Hoothoot (Pokémon)

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Hoothoot Owl Pokémon ホーホー Hoho #0163 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Normal Flying Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Insomnia or Keen Eye Cacophony Cacophony Tinted Lens Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 255 (43.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Flying Hatch time 15 cycles
Height 2'04" 0.7 m Hoothoot 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 46.7 lbs. 21.2 kg Hoothoot 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 58 Gen. II-IV Unknown IV 52 V+	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 1 Hoothoot 1 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Brown	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Hoothoot (Japanese: ホーホー Hoho) is a dual-type Normal/Flying Pokémon introduced in Generation II.

It evolves into Noctowl starting at level 20.

Biology

Hoothoot's feet

Hoothoot is an avian Pokémon that resembles an owl with a round body. Most of its feathers are brown, but its belly is cream-colored. It has large, red eyes; a small, pinkish beak; stubby wings; and a fan-like tail with three feathers. Encircling its eyes are black rings; the lower rims of each ring have three protrusions that resemble the teeth on a gear, while the upper rims have extensions that resemble the hands of a clock. As seen in the anime, Hoothoot's feathers can grow to be shaggy, and the protrusions on its head droop. It has two pinkish feet, each with five-clawed toes. However, it will typically only stand on one foot at a time and alternates between the two at speeds too difficult to track with the naked eye.

Hoothoot begins crying at the same time every day and always tilts its head in the same rhythm. This ability is due to a special internal organ that senses the world's rotation, allowing it to keep track of time. As a result, Hoothoot was once considered a divine messenger sent to tell the time. Some countries see Hoothoot as a deity of wisdom. Historically, people raised Hoothoot to serve as clocks — a practice still done by some Trainers today. Hoothoot is most commonly found nesting in trees in temperate and boreal forests. Hoothoot is nocturnal, and during the day, it sleeps in holes carved into tree trunks. Hoothoot preys on Grubbin.

Evolution

Hoothoot evolves into Noctowl.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

Unevolved Hoothoot  Normal  Flying

→

First evolution Noctowl  Normal  Flying

Game data

Pokédex entries

Hoothoot in the Alola PokédexUSUM	Hoothoot in the Kitakami Pokédex

Game locations

In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
Generation II This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation II side games.
Generation III Channel Ruins of Truth Trozei! Endless Level 22, Endless Level 35, Forever Level 22, Mr. Who's Den MD Red MD Blue Sinister Woods (10F-12F), Northern Range (1F-5F), Buried Relic (5F-9F), Remains Island (B1-B3)
Generation IV MD Time MD Darkness Foggy Forest (1F-5F) MD Sky Foggy Forest (1F-5F) Ranger: GS Teakwood Forest, Forest Temple
Generation V Rumble Blast Forest: Everspring Valley Rumble U Flower Garden: Festival on Mount Moon
Generation VI Battle Trozei Safari Jungle: Stage 1Sa Rumble World Silver Isles: Fragrant Tree (All Areas), Dark Land: Chilling Graveyard (All Areas) Picross Area 25: Stage 09
Generation VII Rumble Rush Dragonite Sea, Aegislash Sea, Lugia Sea, Charizard Sea2020, Entei SeaFinal
Generation VIII MD DX Sinister Woods (7F-12F), Northern Range (1F-5F), Buried Relic (7F-11F), Purity Forest (16F-18F) Fainted Pokémon: Howling Forest Strong Foe: Murky Cave (5F-19F) New Snap Florio Nature Park, Secret Side PathNight, Florio Island Illumina SpotLevel 2
Cross-Generation Shuffle Event: Pokémon Safari (Seventh release)

