Drill Peck (move)

Drill Peck ドリルくちばし Drill Beak

Battles Type  Flying Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  80 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch 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 Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   A highly appealing move.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

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

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

Effect

Generation I to IV

Drill Peck inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Generation V

Drill Peck can hit non-adjacent opponents in Triple Battles.

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. FRLGDPPtHGSSBW A corkscrewing attack with the sharp beak acting as a drill.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
021		Spearow	Normal	Flying	29			37			37			37				37			''''
022		Fearow	Normal	Flying	34			40			40			47				47			''''
084		Doduo	Normal	Flying	30			33			37			41				41			''''
085		Dodrio	Normal	Flying	--, 30			38			47			47				47			''''
145		Zapdos	Electric	Flying	--			49			49			71				71			''''
393		Piplup	Water		Water										39				39			'
394		Prinplup	Water		Water										46				46			'
395		Empoleon	Water	Steel										52				52			'
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
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying
227		Skarmory	Steel	Flying
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 V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0227 Skarmory Steel Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky 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

Piplup Dodrio Prinplup Skarmory
A corkscrewing attack with the sharp beak acting as a drill.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	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'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
	Zapdos rams into the opponent with its beak and rotates its body in a circle, pecking the opponent.
A mirage Zapdos	The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon		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 or white and it spins like a drill as it jumps at the opponent, hitting it with its beak. 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
	Piplup's beak glows white and it spins like a drill as it jumps at the opponent, hitting it with its beak.
Dawn's Piplup	BW086		None

In the manga

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

Doduo
A corkscrewing attack with the sharp beak acting as a drill.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Both of Doduo's beak grows longer and both of its beaks and heads become surrounded in a spiraling energy. Doduo then pecks the opponent with its beaks.
Unknown Trainer's Doduo	The Human Race and the Pokémon Race		Debut

In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga

File:MPJ Dodrio Drill Peck.png
A rapid drilling attack by a beaked Pokémon.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	The three heads of Dodrio each attack beaks that spin like drills.
Dodrio	Panic at the Cherry Blossom Festival		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Empoleon File:Fearow Drill Peck Adventures.png Fearow Doduo Natu
A corkscrewing attack with the sharp beak acting as a drill.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Fearow spins its body like a drill and pecks the opponent.
Red's Fearow	...But Fearow Itself!		Debut
	Doduo's beaks start to spin like a drill and it repeatedly pecks the opponent.
Yellow's Dody	Do Wrong, Dewgong!		None
	Natu spins its body like a drill and it slams its beak into the opponent.
Crys's Natee	Surrounded by Staryu		None
	Empoleon jumps at the opponent and spins its body. A spiraling energy appears and spirals around its body as it does and Empoleon stabs the opponent with its beak.
Platinum's Empoleon	VS. Gallade II		None

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

Piplup Empoleon
The user stabs the opponent with its beak.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Piplup pecks the opponent with its stronger beak.
Hareta's Piplup	Team Galactic's Conspiracy, Revealed!!		Debut
	Empoleon pecks the opponent with its beak.
Hareta's Empoleon	The Advent of the Legendary Pokémon!!		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

Trivia

• Piplup's evolutionary family is the only non-Flying-type Pokémon that can learn Drill Peck without the use of another move.
• No Pokémon from Generation III or Generation V can learn Drill Peck.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 衝鑽 Chōngzuān Dutch Drilboor French Bec Vrille German Bohrschnabel Greek Τρυπανοτσίμπημα Hindi घूमती चोंच मरो Ghoomti Chonch Maro Indonesian Paruh Bor Italian Perforbecco Korean 회전부리 Hoejeon Buri Portuguese Brazil Bico Broca Portugal Ataque Bicada (Pokémon Chronicles) Bicada Escavadora (Diamond and Pearl Series) Romanian Ciocul Săpător Serbian Kljun-Bušilica Spanish Latin America Pico Taladro Spain Pico Taladro

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

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