Smart Strike (move)

Move data

Type Steel
Category Physical  Physical
Power 70
Accuracy
PP 10  (max. 16)
Makes contact? Yes
Introduced Generation 7

Machine/Record

Sun​/​Moon
Ultra Sun​/​Ultra Moon
TM67
Sword​/​Shield TM96
Scarlet​/​Violet TM053

Effects

The user stabs the target with a sharp horn. This attack never misses.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Steelium Z and uses its Z-Power, Smart Strike turns into Corkscrew Crash and has base power 140.

Move target

Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English Smart Strike
Japanese スマートホーン (Smart Horn)
German Schmalhorn
French Estocorne
Italian Sottilcorno
Spanish Cuerno Certero
Korean 스마트혼
Chinese (Simplified) 修长之角
Chinese (Traditional) 修長之角

Game descriptions

Sun​/​Moon
Ultra Sun​/​Ultra Moon
The user stabs the target with a sharp horn. This attack never misses.
Sword​/​Shield
B.Diamond​/​S.Pearl
The user stabs the target with a sharp horn. This attack never misses.
Scarlet​/​Violet The user stabs the target with a sharp horn. This attack never misses.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Smart Strike 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.

Iron Crown Iron Crown
#1023 / Steel · Psychic
Level 7

Learnt by TM

Hisuian Growlithe Growlithe
Hisuian Growlithe
#0058 / Fire · Rock
Hisuian Arcanine Arcanine
Hisuian Arcanine
#0059 / Fire · Rock
Seel Seel
#0086 / Water
Dewgong Dewgong
#0087 / Water · Ice
Cloyster Cloyster
#0091 / Water · Ice
Rhyhorn Rhyhorn
#0111 / Ground · Rock
Rhydon Rhydon
#0112 / Ground · Rock
Tauros Tauros
#0128 / Normal
Tauros (Combat Breed) Tauros
Combat Breed
#0128 / Fighting
Tauros (Blaze Breed) Tauros
Blaze Breed
#0128 / Fighting · Fire
Tauros (Aqua Breed) Tauros
Aqua Breed
#0128 / Fighting · Water
Lapras Lapras
#0131 / Water · Ice
Mew Mew
#0151 / Psychic
Ariados Ariados
#0168 / Bug · Poison
Forretress Forretress
#0205 / Bug · Steel
Dunsparce Dunsparce
#0206 / Normal
Heracross Heracross
#0214 / Bug · Fighting
Donphan Donphan
#0232 / Ground
Rhyperior Rhyperior
#0464 / Ground · Rock
Samurott Samurott
#0503 / Water
Hisuian Samurott Samurott
Hisuian Samurott
#0503 / Water · Dark
Blitzle Blitzle
#0522 / Electric
Excadrill Excadrill
#0530 / Ground · Steel
Sawsbuck Sawsbuck
#0586 / Normal · Grass
Cobalion Cobalion
#0638 / Steel · Fighting
Terrakion Terrakion
#0639 / Rock · Fighting
Virizion Virizion
#0640 / Grass · Fighting
Thundurus (Incarnate Forme) Thundurus
Incarnate Forme
#0642 / Electric · Flying
Thundurus (Therian Forme) Thundurus
Therian Forme
#0642 / Electric · Flying
Keldeo (Ordinary Form) Keldeo
Ordinary Form
#0647 / Water · Fighting
Necrozma Necrozma
#0800 / Psychic
Drednaw Drednaw
#0834 / Water · Rock
Falinks Falinks
#0870 / Fighting
Glastrier Glastrier
#0896 / Ice
Calyrex (Ice Rider) Calyrex
Ice Rider
#0898 / Psychic · Ice
Overqwil Overqwil
#0904 / Dark · Poison
Dudunsparce (Two-Segment Form) Dudunsparce
Two-Segment Form
#0982 / Normal