#0163 Hoothoot

Artwork: PokéAPI.

NormalFlying

Abilities

InsomniaPrevents the Pokémon from falling asleep.Tinted LensPowers up “not very effective” moves.

Hidden ability

ConcentrateMove accuracy is increased by 30%.

Capture

Very easy catch

Gender

50.0% female

Egg groups

Flying

Growth

Medium Fast

EV yield

1 HP

Hoothoot’s base stats

HP	60
Attack	30
Defense	30
Sp. Atk	36
Sp. Def	56
Speed	50
Total	262

Where to find it

Chance per encounter, under the conditions shown.

Times and conditions

• Morning: 4:00–9:59
• Day: 10:00–19:59
• Night: 20:00–3:59

Calendar encounters can replace a land slot on specific dates.

Headbutt chances apply to the listed tree type. Common and rare trees depend on your Trainer ID.

Where to find Hoothoot in the wild

Location	Method / conditions	Level	Chance
Pallet Town	Headbutt: Common trees	2–3	50%
Pallet Town	Headbutt: Rare trees	5–6	50%
Route 1	Grass/cave, night	2–3	15%
Route 1	Headbutt: Common trees	2–3	50%
Route 1	Headbutt: Rare trees	5–6	50%
Viridian City	Headbutt: Common trees	3–4	50%
Viridian City	Headbutt: Rare trees	5–7	50%
Route 22	Headbutt: Common trees	3–4	50%
Route 22	Headbutt: Rare trees	5–7	50%
Route 2	Grass/cave, night	3–7	35%
Route 2 East	Grass/cave, night	3–8	44%
Route 2	Headbutt: Common trees	3–4	50%
Route 2	Headbutt: Rare trees	5–7	50%
Route 2 East	Headbutt: Common trees	3–4	50%
Route 2 East	Headbutt: Rare trees	5–7	50%
Viridian Forest	Grass/cave, night	3–12	25%
Viridian Forest	Headbutt: Common trees	3–4	55%
Viridian Forest	Headbutt: Rare trees	5–7	50%
Pewter City	Headbutt: Common trees	3–5	50%
Pewter City	Headbutt: Rare trees	7–9	80%
Route 3	Headbutt: Common trees	6–7	50%
Route 3	Headbutt: Rare trees	9–10	80%
Route 4	Grass/cave, night	5–8	20%
Route 4	Headbutt: Common trees	6–7	50%
Route 4	Headbutt: Rare trees	9–10	80%
Cerulean City	Headbutt: Common trees	11–13	50%
Cerulean City	Headbutt: Rare trees	14–16	80%
Route 25	Grass/cave, night	10	4%
Route 25	Headbutt: Common trees	10–11	50%
Route 25	Headbutt: Rare trees	13–14	80%
Route 5	Headbutt: Common trees	11–13	50%
Route 5	Headbutt: Rare trees	14–16	80%
Route 6	Grass/cave, night	12	1%
Route 6	Headbutt: Common trees	11–13	50%
Route 6	Headbutt: Rare trees	14–16	80%
Route 9	Grass/cave, night	13	20%
Route 8	Grass/cave, night	17–18	25%
Route 8	Headbutt: Common trees	16–17	50%
Route 8	Headbutt: Rare trees	18–19	80%
Route 7	Grass/cave, night	17–19	14%
Route 18	Headbutt: Common trees	26–27	50%
Route 18	Headbutt: Rare trees	29–30	65%
Fuchsia City	Headbutt: Common trees	21–23	50%
Fuchsia City	Headbutt: Rare trees	26–34	65%
Resort Zone	Headbutt: Common trees	14–16	50%
Resort Zone	Headbutt: Rare trees	17–19	50%
Route 12	Headbutt: Common trees	22–23	50%
Route 12	Headbutt: Rare trees	24–25	65%
Route 13	Headbutt: Common trees	22–23	50%
Route 13	Headbutt: Rare trees	24–25	65%
Route 14	Headbutt: Common trees	26–27	50%
Route 14	Headbutt: Rare trees	29–30	65%
