Head Charge
Not in Pokémon ChampionsGen VNot in Scarlet & Violet
Game
Sword & Shield
NormalPhysical
Has 1/4 recoil.
- Power
- 120
- Accuracy
- 100%
- PP
- 15
- Hits
- One Pokémon next to the user
See it in the games
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How it works in Gen VIII
If the target lost HP, the user takes recoil damage equal to 1/4 the HP lost by the target, rounded half up, but not less than 1 HP.
“The user charges its head into its target, using its powerful guard hair. This also damages the user a little.”
In-game text, Sword & Shield
What interacts
Abilities and items that boost Head Charge, block it, punish its user or change how it works.
Boosts it
3
- Tough Claws×1.3
- Poison Touch30% to poison
- Reckless×1.2
Blocks or weakens it
2
- Fluffytakes ½
- Aura Guardtakes ½
Punishes the user
17
- Rough Skintakes ⅛ back
- Iron Barbstakes ⅛ back
Rocky Helmettakes ⅙ back- Static30% paralysis
- Flame Body30% burn
- Poison Point30% poison
- Effect Spore30% poison, paralysis or sleep
- Cute Charm30% infatuation
- Gooey−1 Speed
- Tangling Hair−1 Speed
- Mummyreplaces its ability
- Lingering Aromareplaces its ability
- Wandering Spiritswaps abilities
- Perish Bodya 3-turn faint countdown for both
- Aftermathtakes ¼ if it knocks the holder out
- Pickpocketsteals its item
Sticky Barbcan stick to it
Changes how it works
12
- Long Reachno contact
Protective Padsno contact effects- Unseen Fistgoes through Protect
- Piercing Drillgoes through Protect for ¼ damage
- Rock Headno recoil
- Magic Guardno recoil
- Infiltratorgoes through Substitute
- Pixilatebecomes Fairy-type, ×1.2
- Aerilatebecomes Flying-type, ×1.2
- Refrigeratebecomes Ice-type, ×1.2
- Galvanizebecomes Electric-type, ×1.2
- Dragonizebecomes Dragon-type, ×1.2
Mold Breaker, Teravolt and Turboblaze ignore the abilities that block or weaken it.
Who learns Head Charge
It isn’t in Pokémon Champions.