Megahorn (move)

Megahorn メガホーン Megahorn

Battles Type  Bug Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  120 Accuracy  85% 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 adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Works well if it's the same type as the one before.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Megahorn (Japanese: メガホーン Megahorn) is a damage-dealing Bug-type move introduced in Generation II. Prior to Generation III, it was the signature move of Heracross.

Effect

Megahorn deals damage and has no side effects.

Description

Games Description A Bug-type attack that uses a stiff horn or horns. It is rarely learned. A powerful charge attack. RSE A brutal ramming attack using out-thrust horns. FRLG A brutal ramming attack delivered with a tough and impressive horn. A brutal ramming attack using outtrust horns. Utilizing its tough and impressive horn, the user rams into the foe with no letup. Using its tough and impressive horn, the user rams into the foe with no letup. Using its tough and impressive horn, the user rams into the target with no letup.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground					43	58				58			--, 58
078		Rapidash	Fire		Fire							--				--			--
111		Rhyhorn	Ground	Rock				57			57				67			67
112		Rhydon	Ground	Rock				66			57				77			--, 77
118		Goldeen	Water		Water					57	51				57			57
119		Seaking	Water		Water					69	63				72			--, 72
214		Heracross	Bug	Fighting	54			53			55				55	46	46
464		Rhyperior	Ground	Rock							57				77			--, 77
503		Samurott	Water		Water											--			'
545		Scolipede	Bug	Poison											--			--, 65
586		Sawsbuck	Normal	Grass											--			--
626		Bouffalant	Normal		Normal											41			'
716		Xerneas	Fairy		Fairy														44
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
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison	no				no
214		Heracross	Bug	Fighting	no
234		Stantler	Normal		Normal
359		Absol	Dark		Dark
588		Karrablast	Bug		Bug	no
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 0359 Absol Dark Dream World - Rugged Mountain 0588 Karrablast Bug Dream World - Pleasant Forest 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

Samurott Rhyperior Heracross Sawsbuck
The user charges towards its opponent and then smashes it with its horn.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Heracross's horn glows bright white or faint red and it rams the opponent with its horn.
Ash's Heracross	The Ties That Bind		Debut
Forrest Franklin's Heracross	All in a Day's Wurmple		None
Conway's Heracross	Smells Like Team Spirit!		None
Barry's Heracross	Steeling Peace of Mind!		None
Kato's Heracross	Arceus and the Jewel of Life		None
	Rhydon charges and stabs the opponent with its horn, or Rhydon's horn glows white and extends and then it stabs the opponent with it.
Unknown Trainer's Rhydon	Tag! We're It...!		None
A Team Rocket Grunt's Rhydon	Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!		None
	Rhyperior's horn glows white and extends. It then stabs the opponent with it.
Palmer's Rhyperior	Challenging a Towering Figure!		None
Forrest's Rhyperior	SS025		None
	Sawsbuck lowers its head and a radiating silver energy erupts from the ends of its horns and covers them completely. Sawsbuck then charges at the opponent with its head down.
Burgundy's Sawsbuck	A Connoisseur's Revenge!		None
	Samurott's horn glows white, as it hits the opponent with it.
Cameron's Samurott	Cameron's Secret Weapon!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Rhydon Greta's Heracross Bugsy's Heracross
The user scoops the opponent up with its horn and tosses it up in the air.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Heracross scoops the opponent up on its horn and tosses it into the air.
Bugsy's Heracross	Silly Scyther		Debut
Greta's Heracross	VS. Shedinja		None
	Rhydon's horn spins like a drill and it fires a beam of energy from its horn at the opponent.
Blue's Rhydon	Red, the Battler		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	DPPt	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

• In Pokémon Stadium 2, Bugsy erroneously refers to this move as "Megaphone" when his Heracross (present only in Round 2) uses it.
• At 120, it has the highest base power of all Bug-type moves, discounting Fury Cutter's variable power, which can reach 160.
  • Also, this means that Megahorn is the only Bug-type move with a base power over 100 under normal conditions.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 超級角撞 Chīukāp Gokjohng* 兆幅音頻 Siuhfūk Jāmpàhn* Mandarin 兆幅音頻 Zhào​fú​ Yīn​pín​* 百万吨角击 Bǎiwàndùn Jiǎojī * Dutch Megahoorn French Mégacorne German Vielender Greek Μεγακέρας Hindi बड़ा सींग Bada Seeng Indonesian Megahorn Italian Megacorno Korean 메가폰 Megapon Brazilian Portuguese Mega Chifre Romanian Megacornul Serbian Mega Rog Spanish Megacuerno

Variations of the move Megahorn
Megahorn • Power Whip • Precipice Blades

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