Horn Attack (move)

Horn Attack つのでつく Horn Thrust

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  25 (max. 40) Power  65 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 adjacent to 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.

Horn Attack on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Horn Attack on Eevee's Movedex

Horn Attack (Japanese: つのでつく Horn Thrust) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Horn Attack deals damage and has no secondary effect.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
032		Nidoran♂	Poison		Poison	8			8			22			21				21
033		Nidorino	Poison		Poison	--, 8			8			22			23				23
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground	--, 8			--			no			no
111		Rhyhorn	Ground	Rock	--			--			--			--				--
112		Rhydon	Ground	Rock	--			--			--			--				--
118		Goldeen	Water		Water	24			15			15			11				11
119		Seaking	Water		Water	--, 24			15			15			11				11
128		Tauros	Normal		Normal	no			13			13	8	8				8
138		Omanyte	Rock	Water	34			no			no			no
139		Omastar	Rock	Water	--, 34			no			no			no
214		Heracross	Bug	Fighting	no			6			6			--				--
221		Piloswine	Ice	Ground	no			no			--			no
232		Donphan	Ground		Ground	no			--			--			--				--
464		Rhyperior	Ground	Rock	no			no			no			--				--
626		Bouffalant	Normal		Normal	no			no			no			no				16
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
588		Karrablast	Bug		Bug	no			no			no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In the anime

Heracross	Nidorino	Seaking	Tauros
The foe is jabbed with a sharply pointed horn.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Nidorino	Nidorino thrusts its horn at the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Nidorino	Pokémon - I Choose You!		Debut
Goldeen	Goldeen charges and stabs its opponent with its horn.
A wild Goldeen	Here Comes the Squirtle Squad		None
Misty's Goldeen	Bye Bye Psyduck		None
Omastar	Omastar jumps up, spins around like a saw blade and charges at the opponent.
A wild Omastar	Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon		None
Seaking	Seaking charges at the opponent and strikes it with its horn.
The Cerulean Gym's Seaking	The Misty Mermaid		None
Juan's Seaking	The Great Eight Fate!		None
Nidoking	Nidoking jumps and charges at the opponent with its horn pointed at it.
Gary's Nidoking	The Fourth Round Rumble		None
Heracross	Heracross hits or throws the opponent with its horn. Sometimes, its horn glows a faint red or silver.
Ash's Heracross	Roll On, Pokémon!		None
Forrest Franklin's Heracross	All in a Day's Wurmple		None
Gordon's Heracross	Absol-ute Disaster		None
Kato's Heracross	Arceus and the Jewel of Life		None
Barry's Heracross	Historical Mystery Tour!		None
Rhydon	Rhydon hits the opponent with its horn.
Pietra's Rhydon	Right on, Rhydon		None
Unknown Trainer's Rhydon	The Ole' Berate and Switch!		None
Tauros	Tauros charges at the opponent and hits it with its horns.
Ash's Tauros	The Ties That Bind		None
Donphan	Donphan's tusks glow white and it hits the opponent with them.
A Donphan Kellyn Captured with his Capture Styler	Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 2		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Rhyhorn	Donphan
The user hits the opponent with its horn.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Rhyhorn	Rhyhorn stabs the opponent with its horn.
Giovanni's Rhyhorn	The Beedrill All and End All		Debut
Donphan	Donphan hits the opponent with one of its tusks.
A Robber's Donphan	Number One Donphan		None
Heracross	Heracross hits the opponent with the horn on its head.
Bugsy's Heracross	Hurray for Heracross		None
Rhydon	Rhydon stabs the opponent with its horn.
Silver's Rhyhorn	Flames From Entei		None
Seaking	Seaking stabs the opponent with its horn.
Wallace's Charles	The Final Showdown VII		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

• Horn Attack was the first attack that was shown to be used in the anime. It was used by a Nidorino in the first episode.
• Tauros and Bouffalant are the only Pokémon that gain STAB from Horn Attack.
• Omanyte can learn this attack in Generation I, despite having no visible horn or tusks.
• Karrablast is the only pokémon to learn Horn Attack through breeding.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 角撞 Jiǎo​zhuàng​ Dutch Hoornaanval Finnish Sarvi-isku Sarvihyökkäys French Koud'Korne German Hornattacke Greek Κερασφόρα Επίθεση Hindi सींग अक्रमंद Seeng Akramand Indonesian Serangan Tanduk Italian Incornata Korean 뿔찌르기 Ppul Jjireugi Serbian Napad Rogom Spanish Latin America Ataque de cuerno Spain Cornada

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