High Horsepower
GroundHigh Horsepower is a Ground-type physical attack. It has 95 base power, 95% accuracy, 10 PP and targets a single adjacent target.
Technical data
- Type
- Ground
- Category
- physical
- Power
- 95
- Accuracy
- 95
- PP
- 10
- Priority
- 0
- Target
- adjacent
- Contact
- No
- Spread
- No
- Protect blocks
- Yes
- Wide Guard blocks
- No
Competitive value
A coverage or STAB option worth comparing with alternatives of the same type in the team builder.
How to learn it
Pokémon that can learn or be taught this move, by method.
Level-up27 Pokémon
Steelix Mega
Snorlax
Golurk Mega
Rhyperior
Steelix
Snorlax Gmax
Hippowdon
Mamoswine
Mudsdale
Golurk
TM / HM151 Pokémon
Tyranitar Mega
Steelix Mega
Heracross Mega
Chesnaught Mega
Falinks Mega
Swampert Mega
Pinsir Mega
Emboar Mega
Snorlax
Excadrill Mega
Golurk Mega
Rhyperior
Torterra
Camerupt Mega
Aggron Mega
Swampert
Machamp Gmax
Sandaconda
Machamp
Tyranitar
Avalugg
Avalugg Hisui
Tauros Paldea Aqua Breed
Aggron
Heracross
Sandaconda Gmax
Tauros Paldea Blaze Breed
Farigiraf
Tauros Paldea Combat Breed
Steelix
Conkeldurr
Appletun
Chesnaught
Orthworm
Snorlax Gmax
Krookodile
Excadrill
Emboar
Falinks
Appletun Gmax
Hippowdon
Mamoswine
Pinsir
Wyrdeer
Tauros
Tyrantrum
Mudsdale
Gliscor
Golurk
Camerupt
Diggersby
Move Tutor1 Pokémon
Avalugg Hisui
Egg move (breeding)3 Pokémon
No Pokémon listed in the current dataset.
Pokémon that use this move
153 Pokémon, sorted by usage
Tyranitar Mega
Steelix Mega
Heracross Mega
Chesnaught Mega
Falinks Mega
Swampert Mega
Pinsir Mega
Emboar Mega
Snorlax
Excadrill Mega
Golurk Mega
Rhyperior
Torterra
Camerupt Mega
Aggron Mega
Swampert
Machamp Gmax
Sandaconda
Machamp
Tyranitar
Avalugg
Avalugg Hisui
Tauros Paldea Aqua Breed
Aggron
Heracross
Sandaconda Gmax
Tauros Paldea Blaze Breed
Farigiraf
Tauros Paldea Combat Breed
Steelix
Conkeldurr
Appletun
Chesnaught
Orthworm
Snorlax Gmax
Krookodile
Excadrill
Emboar
Falinks
Appletun Gmax
Hippowdon
Mamoswine
Pinsir
Wyrdeer
Tauros
Tyrantrum
Mudsdale
Gliscor
Golurk
Camerupt
Diggersby
What this move does
High Horsepower is a Ground-type physical attack. It has 95 base power, 95% accuracy, 10 PP and targets a single adjacent target. High Horsepower is a Ground-type physical attack. It has 95 base power, 95% accuracy, 10 PP and targets a single adjacent target.
A coverage or STAB option worth comparing with alternatives of the same type in the team builder.
When to consider it
Consider High Horsepower when its type and power cover targets your team otherwise struggles with. Single-target attacks are reliable and do not risk your own partner, but they can be redirected by Follow Me or Rage Powder. Evaluate the move alongside your team's speed tiers and overall coverage.
How to evaluate it in team building
In team building, High Horsepower is usually a coverage or primary STAB option. It shines when your team already has speed control or when it patches a matchup hole. Compare it with alternative moves of the same type and category to decide whether the extra power, accuracy or side effect justifies the slot over a more defensive option.
Common mistakes
Common mistakes with High Horsepower include: Using it without a clear plan for the turns it creates. Forgetting that Protect and Detect can block it, wasting a key turn. Spamming it predictably and letting the opponent switch into a resist. Not considering how redirectors like Follow Me and Rage Powder change targeting.
VGC interactions
Protect and Detect block this move. These interactions are situational, so test them in the team builder and matchup analyzer before committing to the moveslot.
Related tools and guides
Use the tools below to test High Horsepower in a full team context and compare it with alternative options.
VGC interactions
- Protect / Detect: blocks this move.
- Wide Guard: does not block this move.
- Follow Me / Rage Powder: spread moves are not redirected.
- Quick Guard: no effect (non-priority).
Frequently asked questions
+Is High Horsepower good in ChampionsVGC?
A coverage or STAB option worth comparing with alternatives of the same type in the team builder. It is blocked by Protect and Detect, which can waste a key turn if predicted.
+Is High Horsepower blocked by Protect?
Yes, High Horsepower is blocked by Protect and Detect.