Route 15	Headbutt: Common trees	21–23	50%
Route 15	Headbutt: Rare trees	24–26	65%
Route 21	Headbutt: Common trees	24–26	50%
Route 21	Headbutt: Rare trees	27–30	65%
Route 26	Headbutt: Common trees	28–29	50%
Route 26	Headbutt: Rare trees	31–32	50%
Route 27	Headbutt: Common trees	28–29	50%
Route 27	Headbutt: Rare trees	31–32	50%
New Bark Town	Headbutt: Common trees	2–3	50%
New Bark Town	Headbutt: Rare trees	4–5	50%
Route 29	Grass/cave, night	3–4	34%
Route 29	Headbutt: Common trees	2–3	50%
Route 29	Headbutt: Rare trees	4–5	50%
Cherrygrove City	Headbutt: Common trees	2–3	50%
Cherrygrove City	Headbutt: Rare trees	4–5	50%
Route 30	Grass/cave, night	4	15%
Route 30	Headbutt: Common trees	2–3	50%
Route 30	Headbutt: Rare trees	4–5	50%
Route 31	Grass/cave, night	5–7	8%
Route 31	Headbutt: Common trees	3–4	50%
Route 31	Headbutt: Rare trees	5–6	50%
Violet City	Headbutt: Common trees	2–3	50%
Violet City	Headbutt: Rare trees	4–10	80%
Route 32	Grass/cave, night	6	10%
Route 32	Headbutt: Common trees	4–5	50%
Route 32	Headbutt: Rare trees	6–7	80%
Route 33	Grass/cave, night	4–8	28%
Ilex Forest	Headbutt: Common trees	3–5	60%
Ilex Forest	Headbutt: Rare trees	6–8	50%
Route 34	Grass/cave, night	13	1%
Route 34	Headbutt: Common trees	9–10	50%
Route 34	Headbutt: Rare trees	11–12	50%
Route 35	Grass/cave, night	14	20%
Route 35	Headbutt: Common trees	10–11	50%
Route 35	Headbutt: Rare trees	13–14	50%
National Park	Grass/cave, night	12	10%
National Park	Headbutt: Common trees	10–12	50%
National Park	Headbutt: Rare trees	13–15	50%
Route 36	Grass/cave, night	13–15	24%
Route 36	Headbutt: Common trees	4–5	50%
Route 36	Headbutt: Rare trees	6–7	50%
Route 37	Grass/cave, night	15	20%
Route 37	Headbutt: Common trees	12–14	50%
Route 37	Headbutt: Rare trees	15–17	50%
Ecruteak City	Headbutt: Common trees	12–14	50%
Ecruteak City	Headbutt: Rare trees	15–17	50%
Route 38	Grass/cave, night	13–16	10%
Route 38	Headbutt: Common trees	13–14	50%
Route 38	Headbutt: Rare trees	15–16	50%
Route 39	Grass/cave, night	15	4%
Route 39	Headbutt: Common trees	14–15	50%
Route 39	Headbutt: Rare trees	16–17	50%
Route 42	Grass/cave, night	15–17	2%
Lake of Rage	Headbutt: Common trees	14–16	50%
Lake of Rage	Headbutt: Rare trees	17–19	65%
Route 43	Grass/cave, night	17	5%
Route 43	Headbutt: Common trees	15–16	50%
Route 43	Headbutt: Rare trees	17–18	65%
Route 46	Grass/cave, night	2	30%
Route 47	Headbutt: Common trees	15–16	50%
Route 47	Headbutt: Rare trees	17–18	50%
Route 48	Grass/cave, night	25	20%
Route 48	Headbutt: Common trees	15–16	50%
Route 48	Headbutt: Rare trees	17–18	50%

National Park: During the Bug-Catching Contest, the wild Pokémon come from the contest sets listed below, not from the park's normal table.

Evolution

Evolves into Noctowl at Lv 20.

Level-up moves

“On evolution” moves are learned when this Pokémon evolves. Open a move for its full effects and any special behavior in this hack.

