Screech (move)

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Screech いやなおと Unpleasant Tone

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  40 (max. 64) Power  — Accuracy  85% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock Is a sound-based move

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  3 ♥♥♥ Badly startles those that have made appeals.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Lowers the Voltage of all Judges by 1.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Clever Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Makes audience expect little of other contestants.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Screech (Japanese: いやなおと Unpleasant Tone) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Screech decreases the target's Defense stat by two stat stages. If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Screech, the user's Attack stat is raised by one stage.

Description

Games Description StadStad2 A move that makes a horrible noise. It sharply reduces the target's Defense. GSC Sharply reduces the foe's Defense. RSE Emits a screech to sharply reduce the foe's Defense. FRLG An ear-splitting screech is emitted to sharply reduce the foe's Defense. ColoXD Screeches to sharply lower the target's Defense. DPPtHGSS An earsplitting screech is emitted to sharply reduce the foe's Defense stat. BWB2W2 An earsplitting screech harshly reduces the target's Defense stat. XYORAS SM An earsplitting screech harshly lowers the target's Defense stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0023		Ekans		Field	Dragon	31	29	25	17	17	17	17
0024		Arbok		Field	Dragon	36	33	28	17	17	17	17
0042		Golbat		Flying		Flying	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
0052		Meowth		Field		Field	24	35	35RSE 31FRLG	17	17	17	17
052A		Meowth Alola Form		Field		Field							17
0053		Persian		Field		Field	1, 24	38	38RSE 34FRLG	17	17	17	17
053A		Persian Alola Form		Field		Field							17
0054		Psyduck		Water 1	Field		23	23	31	31BW 25B2W2	25	22
0055		Golduck		Water 1	Field		23	23	31	31BW 25B2W2	25XY 29ORAS	22
0056		Mankey		Field		Field	45Y	45	45RSE 41FRLG	21	21	21	40
0057		Primeape		Field		Field	45Y	54	54RSE 53FRLG	21	21	21	44
0072		Tentacool		Water 3		Water 3	40	43	43	36	40	40XY 37ORAS	37
0073		Tentacruel		Water 3		Water 3	43	47	47	42	43	43XY 40ORAS	40
0081		Magnemite		Mineral		Mineral	47	39	44	33	38BW 39B2W2	39XY 35ORAS	35
0082		Magneton		Mineral		Mineral	54	43	53	34	40BW 45B2W2	45XY 39ORAS	39
0088		Grimer		Amorphous		Amorphous	48	31	26	33	33BW 32B2W2	32XY 37ORAS	37
088A		Grimer Alola Form		Amorphous		Amorphous							37
0089		Muk		Amorphous		Amorphous	53	31	26	33	33BW 32B2W2	32XY 37ORAS	37
089A		Muk Alola Form		Amorphous		Amorphous							37
0095		Onix		Mineral		Mineral	1	1	1	6	6BW 31B2W2	31	31
0100		Voltorb		Mineral		Mineral	1	9	8	19	19	19XY 13ORAS	13
0101		Electrode		Mineral		Mineral	1	1, 9	1, 8	19	19	19XY 13ORAS	13
0108		Lickitung		Monster		Monster	39	43	45	45	49	49	49
0125		Electabuzz		Human-Like		Human-Like	37	36	36	52	56BW 42B2W2	42	42
0158		Totodile		Monster	Water 1		43	43	34	36	36	36
0159		Croconaw		Monster	Water 1		45	45	39	42	42	42
0160		Feraligatr		Monster	Water 1		47	47	45	50	50	50
0167		Spinarak		Bug		Bug		45GS
0168		Ariados		Bug		Bug		53GS
0169		Crobat		Flying		Flying		1	1	1	1	1	1
0190		Aipom		Field		Field		36	43	25	25	25	25
0193		Yanma		Bug		Bug		43	49RSE 50FRLG	46	46	46	46
0197		Umbreon		Field		Field		47	47	64	64BW 29B2W2	29	29
0206		Dunsparce		Field		Field		30	31RSE 34FRLG	29	28BW 13B2W2	13	11
0207		Gligar		Bug		Bug		44	44	27	31BW 35B2W2	35	35
0208		Steelix		Mineral		Mineral		1	1	6	6BW 31B2W2	31	31
0215		Sneasel		Field		Field		17	15	10	10BW 32B2W2	32	32
0239		Elekid		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		33	33	43	51BW 36B2W2	36	36
0246		Larvitar		Monster		Monster		15	15	10	10	10	10
0247		Pupitar		Monster		Monster		1, 15	1, 15	1, 10	1, 10	1, 10	1, 10
0248		Tyranitar		Monster		Monster		1, 15	1, 15	1, 10	1, 10	1, 10	1, 10
0252		Treecko		Monster	Dragon			21	21	21	21XY 49ORAS	49
0253		Grovyle		Monster	Dragon			23	23	23	23XY 63ORAS	63
0254		Sceptile		Monster	Dragon			23	23	23	23XY 69ORAS	69
