Megahorn (move)

Megahorn メガホーン Megahorn

Utilizing its tough and impressive horn, the user rams into the foe with no letup.

Battles Type  Bug Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  120 Accuracy  85% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0 Works well if it's the same type as the one before.

Super Contests Category  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.

Megahorn on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Megahorn on Eevee's Movedex

Megahorn (Japanese: メガホーン Megahorn) is a damage-dealing Bug-type move introduced in Generation II, in which it was Heracross's signature move.

Effect

Megahorn deals damage and has no secondary effect.

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 214 Heracross Bug Fighting 54 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 034 Nidoking Poison Ground 43FRLG 111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 57 112 Rhydon Ground Rock 66 118 Goldeen Water 57FRLG 119 Seaking Water 69FRLG 214 Heracross Bug Fighting 53 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 IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 034 Nidoking Poison Ground 58 078 Rapidash Fire -- 111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 57 112 Rhydon Ground Rock 57 118 Goldeen Water 51 119 Seaking Water 63 214 Heracross Bug Fighting 55 464 Rhyperior Ground Rock 57 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^HGSS

#   Pokémon Type Father 234 Stantler Normal Nidoking Rapidash Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior 359 Absol Dark Nidoking Rapidash 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 the anime

	Rhyperior	Heracross
The user charges towards its opponent and then smashes it with its horn.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Heracross	Heracross's horn glows bright white and it rams the opponent with its horn.
Ash's Heracross	The Ties that Bind		Debut
Forrest Franklin's Heracross	All in a Day's Wurmple		None
Conway's Heracross	Smells Like Team Spirit!		None
Barry's Heracross	Steeling Peace of Mind!		None
Rhydon	Rhydon charges towards its opponent and then smashes it with its horn.
Unnamed Trainer's Rhydon	Tag! We're It...!		None
Rhyperior	Rhyperior's lower horn glows a bright white and extends in length, it then charges to ram it opponent.
Palmer's Rhyperior	Tower Tycoon! That Man, Kurotsugu!		None

Trivia

• Despite being a Bug-type move, the only Bug-type Pokémon that can learn it is Heracross, making it the only Pokémon that receives STAB from it.

In other languages

• Italian: Megacorno
• Spanish: Megacuerno
• German: Vielender

Variations on the move Megahorn
	Megahorn | Power Whip

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