Hoothoot’s level-up moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Effect and notes
1	Peck	Flying	Physical	35	100	35	The foe is jabbed with a sharply pointed beak or horn.
1	Growl	Normal	Status	—	100	40	The user growls in an endearing way, making the foe less wary. Lowers its Attack by 1 stage.
3	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100	35	A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the foe with its whole body.
6	Echoed Voice	Normal	Special	40	100	15	The user attacks with an echoing voice. Its power rises each turn a Pokémon uses it in a row.
9	Confusion	Psychic	Special	50	100	25	The foe is hit by a weak telekinetic force. It has a 10% chance to confuse the target.
12	Reflect	Psychic	Status	—	—	20	A wondrous wall of light halves the damage from physical attacks for 5 turns.
15	Psycho Shift	Psychic	Status	—	100	10	Using its psychic power of suggestion, the user transfers its status problems to the target.
18	Air Slash	Flying	Special	75	95	15	The user slices the foe with a blade of air. It has a 30% chance to make the foe flinch.
21	Extrasensory	Psychic	Special	95	100	10	Attacks with an unseen supernatural force. Has a 10% chance to make the target flinch.
24	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85	20	A reckless, full-body charge attack for slamming into the foe. It also damages the user a little.
27	Uproar	Normal	Special	90	100	10	The user attacks in an uproar for 2 to 5 turns. Over that time, no one can fall asleep.
30	Roost	Flying	Status	—	—	5	The user lands and rests its body. It restores the user’s HP by up to half of its max HP.
33	Moonblast	Fairy	Special	95	100	15	The user borrows the moon’s power to attack. It may lower the foe’s Sp. Atk.
36	Hypnosis	Psychic	Status	—	60	20	The user employs hypnotic suggestion to make the target fall into a deep sleep.
39	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100	100	15	An attack that works only on a sleeping foe. It absorbs half the damage caused to heal the user’s HP.

TMs and HMs

TMs and HMs Hoothoot can learn

TM / HM	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Effect and notes
TM04	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	—	—	20	The user quietly focuses its mind and calms its spirit. Raises Sp. Atk and Sp. Def by 1 stage.
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100	15	A unique attack that varies in type and intensity depending on the Pokémon using it.
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5	The user intensifies the sun for 5 turns. Fire-type moves become 1.5 times stronger.
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10	It enables the user to evade all attacks for 1 turn. Its chance of failing rises if used in succession.
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5	The user summons a heavy rain for 5 turns. Water-type moves become 1.5 times stronger.
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	var.	100	20	A full-power attack that grows more powerful the more the user likes its Trainer.
TM29	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100	10	The foe is hit by a strong telekinetic force. 10% chance to lower its Sp. Def by 1 stage.
TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100	15	The user hurls a shadowy blob at the foe. 20% chance to lower its Sp. Def by 1 stage.
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15	By moving rapidly, the user makes illusory copies of itself. Raises its evasiveness by 1 stage.
TM33	Reflect	Psychic	Status	—	—	20	A wondrous wall of light halves the damage from physical attacks for 5 turns.
TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20	The user confounds the foe with speed, then slashes. The attack lands without fail.
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20	An attack whose power is 2 times higher if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5	The user goes to sleep for 2 turns. It fully restores the user’s HP and heals any status problem.
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100	15	The user charms a foe of the opposite gender. The foe has a 50% chance of being unable to act.
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100	25	The user attacks and steals the foe’s held item simultaneously. It can’t steal if the user holds an item.
TM47	Steel Wing	Steel	Physical	85	95	25	Strikes the target with hard wings. May raise the user’s Defense.
TM51	Roost	Flying	Status	—	—	5	The user lands and rests its body. It restores the user’s HP by up to half of its max HP.
TM58	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10	The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
TM67	Recycle	Normal	Status	—	—	10	The user recycles a held item that has been used in battle so it can be used again.
TM77	Psych Up	Normal	Status	—	—	10	The user hypnotizes itself into copying any stat change made by the foe.
TM82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10	While it is asleep, the user randomly uses one of the moves it knows.
TM85	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100	100	15	An attack that works only on a sleeping foe. It absorbs half the damage caused to heal the user’s HP.
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85	15	The user enrages the foe into confusion. However, it also raises the foe’s Attack by 2 stages.
TM88	Pluck	Flying	Physical	60	100	20	The user pecks the foe. If the foe is holding a Berry, the user plucks it and gains its effect.
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10	The user makes a copy of itself using 1/4 of its HP. The copy serves as the user’s decoy.
TM129	Dual Wingbeat	Flying	Physical	40	90	10	Strikes the target with its wings twice.
HM02	Fly	Flying	Physical	90	95	15	The user soars, then strikes on the second turn. It can also be used for flying to any familiar town.

