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Drill Peck (move)

Drill Peck
ドリルくちばし Drill Beak
Drill Peck IX.png
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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  3 ♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Affected by how well the previous Pokémon's move went.

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

Effect

Drill Peck inflicts damage and has no secondary effect. It can hit non-adjacent opponents in Triple Battles.

Drill Peck can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 4 bonus appeal points if Peck was used in the previous turn.

Description

Games Description
StadStad2 A standard Flying-type attack. It is strong and highly likely to hit the target.
GSC A strong, spinning-peck attack.
RSEColo. A corkscrewing attack with the beak acting as a drill.
XD A corkscrewing attack, with the beak acting as a drill.
FRLG
DPPtHGSSPBR
BWB2W2 		A corkscrewing attack with the sharp beak acting as a drill.
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE 		A corkscrewing attack with a sharp beak acting as a drill.
SwShBDSPLA
SV 		A corkscrewing attack that strikes the target with a sharp beak acting as a drill.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
021   Spearow
  
  		Flying Flying 29 37 37 37 37 37 36SMUSUM
32PE 		36BDSP
022   Fearow
  
  		Flying Flying 34 40 40 47 47 47 41SMUSUM
47PE 		41BDSP
084   Doduo
  
  		Flying Flying 30 33 37 41 41 41XY
37ORAS 		43SMUSUM
27PE 		43BDSP
085   Dodrio
  
  		Flying Flying 30 38 47 47 47 47XY
41ORAS 		47SMUSUM
27PE 		47BDSP
145   Zapdos
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 49 49 71 71 1, 71 71SMUSUM
24PE 		35 35
145   Zapdos
Galarian Form 		 
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 35SwSh 35
225   Delibird
  
  		Water 1 Field 25 25 25
227   Skarmory
  
  		Flying Flying 36
393   Piplup
   Water 1 Field 39 39 39 39 39BDSP
394   Prinplup
   Water 1 Field 46 46 46 46 46BDSP
395   Empoleon
  
  		Water 1 Field 52 52 52 52 52BDSP
731   Pikipek
  
  		Flying Flying 27
732   Trumbeak
  
  		Flying Flying 32
733   Toucannon
  
  		Flying Flying 34
821   Rookidee
   Flying Flying 28SwSh 28
822   Corvisquire
   Flying Flying 34SwSh 34
823   Corviknight
  
  		Flying Flying 34SwSh 34
845   Cramorant
  
  		Water 1 Flying 35SwSh
956   Espathra
   Flying Flying 1
991   Iron Bundle
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 28
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 Types Parent
Egg Groups 		Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
177   Natu
  
  		Flying Flying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
198   Murkrow
  
  		Flying Flying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP ✔
227   Skarmory
  
  		Flying Flying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


Special move

Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
227   Skarmory
  
  		Flying Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, and Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Drill peck is a move with 16 base power, 88% accuracy, and 13 PP. The user attacks enemy in the front.

Pokémon GO

  Drill Peck
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 65
Energy cost 33
Duration 2.3 seconds
Damage window 1.7 - 2.1 seconds
 
Trainer Battles
Power 65
Energy cost 40
Secondary effect ?
Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
           
By Elite Charged TM
By GO Snapshot
 
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Updates

Gyms & Raids
  • July 30, 2016
    • Power: 30 → 40
  • February 16, 2017
    • Power: 40 → 60
    • Duration: 2.7 → 2.3 seconds
    • Damage window: 1.6 - 2.5 → 1.7 - 2.1 seconds
  • July 27, 2020
    • Power: 60 → 65
Trainer Battles
  • July 27, 2020
    • Power: 60 → 65

Pokémon Masters EX

Name Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description Playable Users
Drill Peck Physical 3 — 100 120 100% An opponent — No additional effect. Rosa (Holiday 2019) & Delibird
Scottie/Bettie & Spearow/Fearow Egg
1 — 100 120 100% An opponent — All the following sync pairs have chances to use this move when they use Metronome:

Burgh (Spring 2021) & Togepi
Elesa (Palentine's 2023) & Togetic

Sync moves
Special Delivery Drill Peck Physical — — 250 300 —% An opponent — Default: No additional effect.

6★ EX: The sync buff is doubled the first time a sync move is used.

