Skull Bash (move)

Skull Bash

Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  100 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat or Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Not a TM, HM or Move Tutor move.

On Bulbapedia's Movedex On Smogon's Movedex On Eevee's Movedex

Skull Bash is a damage-dealing Normal-type move.

Effect

Skull Bash raises the user's Defense by one stage on the turn it is selected. On the following turn, Skull Bash will do damage. Once Skull Bash is selected, the user won't be able to switch out until it is disrupted or fully executed.

If a Power Herb is held by the user, Skull Bash can be executed in one turn.

Description

Description The user tucks in its head to raise its Defense in the first turn, then rams the target on the next turn.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
004		Kidling	Fire		Fire	52
005		Pyroat	Fire	Rock	65
088		Craliber	Water	Steel	34
127		Ignishell	Fire		Fire	30
134		Dunkywunkr	Water	Rock	71
147		Doppole	Normal		Normal	65
157		Orett	Steel		Steel	37
158		Anvelid	Steel		Steel	41
159		Magroplex	Steel		Steel	41
196		Ankillosore	Poison	Ground	Start
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					Direct	Chain
020		Pengliff	Ice		Ice
099		Skurrow	Ground		Ground
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By a prior evolution

#	Pokémon		Type		Prior evolution
006		Flairees	Fire	Rock
089		Crawglock	Water	Steel
128		Shelosene	Fire	Steel
129		Flarrapin	Fire	Steel
148		Artifish	Normal		Normal
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.