In events

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM004 TM004 Agility Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM014 TM014 Acrobatics Flying Physical 05555 100}}100% 15 TM016 TM016 Psybeam Psychic Special 06565 100}}100% 20 TM017 TM017 Confuse Ray Ghost Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM018 TM018 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM027 TM027 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM032 TM032 Swift Normal Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM040 TM040 Air Cutter Flying Special 06060 095}}95% 25 TM041 TM041 Stored Power Psychic Special 02020 100}}100% 10 TM042 TM042 Night Shade Ghost Special 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM049 TM049 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM050 TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM059 TM059 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 08080 090}}90% 15 TM065 TM065 Air Slash Flying Special 07575 095}}95% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM074 TM074 Reflect Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM092 TM092 Imprison Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM097 TM097 Fly Flying Physical 09090 095}}95% 15 TM098 TM098 Skill Swap Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM113 TM113 Tailwind Flying Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TM114 TM114 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM117 TM117 Hyper Voice Normal Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM118 TM118 Heat Wave Fire Special 09595 090}}90% 10 TM120 TM120 Psychic Psychic Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM128 TM128 Amnesia Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM129 TM129 Calm Mind Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM140 TM140 Nasty Plot Dark Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM160 TM160 Hurricane Flying Special 110110 070}}70% 10 TM164 TM164 Brave Bird Flying Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM174 TM174 Haze Ice Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM177 TM177 Spite Ghost Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM191 TM191 Uproar Normal Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM197 TM197 Dual Wingbeat Flying Physical 04040 090}}90% 10 TM203 TM203 Psych Up Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM216 TM216 Feather Dance Flying Status 0000— 100}}100% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Hoothoot Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Hoothoot Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - VIII

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Feather Dance Flying Status — 100% 15 Night Shade Ghost Special — 100% 15 Supersonic Normal Status — 55% 20 Whirlwind Normal Status — —% 20 Wing Attack Flying Physical 60 100% 35

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Hoothoot Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Hoothoot Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Hoothoot Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

TCG-only moves

Side game data

Pokémon Trozei! Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 7% Friend Area: Flyaway Forest Phrases 51%-100% HP Ticktock... Hoot! I keep perfect time! 26%-50% HP Say, this isn't good. I only have half my HP left. 1%-25% HP I'm done for... I can't keep time anymore... Level up Ticktock... Woohoot! I leveled up!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 6.4% IQ group: A
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon Body size: Standard (1 tile) How to Recruit: Explore the last floor of a dungeon Connected to: Shuckle Connection Orb Set: 3 Phrases Normal We should all be punctual! Make sure you come on time for a gathering! Low HP (< 50%) I'm losing…my sense of time…
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Flying Poké Assist: (present) Flying Field move: (present) (Cut ×1) Poké Assist: (past) Flying Field move: (past) (Cut ×1) Browser entry R-031/N-022 It causes twisters around itself.
Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ● Defense ● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.38 seconds Base HP: 51 Base Attack: 64 Base Defense: 46 Base Speed: 60
Pokémon Battle Trozei Flying Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Flying Attack Power: 30 - 85 5 #493 Swap Sometimes replaces a disruption with this Pokémon.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 155 Base Attack: 67 Base Defense: 88 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 1 km Evolution Requirement: 50 Fast Attacks: Feint Attack, Peck Charged Attacks: Aerial Ace, Sky Attack, Night Shade
New Pokémon Snap Photodex entry #021 Hoothoot are said to be more accurate timekeepers than any clock. As nocturnal Pokémon, they’re not big fans of light, so they spend the daylight hours sleeping in holes in tree trunks.

Costumes in Pokémon GO
New Year's outfit

Evolution data

Unevolved Hoothoot  Normal  Flying

Level 20 →

First evolution Noctowl  Normal  Flying

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
Generation II Gold Silver Crystal Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back
Generation VIII Sword Shield
Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Hoothoot images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Other sprites

Brainy in Pokémon Super Contests	Hootie in Pokémon Super Contests	Hoots in Pokémon Super Contests	Strix in Pokémon Super Contests	Tootie in Pokémon Super Contests

In the anime

Main series

Hoothoot in the anime

Major appearances

Multiple Hoothoot made their main series debut in Illusion Confusion!, under the ownership of Hagatha and Nagatha. The two rented their Hoothoot to Trainers, including Gary Oak, so they can get through a haunted forest.

