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Skull Bash
Sailor Blastoise Skull Bash
ロケットずつき
Rocket Headbutt
Generation: I
Battle Data
Type: Type Normal
Category Physical
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: Tough
Appeal: 1
Jam: 4 ♥♥♥♥
Super Contests (DPPt)
Type: Tough
Appeal: 1
Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)
Type: Tough
Appeal:
Jam:
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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
001 II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII 007 008 009 713
The Pokémon below need to have already learned Skull Bash earlier (by breeding) before breeding again to produce a Pokémon knowing this move:

001 002 003 104 105 105A 111 112 464 459 460 833 834

029 IV(HGSS), V, VI, VII, VIII 007 008 009 713 844
The Pokémon below need to have already learned Skull Bash earlier (by breeding) before breeding again to produce a Pokémon knowing this move:

001 002 003 104 105 105A 111 112 464 324 459 460 626 833 834

104 II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII 007 008 009 713
The Pokémon below need to have already learned Skull Bash earlier (by breeding) before breeding again to produce a Pokémon knowing this move:

001 002 003 104 105 105A 111 112 464 459 460 833 834

111 IV(HGSS), V, VI, VII, VIII 007 008 009 713
The Pokémon below need to have already learned Skull Bash earlier (by breeding) before breeding again to produce a Pokémon knowing this move:

001 002 003 104 105 105A 111 112 464 324

459 460 626 833 834



By TM (Generation I only)[]

Pokémon
004 005 006 007 008 009 015 019STAB 020STAB
023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031
032 033 034 035STAB 036STAB 037 038 039STAB 040STAB
046 047 052STAB 053STAB 054 055 056 057 058
059 060 061 062 063 064 065 066 067
068 072 073 077 078 079 080 083STAB 084STAB
085STAB 086 087 094 095 096 097 104 105
101 106 107 108STAB 111 112 113STAB 114 115STAB
116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124
125 126 128STAB 130 131 133STAB 134 135 136
137STAB 139 141 143STAB 147 148 149 150 151


By Leveling Up[]

Generation 007 008 009 Others
I(1) 35 39 42
II(2) 40 45 55
III(3) 40 45 55 48 319
IV(4) 31 36 39 50 319
V(5) 31 36 39 50 319
VI(6) 31 36 39 50319(XY),51(ORAS)
1,65 689
1,60713
VII(7) 31(SM&USUM), 45(LGPE) 37(SM&USUM), 59(LGPE) 40(SM&USUM), 75(LGPE) 51319
1,65 689
1,60713
58787
53797
VIII(8) 36 50 56 1689
51713
70787
70797
1844

Generation II[]


By Breeding[]

Pokémon Parent
001 007, 008, 009
104 001, 002, 003, 007, 008, 009

Generation III[]

By Breeding[]

Pokémon Father
001 007, 008, 009
104 001, 002, 003, 007, 008, 009
369 007, 008, 009, 319

Generation IV[]

By Breeding[]

Pokémon Father
001 007, 008, 009
104 001, 002, 003, 007, 008, 009
369 007, 008,009, 319

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