Rosa (Holiday 2019) & Delibird

Notes:

  • Special Delivery Drill Peck:
    • Unlike some sync moves, this attack did not have access to its 6★-EX feature since its release date (of December 12, 2019) until 340 days* later (on November 16, 2020).
    • Description of 6★-EX effect prior to Version 2.18.5*: The stat increase after a sync move is doubled once per battle.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

  Drill Peck
★★★★
Attack power 20.79435
Charge time 0.9 seconds
Range type Dash
Number of hits 3
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect None

Description

Games Description
MDRB
MDTDS 		Inflicts damage on the target.
BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる
MDGtI  UNUSED
SMD
MDRTDX 		It damages an enemy.


In the anime

Main series

       
Piplup Dodrio Prinplup Skarmory
The user strikes the target with a sharp, corkscrewing beak acting as a drill.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Dodrio Dodrio jumps into the air and lands on the opponent while bringing its three heads forward. When it does, its beaks start spinning like drills and it stabs the opponent with them; 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 Fearow's beak spins like a drill and it 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 Skarmory's beak spins like a drill and it pecks the opponent.
Winona's Skarmory Who's Flying Now? None
  Zapdos Zapdos rams into the opponent with its beak and rotates its body like a drill, pecking the opponent.
A mirage Zapdos The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon None
  Prinplup Prinplup jumps into the air and its crown and beak glow white. Its beak also grows larger. It then dives towards the opponent, spinning like a drill.
Kenny's Prinplup Getting the Pre-Contest Titters! None
  Empoleon Empoleon's beak and crown glows gold or white and it spins like a drill as it jumps at the opponent, hitting it with its beak; or, Empoleon's crown glows yellow and a white streak of energy swirls arounds its body. It then charges towards the opponent. Sometimes when it charges, it holds out its arms.
Kai's Empoleon The Rise of Darkrai None
Barry's Empoleon Gotta Get a Gible! None
Kenny's Empoleon Four Roads Diverged in a Pokémon Port! None
Professor Kukui's Empoleon A Full Battle Bounty! None
  Piplup Piplup's beak glows white and it spins like a drill as it jumps at the opponent, hitting it with its beak; or, Piplup's beak glows yellow and spins like a drill. It then repeatedly pecks the opponent with it.
Dawn's Piplup Piplup, Pansage, and a Meeting of the Times! None
Verity's Piplup I Choose You! None


Pokémon Origins

       
Dodrio
A corkscrewing attack with the sharp beak acting as a drill.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Dodrio Dodrio's beaks start spinning like drills and it stabs the opponent with them.
Red's Dodrio File 4: Charizard Debut


In the manga

The Electric Tale of Pikachu


How I Became a Pokémon Card


Magical Pokémon Journey


Pokémon Adventures


Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!


In other generations

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Core series games

       
Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV
       
Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII

Side series games

       
Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD
 
Battle Revolution

Spin-off series games

     
MD: Red and Blue SMD Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 啄鑽 Dēukjyun
Mandarin 啄鑽 / 啄钻 Zhuózuàn *
衝鑽 Chōngzuàn *
  Danish Borehak
  Dutch Drilboor
  Finnish Nokkapora (AG006)
Poranokkaisu (EP131, AG084)
  French Bec Vrille
  German Bohrschnabel
  Greek Τρυπανοτσίμπημα
  Hindi घूमती चोंच मरो Ghoomti Chonch Maro
  Indonesian Paruh Bor
  Italian Perforbecco
  Korean 회전부리 Hoejeonburi
  Polish Pneumatyczne Dziobanie*
Wirujące Żądło/Wiertło*
Wielki Świder*
Wirujący Dziób*
Przewiercający Atak*
Świdrujący Atak*
Wiertłodziób*
Portuguese   Brazil Bico Broca (games, anime, TCG, manga)
Bicada Perfurante (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Bico Perfurante (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Bico Perfurador (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
  Portugal Ataque Bicada (Pokémon Chronicles)
Bicada Escavadora (DP series)
  Romanian Ciocul Săpător
  Serbian Kljun bušilica
Spanish   Latin America Pico Taladro (EP131-AG006, DP026-present)
Pico Martillo (HS15)
Ataque de Pico (AG084)
Taladro de Pico (M10)
  Spain Pico Taladro
  Thai จะงอยสว่าน
  Turkish Matkap Gagası
  Vietnamese Mũi Khoan Mỏ Chim



Variations of the move Drill Peck
  Drill Peck • Strength • Dragon Claw • Seed Bomb • X-Scissor
  Power Gem • Dazzling Gleam


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