Horn Drill (move)

Contents
Flavor text
Learnt by level up
Learnt upon evolution
Learnt by breeding

Move data

Type	Normal
Category	Physical
Power	—
Accuracy	30
PP	5 (max. 8)
Makes contact?	Yes
Introduced	Generation 1

Machine/Record

Red/Blue Yellow	TM07

Effects

If it hits, Horn Drill is guaranteed to make the opponent faint. Its accuracy increases if the user is a higher level than the target Pokémon, but fails if the target is higher level.

Its accuracy (as a percentage) is calculated as below, ignoring all other accuracy and evasion modifiers:

30 + UserLevel - TargetLevel

This means that if the user and target Pokémon are the same level, Horn Drill has 30% accuracy.

Changes

In Generation 1, Horn Drill has 30% accuracy.
In Generation 1, Horn Drill can hit Pokémon of any level, but does not affect Pokémon with a higher Speed than the user.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Normalium Z and uses its Z-Power, Horn Drill turns into Breakneck Blitz and has base power 180.

Move target

Foe

User

Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English	Horn Drill
Japanese	つのドリル (Tsuno Drill)
German	Hornbohrer
French	Empal'Korne
Italian	Perforcorno
Spanish	Perforador
Korean	뿔드릴
Chinese (Simplified)	角钻
Chinese (Traditional)	角鑽

Game descriptions

Gold/Silver Crystal	A one-hit KO, drill attack.
Ruby/Sapphire Emerald	A one-hit KO attack that uses a horn like a drill.
FireRed/LeafGreen	The horn is rotated like a drill to ram. The foe will faint if it hits.
Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver	The foe is stabbed with a horn rotating like a drill. The foe instantly faints if it hits.
Black/White Black 2/White 2	The user stabs the target with a horn that rotates like a drill. If it hits, the target faints instantly.
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	The user stabs the target with a horn that rotates like a drill. The target faints instantly if this attack hits.
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon L.G. Pikachu/L.G. Eevee	The user stabs the target with a horn that rotates like a drill. The target faints instantly if this attack hits.
Sword/Shield B.Diamond/S.Pearl	The user stabs the target with a horn that rotates like a drill. The target faints instantly if this attack hits.
Scarlet/Violet	The user stabs the target with a horn that rotates like a drill. The target faints instantly if this attack hits.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Horn Drill at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.