Horn Drill (move)

Move data

Type Normal
Category Physical  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
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
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.

Rhyhorn Rhyhorn
#0111 / Ground · Rock
Level 60
Rhydon Rhydon
#0112 / Ground · Rock
Level 68
Rhyperior Rhyperior
#0464 / Ground · Rock
Level 68

Learnt upon evolution

Excadrill Excadrill
#0530 / Ground · Steel

Learnt by breeding

These Pokémon can learn Horn Drill as an egg move. Their breeding groups are also shown for reference.