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Horn Drill

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Horn Drill
つのドリル Horn Drill
Introduced: Generation I
Battle Data
Type:
Category:
Power: N/A
Accuracy: 30%
PP: 5, max: 8
Priority: 0
Contact: Yes
Affected by
Magic Coat: No
Magic Bounce: No
Bright Powder: Yes
Detect/Protect: Yes
Snatch: No
Mirror Move: No
King's Rock: No
Contest Data
Contests (RSE)
Condition: Cool
Appeal: 2 ♥♥
Jam: 1
Badly startles all Pokémon that made good appeals.
Super Contests (DPPt)
Condition: Cool
Appeal: 0
Earn +15 if all the Pokémon choose the same Judge.
Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)
Condition: Cool
Appeal: 2 ♥♥
Jam: 1
Badly startles all Pokémon that successfully showed their appeal.

Horn Drill is a Normal-type one-hit knockout move introduced in Generation I. It was TM07 in Generation I.

Description

Games Description
GSC 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.
DPPtHGSS The foe is stabbed with a horm rotating like a drill. The foe instantly faints if it hits.
BWB2W2 The user stabs the target with a horn that rotates like a drill. If it hits, the target faints instantly.
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
The user stabs the target with a horn that rotates like a drill. The target faints instantly if this attack hits.

Effect

In battle

Horn Drill deals damage and makes the target faint instantly if the move hits. In a Double Battle, Horn Drill can target any Pokémon around the user. In a Triple Battle, Horn Drill can only target a Pokémon that's adjacent to the user.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon Type Egg groups Level
VII VIII IX
Nidoran♂ poison 36 RB
38 Y
38 47 45
Nidorino poison 41 RB
46 Y
46 53 58
Rapidash fire
Dewgong water/ice
Rhyhorn ground/rock 45 37 38 37
Rhydon ground/rock 48 37 38 37
Goldeen water 45 43 43 41
Seaking water 48 49 49 47
Rhyperior ground/rock 37
Excadrill ground/steel
Tyrunt rock/dragon
Tyrantrum rock/dragon
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.
Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

Pokémon Type Egg Groups Father
V VI VII VIII
Ponyta fire





TBA
Seel water






TBA
Lapras water/ice







TBA
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.
Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.
* indicates a Pokémon that can only learn this move through chain breeding.

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Spin-offs and shorts