Drill Peck (move)

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Drill Peck
ドリルくちばし Drill Beak
Drill Peck IV.png
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Type  Flying
Category  Physical
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  80
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone but the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Cool
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam  0  
A highly appealing move.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Drill Peck (Japanese: ドリルくちばし Drill Beak) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 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

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0021 Spearow Spearow
Normal Flying 29
0022 Fearow Fearow
Normal Flying 34
0084 Doduo Doduo
Normal Flying 30
0085 Dodrio Dodrio
Normal Flying --
30
0145 Zapdos Zapdos
Electric Flying --
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
0021 Spearow Spearow
Normal Flying 37
0022 Fearow Fearow
Normal Flying 40
0084 Doduo Doduo
Normal Flying 33
0085 Dodrio Dodrio
Normal Flying 38
0145 Zapdos Zapdos
Electric Flying 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

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0177 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Natu | style="background: #FFF" | Natu
| colspan="1" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | SpearowFearow
DoduoDodrio |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0198 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Murkrow | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | SpearowFearow
DoduoDodrio |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0227 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Skarmory | style="background: #FFF" | Skarmory
| colspan="1" style="background:#60A1B8; text-align: center;" | Steel || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | SpearowFearow
DoduoDodrio

|- | colspan="6" | 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 III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0021 Spearow Spearow
Normal Flying 37
0022 Fearow Fearow
Normal Flying 40
0084 Doduo Doduo
Normal Flying 37
0085 Dodrio Dodrio
Normal Flying 47
0145 Zapdos Zapdos
Electric Flying 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

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0177 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Natu | style="background: #FFF" | Natu
| colspan="1" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | SpearowFearow
DoduoDodrio |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0198 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Murkrow | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | SpearowFearow
DoduoDodrio |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0227 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Skarmory | style="background: #FFF" | Skarmory
| colspan="1" style="background:#60A1B8; text-align: center;" | Steel || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | SpearowFearow
DoduoDodrio

|- | colspan="6" | 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
0021 Spearow Spearow
Normal Flying 37
0022 Fearow Fearow
Normal Flying 47
0084 Doduo Doduo
Normal Flying 41
0085 Dodrio Dodrio
Normal Flying 47
0145 Zapdos Zapdos
Electric Flying 71
0393 Piplup Piplup
Water 39
0394 Prinplup Prinplup
Water 46
0395 Empoleon Empoleon
Water Steel 52
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

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0177 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Natu | style="background: #FFF" | Natu
| colspan="1" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | SpearowFearow
DoduoDodrio |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0198 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Murkrow | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | SpearowFearow
DoduoDodrio |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0227 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Skarmory | style="background: #FFF" | Skarmory
| colspan="1" style="background:#60A1B8; text-align: center;" | Steel || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | SpearowFearow
DoduoDodrio

|- | colspan="6" | 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 V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0021 Spearow Spearow
Normal Flying 37
0022 Fearow Fearow
Normal Flying 47
0084 Doduo Doduo
Normal Flying 41
0085 Dodrio Dodrio
Normal Flying 47
0145 Zapdos Zapdos
Electric Flying 71
0393 Piplup Piplup
Water 39
0394 Prinplup Prinplup
Water 46
0395 Empoleon Empoleon
Water Steel 52
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

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0177 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Natu | style="background: #FFF" | Natu
| colspan="1" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | SpearowFearow
DoduoDodrio |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0198 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Murkrow | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | SpearowFearow
DoduoDodrio |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0227 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Skarmory | style="background: #FFF" | Skarmory
| colspan="1" style="background:#60A1B8; text-align: center;" | Steel || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | SpearowFearow
DoduoDodrio

|- | colspan="6" | 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

File:Prinplup drill peck.png
Prinplup about to use Drill Peck
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 onto the opponent, its beaks spin like a drill and it pecks the opponent, 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

Pokémon Adventures


Trivia

  • Piplup 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 Generation V Pokémon can learn Drill Peck.

In other languages

  • Chinese: 衝鑽 Chōngzuān
  • French: Bec Vrille
  • German: Bohrschnabel
  • Greek: Τρυπανοτσίμπημα
  • Hindi: Ghoomti Chonch Maro
  • Italian: Perforbecco
  • Korean: 회전부리 Hoejeon Buri
  • Portuguese (Brazilian): Bico Broca
  • Portuguese (European): Ataque Bicada (Pokémon Chronicles); Bicada Escavadora (Diamond and Pearl Series)
  • Spanish: Pico Taladro
  • Serbian: Kljun-Bušilica

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