Horn Drill (move)

Horn Drill つのドリル Horn Drill

Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  5 (max. 8) Power  — Accuracy  30% 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: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII

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 inflicts damage equal to the target's current HP. Its accuracy is 30%. Horn Drill will break a substitute if it hits.

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

Generation II

The accuracy of Horn Drill now follows the formula below.

Acc = ( ( user_level - target_level ) * 2/256 + 76/256 ) * 100%

This formula means that the accuracy starts at approximately 30% and grows by approximately 0.78% for every level higher than the target that the user is.

Horn Drill's efficacy is no longer based on the target's Speed; instead, now it cannot affect a target that has a higher level than the user.

In the Generation II core series games only, Horn Drill can be countered by Counter for maximum damage if it misses.

Generations III to VII

Despite having an accuracy of 30% listed, Horn Drill's chance of hitting is independent of accuracy and evasion stats; instead, it depends on the level of the user and the level of the target and is worked out with the formula

Acc = ( ( user_level - target_level ) + 30 ) * 100%

In other words: 30% is the minimum, and the higher the user's level is compared to the target's, the more likely it is to hit.

Horn Drill can be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining an extra two appeal points if the move Horn Attack was used in the prior turn. It is also part of a Contest Spectacular combination and will give an extra three appeal points if any of the moves Lock-On, Mind Reader and Miracle Eye was used in the prior turn.

Generation VIII

When used in a Max Raid Battle against a Dynamax Pokémon while it is under the effect of a mysterious barrier, Horn Drill will deplete two bars of the barrier's strength. Otherwise, Horn Drill will always fail against Dynamax Pokémon.

Description

Games Description StadStad2 A single-hit knockout attack. Learned only by Pokémon with a horn or horns. GSC A one-hit KO, drill attack. RSEColo.XD 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. DPPtHGSSPBR The foe is stabbed with a horn rotating like a drill. The foe instantly faints if it hits. BWB2W2 The user stabs the target with a horn that rotates like a drill. If it hits, the target faints instantly. XYORAS SMUSUMPE SwSh 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
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
032		Nidoran♂		Monster	Field	36RGB 38Y	38	47	45	45	45	45SMUSUM 27PE
033		Nidorino		Monster	Field	41RGB 46Y	46	53	58	58	58	58SMUSUM 47PE
078		Rapidash		Field		Field							1PE
087		Dewgong		Water 1	Field							1PE
111		Rhyhorn		Monster	Field	45	37	38	37	63	63XY 53ORAS	53SMUSUM 55PE	60
112		Rhydon		Monster	Field	48	37	38	37	71	1, 71XY 1, 62ORAS	1, 62SMUSUM 67PE	68
118		Goldeen		Water 2		Water 2	45	43	43	41	41	41XY 37ORAS	37SMUSUM 34PE	50
119		Seaking		Water 2		Water 2	48	49	49	47	47	47XY 40ORAS	40SMUSUM 39PE	58
464		Rhyperior		Monster	Field				37	71	1, 71XY 1, 62ORAS	1, 62	68
530		Excadrill		Field		Field					31	31	1, Evo.	1, Evo.
696		Tyrunt		Monster	Dragon						49	49
697		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.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
077		Ponyta		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
077		Ponyta Galarian Form		Field		Field							✔
086		Seel		Water 1	Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
131		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.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
						I TM07	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII --
030		Nidorina		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔
031		Nidoqueen		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔
032		Nidoran♂		Monster	Field	✔
033		Nidorino		Monster	Field	✔
034		Nidoking		Monster	Field	✔
077		Ponyta		Field		Field	✔
078		Rapidash		Field		Field	✔
086		Seel		Water 1	Field	✔
087		Dewgong		Water 1	Field	✔
111		Rhyhorn		Monster	Field	✔
112		Rhydon		Monster	Field	✔
118		Goldeen		Water 2		Water 2	✔
119		Seaking		Water 2		Water 2	✔
128		Tauros		Field		Field	✔
131		Lapras		Monster	Water 1	✔
139		Omastar		Water 1	Water 3	✔
148		Dragonair		Water 1	Dragon	✔
149		Dragonite		Water 1	Dragon	✔
151		Mew		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
131		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.

By event

Generation II

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
206		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.

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.

Pokémon GO

Horn Drill
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids Power  ? Energy cost  ? Duration 1.9 seconds Damage window 0.5 - 1.5 seconds
Trainer Battles Power  ? Energy cost  ? Secondary effect  ? Effect chance  ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Charged TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

Description

Games Description MDRB Defeats the target in one shot--if it hits. It has no effect on a Ghost-type foe. MDTDS Defeats the target in one shot if it hits successfully. It has no effect on a a Ghost-type enemy. BSL てきポケモンを いちげきで たおしてしまうが めいちゅうしにくい ゴーストタイプの ポケモンには こうかがない MDGtI SMD The enemy will faint if this attack hits, but it's hard to land this move. It has no effect on Ghost-type Pokémon.

In the anime

In the main series

Goldeen	Seaking	Rhyperior	Excadrill
The foe is stabbed with a horn rotating like a drill.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Rhydon	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 archaeologist'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	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	Goldeen's horn spins like a drill and it hits the opponent with it.
Misty's Goldeen	Just Add Water		None
Rhyperior	Rhyperior's horn spins like a drill and it hits the opponent with it.
Forrest's Rhyperior	DPS02		None
Pokémon hunter's Rhyperior	A Fork in the Road! A Parting of the Ways!		None
Excadrill	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 Round One - Begin!, a Trainer's Seaking was mentioned to use Horn Drill, even though the move was actually Horn Attack.

In Pokémon Origins

	Rhyhorn	Rhydon
The foe is stabbed with a horn rotating like a drill. A hit will always result a knockout.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Rhyhorn	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	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

	Koga's Rhydon	Blue's Rhydon
The foe is stabbed with a horn rotating like a drill.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Rhydon	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

	Rhydon
The foe is stabbed with a horn spinning like a drill.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Rhydon	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

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	Stadium (Jap)	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)	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	Stadium (Jap)	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

Side 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	Stadium (Jap)	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)	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	Stadium (Jap)	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

Spin-off 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	Stadium (Jap)	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

• Despite the implied need for a horn or horn-like apparatus to use this move, at least two Pokémon that don't have a horn but gain one upon evolution (Nidorina and Ponyta) can learn Horn Drill.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 角鑽 Gokjyun Mandarin 角鑽 / 角钻 Jiǎozuān * 獨角鑽 / 独角钻 Dújiǎozuān * Danish Hornboring Dutch Hoornboor Finnish Sarvipora French Empal'Korne German Hornbohrer Greek Τρυπανοκέρατο Trupanokérato Italian Perforcorno Korean 뿔드릴 Ppuldeuril Norwegian Horndrill Polish Świdroróg* Wirujący Róg* Udarowy Róg* Atak Rogiem* Straszliwy Róg* Wiertłoróg* Brazilian Portuguese Chifre Broca (anime, TCG, manga) Perfurar com Chifre (The Official Pokémon Handbook) Perfuração de Chifre (The Official Pokémon Handbook) Broca de Chifre (The Official Pokémon Handbook) Romanian Săpătura cu Cornul Serbian Rog bušilica Spanish Latin America Perforador (EP058-EP061) Perforadora (EP256) Cuerno Barrera (AG110) Taladro de Cuerno (DP057) Excavación* (BW061) Spain Perforador Swedish Hornborr Turkish Boynuz Matkabı Vietnamese Mũi Khoan Sừng

One-hit knockout moves
Fissure • Guillotine • Horn Drill Sheer Cold

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