Hoothoot Pokemon Guide

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Hoothoot Pokemon Guide

Hoothoot is a Normal and Flying-type Pokemon from the Johto region, known for its owl-like appearance, nocturnal habits and evolution into Noctowl. This guide covers Hoothoot’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses, locations and general competitive overview.

Normal Form

Hoothoot

Shiny Form

Shiny Hoothoot

Hoothoot Description

Hoothoot is a small owl-like Pokemon from Johto. It is known for standing on one foot, keeping perfect rhythm and appearing at night in many Pokemon games.

Hoothoot Quick Facts

Here are the key facts to know about Hoothoot, including its type, abilities, height, weight and species information.

Name

Hoothoot

National Dex

#0163

Type

Normal / Flying

Species

Owl Pokemon

Height

2’04” / 0.7 m

70 cm

Weight

46.7 lbs / 21.2 kg

21.2 kg

Abilities

Torrent, Flash Water

Hoothoot Stats

Hoothoot has low early-stage stats with a better Special Defense stat than many other unevolved early-game Pokemon. It becomes more useful after evolving into Noctowl.

Hoothoot Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

Hoothoot’s best moves usually focus on Flying-type damage, sleep support, recovery and simple coverage. These are some of Hoothoot’s most useful and recognizable moves across Pokemon games.

Air Slash

A useful Flying-type special attack with a chance to make the target flinch.

Wing Attack

A simple Flying-type attack that is useful during early-game progression.

Hyper Voice

A reliable special Normal-type attack for neutral damage.

Hypnosis

A status move that can put the target to sleep when it connects.

Roost

A recovery move that helps Hoothoot regain HP when available.

Reflect

A support move that reduces physical damage for Hoothoot and its team.

Shadow Ball

A special coverage option that can hit Ghost and Psychic-type Pokemon.

Swift

A reliable Normal-type attack that gives Hoothoot simple neutral coverage.

Hoothoot All Moves

Hoothoot can learn Normal, Flying, Psychic, Ghost and support moves across different Pokemon games. Use the section below to view Hoothoot’s move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
1	Growl	Normal	Status	–	100
1	Peck	Flying	Physical	35	100
3	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100
6	Echoed Voice	Normal	Special	40	100
9	Confusion	Psychic	Special	50	100
12	Reflect	Psychic	Status	–	–
15	Defog	Flying	Status	–	–
18	Air Slash	Flying	Special	75	95
21	Extrasensory	Psychic	Special	80	100
24	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
27	Uproar	Normal	Special	90	100
30	Roost	Flying	Status	–	–
33	Moonblast	Fairy	Special	95	100
36	Hypnosis	Psychic	Status	–	60
39	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100	100

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Acrobatics	Flying	Physical	55	100
TM	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	–
TM	Agility	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Air Cutter	Flying	Special	60	95
TM	Air Slash	Flying	Special	75	95
TM	Amnesia	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Brave Bird	Flying	Physical	120	100
TM	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Confuse Ray	Ghost	Status	–	100
TM	Dual Wingbeat	Flying	Physical	40	90
TM	Endure	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
TM	Feather Dance	Flying	Status	–	100
TM	Fly	Flying	Physical	90	95
TM	Haze	Ice	Status	–	–
TM	Heat Wave	Fire	Special	95	90
TM	Hurricane	Flying	Special	110	70
TM	Hyper Voice	Normal	Special	90	100
TM	Imprison	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	–	–
TM	Night Shade	Ghost	Special	–	100
TM	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Psybeam	Psychic	Special	65	100
TM	Psych Up	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100
TM	Rain Dance	Water	Status	–	–
TM	Reflect	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100
TM	Skill Swap	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Spite	Ghost	Status	–	100
TM	Stored Power	Psychic	Special	20	100
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	–	–
TM	Swift	Normal	Special	60	–
TM	Tailwind	Flying	Status	–	–
TM	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
TM	Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100
TM	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100
TM	Uproar	Normal	Special	90	100
TM	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90

Egg Moves

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Feather Dance	Flying	Status	–	100
Night Shade	Ghost	Special	–	100
Supersonic	Normal	Status	–	55
Whirlwind	Normal	Status	–	–
Wing Attack	Flying	Physical	60	100

Hoothoot Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

Hoothoot is a Normal and Flying-type Pokemon. This gives it immunities to Ghost and Ground-type moves, a resistance to Bug-type moves and weaknesses to Electric, Ice and Rock-type moves.

