Megahorn (move)

Megahorn
メガホーン Megahorn
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Type  Bug
Category  Physical
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  120
Accuracy  85%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation II
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0  
Works well if it's the same type as the one before.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Megahorn (Japanese: メガホーン Megahorn) is a damage-dealing Bug-type move introduced in Generation II, in which it was Heracross's signature move.

Effect

Megahorn deals damage and has no secondary effect.

Description

Games Description
A Bug-type attack that uses a stiff horn or horns. It is rarely learned.
A powerful charge attack.
RSE A brutal ramming attack using out-thrust horns.
FRLG A brutal ramming attack delivered with a tough and impressive horn.
A brutal ramming attack using outtrust horns.
Utilizing its tough and impressive horn, the user rams into the foe with no letup.
Using its tough and impressive horn, the user rams into the foe with no letup.
Using its tough and impressive horn, the user rams into the target with no letup.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
034   Nidoking Poison Ground     43 58 58 '
078   Rapidash Fire Fire     -- -- '
111   Rhyhorn Ground Rock   57 57 67 '
112   Rhydon Ground Rock   66 57 77 '
118   Goldeen Water Water     57 51 57 '
119   Seaking Water Water     69 63 72 '
214   Heracross Bug Fighting 54 53 55 55 46 ''''
464   Rhyperior Ground Rock     57 77 '
503   Samurott Water Water       -- '
545   Scolipede Bug Poison       -- ''''
586   Sawsbuck Normal Grass       -- '
626   Bouffalant Normal Normal       41 '
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By breeding

# Pokémon Type Father
II III IV V VI
214   Heracross Bug Fighting no   
234   Stantler Normal Normal                 
359   Absol Dark Dark                 
588   Karrablast Bug Bug no   
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0359   Absol Dark Dream World - Rugged Mountain
0588   Karrablast Bug Dream World - Pleasant Forest
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


In the anime

 
Rhydon
 
Rhyperior
 
Heracross
 
Sawsbuck
The user charges towards its opponent and then smashes it with its horn.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Heracross's horn glows bright white or faint red and it rams the opponent with its horn.
Ash's Heracross The Ties That Bind Debut
Forrest Franklin's Heracross All in a Day's Wurmple None
Conway's Heracross Smells Like Team Spirit! None
Barry's Heracross Steeling Peace of Mind! None
Kato's Heracross Arceus and the Jewel of Life None
  Rhydon charges and stabs the opponent with its horn, or Rhydon's horn glows white and extends and then it stabs the opponent with it.
Unknown Trainer's Rhydon Tag! We're It...! None
A Team Rocket Grunt's Rhydon Meloetta and the Undersea Temple! None
  Rhyperior's horn glows white and extends. It then stabs the opponent with it.
Palmer's Rhyperior Challenging a Towering Figure! None
Forrest's Rhyperior SS025 None
  Sawsbuck lowers its head and a radiating silver energy erupts from the ends of its horns and covers them completely. Sawsbuck then charges at the opponent with its head down.
Burgundy's Sawsbuck A Connoisseur's Revenge! None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

Trivia

  • In Pokémon Stadium 2, Bugsy erroneously refers to this move as "Megaphone" when his Heracross (present only in Round 2) uses it.
  • It has the highest base power of all Bug-type moves, though Fury Cutter could potentially have 160 power.
    • It is also the only Bug-type move with more than 100 base power (note above that Fury Cutter's power is 160 if used four times in a row).

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 超級角撞 Chīukāp Gokjohng*
兆幅音頻 Siuhfūk Jāmpàhn*
Mandarin 兆幅音頻 Zhào​fú​ Yīn​pín*
  Dutch Megahoorn
  French Mégacorne
  German Vielender
  Greek Εντιμότατοι Κερατάδες
  Hindi बड़ा सींग Bada Seeng
  Indonesian Megahorn
  Italian Megacorno
  Korean 메가폰 Megapon
  Brazilian Portuguese Mega Chifre
  Romanian Megacornul
  Serbian Mega Rog
  Spanish Megacuerno



Variations of the move Megahorn
  MegahornPower WhipPrecipice Blades
  This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.