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Hoothoot Owl Pokémon ホーホー Hoho #163 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Normal Flying Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Insomnia or Keen Eye Cacophony Cacophony Tinted Lens Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 255 (43.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Flying Hatch time 15 cycles
Height 2'04" 0.7 m Hoothoot 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 46.7 lbs. 21.2 kg Hoothoot 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 58 Gen. II-IV Unknown IV 52 V+	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 1 Hoothoot 1 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Brown	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Hoothoot (Japanese: ホーホー Hoho) is a dual-type Normal/Flying Pokémon introduced in Generation II.

It evolves into Noctowl starting at level 20.

Biology

Hoothoot's feet

Hoothoot is an avian Pokémon that resembles an owl with a round body. Most of its feathers are brown, but its belly is cream-colored. It has large, red eyes, a small, pinkish beak, stubby wings, and a fan-like tail with three feathers. Encircling its eyes are black rings; the lower rims of the ring have three protrusions that resemble the teeth on a gear while the upper rims have extensions that resemble the hands of a clock. It has two pinkish feet, each with five clawed toes. However, it will typically only stand on one foot at a time and alternates between the two at speeds too difficult to track with the naked eye.

Hoothoot begins crying at exactly the same time every day and always tilts its head in the same rhythm. This ability is due to a special organ that senses the Earth's rotation and allows it to keep track of time. As a result, Hoothoot was considered a divine messenger of time and raised to serve as clocks a long time ago. Some Trainers still use it as a clock today. Hoothoot is most commonly found nesting in trees in temperate and boreal forests.

In the anime

Hoothoot in the anime

Major appearances

Multiple Hoothoot made their main series debut in Illusion Confusion!, under the ownership of Hagatha and Nagatha. The two rented their Hoothoot to Trainers, including Gary Oak, so they can get through a haunted forest.

Falkner, the Gym Leader of Violet City, has a Hoothoot, which debuted in Fighting Flyer with Fire when he used it in his Gym battle against Ash. It defeated Chikorita with ease before being defeated by Pikachu. It reappeared in a flashback in Why? Wynaut!. It was sometimes seen outside of its Poké Ball.

Wings Alexander used to have a Hoothoot before it evolved, as seen in a flashback in Throwing in the Noctowl.

A Hoothoot appeared in A Staravia is Born!, where it teamed up with Ash's Starly to hypnotize Meowth into helping the other Flying-type Pokémon escape. It was later seen flying away with the other Flying-type Pokémon, waving goodbye to Ash's newly-evolved Staravia in the process.

A Hoothoot appeared in Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad. It was one of the Pokémon living in a forest.

Minor appearances

Hoothoot debuted in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.

A Hoothoot briefly appeared in Mild 'n Wooly, where it was seen getting blown across the screen by the approaching storm.

A Hoothoot appeared in Tricks of the Trade as one of the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Swap Meet in Palmpona.

A Hoothoot appeared in Pikachu and Pichu as a resident of Big Town.

A Hoothoot appeared in Celebi: The Voice of the Forest.

Two Hoothoot appeared in The Legend of Thunder!. One was standing in the hollow of a tree outside the Pokémon Center, while the other one was inside the Center with its Trainer.

A Hoothoot appeared in A Bite to Remember.

A Hoothoot appeared in Gonna Rule The School!, under the ownership of the Pokémon Trainers' School. It was temporarily loaned to one of the school's underage students for use.

A Hoothoot appeared in Less is Morrison.

A Coordinator's Hoothoot appeared in Spontaneous Combusken!, where it was seen participating in the Chrysanthemum Contest.

A Hoothoot chased Team Rocket while they were searching for Ho-Oh in some underground ruins in Battling the Enemy Within!.

Two Hoothoot appeared in Dawn of a New Era!.

Multiple Hoothoot made a brief appearance in Coming Full-Festival Circle!. They were among the Pokémon listening to Nando as he played his music.

A Hoothoot appeared in Zoroark: Master of Illusions.

A Hoothoot made a brief appearance in Memories are Made of Bliss!.

A Hoothoot appeared in Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening.

A Hoothoot appeared in The Dream Continues!.

A Hoothoot appeared in BWS01.

A Hoothoot appeared in a flashback or a fantasy in The Forest Champion!.

A Hoothoot appeared in A Fashionable Battle!.

A Trainer's Hoothoot appeared in A Giga Battle with Mega Results!.

A Hoothoot appeared in A Watershed Moment! in a flashback.

Multiple Hoothoot appeared in The Power Of Us.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Hoothoot in The Golden Boys

Hoothoot in Pokémon Adventures

In the Ash & Pikachu manga

Much like her anime counterpart, Lily owns a Hoothoot. It appeared in The Dream Potion Recipe!!.

A Hoothoot appeared in A Clash Of Wills!! Eternal Rivals?!.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Hoothoot debuted in The Legend. Two were seen hanging under some tree branches when Green had finished her message to Silver in Johto.

In Murkrow Row, a Hoothoot is seen flying at night while Gold was playing cue balls in his room. It was later seen again when Gold asks Joey if he recorded the DJ Mary's song.