Move tutors

Moves Hoothoot can learn from tutors

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Effect and notes	Tutor location, cost and requirements
Air Slash	Flying	Special	75	95	15	The user slices the foe with a blade of air. It has a 30% chance to make the foe flinch.	Route 18 · Cost: Free Requirements: Cycling Road: join the Kanto Speed Alliance or drive it out
Extrasensory	Psychic	Special	95	100	10	Attacks with an unseen supernatural force. Has a 10% chance to make the target flinch.	Saffron Copycat house 1F · Cost: Free Copycat's house, Saffron City
Heat Wave	Fire	Special	95	90	10	The user exhales a heated breath on the foe. It has a 10% chance to burn the target.	Cinnabar Island · Cost: Level Ball ×1 Requirements: Power Plant: Zapdos and the ecologist; Cinnabar Island: the Fire-type quiz (unlocks Heat Wave) Cinnabar Island
Hurricane	Flying	Special	110	70	10	The user wraps the foe in a fierce wind. It may confuse the foe.	Route 32 · Cost: Free Requirements: Route 32: the Hoppip blown away by the storm (→ Hurricane tutor)
Hyper Voice	Normal	Special	90	100	10	The user lets loose a horribly echoing shout with the power to inflict damage.	Goldenrod City · Cost: Love Ball ×1 Requirements: Goldenrod City: small extras
Moonblast	Fairy	Special	95	100	15	The user borrows the moon’s power to attack. It may lower the foe’s Sp. Atk.	Mt. Moon Square · Cost: Moon Stone ×1 Requirements: Mt. Moon Square: Asher's gang and the spring (after the Cascade Badge) the Clefairy at Mt. Moon Square on Wednesday nights
Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	—	20	The user thinks up a sinister plan. Raises its Sp. Atk by 2 stages.	Celadon gatehouse · Cost: Free Celadon City Team Rocket base
Sky Attack	Flying	Physical	90	90	10	Dives from the sky to strike the target. Has a high critical-hit ratio.	Violet Gym · Cost: Free Requirements: Violet Gym: Falkner's rules (Flying types only, 4 Pokémon max)
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90	15	The user attacks with the power of its will. It has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.	Saffron City · Cost: Colbur Berry ×1

Egg moves

Hoothoot’s egg moves

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Effect and notes
Agility	Psychic	Status	—	—	30	The user lightens its body to move at high speed. Raises its Speed by 2 stages.
Feather Dance	Flying	Status	—	100	15	The user dances with fluttering feathers. Lowers the foe’s Attack by 2 stages.
Hurricane	Flying	Special	110	70	10	The user wraps the foe in a fierce wind. It may confuse the foe.
Mean Look	Normal	Status	—	—	5	The user affixes the foe with a dark, arresting look. The target becomes unable to flee.
Night Shade	Ghost	Special	var.	100	15	The user makes the foe see a mirage. It inflicts damage matching the user’s level.
Sky Attack	Flying	Physical	90	90	10	Dives from the sky to strike the target. Has a high critical-hit ratio.
Supersonic	Normal	Status	—	55	20	The user generates odd sound waves from its body. It may confuse the target.
Whirlwind	Normal	Status	—	—	20	The foe is blown away, to be replaced by another Pokémon in its party. In the wild, the battle ends.
Wing Attack	Flying	Physical	60	100	35	The foe is struck with large, imposing wings spread wide to inflict damage.

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