0291		Ninjask		Bug		Bug			20	20	20	20	Evo.
0293		Whismur		Monster	Field			31	31	31	31XY 15ORAS	15
0294		Loudred		Monster	Field			37	37	37	37XY 15ORAS	15
0295		Exploud		Monster	Field			37	37	37	37XY 15ORAS	15
0318		Carvanha		Water 2		Water 2			28	18	18	18	18
0319		Sharpedo		Water 2		Water 2			28	18	18	18	18
0329		Vibrava		Bug		Bug			41	41	41BW 34B2W2	34XY 22ORAS	22
0330		Flygon		Bug		Bug			41	41	41BW 34B2W2	34XY 22ORAS	22
0336		Seviper		Field	Dragon			19	19	19BW 16B2W2	16XY 13ORAS	14
0352		Kecleon		Field		Field			24	32	32	32XY 38ORAS	38
0353		Shuppet		Amorphous		Amorphous			8	5	5BW 4B2W2	4	4
0354		Banette		Amorphous		Amorphous			1, 8	1, 8	1, 5BW 1, 4B2W2	1, 4	1, 4
0367		Huntail		Water 1		Water 1			15	10	10	10XY 5ORAS	5
0402		Kricketune		Bug		Bug				30DP 34PtHGSS	34	34	34
0408		Cranidos		Monster		Monster				37	42	42	42
0409		Rampardos		Monster		Monster				43	51	51	51
0424		Ambipom		Field		Field				25	25	25	25
0434		Stunky		Field		Field				7	7	7	7
0435		Skuntank		Field		Field				7	7	7	1, 7
0446		Munchlax		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				20	20	20	20
0447		Riolu		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				24	24	24	24
0461		Weavile		Field		Field				10	10BW 32B2W2	32	32
0462		Magnezone		Mineral		Mineral				34	40BW 45B2W2	45XY 39ORAS	39
0463		Lickilicky		Monster		Monster				45	49	49	49
0466		Electivire		Human-Like		Human-Like				52	56BW 42B2W2	42	42
0469		Yanmega		Bug		Bug				43DP 46PtHGSS	46	46	46
0472		Gliscor		Bug		Bug				27	31BW 35B2W2	35	35
0543		Venipede		Bug		Bug					8	8	8
0544		Whirlipede		Bug		Bug					1, 8	1, 8	1, 8
0545		Scolipede		Bug		Bug					1, 8	1, 8	1, 8
0595		Joltik		Bug		Bug					7	7	7
0596		Galvantula		Bug		Bug					7	7	7
0599		Klink		Mineral		Mineral					39	39	39
0600		Klang		Mineral		Mineral					40	40	40
0601		Klinklang		Mineral		Mineral					40	40	40
0649		Genesect		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered					1	1	1
0714		Noibat		Flying		Flying						1	1
0715		Noivern		Flying		Flying						1	1
0731		Pikipek		Flying		Flying							25
0732		Trumbeak		Flying		Flying							29
0733		Toucannon		Flying		Flying							30
0779		Bruxish		Water 2		Water 2							36
0782		Jangmo-o		Dragon		Dragon							33
0783		Hakamo-o		Dragon		Dragon							33
0784		Kommo-o		Dragon		Dragon							33
0785		Tapu Koko		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered							20
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0019		Rattata		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0046		Paras		Bug	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0048		Venonat		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0050		Diglett		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
074A		Geodude Alola Form		Mineral		Mineral						✔
0090		Shellder		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0104		Cubone		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0109		Koffing		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0140		Kabuto		Water 1	Water 3			✔	✔	✔	✔
0165		Ledyba		Bug		Bug			✔	✔	✔	✔
0170		Chinchou		Water 2		Water 2	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0179		Mareep		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0190		Aipom		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0198		Murkrow		Flying		Flying			✔	✔	✔	✔
0200		Misdreavus		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0222		Corsola		Water 1	Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0223		Remoraid		Water 1	Water 2	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0240		Magby		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0304		Aron		Monster		Monster			✔	✔	✔	✔
0347		Anorith		Water 3		Water 3			✔	✔	✔	✔
0410		Shieldon		Monster		Monster			✔	✔	✔	✔
0451		Skorupi		Water 3	Bug			✔	✔	✔	✔
0501		Oshawott		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔
0504		Patrat		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔
0522		Blitzle		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔
0540		Sewaddle		Bug		Bug				✔	✔	✔
0588		Karrablast		Bug		Bug				✔	✔	✔
0632		Durant		Bug		Bug				✔	✔	✔
0633		Deino		Dragon		Dragon				✔	✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Description

