Horn Drill (move)

Horn Drill つのドリル Horn Drill

Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  5 (max. 8) Power  — Accuracy  30% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Unknown

Availability Introduced  Generation I TM07 in Generation I

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ ???

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Earn +15 if all the Pokémon choose the same Judge.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Horn Drill (Japanese: つのドリル Horn Drill) is a very inaccurate Template:Type2 one-hit knockout move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Horn Drill does damage equal to the opponent's current HP. Horn Drill will break a Substitute on contact, and can be countered for infinite damage if and when it breaks a Substitute.

Horn Drill will not affect an opponent whose current Speed is greater than the user's current Speed.

Generation II and on

Unlike in Generation I, Horn Drill can affect a Pokémon whose Speed is greater than the user's current Speed. However, it cannot affect a Pokémon of a higher level. Horn Drill can be Countered for infinite damage if it misses in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal. However, this does not apply to Pokémon Stadium 2.

In the anime

• TheGreatEightFate.jpg

  Juan's Seaking using Horn Drill on Ash's Corphish.

• Rhydon Horn Drill.jpg

  A construction worker's Rhydon using Horn Drill.

Pokémon

Seaking. Seaking's horn quickly spins around. Seaking then rams its spinning horn into its opponent.

• Used by Juan's Seaking in The Great Eight Fate!

Rhydon. Same as above.

• Used by Blaine's Rhydon in Riddle Me This.
• Used by a construction worker's Rhydon in Bibarel Gnaws Best!.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0032 Nidoran♂ Poison 36(R/G/B) 38(Yel.) 0033 Nidorino Poison 41(R/G/B) 46(Yel.) 0111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 45 0112 Rhydon Ground Rock 48 0118 Goldeen Water 45 0119 Seaking Water 48 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM07

• Nidorina
• Nidoqueen
• Nidoran♂
• Nidorino
• Nidoking
• Ponyta
• Rapidash
• Seel
• Dewgong
• Rhyhorn
• Rhydon
• Goldeen
• Seaking
• Tauros
• Lapras
• Omastar
• Dragonair
• Dragonite
• Mew

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0032 Nidoran♂ Poison 38 0033 Nidorino Poison 46 0111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 37 0112 Rhydon Ground Rock 37 0118 Goldeen Water 43 0119 Seaking Water 49 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation III

By leveling up

• Nidoran♂ at Lv.47
• Nidorino at Lv.53
• Rhyhorn at Lv.38
• Rhydon at Lv.38
• Goldeen at Lv.43
• Seaking at Lv.49

By breeding

• Seel
• Lapras

Generation IV

By leveling up

• Nidoran♂ at Lv.45
• Nidorino at Lv.58
• Rhyhorn at Lv.37
• Rhydon at Lv.37
• Goldeen at Lv.41
• Seaking at Lv.47
• Rhyperior at Lv.37

By breeding

• Ponyta
• Seel
• Lapras

In other languages

• French: Empal'korne
• German: Hornbohrer
• Italian: Perforcorno
• Spanish: Perforador