Normal · Physical move · Gen 1
Horn Attack
Horn Attack is a Normal-type physical move introduced in Generation 1. It has 65 base power and 100% accuracy, with 25 PP (40 with PP Max). 22 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Normal
Category
Physical
Power
65
Accuracy
100%
PP
25 (max 40)
Priority
0
Effect
No additional effect.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Properties
- Makes contact
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (9 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Not usable
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Normal attack
2× vs—
½× vsRockSteel
0× vsGhost
Pokémon that learn Horn Attack
22 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nidoran-M | Poison | 3–8 | |||
 Nidorino | Poison | 3–8 | |||
 Nidoking | Poison/Ground | 3–8 | |||
 Rhyhorn | Ground/Rock | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Rhydon | Ground/Rock | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Goldeen | Water | 3–8 | |||
 Seaking | Water | 3–8 | |||
 Tauros | Normal | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Omanyte | Rock/Water | 7 | |||
 Omastar | Rock/Water | 7 | |||
 Heracross | Bug/Fighting | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Piloswine | Ice/Ground | 3 | |||
 Donphan | Ground | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
 Rhyperior | Ground/Rock | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Mamoswine | Ice/Ground | 3 | |||
 Karrablast | Bug | 5–7 | |||
 Escavalier | Bug/Steel | 5–7 | |||
 Bouffalant | Normal | 5–8 | |||
 Tapu Bulu | Grass/Fairy | 7–8 | |||
 Great Tusk | Ground/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Iron Treads | Ground/Steel | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Iron Boulder | Rock/Psychic | ✓ | 9 |
Horn Attack FAQ
What does Horn Attack do?
Horn Attack is a Normal-type physical move with 65 power. No additional effect.
Which Pokémon can learn Horn Attack?
22 Pokémon and forms can learn Horn Attack in at least one game: 9 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Nidoran-M, Nidorino, Nidoking, Rhyhorn, Rhydon and Goldeen.
Is Horn Attack in Pokémon Champions?
No, no Pokémon can use Horn Attack in Pokémon Champions.
What is Horn Attack super effective against?
As a Normal-type attack, Horn Attack is super effective against no types, not very effective against Rock and Steel and has no effect on Ghost (unless its effect says otherwise).
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.