Smart Strike (move)

Smart Strike (Japanese: スマートホーン Smart Horn) is a damage-dealing Steel-type move introduced in Generation VII. It was TM67 in Generation VII and is TM96 in Generation VIII.

Smart Strike
スマートホーン Smart Horn

Battles

Type	Steel
Category	Physical
PP	10 (max. 16)
Power	70
Accuracy	—%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation VII
TM67 in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon TM96 in Generation VIII

On Smogon's Movedex:
- Generation VII
- Generation VIII

Effect

Smart Strike inflicts damage and bypasses accuracy checks to always hit, unless the target is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as Dig or Fly.

Description

Games	Description
SM USUM SwShBDSP	The user stabs the target with a sharp horn. This attack never misses.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups	Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
078		Rapidash		Field	Field		1, Evo.
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
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I [[\|]]	II [[\|]]	III [[\|]]	IV [[\|]]	V [[\|]]	VI [[\|]]	VII TM67	VIII TM96
032		Nidoran♂		Monster	Field	✔	✔
033		Nidorino		Monster	Field	✔	✔
034		Nidoking		Monster	Field	✔	✔
078		Rapidash		Field		Field	✔	✔
078		Rapidash Galarian Form		Field		Field		✔
086		Seel		Water 1	Field	✔
087		Dewgong		Water 1	Field	✔
091		Cloyster		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔
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	✔	✔
151		Mew		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔
168		Ariados		Bug		Bug	✔
176		Togetic		Flying	Fairy	✔	✔
214		Heracross		Bug		Bug		✔
306		Aggron		Monster		Monster	✔	✔
464		Rhyperior		Monster	Field	✔	✔
468		Togekiss		Flying	Fairy		✔
503		Samurott		Field		Field	✔
530		Excadrill		Field		Field	✔	✔
545		Scolipede		Bug		Bug	✔	✔
589		Escavalier		Bug		Bug	✔	✔
626		Bouffalant		Field		Field	✔	✔
638		Cobalion		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		✔
639		Terrakion		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		✔
640		Virizion		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		✔
642		Thundurus Incarnate Forme		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔
642		Thundurus Therian Forme		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		✔
647		Keldeo		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		✔
716		Xerneas		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		✔
787		Tapu Bulu		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔
788		Tapu Fini		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔
797		Celesteela		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔
798		Kartana		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔
800		Necrozma		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔
804		Naganadel		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔^USUM	✔
834		Drednaw		Monster	Water 1		✔
870		Falinks		Fairy	Mineral		✔
896		Glastrier		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		✔
898		Calyrex Ice Rider		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.

In other games

Description

Games	Description
MDRTDX	It damages an enemy. It never misses.

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

Before Generation VIII, Togetic could learn Smart Strike by TM but its evolution Togekiss couldn't. This was fixed in Generation VIII.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	修長之角 Sāuchèuhng-jī Gok
Chinese	Mandarin	修長之角 / 修长之角 Xiūcháng-zhī Jiǎo
French		Estocorne
German		Schmalhorn
Italian		Sottilcorno
Korean		스마트호른 Smart Horn
Spanish		Cuerno Certero

Generation VII TMs
SM USUM
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25
26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50
51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75
76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
PE
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20
21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40
41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60

Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24
25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49
50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74
75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99
BDSP
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25
26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50
51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75
76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24
25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49
50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74
75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99

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