Screech (move)
Screech いやなおと Unpleasant Tone | ||||||||||||
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Screech (Japanese: いやなおと Unpleasant Tone) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.
Effect
Screech decreases the target's Defense stat by two stat levels.
Screech will do nothing if the target's Defense stat has reached a stat level of -6 or a value of 1, and will fail if the target has a Substitute or is under the effect of Mist. The effect of Screech is ignored by critical hits.
Learnset
Generation I
By leveling up
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Generation II
By leveling up
By breeding
Template:Breedlist
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0019
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Rattata
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal
| style="background: #FFF" | Ekans, Arbok
Meowth, Persian
Psyduck, Golduck
Mankey, Primeape
Aipom
Umbreon
Dunsparce
Sneasel
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0046
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Paras
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass
| style="background: #FFF" | Yanma
Gligar
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0048
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Venonat
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison
| style="background: #FFF" | Yanma
Gligar
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0050
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Diglett
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground
| style="background: #FFF" | Ekans, Arbok
Meowth, Persian
Psyduck, Golduck
Mankey, Primeape
Aipom
Umbreon
Dunsparce
Sneasel
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0090
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Shellder
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Tentacool, Tentacruel
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0104
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Cubone
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground
| style="background: #FFF" | Lickitung
Totodile, Croconaw
Feraligatr
Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar
Mareep, Flaaffy, Ampharos
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0109
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Koffing
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison
| style="background: #FFF" | Grimer, Muk
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0170
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Chinchou
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#FAC000" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Electric
| style="background: #FFF" | Remoraid, Octillery
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0179
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Mareep
| colspan="2" style="background:#FAC000; text-align: center;" | Electric
| style="background: #FFF" | Ekans, Arbok
Meowth, Persian
Psyduck, Golduck
Mankey, Primeape
Lickitung
Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr
Aipom
Umbreon
Dunsparce
Sneasel
Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0200
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Misdreavus
| colspan="2" style="background:#704170; text-align: center;" | Ghost
| style="background: #FFF" | Grimer, Muk
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0222
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Corsola
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#AFA981" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Rock
| style="background: #FFF" | Psyduck, Golduck
Tentacool, Tentacruel
Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0223
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Remoraid
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Psyduck, Golduck
Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0240
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Magby
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire
| style="background: #FFF" | Electabuzz
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| 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.
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Generation III
By leveling up
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0019
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Rattata
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal
| style="background: #FFF" | Ekans, Arbok
Meowth, Persian
Psyduck, Golduck
Mankey, Primeape
Aipom
Umbreon
Dunsparce
Sneasel
Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
Seviper
Kecleon
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0046
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Paras
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass
| style="background: #FFF" | Yanma
Gligar
Ninjask
Vibrava, Flygon
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0048
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Venonat
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison
| style="background: #FFF" | Yanma
Gligar
Ninjask
Vibrava, Flygon
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0050
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Diglett
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground
| style="background: #FFF" | Ekans, Arbok
Meowth, Persian
Psyduck, Golduck
Mankey, Primeape
Aipom
Umbreon
Dunsparce
Sneasel
Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
Seviper
Kecleon
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0090
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Shellder
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Tentacool, Tentacruel
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0104
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Cubone
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground
| style="background: #FFF" | Lickitung
Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr
Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar
Treecko, Grovyle, Sceptile
Whismur, Loudred,Exploud
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0109
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Koffing
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison
| style="background: #FFF" | Grimer, Muk
Shuppet, Banette
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0170
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Chinchou
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#FAC000" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Electric
| style="background: #FFF" | Carvanha, Sharpedo
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0179
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Mareep
| colspan="2" style="background:#FAC000; text-align: center;" | Electric
| style="background: #FFF" | Ekans, Arbok
Meowth, Persian
Psyduck, Golduck
Mankey, Primeape
Lickitung
Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr
Aipom
Umbreon
Dunsparce
Sneasel
Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar
Treecko, Grovyle, Sceptile
Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
Seviper
Kecleon
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0200
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Misdreavus
| colspan="2" style="background:#704170; text-align: center;" | Ghost
| style="background: #FFF" | Grimer, Muk
Shuppet, Banette
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0222
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Corsola
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#AFA981" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Rock
| style="background: #FFF" | Psyduck, Golduck
Tentacool, Tentacruel
Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr
Huntail
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0223
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Remoraid
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Psyduck, Golduck
Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr
Carvanha, Sharpedo
Huntail
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0240
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Magby
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire
| style="background: #FFF" | Electabuzz
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| 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.
