Howl (move)

Howl とおぼえ Howl

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  40 (max. 64) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Cool Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   Ups the user's condition. Helps prevent nervousness.

Super Contests Category  Cool Appeal  0   Earn double the score in the next turn.

Howl on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Howl on Eevee's Movedex

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

Effect

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

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
228		Houndour	Dark	Fire	7			4				4
229		Houndoom	Dark	Fire	--, 7			--, 4				--, 4
261		Poochyena	Dark		Dark	5			5				5
262		Mightyena	Dark		Dark	--, 5			--, 5				--, 5
293		Whismur	Normal		Normal	15			15				15
294		Loudred	Normal		Normal	--, 15			--, 15				--, 15
295		Exploud	Normal		Normal	--, 15			--, 15				--, 15
309		Electrike	Electric		Electric	12			12				12
310		Manectric	Electric		Electric	--, 12			--, 12				--, 12
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
037		Vulpix	Fire		Fire
058		Growlithe	Fire		Fire
155		Cyndaquil	Fire		Fire
322		Numel	Fire	Ground
403		Shinx	Electric		Electric	no
506		Lillipup	Normal		Normal	no				no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 004 Charmander Fire Birthday Events 244 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.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

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

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (International)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (International)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (International)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (International)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• Howl and Charge are the only Generation III moves that raise an individual stat by one stage.
  • However, Charge's stat-raising effect was not present in Generation III, being added in Generation IV.
• The only non-Generation III Pokémon able to learn Howl by leveling up are Houndour and Houndoom.

In other languages

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

Variations of the move Defense Curl
Defense Curl • Howl • Meditate • Withdraw

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