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The "Goldeen Used Horn Drill" legend is an urban legend revolving around the 2001 fighting game Super Smash Bros. Melee.

Description

In Melee, Goldeen is one of the helper Pokémon that can be summoned during a match; unlike others, however, Goldeen merely flops around uselessly and does nothing productive. In the description for the in-game trophy of Goldeen, the last sentence reads "Goldeen's Horn Drill is so strong that it can KO an enemy with one strike if it connects." This seemingly innocuous statement talking about Goldeen in the Pokémon franchise led to many rumors claiming that Goldeen had a very small chance of using Horn Drill during a match, instantly KOing any players it hit.

However, advances in hacking techniques revealed that Goldeen, as it appears in Melee, is indeed a useless dud; the mention of Horn Drill in its trophy description was referring to Goldeen's impressive move in the Pokémon franchise rather than its function in Melee.

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