Games Description MDRB Sharply lowers the target's Defense.

In the anime

Larvitar Seviper Onix Vibrava
An earsplitting screech is emitted from the user.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Golbat opens its mouth and releases thin yellow or purple circles from its mouth, causing a loud, piercing noise that makes the opponent to hold its ears in pain.
Koga's Golbat	The Ninja Poké-Showdown		Debut
	Dunsparce chitters over and over again, irritating the opponent.
Multiple Dunsparce	The Dunsparce Deception		None
A wild Dunsparce	The Path That Leads to Goodbye!		None
	Larvitar releases a loud, irritating cry.
A wild Larvitar	Hatch Me if You Can		None
	Loudred sucks in a gulp of air and shouts loudly, distorting the air.
A wild Loudred	Gone Corphishin'		None
Loudred of Wigglytuff's Guild	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness		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
	Misdreavus yells out loudly and multiple transparent waves come out of its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Misdreavus	Ghoul Daze!		None
	Gliscor opens its mouth and calls out loudly, distorting the air.
Ash's Gliscor	A Breed Stampede!		None
	Steelix releases a high-pitched screech and releases a beam of invisible shockwaves that distort the air.
Byron's Steelix	Dealing with Defensive Types!		None
	Venipede waves its antennae repeatedly and shrieks loudly, causing orange shockwaves to come out from its antennae.
Two wild Venipede	A Venipede Stampede!		None
	Scolipede waves its antennae repeatedly and shrieks loudly, causing orange shockwaves to come out from its antennae.
Roxie's Scolipede	Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 2		None
	Seviper opens its mouth and the inside of it glows red. It then shrieks loudly, causing red shockwaves to come out from its mouth.
Schwarz's Seviper	Saving Braviary!		None
	Noibat opens its mouth and shrieks loudly, causing white shockwaves to come out from its mouth.
A wild Noibat	Calling from Beyond the Aura!		None

In the manga

In the How I Became a Pokémon Card manga

Persian
The user makes a loud screech.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Persian opens its mouth and circles come out from it.
Giovanni's Persian	PW17		Debut

In the Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl manga

Magnemite
The user makes a loud screech.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Magnemite makes a loud screech.
A wild Magnemite	PDP25		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Persian
The user creates a loud, piercing noise.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Persian scratches its claws against a surface, causing a loud, piercing noise that makes the opponent hold its ears in pain.
Miles's Persian	Purrr-sian		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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 噪音 Zàoyīn Danish Hyle Dutch Gil Finnish Kirskunta (OS) Kirsku (AG series) Itku (EP264) French Grincement German Kreideschrei Greek Τσίριγμα Indonesian Suara Berisik Italian Stridio Korean 싫은소리 Salh'eun Sori Polish Skrzek Portuguese Brazil Agudo Portugal Uivo Romanian Sunetul Strident Serbian Krik Spanish Latin America Chillido (EP032-AG040) Grito (AG095, AG162) Alarido (AG123, DP016-DP018, BW022-present) Chirrido (DP106-DP108) Spain Chirrido Swedish Skrikattack Vietnamese Tiếng Cào

Variations of the move Screech
Screech • Metal Sound Formerly a variation Cotton Spore

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