Horn Drill (move)

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Horn Drill
つのドリル Horn Drill

Battles

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

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation I
TM07 in Generation I

Contests

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

Super Contests

Condition	Cool
Appeal	0
Earn +15 if all the Pokémon choose the same Judge.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Cool
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jamming	1 ♥
Badly startles all Pokémon that successfully showed their appeal.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Horn Drill (Japanese: つのドリル Horn Drill) is a Normal-type one-hit knockout move introduced in Generation I. It was TM07 in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Horn Drill has 30% accuracy and inflicts damage equal to the target's current HP. Horn Drill will break a substitute if it hits, and can be countered for infinite damage when it does so.

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

Generation II

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. The accuracy of Horn Drill depends on the level of the user and the level of the target and is worked out with the formula: Accuracy = ((level of user - level of target) + 30)%. Horn Drill ignores all changes to accuracy and evasion stats.

Horn Drill cannot be countered for infinite damage if it misses in Pokémon Stadium 2.

Generation III

Horn Drill can no longer be countered for infinite damage if it misses.

Description

Games	Description
StadStad2	A single-hit knockout attack. Learned only by Pokémon with a horn or horns.
GS C	A one-hit KO, drill attack.
RS EColoXD	A one-hit KO attack that uses a horn like a drill.
FRLG	The horn is rotated like a drill to ram. The foe will faint if it hits.
DP Pt HGSS	The foe is stabbed with a horn rotating like a drill. The foe instantly faints if it hits.
BW B2W2	The user stabs the target with a horn that rotates like a drill. If it hits, the target faints instantly.
XY ORAS SM	The user stabs the target with a horn that rotates like a drill. The target faints instantly if this attack hits.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0032		Nidoran♂		Monster	Field	36^RGB 38^Y	38	47	45	45	45	45
0033		Nidorino		Monster	Field	41^RGB 46^Y	46	53	58	58	58	58
0111		Rhyhorn		Monster	Field	45	37	38	37	63	63^XY 53^ORAS	53
0112		Rhydon		Monster	Field	48	37	38	37	71	1, 71^XY 1, 62^ORAS	1, 62
0118		Goldeen		Water 2		Water 2	45	43	43	41	41	41^XY 37^ORAS	37
0119		Seaking		Water 2		Water 2	48	49	49	47	47	47^XY 40^ORAS	40
0464		Rhyperior		Monster	Field				37	71	1, 71^XY 1, 62^ORAS	1, 62
0530		Excadrill		Field		Field					31	31	1
0696		Tyrunt		Monster	Dragon						49	49
0697		Tyrantrum		Monster	Dragon						53	53
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0077		Ponyta		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔
0086		Seel		Water 1	Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0131		Lapras		Monster	Water 1		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I TM07	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII --	IX --
0030		Nidorina		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered	✔
0031		Nidoqueen		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered	✔
0032		Nidoran♂		Monster	Field	✔
0033		Nidorino		Monster	Field	✔
0034		Nidoking		Monster	Field	✔
0077		Ponyta		Field		Field	✔
0078		Rapidash		Field		Field	✔
0086		Seel		Water 1	Field	✔
0087		Dewgong		Water 1	Field	✔
0111		Rhyhorn		Monster	Field	✔
0112		Rhydon		Monster	Field	✔
0118		Goldeen		Water 2		Water 2	✔
0119		Seaking		Water 2		Water 2	✔
0128		Tauros		Field		Field	✔
0131		Lapras		Monster	Water 1	✔
0139		Omastar		Water 1	Water 3	✔
0148		Dragonair		Water 1	Dragon	✔
0149		Dragonite		Water 1	Dragon	✔
0151		Mew		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Special move

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0131		Lapras		Monster	Water 1	Dream World - Sparkling Sea
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By event

Generation II

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0206		Dunsparce		Field		Field	New York City Pokémon Center
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Horn Drill will cause a Pokémon to instantly faint through "calamitous damage" (changed to "It's a one-hit KO!" in Gates to Infinity), regardless of level, but is prone to missing.

