Growl (move)

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Growl (Japanese: なきごえ Cry) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Growl decreases the opponent's Attack by 1 level.

Growl will do nothing if the opponent's attack has reached a level of -6 or a value of 1, and will fail if the opponent has a Substitute or is under the effect of Mist. The effect of Growl is ignored by critical hits.

In the anime

• Chingling Growl.jpg

  Chingling using Growl

Pokémon

Chingling. Chingling opens its mouth and lets out a loud, piercing bleat that distorts the air.

• Used by Marilyn's Chingling in DP125.

Mareep. Mareep opens its mouth and lets out a loud, piercing bleat that distorts the air.

• Used by Mary's Fluffy in Mild'n Wooly. Debut.
• Used by Ellen's Mareep in Mild 'n Wooly.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison -- 0002 Ivysaur Grass Poison -- 0003 Venusaur Grass Poison -- 0004 Charmander Fire -- 0005 Charmeleon Fire -- 0006 Charizard Fire Flying -- 0021 Spearow Normal Flying -- 0022 Fearow Normal Flying -- 0025 Pikachu Electric -- 0026 Raichu Electric -- 0029 Nidoran♀ Poison -- 0030 Nidorina Poison -- 0035 Clefairy Normal -- 0050 Diglett Ground 15 0051 Dugtrio Ground 15 0052 Meowth Normal -- 0053 Persian Normal -- 0077 Ponyta Fire 35 0078 Rapidash Fire 35 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 27 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 27 0084 Doduo Normal Flying 20 0084 Doduo Normal Flying -- 0085 Dodrio Normal Flying 20 0085 Dodrio Normal Flying -- 0086 Seel Water 30 0087 Dewgong Water Ice 30 0104 Cubone Ground -- 0105 Marowak Ground -- 0113 Chansey Normal 30 0131 Lapras Water Ice -- 0133 Eevee Normal -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison 4 0002 Ivysaur Grass Poison -- 0002 Ivysaur Grass Poison 4 0003 Venusaur Grass Poison -- 0003 Venusaur Grass Poison 4 0004 Charmander Fire -- 0005 Charmeleon Fire -- 0006 Charizard Fire Flying -- 0021 Spearow Normal Flying -- 0022 Fearow Normal Flying -- 0025 Pikachu Electric -- 0029 Nidoran♀ Poison -- 0030 Nidorina Poison -- 0035 Clefairy Normal -- 0050 Diglett Ground -- 0051 Dugtrio Ground -- 0051 Dugtrio Ground 5 0052 Meowth Normal -- 0053 Persian Normal -- 0077 Ponyta Fire 4 0078 Rapidash Fire -- 0078 Rapidash Fire 4 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 6 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic -- 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 6 0084 Doduo Normal Flying -- 0085 Dodrio Normal Flying -- 0086 Seel Water 5 0087 Dewgong Water Ice -- 0087 Dewgong Water Ice 5 0104 Cubone Ground -- 0105 Marowak Ground -- 0113 Chansey Normal 5 0131 Lapras Water Ice -- 0133 Eevee Normal 16 0152 Chikorita Grass -- 0153 Bayleef Grass -- 0154 Meganium Grass -- 0163 Hoothoot Normal Flying -- 0164 Noctowl Normal Flying -- 0175 Togepi Normal -- 0176 Togetic Normal Flying -- 0179 Mareep Electric -- 0180 Flaaffy Electric -- 0181 Ampharos Electric -- 0199 Slowking Water Psychic 6 0200 Misdreavus Ghost -- 0203 Girafarig Normal Psychic -- 0231 Phanpy Ground -- 0232 Donphan Ground -- 0241 Miltank Normal 4 0242 Blissey Normal 4 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0187 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Hoppip
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Pikachu, Raichu
Clefairy, Clefable
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Togetic

