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Gengar’s Pokédex · Johto · Generation II

#163 Hoothoot

NormalFlying

  • SpeciesOwl Pokémon
  • Japanese nameHoho
  • PronunciationHOOT-HOOT
  • Height2′ 4″ 0.71 m
  • Weight47.0 lb 21.15 kg
  • Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
Hoothoot official artwork

PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats

Name meaning

Comes from the hooting of an owl.

Evolution

  1. HoothootLevel 20Noctowl
Hoothoot in the original Gengar’s Pokédex
Hoothoot as it appeared in the original Gengar’s Pokédex

Pokédex entries

GoldStadium 2 It always stands on one foot. It changes feet so fast, the movement can rarely be seen.
Silver It has a perfect sense of time. Whatever happens, it keeps rhythm by precisely tilting its head in time.
Crystal It begins to hoot at the same time every day. Some trainers use them in place of clocks.

Where to find Hoothoot

Game Where to find it Time Rarity
Gold National Park, Routes 1, 2, 29, 30, 31, 35, 36, 37 Night Many
Silver Night Many
Crystal Johto (Headbutt), National Park, Ilex Forest, Routes 1, 2, 5, 25, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37 Night (Anytime when using Headbutt) Many

How to catch

Ground Surf Fishing Forest Tree Mountain Tree Rock Smash Breed Evolve Event BugCatch Game Corner
G/S ✓ ✓
Crystal ✓ ✓ ✓

✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.

Type matchups

Defence: damage taken from each attack type

  • Normal×1
  • Fire×1
  • Water×1
  • Electric×2
  • Grass×0.5
  • Ice×2
  • Fighting×1
  • Poison×1
  • Ground×0
  • Flying×1
  • Psychic×1
  • Bug×0.5
  • Rock×2
  • Ghost×0
  • Dragon×1
  • Dark×1
  • Steel×1
  • 3 weaknesses and 4 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 3 : 4 (75%).

Offence: same-type attacks against each type

  • Normal1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Fire1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Water1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Electric1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
  • Grass1st: Normal 2nd: Good
  • Ice1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Fighting1st: Normal 2nd: Good
  • Poison1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Ground1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Flying1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Psychic1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Bug1st: Normal 2nd: Good
  • Rock1st: Bad 2nd: Bad
  • Ghost1st: No Effect 2nd: Normal
  • Dragon1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Dark1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Steel1st: Bad 2nd: Bad
  • 3 advantages and 6 disadvantages out of 34 types. Offensive ratio 1:2 (50%).

Moves learned by levelling up

G/S/C Move Type Kind
Start Tackle Normal Physical
Start Growl Normal Status
6 Foresight Normal Status
11 Peck Flying Physical
16 Hypnosis Psychic Status
22 Reflect Psychic Status
28 Take Down Normal Physical
34 Confusion Psychic Special
48 Dream Eater Psychic Special

“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.

Move Tutor Crystal

None.

TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal

  • TM03Curse
  • TM06Toxic
  • TM10Hidden Power
  • TM11Sunny Day
  • TM13Snore
  • TM17Protect
  • TM20Endure
  • TM21Frustration
  • TM27Return
  • TM31Mud-Slap
  • TM32Double Team
  • TM34Swagger
  • TM35Sleep Talk
  • TM39Swift
  • TM42Dream Eater
  • TM43Detect
  • TM44Rest
  • TM45Attract
  • TM46Thief
  • TM47Steel Wing
  • TM50Nightmare
  • HM02Fly
  • HM05Flash

Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal

Egg groups Flying Pokémon group 3

Compatible Pokémon

Egg moves

Move How to pass it down
Feint Attack Mate with a male Murkrow.
Mirror Move Mate with a male from Pidgey or Spearow Family.
Supersonic Mate with a male from Aerodactyl or Zubat Family.
Whirlwind Mate with a male from Pidgey Family.
Wing Attack Mate with a male from Aerodactyl, Pidgey Family, or Zubat Family.
Sky Attack (C) Teach RBY TM43 (Sky Attack) to a RBY Pokémon from Aerodactyl, Pidgey, Spearow, or Doduo Family. Then trade to Crystal, and if male, breed it with a female from Hoothoot Family.

Stats

Stat Base Range at Lv. 100 G/S/C rank
HP 60 293-323 27/4540.14%
Attack 30 128-158 45/496.68%
Defense 30 128-158 49/559.68%
Speed 50 168-198 34/4727.43%
Special Attack 36 140-170 38/4613.57%
Special Defense 56 180-210 29/4132.66%
Total 262 1037-1217 76/878.08%

Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.

Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library