Megahorn (move)

Megahorn メガホーン Megahorn

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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 King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to 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 side effects.

Description

Games Description Stad2 A Bug-type attack that uses a stiff horn or horns. It is rarely learned. GSC A powerful charge attack. RSEColo. A brutal ramming attack using out-thrust horns. FRLG A brutal ramming attack delivered with a tough and impressive horn. XD A brutal ramming attack using outtrust horns. DPPt Utilizing its tough and impressive horn, the user rams into the foe with no letup. HGSS Using its tough and impressive horn, the user rams into the foe with no letup. BWB2W2 Using its tough and impressive horn, the user rams into the target with no letup.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground	no				43	58				58
078		Rapidash	Fire		Fire	no			no			--				--
111		Rhyhorn	Ground	Rock	no			57			57				67
112		Rhydon	Ground	Rock	no			66			57				77
118		Goldeen	Water		Water	no				57	51				57
119		Seaking	Water		Water	no				69	63				72
214		Heracross	Bug	Fighting	54			53			55				55	46
464		Rhyperior	Ground	Rock	no			no			57				77
503		Samurott	Water		Water	no			no			no				--
545		Scolipede	Bug	Poison	no			no			no				--
586		Sawsbuck	Normal	Grass	no			no			no				--
626		Bouffalant	Normal		Normal	no			no			no				41
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
214		Heracross	Bug	Fighting	no
234		Stantler	Normal		Normal
359		Absol	Dark		Dark
588		Karrablast	Bug		Bug	no
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 359 Absol Dark Dream World - Rugged Mountain 588 Karrablast Bug Dream World - Pleasant Forest 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

Samurott	Rhyperior	Heracross	Sawsbuck
The user charges towards its opponent and then smashes it with its horn.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Heracross	Heracross's horn glows bright white or faint red 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
Kato's Heracross	Arceus and the Jewel of Life		None
Rhydon	Rhydon charges and stabs the opponent with its horn, or Rhydon's horn glows white and extends and then it stabs the opponent with it.
Unknown Trainer's Rhydon	Tag! We're It...!		None
A Team Rocket Grunt's Rhydon	Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!		None
Rhyperior	Rhyperior's horn glows white and extends. It then stabs the opponent with it.
Palmer's Rhyperior	Challenging a Towering Figure!		None
Forrest's Rhyperior	SS025		None
Sawsbuck	Sawsbuck lowers its head and a radiating silver energy erupts from the ends of its horns and covers them completely. Sawsbuck then charges at the opponent with its head down.
Burgundy's Sawsbuck	A Connoisseur's Revenge!		None
Samurott	Samurott's horn glows white, as it hits the opponent with it.
Cameron's Samurott	Cameron's Secret Weapon!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Rhydon	Greta's Heracross	Bugsy's Heracross
The user scoops the opponent up with its horn and tosses it up in the air.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Heracross	Heracross scoops the opponent up on its horn and tosses it into the air.
Bugsy's Heracross	Silly Scyther		Debut
Greta's Heracross	VS. Shedinja		None
Rhydon	Rhydon's horn spins like a drill and it fires a beam of energy from its horn at the opponent.
Blue's Rhydon	Red, the Battler		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	DPPt	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

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)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• In Pokémon Stadium 2, Bugsy erroneously refers to this move as "Megaphone" when his Heracross (present only in Round 2) uses it.
• At 120, it has the highest base power of all Bug-type moves, discounting Fury Cutter's variable power, which can reach 160.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 超級角撞 Chīukāp Gokjohng* 兆幅音頻 Siuhfūk Jāmpàhn* Mandarin 兆幅音頻 Zhào​fú​ Yīn​pín​* Dutch Megahoorn French Mégacorne German Vielender Greek Μεγακέρας Hindi बड़ा सींग Bada Seeng Indonesian Megahorn Italian Megacorno Korean 메가폰 Megapon Brazilian Portuguese Mega Chifre Romanian Megacornul Serbian Mega Rog Spanish Megacuerno

Variations of the move Megahorn
Megahorn • Power Whip

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