Horn Drill (move)

Move data

Type	Normal
Category	Physical
Power	—
Accuracy	—
PP	5 (max. 8)
Introduced	Generation 1

Technical/Hidden Machine

Red/Blue Yellow	TM07

Effects

If it hits, Horn Drill is guaranteed to make the opponent faint. It is more likely to hit Pokémon that are of a lower level than the user.

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

UserLevel - TargetLevel + 30

This means that Horn Drill will fail against a target Pokémon at least 30 levels above the user.

Changes

In Generation 1, Horn Drill has 30% accuracy, but does not affect opponents faster 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 Pokemon.

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	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 Sun & Moon and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.