Growl (move)
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| Growl なきごえ Cry | ||||||||||||
| The user growls in an endearing way, making the foe less wary. The target's Attack stat is lowered. | ||||||||||||
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Growl (Japanese: なきごえ Cry) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.
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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 using Growl |
Pokémon
Mareep. Mareep opens its mouth and lets out a loud, piercing bleat that distorts the air.
- Used by Mary's Mareep in Mild'n Wooley
Learnset
Generation I
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | | Bulbasaur | Grass | Poison | -- |
| 002 | | Ivysaur | Grass | Poison | -- |
| 003 | | Venusaur | Grass | Poison | -- |
| 004 | | Charmander | Fire | -- | |
| 005 | | Charmeleon | Fire | -- | |
| 006 | | Charizard | Fire | Flying | -- |
| 021 | | Spearow | Normal | Flying | -- |
| 022 | | Fearow | Normal | Flying | -- |
| 025 | | Pikachu | Electric | -- | |
| 026 | | Raichu | Electric | -- | |
| 029 | | Nidoran♀ | Poison | -- | |
| 030 | | Nidorina | Poison | -- | |
| 035 | | Clefairy | Normal | -- | |
| 050 | | Diglett | Ground | 15 | |
| 051 | | Dugtrio | Ground | 15 | |
| 052 | | Meowth | Normal | -- | |
| 053 | | Persian | Normal | -- | |
| 077 | | Ponyta | Fire | 35 | |
| 078 | | Rapidash | Fire | 35 | |
| 079 | | Slowpoke | Water | Psychic | 27 |
| 080 | | Slowbro | Water | Psychic | 27 |
| 084 | | Doduo | Normal | Flying | 20RGB |
| 084 | | Doduo | Normal | Flying | --Y |
| 085 | | Dodrio | Normal | Flying | 20RGB |
| 085 | | Dodrio | Normal | Flying | --Y |
| 086 | | Seel | Water | 30 | |
| 087 | | Dewgong | Water | Ice | 30 |
| 104 | | Cubone | Ground | -- | |
| 105 | | Marowak | Ground | -- | |
| 113 | | Chansey | Normal | 30 | |
| 131 | | Lapras | Water | Ice | -- |
| 133 | | Eevee | Normal | --Y | |
| 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
By breeding
| # | Pokémon | Type | Father | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 187 | | Hoppip | Grass | Flying | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur Pikachu, Raichu Clefairy, Clefable Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium Togetic |
| 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
Generation IV
By leveling up
In other languages
- Spanish: Gruñido.
- Italian: Ruggito.
- French: Rugissement.
- German: Heuler.
- Portuguese: Rugido
| | This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move. |