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison 4 0002 Ivysaur Grass Poison -- 0002 Ivysaur Grass Poison 4 0003 Venusaur Grass Poison -- 0003 Venusaur Grass Poison 4 0004 Charmander Fire -- 0005 Charmeleon Fire -- 0006 Charizard Fire Flying -- 0021 Spearow Normal Flying -- 0022 Fearow Normal Flying -- 0025 Pikachu Electric -- 0029 Nidoran♀ Poison -- 0030 Nidorina Poison -- 0035 Clefairy Normal -- 0050 Diglett Ground 5 0051 Dugtrio Ground -- 0051 Dugtrio Ground 5 0052 Meowth Normal -- 0053 Persian Normal -- 0077 Ponyta Fire 5 0078 Rapidash Fire -- 0078 Rapidash Fire 5 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 6 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic -- 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 6 0084 Doduo Normal Flying -- 0085 Dodrio Normal Flying -- 0086 Seel Water 9 0087 Dewgong Water Ice -- 0087 Dewgong Water Ice 9 0104 Cubone Ground -- 0105 Marowak Ground -- 0113 Chansey Normal -- 0131 Lapras Water Ice -- 0133 Eevee Normal 16 0152 Chikorita Grass -- 0153 Bayleef Grass -- 0154 Meganium Grass -- 0163 Hoothoot Normal Flying -- 0164 Noctowl Normal Flying -- 0175 Togepi Normal -- 0176 Togetic Normal Flying -- 0179 Mareep Electric -- 0180 Flaaffy Electric -- 0181 Ampharos Electric -- 0199 Slowking Water Psychic 6 0200 Misdreavus Ghost -- 0203 Girafarig Normal Psychic -- 0231 Phanpy Ground -- 0232 Donphan Ground -- 0241 Miltank Normal 4 0242 Blissey Normal -- 0255 Torchic Fire -- 0256 Combusken Fire Fighting -- 0257 Blaziken Fire Fighting -- 0258 Mudkip Water -- 0259 Marshtomp Water Ground -- 0260 Swampert Water Ground -- 0263 Zigzagoon Normal -- 0264 Linoone Normal -- 0270 Lotad Water Grass 3 0271 Lombre Water Grass 3 0272 Ludicolo Water Grass -- 0276 Taillow Normal Flying -- 0277 Swellow Normal Flying -- 0278 Wingull Water Flying -- 0279 Pelipper Water Flying -- 0280 Ralts Psychic -- 0281 Kirlia Psychic -- 0282 Gardevoir Psychic -- 0300 Skitty Normal -- 0301 Delcatty Normal -- 0311 Plusle Electric -- 0312 Minun Electric -- 0320 Wailmer Water 5 0321 Wailord Water -- 0321 Wailord Water 5 0323 Camerupt Fire Ground -- 0333 Swablu Normal Flying -- 0334 Altaria Dragon Flying -- 0358 Chimecho Psychic 6 0363 Spheal Ice Water -- 0364 Sealeo Ice Water -- 0365 Walrein Ice Water -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison 3 0002 Ivysaur Grass Poison -- 0002 Ivysaur Grass Poison 3 0003 Venusaur Grass Poison -- 0003 Venusaur Grass Poison 3 0004 Charmander Fire -- 0005 Charmeleon Fire -- 0006 Charizard Fire Flying -- 0021 Spearow Normal Flying -- 0022 Fearow Normal Flying -- 0025 Pikachu Electric -- 0029 Nidoran♀ Poison -- 0030 Nidorina Poison -- 0035 Clefairy Normal -- 0050 Diglett Ground 4 0051 Dugtrio Ground -- 0051 Dugtrio Ground 4 0052 Meowth Normal -- 0053 Persian Normal -- 0077 Ponyta Fire 7 0077 Ponyta Fire -- 0078 Rapidash Fire --,7 0078 Rapidash Fire -- 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 6 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic -- 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 6 0084 Doduo Normal Flying -- 0085 Dodrio Normal Flying -- 0086 Seel Water 3 0087 Dewgong Water Ice -- 0087 Dewgong Water Ice 3 0104 Cubone Ground -- 0105 Marowak Ground -- 0113 Chansey Normal -- 0131 Lapras Water Ice -- 0133 Eevee Normal 15 0152 Chikorita Grass -- 0153 Bayleef Grass -- 0154 Meganium Grass -- 0163 Hoothoot Normal Flying -- 0164 Noctowl Normal Flying -- 0175 Togepi Normal -- 0176 Togetic Normal Flying -- 0179 Mareep Electric 5 0180 Flaaffy Electric -- 0180 Flaaffy Electric 5 0181 Ampharos Electric -- 0181 Ampharos Electric 5 0199 Slowking Water Psychic 6 0200 Misdreavus Ghost -- 0203 Girafarig Normal Psychic -- 0231 Phanpy Ground -- 0232 Donphan Ground -- 0241 Miltank Normal 3 0242 Blissey Normal -- 0255 Torchic Fire -- 0256 Combusken Fire Fighting -- 0257 Blaziken Fire Fighting -- 0258 Mudkip Water -- 0259 Marshtomp Water Ground -- 0260 Swampert Water Ground -- 0263 Zigzagoon Normal -- 0264 Linoone Normal -- 0270 Lotad Water Grass 3 0271 Lombre Water Grass 3 0272 Ludicolo Water Grass -- 0276 Taillow Normal Flying -- 0277 Swellow Normal Flying -- 0278 Wingull Water Flying -- 0279 Pelipper Water Flying -- 0280 Ralts Psychic -- 0281 Kirlia Psychic -- 0282 Gardevoir Psychic -- 0300 Skitty Normal -- 0311 Plusle Electric -- 0312 Minun Electric -- 0320 Wailmer Water 4 0321 Wailord Water -- 0321 Wailord Water 4 0322 Numel Fire Ground -- 0323 Camerupt Fire Ground -- 0333 Swablu Normal Flying -- 0334 Altaria Dragon Flying -- 0358 Chimecho Psychic 6 0363 Spheal Ice Water -- 0364 Sealeo Ice Water -- 0365 Walrein Ice Water -- 0393 Piplup Water 4 0394 Prinplup Water -- 0394 Prinplup Water 4 0395 Empoleon Water Steel -- 0395 Empoleon Water Steel 4 0396 Starly Normal Flying -- 0397 Staravia Normal Flying -- 0398 Staraptor Normal Flying -- 0399 Bidoof Normal 5 0400 Bibarel Normal Water -- 0400 Bibarel Normal Water 5 0401 Kricketot Bug -- 0402 Kricketune Bug -- 0417 Pachirisu Electric -- 0418 Buizel Water -- 0419 Floatzel Water -- 0429 Mismagius Ghost -- 0431 Glameow Normal 8 0432 Purugly Normal -- 0432 Purugly Normal 8 0433 Chingling Normal 6 0441 Chatot Normal Flying 5 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In other languages

• Spanish: Gruñido.
• Italian: Ruggito.
• French: Rugissement.
• German: Heuler.
• Portuguese: Rugido

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