Drill Peck (move)

Drill Peck
ドリルくちばし Drill Beak
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Type  Flying
Category  Physical
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  80
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone but the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Cool
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam  0  
A highly appealing move.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Drill Peck (Japanese: ドリルくちばし Drill Beak) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Drill Peck inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0021   Spearow
Normal Flying 29
0022   Fearow
Normal Flying 34
0084   Doduo
Normal Flying 30
0085   Dodrio
Normal Flying --
0085   Dodrio
Normal Flying 30
0145   Zapdos
Electric Flying --
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 II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0021   Spearow
Normal Flying 37
0022   Fearow
Normal Flying 40
0084   Doduo
Normal Flying 33
0085   Dodrio
Normal Flying 38
0145   Zapdos
Electric Flying 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.


By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0177 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Natu
| colspan="1" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Spearow, Fearow
Doduo, Dodrio |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0198 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Spearow, Fearow
Doduo, Dodrio
Natu, Xatu
Skarmory |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0227 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Skarmory
| colspan="1" style="background:#60A1B8; text-align: center;" | Steel || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Spearow, Fearow
Doduo, Dodrio

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
|} |}

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0021   Spearow
Normal Flying 37
0022   Fearow
Normal Flying 40
0084   Doduo
Normal Flying 37
0085   Dodrio
Normal Flying 47
0145   Zapdos
Electric Flying 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.


By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0177 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Natu
| colspan="1" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Spearow, Fearow
Doduo, Dodrio |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0198 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Spearow, Fearow
Doduo, Dodrio
Natu, Xatu
Skarmory |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0227 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Skarmory
| colspan="1" style="background:#60A1B8; text-align: center;" | Steel || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Spearow, Fearow
Doduo, Dodrio

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
|} |}

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0021   Spearow
Normal Flying 37
0022   Fearow
Normal Flying 47
0084   Doduo
Normal Flying 41
0085   Dodrio
Normal Flying 47
0145   Zapdos
Electric Flying 71
0393   Piplup
Water 39
0394   Prinplup
Water 46
0395   Empoleon
Water Steel 52
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 breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0177 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Natu
| colspan="1" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Spearow, Fearow
Doduo, Dodrio |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0198 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Spearow, Fearow
Doduo, Dodrio
Natu, Xatu
Skarmory |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0227 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Skarmory
| colspan="1" style="background:#60A1B8; text-align: center;" | Steel || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Spearow, Fearow
Doduo, Dodrio

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
|} |}

In the anime

File:Prinplup drill peck.png
Prinplup about to use Drill Peck
A corkscrewing attack with the sharp beak acting as a drill.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Dodrio jumps into the air and onto the opponent, its beaks spin like a drill and it pecks the opponent, or Dodrio repeatedly pecks the opponent with its beaks.
Falkner's Dodrio Fighting Flyer with Fire! Debut
Gary's Dodrio Putting the Air Back in Aerodactyl! None
  Fearow's beak spins like a drill and its pecks the opponent.
Skyler's Fearow The Big Balloon Blow-Up None
Tyson's Fearow Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution None
Rico's Fearow A Poached Ego! None
  Skarmory's beak spins like a drill and it pecks the opponent.
Winona's Skarmory Who's Flying Now? None
  Prinplup jumps into the air and its crown and beak glow white. Its beak also grows larger. It falls at the opponent, spinning like a drill.
Kenny's Prinplup Getting the Pre-Contest Titters! None
  Empoleon's beak and crown glows gold and it spins like a drill as it jumps at the opponent, hitting it with its beak.
Kai's Empoleon The Rise of Darkrai None
Barry's Empoleon Gotta Get a Gible! None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In other languages

  • French: Bec Vrille
  • German: Bohrschnabel
  • Italian: Perforbecco
  • Portuguese (European): Bicada Escavadora
  • Spanish: Pico Taladro

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