In Fighting Flyer with Fire, Falkner used a Hoothoot in his Gym battle against Ash. It defeated Chikorita with ease before being defeated by Pikachu. It reappeared in a flashback in Why? Wynaut!.

In A Staravia is Born!, a Hoothoot teamed up with Ash's Starly to hypnotize Meowth into helping the other Flying-type Pokémon escape. It was later seen flying away with them, waving goodbye to Ash's newly-evolved Staravia in the process.

In Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad, a Hoothoot was living in a forest.

In Suffering the Flings and Arrows!, Goh was revealed to have caught a Hoothoot.

Minor appearances

Hoothoot debuted in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.

In Mild 'n Wooly, a Hoothoot was blown around by the approaching storm.

In Tricks of the Trade, a Hoothoot was at the Pokémon Swap Meet in Palmpona.

In Pikachu and Pichu, a Hoothoot was living in Big Town.

A Hoothoot appeared in Celebi: The Voice of the Forest.

In The Legend of Thunder!, a Hoothoot was perched in the hollow of a tree outside the Pokémon Center. Another Hoothoot was inside the Center with its Trainer.

In a flashback in Throwing in the Noctowl, Wings Alexander's Hoothoot evolved into a Noctowl.

A Hoothoot appeared in A Bite to Remember.

In Gonna Rule The School!, the Pokémon Trainers' School lent a Hoothoot to the school's underage students for use in lessons.

A Hoothoot appeared in Less is Morrison.

In Spontaneous Combusken!, a Coordinator's Hoothoot competed in the Chrysanthemum Contest.

In Battling the Enemy Within!, a Hoothoot chased Team Rocket while they were searching for Ho-Oh in some underground ruins.

Two Hoothoot appeared in Dawn of a New Era!.

In Coming Full-Festival Circle!, multiple Hoothoot were listening to Nando as he played his music.

A Hoothoot appeared in Zoroark: Master of Illusions.

A Hoothoot appeared in Memories are Made of Bliss!.

A Hoothoot appeared in Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening.

A Hoothoot appeared in The Dream Continues!.

A Hoothoot appeared in BWS01.

A Hoothoot appeared in a flashback or a fantasy in The Forest Champion!.

A Hoothoot appeared in A Fashionable Battle!.

A Trainer's Hoothoot appeared in A Giga Battle with Mega Results!.

A Hoothoot appeared in a flashback in A Watershed Moment!.

Multiple Hoothoot appeared in The Power Of Us.

In Finding a Legend!, Jaye has a Hoothoot frequently resting on his shoulder.

In A Little Rocket R & R!, a Trainer's Hoothoot was captured by the Matori Matrix but later freed by Ash and his friends.

A Trainer's Hoothoot appeared in A Festival Reunion!.

A Trainer's Hoothoot appeared in Toughing It Out!.

A Hoothoot appeared in a flashback in Time After Time!.

A Trainer's Hoothoot appeared in Trade, Borrow, and Steal!.

A Trainer's Hoothoot appeared in To Train, or Not to Train!. It reappeared in Breaking the Ice!.

A Hoothoot appeared in Secrets of the Jungle.

A Hoothoot appeared in Night and Day, You are the Ones!.

A Hoothoot appeared in The Road Most Traveled!.

A Student's Hoothoot appeared in an image in HZ046.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon: Twilight Wings

Hoothoot in Pokémon: Twilight Wings

A Hoothoot appeared in Buddy, under the ownership of a Youngster.

Pokémon Evolutions

In The Show, a Hoothoot briefly appeared under the ownership of a Trainer in Ecruteak City.

