Horn Drill (move)

Horn Drill つのドリル Horn Drill

Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  5 (max. 8) Power  — Accuracy  —% 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 Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I TM07 in Generation I

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Badly startles all Pokémon that made good appeals.

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 Normal-type one-hit knockout move introduced in Generation I. It was TM07 in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Horn Drill has 30% accuracy and inflicts damage equal to the target's current HP. Horn Drill will break a substitute if it hits, and can be countered for infinite damage when it does so.

Horn Drill will not affect a target whose current Speed stat is greater than the user's current Speed stat.

Generation II and on

Unlike in Generation I, Horn Drill can affect a Pokémon whose Speed stat is greater than the user's current Speed stat. However, it cannot affect a Pokémon of a higher level. The accuracy of Horn Drill depends on the level of the user and the level of the target and is worked out with the formula: Accuracy = ((level of user-level of target) + 30)%. Horn Drill ignores all changes to accuracy and evasion stats.

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 and later games.

Mystery Dungeon

Horn Drill will cause a Pokémon to instantly faint through 'calamitous damage', regardless of level, but is prone to missing.

Description

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Games Description A single-hit knockout attack. Learned only by Pokémon with a horn or horns. A one-hit KO, drill attack. RSE A one-hit KO attack that uses a horn like a drill. FRLG The horn is rotated like a drill to ram. The foe will faint if it hits. The foe is stabbed with a horn rotating like a drill. The foe instantly faints if it hits. The user stabs the target with a horn that rotates like a drill. If it hits, the target faints instantly.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
032		Nidoran♂	Poison		Poison	36	38	38			47			45				45			'
033		Nidorino	Poison		Poison	41	46	46			53			58				58			'
111		Rhyhorn	Ground	Rock	45			37			38			37				63			'
112		Rhydon	Ground	Rock	48			37			38			37				71			'
118		Goldeen	Water		Water	45			43			43			41				41			'
119		Seaking	Water		Water	48			49			49			47				47			'
464		Rhyperior	Ground	Rock										37				71			'
530		Excadrill	Ground	Steel														31			'
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
077		Ponyta	Fire		Fire
086		Seel	Water		Water
131		Lapras	Water	Ice
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 TM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I TM07		II --		III --		IV --		V --		VI TM08
030		Nidorina	Poison		Poison	✔															✔
031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground	✔															✔
032		Nidoran♂	Poison		Poison	✔															✔
033		Nidorino	Poison		Poison	✔															✔
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground	✔															✔
077		Ponyta	Fire		Fire	✔															✔
078		Rapidash	Fire		Fire	✔															✔
086		Seel	Water		Water	✔															✔
087		Dewgong	Water	Ice	✔															✔
111		Rhyhorn	Ground	Rock	✔															✔
112		Rhydon	Ground	Rock	✔															✔
118		Goldeen	Water		Water	✔															✔
119		Seaking	Water		Water	✔															✔
128		Tauros	Normal		Normal	✔															✔
131		Lapras	Water	Ice	✔															✔
139		Omastar	Rock	Water	✔															✔
148		Dragonair	Dragon		Dragon	✔															✔
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying	✔															✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
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 II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0206 Dunsparce Normal New York City Pokémon Center 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 V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0131 Lapras Water Ice Dream World - Sparkling Sea 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

Goldeen File:Rhydon Horn Drill.png Rhydon Rhyperior Excadrill
The foe is stabbed with a horn rotating like a drill.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Rhydon's horn spins like a drill and it charges at the opponent. It then stabs the opponent with its horn.
Blaine's Rhydon	Riddle Me This		Debut
An archeologist's Rhydon	Shell Shock!		None
Pietra's Rhydon	Right on, Rhydon!		None
A Coordinator's Rhydon	Harley Rides Again		None
Head engineer's Rhydon	Bibarel Gnaws Best!		None
	Seaking's horn begins to spin like a drill. Then, it rams its spinning horn into the opponent, sometimes repeatedly.
Cerulean Gym's Seaking	The Misty Mermaid		None
Unknown Trainer's Seaking	Round One - Begin!		None
Juan's Seaking	The Great Eight Fate!		None
	Goldeen's horn spins like a drill and it hits the opponent with it.
Misty's Goldeen	Just Add Water		None
	Rhyperior's horn spins like a drill and it hits the opponent with it.
Forrest's Rhyperior	SS025		None
	The silver protrusion on the top of Excadrill's head glows silver and extends. It then begins to spin like a drill. Excadrill then stabs the opponent with it.
Clay's Excadrill	Battling the King of the Mines!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

File:Rhydon Horn Drill Adventures.png Rhydon
The foe is stabbed with a horn rotating like a drill.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Rhydon's horn spins like a drill and it stabs the opponent with it.
Koga's Rhydon	Raging Rhydon		Debut
Silver's Rhydon	Heckled by Hitmontop		None

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Mew and Ponyta are the only Pokémon that can learn this move without having any visible horns, spikes, or stingers.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 獨角鑽 Dújiǎozuān Dutch Hoornboor Finnish Sarvipora French Empal'Korne German Hornbohrer Greek Κέρατο Τρυπάνι Italian Perforcorno Korean 뿔드릴 Ppul Drill Polish Świdroróg Romanian Săpătura cu Cornul Serbian Rog-Bušilica Spanish Perforador

One-hit knockout moves
Guillotine • Horn Drill • Fissure Sheer Cold

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