Smart Strike (move)

Smart Strike スマートホーン Smart Horn

Battles Type  Steel Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  70 Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

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

Availability Introduced  Generation VII TM67 in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon TM96 in Pokémon Sword and Shield

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Smart Strike (Japanese: スマートホーン Smart Horn) is a damage-dealing Steel-type move introduced in Generation VII. It was TM67 in Generation VII and is TM96 in Generation VIII.

Effect

Smart Strike inflicts damage and bypasses accuracy checks to always hit, unless the target is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as Dig or Fly.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0078		Rapidash		Field		Field		1, Evo.
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
						I [[|]]	II [[|]]	III [[|]]	IV [[|]]	V [[|]]	VI [[|]]	VII TM67	VIII TM96	IX TM053
0032		Nidoran♂		Monster	Field	✔	✔
0033		Nidorino		Monster	Field	✔	✔
0034		Nidoking		Monster	Field	✔	✔
058H		Growlithe Hisuian Form		Field		Field			✔
059H		Arcanine Hisuian Form		Field		Field			✔
0078		Rapidash		Field		Field	✔	✔
078G		Rapidash Galarian Form		Field		Field		✔
0086		Seel		Water 1	Field	✔
0087		Dewgong		Water 1	Field	✔
0091		Cloyster		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔
0111		Rhyhorn		Monster	Field	✔	✔
0112		Rhydon		Monster	Field	✔	✔
0118		Goldeen		Water 2		Water 2	✔	✔
0119		Seaking		Water 2		Water 2	✔	✔
0128		Tauros		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
128PC		Tauros Paldean Form (Combat Breed)		Field		Field			✔
128PB		Tauros Paldean Form (Blaze Breed)		Field		Field			✔
128PA		Tauros Paldean Form (Aqua Breed)		Field		Field			✔
0131		Lapras		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔
0151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔
0168		Ariados		Bug		Bug	✔
0176		Togetic		Flying	Fairy	✔	✔
0205		Forretress		Bug		Bug			✔
0206		Dunsparce		Field		Field			✔
0214		Heracross		Bug		Bug		✔	✔
0232		Donphan		Field		Field			✔
0306		Aggron		Monster		Monster	✔	✔
0464		Rhyperior		Monster	Field	✔	✔
0468		Togekiss		Flying	Fairy		✔
0503		Samurott		Field		Field	✔		✔
503H		Samurott Hisuian Form		Field		Field			✔
0530		Excadrill		Field		Field	✔	✔
0545		Scolipede		Bug		Bug	✔	✔
0586		Sawsbuck		Field		Field			✔
0589		Escavalier		Bug		Bug	✔	✔
0626		Bouffalant		Field		Field	✔	✔
0638		Cobalion		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔
0639		Terrakion		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔
0640		Virizion		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔
0642		Thundurus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔
0647		Keldeo		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔
0716		Xerneas		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔
0787		Tapu Bulu		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0788		Tapu Fini		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0797		Celesteela		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0798		Kartana		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0800		Necrozma		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0804		Naganadel		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔USUM	✔
0834		Drednaw		Monster	Water 1		✔	✔
0870		Falinks		Fairy	Mineral		✔	✔
0896		Glastrier		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔
898I		Calyrex Ice Rider		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔
0904		Overqwil		Water 2		Water 2			✔
0000	Dudunsparce	Dudunsparce		Field		Field			✔
0000	Great Tusk	Great Tusk		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔
0000	Iron Treads	Iron Treads		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔
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

Description

In the anime

Aggron
The user stabs the target with a sharp horn.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Aggron's horns glow white and it stabs the opponent with them.
Steven's Aggron	JN118		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	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

Trivia

• Before Generation VIII, Togetic could learn Smart Strike by TM but its evolution Togekiss couldn't. This was fixed in Generation VIII.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 修長之角 Sāuchèuhng-jī Gok Mandarin 修長之角 / 修长之角 Xiūcháng-zhī Jiǎo French Estocorne German Schmalhorn Italian Sottilcorno Korean 스마트혼 SeumateuhonIX+ 스마트호른 SeumateuhoreunVII–VIII Spanish Cuerno Certero

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