Drill Peck (move)

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, HM, or move tutor move.

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

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

Drill Peck on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Drill Peck on Eevee's Movedex

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.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
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	no			no			no			39				39
394		Prinplup	Water		Water	no			no			no			46				46
395		Empoleon	Water	Steel	no			no			no			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.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
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.

By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 227 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

Empoleon	Dodrio	Prinplup	Skarmory
A corkscrewing attack with the sharp beak acting as a drill.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Dodrio	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	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	Skarmory's beak spins like a drill and it pecks the opponent.
Winona's Skarmory	Who's Flying Now?		None
Prinplup	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	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

The Electric Tale of Pikachu

	Doduo
A corkscrewing attack with the sharp beak acting as a drill.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Doduo	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

Magical Pokémon Journey

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

Pokémon Adventures

Empoleon	Fearow	Doduo	Natu
A corkscrewing attack with the sharp beak acting as a drill.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Fearow	Fearow spins its body like a drill and pecks the opponent.
Red's Fearow	...But Fearow Itself!		Debut
Doduo	Doduo's beaks start to spin like a drill and it repeatedly pecks the opponent.
Yellow's Dody	Do Wrong, Dewgong!		None
Natu	Natu spins its body like a drill and it slams its beak into the opponent.
Crys's Natee	Surrounded by Staryu		None
Empoleon	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

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure

	Empoleon
The user stabs the opponent with its beak.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Piplup	Piplup pecks the opponent with its stronger beak.
Hareta's Piplup	Team Galactic's Conspiracy, Revealed!!		Debut
Empoleon	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)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (International)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

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 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) Serbian Kljun-Bušilica Spanish Pico Taladro

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

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