Howl (move): Difference between revisions

Howl (Japanese: とおぼえ Howl) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Howl raises the user's Attack stat by one stage.

Learnset

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 7 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire -- 7 0261 Poochyena Dark 5 0262 Mightyena Dark -- 5 0293 Whismur Normal 15 0294 Loudred Normal -- 15 0295 Exploud Normal -- 15 0309 Electrike Electric 12 0310 Manectric Electric -- 12 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" | 0037 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Houndour, Houndoom
Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
Electrike, Manectric |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0058 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Growlithe
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Houndour, Houndoom
Poochyena, Mightyena
Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
Electrike, Manectric |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0155 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Cyndaquil
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix, Ninetales
Growlithe, Arcanine
Houndour, Houndoom
Poochyena, Mightyena
Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
Electrike, Manectric
Numel, Camerupt |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0322 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Numel
| colspan="1" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix, Ninetales
Growlithe, Arcanine
Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion
Houndour, Houndoom
Poochyena, Mightyena
Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
Electrike, Manectric

|- | 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 IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 4 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire -- 4 0261 Poochyena Dark 5 0262 Mightyena Dark -- 5 0293 Whismur Normal 15 0294 Loudred Normal -- 15 0295 Exploud Normal -- 15 0309 Electrike Electric 12 0310 Manectric Electric -- 12 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" | 0037 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Houndour, Houndoom
Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
Electrike, Manectric |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0058 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Growlithe
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Houndour, Houndoom
Poochyena, Mightyena
Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
Electrike, Manectric |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0155 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Cyndaquil
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix, Ninetales
Growlithe, Arcanine
Houndour, Houndoom
Poochyena, Mightyena
Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
Electrike, Manectric
Numel, Camerupt
Shinx, Luxio, Luxray |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0322 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Numel
| colspan="1" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix, Ninetales
Growlithe, Arcanine
Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion
Houndour, Houndoom
Poochyena, Mightyena
Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
Electrike, Manectric
Shinx, Luxio, Luxray |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0403 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Shinx
| colspan="2" style="background:#FAC000; text-align: center;" | Electric | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix, Ninetales
Growlithe, Arcanine
Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion
Houndour, Houndoom
Poochyena, Mightyena
Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
Electrike, Manectric
Numel, Camerupt

|- | 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. |} |}

By event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0004 Charmander Fire Events 0244 Entei Fire 13th Movie Event 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 V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 4 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire -- 4 0261 Poochyena Dark 5 0262 Mightyena Dark -- 5 0293 Whismur Normal 15 0294 Loudred Normal -- 15 0295 Exploud Normal -- 15 0309 Electrike Electric 12 0310 Manectric Electric -- 12 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" | 0037 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Houndour, Houndoom
Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
Electrike, Manectric |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0058 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Growlithe
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Houndour, Houndoom
Poochyena, Mightyena
Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
Electrike, Manectric |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0155 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Cyndaquil
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix, Ninetales
Growlithe, Arcanine
Houndour, Houndoom
Poochyena, Mightyena
Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
Electrike, Manectric
Numel, Camerupt
Shinx, Luxio, Luxray |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0322 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Numel
| colspan="1" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix, Ninetales
Growlithe, Arcanine
Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion
Houndour, Houndoom
Poochyena, Mightyena
Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
Electrike, Manectric
Shinx, Luxio, Luxray |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0403 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Shinx
| colspan="2" style="background:#FAC000; text-align: center;" | Electric | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix, Ninetales
Growlithe, Arcanine
Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion
Houndour, Houndoom
Poochyena, Mightyena
Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
Electrike, Manectric
Numel, Camerupt |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0506 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Yorterry | style="background: #FFF" | Yorterry
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Vulpix, Ninetales
Growlithe, Arcanine
Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion
Houndour, Houndoom
Poochyena, Mightyena
Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
Electrike, Manectric
Numel, Camerupt

|- | 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. |} |}

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Mightyena
The user howls loudly.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Mightyena points its nose to the sky and howls loudly, raising its attack.
Ruby's Nana	VS. Kyogre & Groudon X		Debut

Trivia

• Howl, along with Charge, are the only Generation III moves that raising certain stats by one stage.
  • However, Charge's raising stat effect is added begin Generation IV.
• The only non Generation III Pokémon able to learn Howl by leveling up are Houndour's family,

In other languages

• French: Grondement
• German: Jauler
• Greek: Ουρλιαχτό
• Italian: Gridodilotta
• Korean: 멀리짖음 Meolli Jit'eum
• Spanish: Aullido
• Serbian: Urlik

Variations of the move Defense Curl
Defense Curl • Harden • Meditate • Sharpen • Withdraw Formerly a variation Howl

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