In the manga

Hoothoot in The Golden Boys

Hoothoot in Pokémon Adventures

Ash & Pikachu

Lily owns a Hoothoot that appeared in The Dream Potion Recipe!!. This is in contrast to the Murkrow she owned in the anime.

A Hoothoot appeared in A Clash Of Wills!! Eternal Rivals?!.

Pokémon Adventures

In The Legend, two Hoothoot were hanging under some tree branches when Green had finished her message to Silver in Johto.

In Murkrow Row, a Hoothoot was flying at night while Gold was playing cue balls in his room. It was later seen again when Gold asks Joey if he recorded the DJ Mary's song.

In Who Gives a Hoothoot?, a trickster claimed to use a Hoothoot as an accurate timekeeper to regulate a prize-winning game he was hosting, when in fact he was prompting Hoothoot to declare the time limit whenever a participant was on the verge of winning, thus preventing anyone from winning his game. He was busted however, by Gold and his Aipom. The same man and his Hoothoot are seen in Really Raikou & Entirely Entei (Part 1) and The Last Battle XIII.

In Gligar Glide, two Hoothoot were seen at night near the forest Gold was sleeping in.

In Three Cheers for Chikorita, Crystal mentioned that she caught a Hoothoot on her way to Professor Elm's Lab.

In The Last Battle XIII a Hoothoot was sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.

A Hoothoot appeared in Out-Odding Oddish, under the ownership of a Pokéathlon participant.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

A Hoothoot appeared in Let's Go! The Journey Towards The Championship.

In Escape From The Mystery Forest!, Chris uses a Hoothoot as a lookout, helping her see where things are in the distance.

A Trainer's Hoothoot appeared in Let's Fight For The Future!!.

Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All

A Hoothoot appeared in GDZ36.

Shu caught a Hoothoot, as seen in GDZ43.

Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire

A Hoothoot appeared in Pokémon Short Comics.

In the TCG

Main article: Hoothoot (TCG)

Trivia

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• In Fighting Flyer with Fire, Falkner's Hoothoot stands on both legs, even though Hoothoot supposedly only ever stands on one leg at a time.
• Hoothoot was designed by Ken Sugimori. In Nintendo Power Vol. 134, Sugimori stated in an interview that Hoothoot is his favorite Pokémon because he had a pet bird as a child that would stand on one foot.^[1]
• Hoothoot has a unique fade-in animation that is programmed into Pokémon Gold and Silver but goes unused.
• Hoothoot is tied with Spearow, Ledyba, Taillow, Wingull, Starly, and Pikipek for the lowest base Defense of all Flying-type Pokémon.
• The company logo for Bookmark depicts a Hoothoot.

Origin

Hoothoot seems to be based on a young horned owl, particularly the Eurasian eagle-owl due to its red eyes, combined with a clock. Its round body is the shape of a clock face, the two prongs of its crest resemble clock hands, the markings around its eyes resemble gears, and it has the ability to keep track of time. Its tilting movement while standing on one leg makes it resemble a pendulum clock.

Hoothoot's behavior of standing on one leg at any given time was inspired by Ken Sugimori's childhood pet bird, who had shown a similar behavior.^[1]

Name origin

Hoothoot is derived from hoot (the sound an owl makes).^[2] It may also involve cuckoo, as in a cuckoo clock.

Hoho is derived from ホー hō (the sound an owl makes).^[3]

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ホーホー Hoho From ホー hō French Hoothoot Same as English name Spanish Hoothoot Same as English name German Hoothoot Same as English name Italian Hoothoot Same as English name Korean 부우부 Buubu From 부엉부엉 bu'eong-bu'eong Mandarin Chinese 咕咕 Gūgū From 咕咕 gūgū Cantonese Chinese 咕咕 Gūgū From 咕咕 gūgū

More languages Hindi उल्लूल Ullul From उल्लू ullu Russian Хутхут Khutkhut Transcription of English name Thai โฮโฮ Hoho Transcription of Japanese name

References

External links

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