–8 | ||||
| Ghost | ✓ | ||||
| Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Grass/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 4–8 | ||
| Water/Rock | 5–8 | ||||
| Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Dragon/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
| Dragon/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Dragon/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fire | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Rock | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Fighting/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
| Normal | 4–8 | ||||
| Fairy/Flying | 4–8 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Psychic/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Psychic/Fire | 5–8 | ||||
| Fire | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |
| Normal | ✓ | 5–7 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 5–8 | ||
| Psychic/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 5–8 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire | 5–8 | ||||
| Ice | 8 | ||||
| Fire | 5–8 | ||||
| Ice | 8 | ||||
| Dark/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Dark/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | |
| Psychic/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Ghost | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Ground/Ghost | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
| Water/Rock | 6–8 | ||||
| Water/Rock | 6–8 | ||||
| Rock/Flying | 6–8 | ||||
| Rock/Flying | 6–8 | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Normal/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Psychic | 5–8 | ||||
| Psychic | 5–8 | ||||
| Ground/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | |
| Normal | 5–8 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 6–9 | |||
| Psychic/Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dark/Dragon | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dark/Dragon | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dark/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Bug/Fire | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Bug/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Steel/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Rock/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Grass/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Electric/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dragon/Fire | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dragon/Electric | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dragon/Ice | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dragon/Ice | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dragon/Ice | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Water/Fighting | ✓ | ||||
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Bug/Steel | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
| Grass/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |
| Fire | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |||
| Fire/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |
| Fighting | 6–8 | ||||
| Fighting/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | |
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | |
| Steel/Ghost | ✓ | ||||
| Steel/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Dark/Psychic | ✓ | ||||
| Dark/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Rock/Dragon | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Rock/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
| Rock/Ice | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Rock/Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
| Fighting/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | |
| Fairy | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Dragon/Ground | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Psychic/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 7, 9 | ||
| Fighting/Ice | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 7, 9 | |
| Rock | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Rock | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Normal/Fighting | 7–8 | ||||
| Normal/Fighting | 7–8 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Normal | 7–8 | ||||
| Rock/Flying | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Electric/Steel | 7–8 | ||||
| Grass/Fairy | 7–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Steel | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Rock/Poison | 7–8 | ||||
| Steel/Flying | 7–8 | ||||
| Steel/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Fighting/Ghost | ✓ | 7–8 | |||
| Rock/Steel | 7–8 | ||||
| Fire/Ghost | 8 | ||||
| Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Bug/Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Bug/Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Normal | 8 | ||||
| Grass/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Ice/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | ||
| Ground/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Ice | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic/Normal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Psychic/Normal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Steel | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Steel | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Water/Dragon | 8 | ||||
| Water/Ice | 8 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fighting/Dark | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fighting/Water | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic/Grass | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic/Ice | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic/Ghost | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Water/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fairy/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Rock | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Grass/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Bug/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Steel/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Steel/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | ||||
| Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Poison/Ground | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Dark/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Ground/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fairy/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ground/Steel | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dragon/Ice | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Dark/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Ground | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Fire | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dragon/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fairy/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting/Dragon | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Dragon | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Rock/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 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.