Type

Normal / Flying

Weaknesses

Electric, Ice and Rock

Resistances

Bug

Immunity

Ghost and Ground

Hoothoot Abilities

Hoothoot’s abilities help prevent sleep, avoid accuracy loss or boost resisted attacks when its hidden ability is available.

Hoothoot Evolution

Hoothoot evolves into Noctowl. The full Hoothoot evolution line is Hoothoot and Noctowl.

Stage 1

Hoothoot

Starting form

Stage 2

Noctowl

Evolves from Hoothoot at Level 20

Where to Find Hoothoot in Pokemon Games

Hoothoot’s availability changes depending on the Pokemon game. In many games, Hoothoot is found on early routes at night, in forests, through breeding, or by transfer.

Generation 2: Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal

Game	Where to Find Hoothoot
Pokemon Gold	Found on early routes at night in supported games, including Route 1, Route 2 and Route 29 in Johto-era titles.
Pokemon Silver	Found on early routes at night in supported games, including Route 1, Route 2 and Route 29 in Johto-era titles.
Pokemon Crystal	Found on early routes at night in supported games, including Route 1, Route 2 and Route 29 in Johto-era titles.

Generation 3: Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, WaterRed and LeafGreen

Game	Where to Find Hoothoot
Pokemon Ruby	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Sapphire	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Emerald	Found on early routes at night in supported games, including Route 1, Route 2 and Route 29 in Johto-era titles.
Pokemon WaterRed	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon LeafGreen	Trade or migrate from another game.

Generation 4: Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

Game	Where to Find Hoothoot
Pokemon Diamond	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Pearl	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Platinum	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon HeartGold	Found on early routes at night in supported games, including Route 1, Route 2 and Route 29 in Johto-era titles.
Pokemon SoulSilver	Found on early routes at night in supported games, including Route 1, Route 2 and Route 29 in Johto-era titles.

Generation 5: Black, White, Black 2 and White 2

Game	Where to Find Hoothoot
Pokemon Black	Breed Noctowl, trade or transfer from another game.
Pokemon White	Breed Noctowl, trade or transfer from another game.
Pokemon Black 2	Breed Noctowl, trade or transfer from another game.
Pokemon White 2	Breed Noctowl, trade or transfer from another game.

Generation 6: X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Game	Where to Find Hoothoot
Pokemon X	Breed Noctowl, trade or transfer from another game.
Pokemon Y	Breed Noctowl, trade or transfer from another game.
Pokemon Omega Ruby	Found on early routes at night in supported games, including Route 1, Route 2 and Route 29 in Johto-era titles.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire	Found on early routes at night in supported games, including Route 1, Route 2 and Route 29 in Johto-era titles.

Generation 7: Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon and Let’s Go

Game	Where to Find Hoothoot
Pokemon Sun	Found on early routes at night in supported games, including Route 1, Route 2 and Route 29 in Johto-era titles.
Pokemon Moon	Found on early routes at night in supported games, including Route 1, Route 2 and Route 29 in Johto-era titles.
Pokemon Ultra Sun	Breed Noctowl, trade or transfer from another game.
Pokemon Ultra Moon	Breed Noctowl, trade or transfer from another game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee	Not available in this game.

Generation 8: Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl and Legends: Arceus

Game	Where to Find Hoothoot
Pokemon Sword	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Shield	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond	Breed Noctowl, trade or transfer from another game.
Pokemon Shining Pearl	Breed Noctowl, trade or transfer from another game.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game.

Generation 9: Scarlet, Violet and Legends Z-A

Game	Where to Find Hoothoot
Pokemon Scarlet	Transfer when supported.
Pokemon Violet	Transfer when supported.
Pokemon Legends Z-A	Evolves from Hoothoot at Level 14. Can also appear as a wild Pokemon in 3-Star Hyperspace Wild Zones.

Generation 10: Pokemon Winds and Waves

Game	Where to Find Hoothoot
Pokemon Winds and Waves	Coming soon once official location, encounter or transfer information is confirmed.

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