A Hoothoot was used by a trickster in Who Gives a Hoothoot?. He claimed to use Hoothoot as an accurate timekeeper to regulate a prize-winning game he was hosting, when in fact he was prompting Hoothoot to declare the time limit whenever a participant was on the verge of winning, thus preventing anyone from winning his game. He was busted however, by Gold and his Aipom. The same man and his Hoothoot are seen in Really Raikou & Entirely Entei I and The Last Battle XIII.

Two Hoothoot were seen at night near the forest Gold was sleeping in, in Gilgar Glide.

Crystal mentioned that she caught a Hoothoot on her way to Professor Elm's Lab in Three Cheers for Chikorita.

A Hoothoot appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.

A Hoothoot appeared in Out-Odding Oddish, under the ownership of a Pokéathlon participant.

Pokédex entries

In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga

A Hoothoot appeared in Let's Go! The Journey Towards The Championship.

A Hoothoot appeared in Escape From The Mystery Forest!, under the ownership of Chris. She uses it as a lookout, helping her see where things are in the distance.

A Trainer's Hoothoot appeared in Let's Fight For The Future!!.

In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga

Shū has a Hoothoot in Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All.

In the TCG

Main article: Hoothoot (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

In events

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/TR

Generation VIII Other generations: II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM06 TM06 Fly Flying Physical 09090 095}}95% 15 TM16 TM16 Screech Normal Status 0000— 085}}85% 40 TM18 TM18 Reflect Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM21 TM21 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM23 TM23 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM24 TM24 Snore Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 15 TM25 TM25 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM30 TM30 Steel Wing Steel Physical 07070 090}}90% 25 TM31 TM31 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM33 TM33 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM34 TM34 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM39 TM39 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM40 TM40 Swift Normal Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM44 TM44 Imprison Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM76 TM76 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM95 TM95 Air Slash Flying Special 07575 095}}95% 15 TR11 TR11 Psychic Psychic Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR12 TR12 Agility Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TR17 TR17 Amnesia Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR20 TR20 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR26 TR26 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR27 TR27 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR33 TR33 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TR35 TR35 Uproar Normal Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR36 TR36 Heat Wave Fire Special 09595 090}}90% 10 TR42 TR42 Hyper Voice Normal Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR49 TR49 Calm Mind Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR68 TR68 Nasty Plot Dark Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR69 TR69 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 08080 090}}90% 15 TR82 TR82 Stored Power Psychic Special 02020 100}}100% 10 TR85 TR85 Work Up Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TR89 TR89 Hurricane Flying Special 110110 070}}70% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Hoothoot Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Hoothoot Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

By tutoring

TCG-only moves

Side game data

Pokémon Trozei! Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 7% Friend Area: Flyaway Forest Phrases 51%-100% HP Ticktock... Hoot! I keep perfect time! 26%-50% HP Say, this isn't good. I only have half my HP left. 1%-25% HP I'm done for... I can't keep time anymore... Level up Ticktock... Woohoot! I leveled up!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 6.4% IQ group: A
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Flying Poké Assist: (present) Flying Field move: (present) (Cut ×1) Poké Assist: (past) Flying Field move: (past) (Cut ×1) Browser entry R-031/N-022 It causes twisters around itself.
Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ● Defense ● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Battle Trozei Flying Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Flying Attack Power: 30 - 85 5 #493 Swap Sometimes replaces a disruption with this Pokémon.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 120 Base Attack: 67 Base Defense: 101 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 1 km Evolution Requirement: 50 Fast Attacks: Feint Attack, Peck Charged Attacks: Aerial Ace, Sky Attack, Night Shade

Evolution

Unevolved Hoothoot  Normal  Flying

Level 20 →

First evolution Noctowl  Normal  Flying

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
Generation II Gold Silver Crystal Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back

For other sprites and images, please see Hoothoot images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• In Fighting Flyer with Fire, Falkner's Hoothoot stands on both legs, even though Hoothoot supposedly only ever stands on one leg at a time.
• In Nintendo Power Vol. 134, Ken Sugimori stated in an interview that Hoothoot is his favorite Pokémon because he had a pet bird as a child that would stand on one foot.^[1]
• Hoothoot has a unique fade-in animation that is programmed into Pokémon Gold and Silver but goes unused.

Origin

Hoothoot seems to be based on a combination of an owl—more specifically the horned owl—and a clock, as its crest's prongs are shaped like the hands of a clock; in addition, it has the ability to keep track of time.

Name origin

Hoothoot is derived from hoot, an onomatopoeia for the sound an owl makes. It may also be a combination of hoot and cuckoo, as in a Cuckoo clock, referring to Hoothoot's keen ability to keep track of time.

Hoho is derived from hoo, another onomatopoeia for the sound an owl makes.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ホーホー Hoho Onomatopoeia for an owl's hoot French Hoothoot Same as English name Spanish Hoothoot Same as English name German Hoothoot Same as English name Italian Hoothoot Same as English name Korean 부우부 Buubu Likely from the Korean onomatopoeia for owls, 부엉부엉 bu'eong-bu'eong Mandarin Chinese 咕咕 Gūgū Refers to the onomatopoetic sound of birds (coo). Also means "to mutter". Cantonese Chinese

More languages Hindi हूटहूट Hoothoot Transcription of English name Russian Хутхут Khutkhut Transcription of English name

Notes

External links

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Pokémon

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