Horn Attack (move)
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Horn Attack つのでつく Horn Thrust | ||||||||||||
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Horn Attack (Japanese: つのでつく Horn Thrust) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.
Effect
Horn Attack deals damage and has no secondary effect.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Type | Level | |||||||||||||
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I | II | III | IV | V | VI | |||||||||||
032 | Nidoran♂ | Poison | 8 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||
033 | Nidorino | Poison | --, 8 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | ||||||||
034 | Nidoking | Poison | Ground | --, 8 | -- | |||||||||||
111 | Rhyhorn | Ground | Rock | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||
112 | Rhydon | Ground | Rock | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||
118 | Goldeen | Water | 24 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||
119 | Seaking | Water | --, 24 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||
128 | Tauros | Normal | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||
138 | Omanyte | Rock | Water | 34 | ' | |||||||||||
139 | Omastar | Rock | Water | --, 34 | ' | |||||||||||
214 | Heracross | Bug | Fighting | 6 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||
221 | Piloswine | Ice | Ground | -- | -- | |||||||||||
232 | Donphan | Ground | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||
464 | Rhyperior | Ground | Rock | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||
626 | Bouffalant | Normal | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||
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II | III | IV | V | VI | ||||||||||
588 | Karrablast | Bug | ||||||||||||
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. |
In the anime
In the main series
The foe is jabbed with a sharply pointed horn. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Nidorino thrusts its horn at the opponent. | |||
Unknown Trainer's Nidorino | Pokémon - I Choose You! | Debut | |
Goldeen charges and stabs its opponent with its horn. | |||
A wild Goldeen | Here Comes the Squirtle Squad | None | |
Misty's Goldeen | Bye Bye Psyduck | None | |
Omastar jumps up, spins around like a saw blade and charges at the opponent. | |||
A wild Omastar | Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon | None | |
Seaking charges at the opponent and strikes it with its horn. | |||
The Cerulean Gym's Seaking | The Misty Mermaid | None | |
Unknown Trainer's Seaking | Round One - Begin! | Referred as Horn Drill | |
Juan's Seaking | The Great Eight Fate! | None | |
Nidoking jumps and charges at the opponent with its horn pointed at it. | |||
Gary's Nidoking | The Fourth Round Rumble | None | |
Heracross hits or throws the opponent with its horn. Sometimes, its horn glows a faint red or silver. | |||
Ash's Heracross | Roll On, Pokémon! | None | |
Forrest Franklin's Heracross | All in a Day's Wurmple | None | |
Gordon's Heracross | Absol-ute Disaster | None | |
Kato's Heracross | Arceus and the Jewel of Life | None | |
Barry's Heracross | Historical Mystery Tour! | None | |
Rhydon hits the opponent with its horn. | |||
Pietra's Rhydon | Right on, Rhydon | None | |
Unknown Trainer's Rhydon | The Ole' Berate and Switch! | None | |
Tauros charges at the opponent and hits it with its horns. | |||
Ash's Tauros | The Ties That Bind | None | |
Donphan's tusks glow white and it hits the opponent with them. | |||
A Donphan Kellyn Captured with his Capture Styler | Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 2 | None |
In Pokémon Origins
The foe is jabbed with a sharply pointed horn. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Rhyhorn thrusts its horn into the opponent. | |||
Giovanni's Rhyhorn | File 3 - Giovanni | Debut |
In the manga
In the Ash and Pikachu manga
The user rams the foe with its horns. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Tauros rams the foe with its horns. | |||
Ash's Tauros | One Half Of A Poké Ball | Debut |
In a Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga
The user rams the foe with its horns. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Bouffalant rams the foe with its horns. | |||
Dol's Bouffalant | Challenge! Battle Subway!! | Debut |
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
The user hits the opponent with its horn. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Rhyhorn stabs the opponent with its horn. | |||
Giovanni's Rhyhorn | The Beedrill All and End All | Debut | |
Donphan hits the opponent with one of its tusks. | |||
A Robber's Donphan | Number One Donphan | None | |
Heracross hits the opponent with the horn on its head. | |||
Bugsy's Heracross | Hurray for Heracross | None | |
Rhydon stabs the opponent with its horn. | |||
Blue's Rhydon | Entranced by Entei | None | |
Seaking stabs the opponent with its horn. | |||
Wallace's Charles | The Final Showdown VII | None |
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
The user slams the foe with anything shaped like a horn on its body. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Omastar sticks out the spikes on its body and stabs them at the foe. | |||
A wild Omastar | The Ancient Pokémon Discovery! | Debut | |
Donphan thrusts its tusks and attacks. | |||
An Unknown Trainer's Donphan | Clefairy the Battle Instructor | None | |
Heracross slams the foe with its horn. | |||
Bugsy's Heracross | The Hardest Insect Pokémon Wins?! | None |
In other generations
Trivia
- Horn Attack was the first move that was shown to be used in the anime. It was used by a Nidorino in the first episode.
- Omanyte can learn this move in Generation I, despite having no visible horn or tusks. This is likely because its evolution, Omastar, has spikes on its body.
In other languages
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