Horn Drill (move)

Horn Drill つのドリル Horn Drill

The foe is stabbed with a horn rotating like a drill. The foe instantly faints if it hits.

Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  5 (max. 8) Power  — Accuracy  30% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I TM07 in Generation I

Contests Category  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Badly startles all Pokémon that made good appeals.

Super Contests Category  Cool Appeal  0 Earn +15 if all the Pokémon choose the same Judge.

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

Horn Drill (Japanese: つのドリル Horn Drill) is a Normal-type one-hit knockout move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Horn Drill inflicts damage equal to the target's current HP. Horn Drill will break a Substitute on contact, and can be countered for infinite damage if and when it breaks a Substitute.

Horn Drill will not affect a target whose current Speed stat is greater than the user's current Speed stat.

Generation II and on

Unlike in Generation I, Horn Drill can affect a Pokémon whose Speed stat is greater than the user's current Speed stat. However, it cannot affect a Pokémon of a higher level.

Horn Drill can be countered for infinite damage if it misses in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal. However, this does not apply to Pokémon Stadium 2 and later games.

In the anime

Seaking using Horn Drill on Corphish

Rhydon using Horn Drill

Pokémon

Rhydon. Rhydon's horn spins like a drill and it charges at its opponent.

• Used by Blaine's Rhydon in Riddle Me This. Debut.
• Used by a archeologist's Rhydon in Shell Shock.
• Used by a construction worker's Rhydon in Bibarel Gnaws Best!.

Seaking. Seaking's horn begins to spin like a drill. Seaking then rams its spinning horn into its opponent, sometimes repeatedly.

• Used by the Cerulean Gym's Seaking in The Misty Mermaid.
• Used by a Pokémon League Trainer's Seaking in Round One - Begin.
• Used by Juan's Seaking in The Great Eight Fate!.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
032		Nidoran♂	Poison		36RGB
032		Nidoran♂	Poison		38Y
033		Nidorino	Poison		41RGB
033		Nidorino	Poison		46Y
111		Rhyhorn	Ground	Rock	45
112		Rhydon	Ground	Rock	48
118		Goldeen	Water		45
119		Seaking	Water		48
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 TM07

#		Pokémon	Type
030		Nidorina	Poison
031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground
032		Nidoran♂	Poison
033		Nidorino	Poison
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground
077		Ponyta	Fire
078		Rapidash	Fire
086		Seel	Water
087		Dewgong	Water	Ice
111		Rhyhorn	Ground	Rock
112		Rhydon	Ground	Rock
118		Goldeen	Water
119		Seaking	Water
128		Tauros	Normal
131		Lapras	Water	Ice
139		Omastar	Rock	Water
148		Dragonair	Dragon
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying
151		Mew	Psychic
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
032		Nidoran♂	Poison		38
033		Nidorino	Poison		46
111		Rhyhorn	Ground	Rock	37
112		Rhydon	Ground	Rock	37
118		Goldeen	Water		43
119		Seaking	Water		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.

Generation III

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
032		Nidoran♂	Poison		47
033		Nidorino	Poison		53
111		Rhyhorn	Ground	Rock	38
112		Rhydon	Ground	Rock	38
118		Goldeen	Water		43
119		Seaking	Water		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

#		Pokémon	Type		Father
086		Seel	Water		Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking Rhyhorn, Rhydon
131		Lapras	Water	Ice	Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking Rhyhorn, Rhydon
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
032		Nidoran♂	Poison		45
033		Nidorino	Poison		58
111		Rhyhorn	Ground	Rock	37
112		Rhydon	Ground	Rock	37
118		Goldeen	Water		41
119		Seaking	Water		47
464		Rhyperior	Ground	Rock	37
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

#		Pokémon	Type		Father
077		Ponyta	Fire		Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior
086		Seel	Water		Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior
131		Lapras	Water	Ice	Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior
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.

In other languages

• French: Empal'korne
• German: Hornbohrer
• Italian: Perforcorno
• Spanish: Perforador
• Dutch: Drilboor

One-hit knockout moves
	Fissure | Guillotine | Horn Drill
	Sheer Cold

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