Hoothoot#163

Compared with other species it is not impressive; its strongest stat is HP. On the other hand, Defense — lower than 98% of species. Its base stat total is weak: lower than 93% of species. This is not the final form yet — it evolves once more, so the numbers above describe this stage, not what it will end up as. In defense it has 3 weaknesses, 2 resistances and 2 full immunities at its disposal. Ground and Ghost-type moves do nothing to it at all. Very easy to catch, often with the first Poké Ball.

✦ Shiny version

Normal Flying

Height: 0.7 m (2′04″) Weight: 21.2 kg (46.7 lbs)

Base stats

HP

60

34%

Atk

30

3%

Def

30

2%

SpA

36

12%

SpD

56

35%

Spe

50

29%

TOTAL

262

7%

Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Weak point: Defense.

A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Sp. Def, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.

Which nature to choose

Attack (30) and Sp. Atk (36) are nearly equal, so neither of these two stats can be lowered for free. The price has to be paid in defense — in the weaker one, because Defense does not stop anything here anyway. Evolution does not change it, so pick it for the final form, not for these numbers.

• Quiet +SpA · −Spe Slow and attacking on both sides — the cheapest thing to give up is what it does not have. Under Trick Room this drop actually helps.

A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.

Regional numbers 6

The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.

Johto	#015	Gold / Silver , Crystal , HeartGold / SoulSilver
Sinnoh	#106	Diamond / Pearl , Platinum , Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl
Kalos	#117	X / Y
Alola	#212	Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Galar	#019	Sword / Shield
Kitakami	#045	Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Teal Mask

Abilities

• Insomnia Prevents sleep.
• Keen Eye Prevents accuracy from being lowered.
• Tinted Lens Doubles damage inflicted with not-very-effective moves.

Pokédex entry

It always stands on one foot. It changes feet so fast, the movement can rarely be seen.

Habitat: Forest Egg Group: Flying Gender: 50% ♂ / 50% ♀ Catch difficulty: very easy (255/255) Base friendship: 70/255 Base EXP: 52

Evolution line Full line →

#163 Hoothoot #164 Noctowl Level 20

How much damage Hoothoot takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.

The sprites come straight from the games in which Hoothoot appeared — one from each release.

Gen 2 1999

Gen 3 2002

Gen 4 2006

Gen 5 2010

Gen 6 2013

Gen 7 2016

Gen 8 2019

The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.

Hoothoot has 7 cards in 7 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.

Neo Genesis Diamond & Pearl HeartGold & SoulSilver Plasma Freeze BREAKthrough Burning Shadows

Offspring can come from 72 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.

The Egg hatches after 15 cycles, which is roughly 4,100 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.

#016

Pidgey

#017

Pidgeotto

#018

Pidgeot

#021

Spearow

#022

Fearow

#041

Zubat

#042

Golbat

#083

Farfetchd

#084

Doduo

#085

Dodrio

#142

Aerodactyl

#164

Noctowl

The first 40 of 65 locations. The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.

Alola

Galar

Hoenn

Johto

Kalos

Kanto