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|}
Generation IV
By leveling up
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0019
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Rattata
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal
| style="background: #FFF" | Ekans, Arbok
Meowth, Persian
Psyduck, Golduck
Mankey, Primeape
Aipom
Umbreon
Dunsparce
Sneasel
Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
Seviper
Kecleon
Stunky, Skuntank
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0046
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Paras
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass
| style="background: #FFF" | Yanma, Yanmega
Gligar, Gliscor
Ninjask
Vibrava, Flygon
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0048
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Venonat
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison
| style="background: #FFF" | Yanma, Yanmega
Gligar, Gliscor
Ninjask
Vibrava, Flygon
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0050
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Diglett
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground
| style="background: #FFF" | Ekans, Arbok
Meowth, Persian
Psyduck, Golduck
Mankey, Primeape
Aipom
Umbreon
Dunsparce
Sneasel
Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
Seviper
Kecleon
Stunky, Skuntank
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0090
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Shellder
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Tentacool, Tentacruel
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0104
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Cubone
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground
| style="background: #FFF" | Lickitung, Lickilicky
Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr
Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar
Treecko, Grovyle, Sceptile
Whismur, Loudred,Exploud
Cranidos, Rampardos
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0109
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Koffing
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison
| style="background: #FFF" | Grimer, Muk
Shuppet, Banette
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0140
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Kabuto
| colspan="2" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock
| style="background: #FFF" | Psyduck, Golduck
Tentacool, Tentacruel
Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr
Huntail
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0165
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Ledyba
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying
| style="background: #FFF" | Yanma, Yanmega
Gligar, Gliscor
Ninjask
Vibrava, Flygon
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0170
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Chinchou
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#FAC000" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Electric
| style="background: #FFF" | Carvanha, Sharpedo
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0179
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Mareep
| colspan="2" style="background:#FAC000; text-align: center;" | Electric
| style="background: #FFF" | Ekans, Arbok
Meowth, Persian
Psyduck, Golduck
Mankey, Primeape
Lickitung
Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr
Aipom
Umbreon
Dunsparce
Sneasel
Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar
Treecko, Grovyle, Sceptile
Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
Seviper
Kecleon
Cranidos, Rampardos
Stunky, Skuntank
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0198
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying
| style="background: #FFF" | Golbat, Crobat
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0200
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Misdreavus
| colspan="2" style="background:#704170; text-align: center;" | Ghost
| style="background: #FFF" | Grimer, Muk
Shuppet, Banette
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0222
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Corsola
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#AFA981" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Rock
| style="background: #FFF" | Psyduck, Golduck
Tentacool, Tentacruel
Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr
Huntail
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0223
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Remoraid
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Psyduck, Golduck
Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr
Carvanha, Sharpedo
Huntail
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0240
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Magby
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire
| style="background: #FFF" | Electabuzz, Electivire
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0304
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Aron
| colspan="1" style="background:#60A1B8; text-align: center;" | Steel || style="background:#AFA981" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Rock
| style="background: #FFF" | Lickitung, Lickilicky
Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr
Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar
Treecko, Grovyle, Sceptile
Whismur, Loudred,Exploud
Cranidos, Rampardos
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0347
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Anorith
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#91A119" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Bug
| style="background: #FFF" | Tentacool, Tentacruel
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0410
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Shieldon
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#60A1B8" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Steel
| style="background: #FFF" | Lickitung, Lickilicky
Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr
Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar
Treecko, Grovyle, Sceptile
Whismur, Loudred,Exploud
Cranidos, Rampardos
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0451
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Skorupi
| colspan="1" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison || style="background:#91A119" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Bug
| style="background: #FFF" | Tentacool, Tentacruel
Yanma, Yanmega
Gligar, Gliscor
Ninjask
Vibrava, Flygon
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| 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.
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In the anime
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An earsplitting screech is emitted from the user. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Golbat opens its mouth and releases thin yellow circles from its mouth. | |||
Koga's Golbat | The Ninja Poké-Showdown | Debut | |
Dunsparce chitters over and over again, irritating the opponent. | |||
Multiple Dunsparce | The Dunsparce Deception | None | |
Larvitar releases a loud, irritating cry. | |||
Ash's Larvitar | Hatch Me if You Can | None | |
Loudred sucks in a gulp of air then screams loudly, distorting the air. | |||
A wild Loudred | Gone Corphishin' | None | |
Whismur screams loudly, distorting the air. | |||
Alanna's Whismur | A Poké-BLOCK Party | None | |
Voltorb's body glows blue and it releases sound waves from its body that distort the air around it. | |||
Wattson's Voltorb | Watt's with Wattson | None | |
Huntail opens its mouth and yells out loudly, distorting the air. | |||
Keith's Huntail | The Evolutionary War | None | |
Banette yells out loudly, and a red orb appears in front of its mouth, sending off red shockwaves at the opponent. | |||
Harley's Banette | Rhapsody in Drew | None | |
Vibrava shakes its wings and they become surrounded in a white aura, sending purple shockwaves from its wings to the opponent. | |||
Brianna's Vibrava | Spontaneous Combusken! | None | |
Onix opens its mouth and the inside of it glows white. It then releases a light blue cylinder beam from its mouth at the opponent, blowing the opponent back the louder it roars. | |||
Roark's Onix | A Gruff Act to Follow! | None | |
Gliscor opens its mouth and calls out loudly, distorting the air. | |||
Ash's Gliscor | A Breed Stampede! | None | |
Steelix releases a high-piteched screech and releases a beam of invisible shockwaves that distorts the air. | |||
Byron's Steelix | Dealing with Defensive Types! | None |
In other languages
- Dutch: Schreeuw
- French: Grincement
- German: Kreideschrei
- Greek: Τσίριγμα
- Italian: Stridio
- Polish: Skrzek
- Portuguese: Uivo
- Portuguese: (Brazilian): Ataque sônico (in The Dunsparce Deception)
- Spanish: Chirrido
- Spanish (Latin American): Alarido
Variations of the move Screech | ||||||
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