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Drill Peck ドリルくちばし Drill Beak

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Battles Type  Flying Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  80 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone but the user

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 Template:Type2 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.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0021 Spearow Normal Flying 29 0022 Fearow Normal Flying 34 0084 Doduo Normal Flying 30 0085 Dodrio Normal Flying -- 30 0145 Zapdos Electric Flying -- 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 0021 Spearow Normal Flying 37 0022 Fearow Normal Flying 40 0084 Doduo Normal Flying 33 0085 Dodrio Normal Flying 38 0145 Zapdos Electric Flying 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" | 0177 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Natu
| colspan="1" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" |
|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0198 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" |
|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0227 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Skarmory
| colspan="1" style="background:#60A1B8; text-align: center;" | Steel || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" |

|- | 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 III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0021 Spearow Normal Flying 37 0022 Fearow Normal Flying 40 0084 Doduo Normal Flying 37 0085 Dodrio Normal Flying 47 0145 Zapdos Electric Flying 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" | 0177 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Natu
| colspan="1" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" |
|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0198 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" |
|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0227 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Skarmory
| colspan="1" style="background:#60A1B8; text-align: center;" | Steel || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" |

|- | 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 0021 Spearow Normal Flying 37 0022 Fearow Normal Flying 47 0084 Doduo Normal Flying 41 0085 Dodrio Normal Flying 47 0145 Zapdos Electric Flying 71 0393 Piplup Water 39 0394 Prinplup Water 46 0395 Empoleon Water Steel 52 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" | 0177 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Natu
| colspan="1" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" |
|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0198 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" |
|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0227 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Skarmory
| colspan="1" style="background:#60A1B8; text-align: center;" | Steel || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" |

|- | 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 0021 Spearow Normal Flying 37 0022 Fearow Normal Flying 47 0084 Doduo Normal Flying 41 0085 Dodrio Normal Flying 47 0145 Zapdos Electric Flying 71 0393 Piplup Water 39 0394 Prinplup Water 46 0395 Empoleon Water Steel 52 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" | 0177 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Natu
| colspan="1" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" |
|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0198 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" |
|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0227 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Skarmory
| colspan="1" style="background:#60A1B8; text-align: center;" | Steel || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" |

|- | 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. |} |}

By event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0227 Skarmory Steel Flying Dream World 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

Empoleon File:Prinplup Drill Peck prep.png Prinplup about to use Drill Peck File:Prinplup Drill Peck.png Prinplup File:Skarmory Drill Peck.png 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
	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

In the manga

Magical Pokémon Journey

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

Pokémon Adventures

File:Fearow Drill Peck Adventures.png Fearow Doduo
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

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 are the only non Flying-type Pokémon that can learn Drill Peck, and the only Pokémon that can't have STAB from it.
• No Pokémon from Generation III or Generation V can learn Drill Peck.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 衝鑽 Chōngzuān French Bec Vrille German Bohrschnabel Greek Τρυπανοτσίμπημα Hindi Ghoomti Chonch Maro Italian Perforbecco Korean 회전부리 Hoejeon Buri Portuguese Brazil Bico Broca Portugal Ataque Bicada (Pokémon Chronicles) Bicada Escavadora (Diamond and Pearl Series) Serbian Kljun-Bušilica Spanish Pico Taladro

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