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Defeats the target in one shot--if it hits. It has no effect on a Ghost-type foe.

In the anime

In the main series

Pokémon	Method
Goldeen Seaking Rhyperior Excadrill
The foe is stabbed with a horn rotating like a drill.
User	First Used In	Notes
	Rhydon's horn spins like a drill and it charges at the opponent. It then stabs the opponent with its horn.
Blaine's Rhydon	Riddle Me This	Debut
An archeologist's Rhydon	Shell Shock!	None
Pietra's Rhydon	Right on, Rhydon!	None
A Coordinator's Rhydon	Harley Rides Again	None
Head engineer's Rhydon	Bibarel Gnaws Best!	None
	Seaking's horn begins to spin like a drill. Then, it rams its spinning horn into the opponent, sometimes repeatedly.
Cerulean Gym's Seaking	The Misty Mermaid	None
Juan's Seaking	The Great Eight Fate!	None
	Goldeen's horn spins like a drill and it hits the opponent with it.
Misty's Goldeen	Just Add Water	None
	Rhyperior's horn spins like a drill and it hits the opponent with it.
Forrest's Rhyperior	SS025	None
Pokémon hunter's Rhyperior	A Fork in the Road! A Parting of the Ways!	None
	The silver protrusion on the top of Excadrill's head glows silver and extends. It then begins to spin like a drill. Excadrill then stabs the opponent with it.
Clay's Excadrill	Battling the King of the Mines!	None

In Pokémon Origins

Pokémon	Method
Rhyhorn Rhydon
The foe is stabbed with a horn rotating like a drill. A hit will always result a knockout.
User	First Used In	Notes
	Rhyhorn's body becomes surrounded by light blue, spiraling streaks of energy. It then charges at the opponent and stabs it with its horn. If hit, the target will faint instantly.
Giovanni's Rhyhorn	File 3: Giovanni	Debut
	Rhydon's horn spins like a drill and its body becomes surrounded by light blue, spiraling streaks of energy. It then charges at the opponent and stabs it with its horn. If hit, the target will faint instantly.
Giovanni's Rhydon	File 3: Giovanni	None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Pokémon	Method
Koga's Rhydon Blue's Rhydon
The foe is stabbed with a horn rotating like a drill.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Rhydon's horn spins like a drill and it stabs the opponent with it.
Koga's Rhydon	Raging Rhydon	Debut
Blue's Rhydon	Heckled by Hitmontop	None

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Pokémon	Method
Rhydon
The foe is stabbed with a horn spinning like a drill.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Rhydon's horn spins like a drill and it stabs the opponent with it.
Giovanni's Rhydon	Get the Last Badge!!	Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language		Title
Mandarin Chinese		獨角鑽 Dújiǎozuān
Danish		Hornboring
Dutch		Hoornboor
Finnish		Sarvipora
French		Empal'Korne
German		Hornbohrer
Greek		Τρυπανοκέρατο
Italian		Perforcorno
Korean		뿔드릴 Ppul Drill
Norwegian		Horndrill
Polish		Świdroróg
Brazilian Portuguese		Chifre Broca
Romanian		Săpătura cu Cornul
Serbian		Rog bušilica
Spanish	Latin America	Perforador (EP058-EP061) Perforadora (EP256) Cuerno Barrera (AG110) Taladro de Cuerno (DP057) Excavación* (BW061)
Spanish	Spain	Perforador
Turkish		Boynuz Matkabı
Vietnamese		Mũi Khoan Sừng

One-hit knockout moves

	Guillotine • Horn Drill • Fissure
	Sheer Cold

Generation I TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50
Generation I HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05

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Horn Drill (move)

Contents

Effect

Generation I

Generation II

Generation III

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

By breeding

By TM

Special move

Generation V

By event

Generation II

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Description

In the anime

In the main series

In Pokémon Origins

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

In other generations

In other languages

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