Skull Bash

Skull Bash

ロケットずつき Rocket Headbutt

Generation:	I

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	100
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	15, max: ?
Affects:	May affect anyone but the user
Secondary Effect:	Raises user's Defense
Priority:
Contact:	Yes

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:	No
Bright Powder:	Yes
Protect/Detect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:	Yes
King's Rock:	Yes

Contest Data

Contests (RSE)

Type:
Appeal:	1 ♥
Jam:	4 ♥♥♥♥

Super Contests (DPPt)

Type:
Appeal:	1 ♥

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:
Jam:

Skull Bash is a damage-dealing Normal-type move that was introduced in Generation I. It was the signature move of the Squirtle line until Generation III. It is TM40 in Generation I and post-Generation I, it can only be learnt by leveling up or breeding.

Effect

In battle

On the turn it is selected, Skull Bash will raise the user's Defense by one level. On the following turn, the user will attack. Once Skull Bash is selected, the user won't be able to switch out until the move is disrupted or fully executed.

If Skull Bash is not fully executed, PP will not be deducted from it, and it will not count as the last move used. If the opponent uses Mirror Move during the turn that the user first selects Skull Bash, Mirror Move will copy the move that the user executed before it (or fail if it can't).

Sleep, freeze, partial trapping, and flinching will pause but not disrupt the duration of Skull Bash.

In Pokémon Stadium, Mirror Move will copy Skull Bash on either of the turns it takes to execute.

Pokémon That Can Learn This Move

By Breeding

Pokémon	Generations	Parent
	II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII	The Pokémon below need to have already learned Skull Bash earlier (by breeding) before breeding again to produce a Pokémon knowing this move:
	IV(HGSS), V, VI, VII, VIII	The Pokémon below need to have already learned Skull Bash earlier (by breeding) before breeding again to produce a Pokémon knowing this move:
	II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII	The Pokémon below need to have already learned Skull Bash earlier (by breeding) before breeding again to produce a Pokémon knowing this move:
	IV(HGSS), V, VI, VII, VIII	The Pokémon below need to have already learned Skull Bash earlier (by breeding) before breeding again to produce a Pokémon knowing this move:

By TM (Generation I only)

Pokémon
							STAB	STAB
			STAB	STAB			STAB	STAB
		STAB	STAB
							STAB	STAB
STAB
			STAB			STAB		STAB
		STAB			STAB
STAB			STAB

By Leveling Up

Generation				Others
I(1)	35	39	42
II(2)	40	45	55
III(3)	40	45	55	48
IV(4)	31	36	39	50
V(5)	31	36	39	50
VI(6)	31	36	39	50(XY),51(ORAS) 1,65 1,60
VII(7)	31(SM&USUM), 45(LGPE)	37(SM&USUM), 59(LGPE)	40(SM&USUM), 75(LGPE)	51 1,65 1,60 58 53
VIII(8)	36	50	56	1 51 70 70 1

Generation II

By Breeding

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Generation III

By Breeding

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Generation IV

By Breeding

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Gallery

• Games
• Anime

Main games

Skull Bash depicted in Generation I

Skull Bash depicted in Generation II

Main series

Skull Bash being used by Ash's Squirtle.

Skull Bash being used by Gary's Blastoise.

Skull Bash being used by Sid's Blastoise.

Skull Bash being used by Tierno's Squirtle.

Skull Bash being used by Neesha's Blastoise.

Spin-offs and shorts

Skull Bash being used by Lance's Dragonite (Generations).