Horn Drill (move)

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Horn Drill
つのドリル Horn Drill
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 but the user (long-range)
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  1
Badly startles all Pokémon that made good appeals.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  0  
Earn +15 if all the Pokémon choose the same Judge.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Horn Drill (Japanese: つのドリル Horn Drill) is a Template:Type2 one-hit knockout move introduced 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 on contact, and can be countered for infinite damage if and when it breaks a Substitute.

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.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0032 Nidoran♂ Nidoran♂
Poison 36
0032 Nidoran♂ Nidoran♂
Poison 38
0033 Nidorino Nidorino
Poison 41
0033 Nidorino Nidorino
Poison 46
0111 Rhyhorn Rhyhorn
Ground Rock 45
0112 Rhydon Rhydon
Ground Rock 48
0118 Goldeen Goldeen
Water 45
0119 Seaking 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

#   Pokémon Type
0030 Nidorina Nidorina
Poison
0031 Nidoqueen Nidoqueen
Poison Ground
0032 Nidoran♂ Nidoran♂
Poison
0033 Nidorino Nidorino
Poison
0034 Nidoking Nidoking
Poison Ground
0077 Ponyta Ponyta
Fire
0078 Rapidash Rapidash
Fire
0086 Seel Seel
Water
0087 Dewgong Dewgong
Water Ice
0111 Rhyhorn Rhyhorn
Ground Rock
0112 Rhydon Rhydon
Ground Rock
0118 Goldeen Goldeen
Water
0119 Seaking Seaking
Water
0128 Tauros Tauros
Normal
0131 Lapras Lapras
Water Ice
0139 Omastar Omastar
Rock Water
0148 Dragonair Dragonair
Dragon
0149 Dragonite Dragonite
Dragon Flying
0151 Mew Mew
Psychic
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
0032 Nidoran♂ Nidoran♂
Poison 38
0033 Nidorino Nidorino
Poison 46
0111 Rhyhorn Rhyhorn
Ground Rock 37
0112 Rhydon Rhydon
Ground Rock 37
0118 Goldeen Goldeen
Water 43
0119 Seaking 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.


By event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0206 206 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 III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0032 Nidoran♂ Nidoran♂
Poison 47
0033 Nidorino Nidorino
Poison 53
0111 Rhyhorn Rhyhorn
Ground Rock 38
0112 Rhydon Rhydon
Ground Rock 38
0118 Goldeen Goldeen
Water 43
0119 Seaking 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.


By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0086 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Seel | style="background: #FFF" | Seel
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
Rhyhorn, Rhydon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0131 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Lapras | style="background: #FFF" | Lapras
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#3DCEF3" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ice | style="background: #FFF" | Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
Rhyhorn, Rhydon

|- | 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
0032 Nidoran♂ Nidoran♂
Poison 45
0033 Nidorino Nidorino
Poison 58
0111 Rhyhorn Rhyhorn
Ground Rock 37
0112 Rhydon Rhydon
Ground Rock 37
0118 Goldeen Goldeen
Water 41
0119 Seaking Seaking
Water 47
0464 Rhyperior Rhyperior
Ground Rock 37
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" | 0077 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Ponyta | style="background: #FFF" | Ponyta
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0086 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Seel | style="background: #FFF" | Seel
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0131 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Lapras | style="background: #FFF" | Lapras
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#3DCEF3" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ice | style="background: #FFF" | Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior

|- | 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 V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0032 Nidoran♂ Nidoran♂
Poison 45
0033 Nidorino Nidorino
Poison 58
0111 Rhyhorn Rhyhorn
Ground Rock 63
0112 Rhydon Rhydon
Ground Rock 71
0118 Goldeen Goldeen
Water 41
0119 Seaking Seaking
Water 47
0464 Rhyperior Rhyperior
Ground Rock 71
0530 Doryuuzu Doryuuzu
Ground Steel 31
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" | 0077 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Ponyta | style="background: #FFF" | Ponyta
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Nidoran♂NidorinoNidoking
RhyhornRhydonRhyperior
Doryuuzu |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0086 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Seel | style="background: #FFF" | Seel
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Nidoran♂NidorinoNidoking
RhyhornRhydonRhyperior
Doryuuzu |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0131 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Lapras | style="background: #FFF" | Lapras
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#3DCEF3" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ice | style="background: #FFF" | Nidoran♂NidorinoNidoking
RhyhornRhydonRhyperior
Doryuuzu

|- | 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

The foe is stabbed with a horn rotating like a drill.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Rhydon Rhydon's horn spins like a drill and it charges at the opponent.
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 Designer's Rhydon Bibarel Gnaws Best! None
Seaking 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 Goldeen's horn spins like a drill and it hits the opponent with it.
Misty's Goldeen Just Add Water None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


Trivia

In other languages

  • Dutch: Hoornboor
  • French: Empal'korne
  • German: Hornbohrer
  • Greek: Τρυπανοκέρατο
  • Italian: Perforcorno
  • Korean: 뿔드릴 Ppul Drill
  • Spanish: Perforador


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Generation I TMs
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Generation I HMs
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