Screech (move)

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Screech
いやなおと Unpleasant Tone
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Type  Normal
Category  Status
PP  40 (max. 64)
Power  —
Accuracy  85%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone but the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Smart
Appeal  1
Jam  3 ♥♥♥
Badly startles those that have made appeals.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Lowers the Voltage of all Judges by 1.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

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

#   Pokémon Type Level
0023 Ekans Ekans
Poison 31
0024 Arbok Arbok
Poison 36
0042 Golbat Golbat
Poison Flying --
0052 Meowth Meowth
Normal 24
0053 Persian Persian
Normal 24
0056 Mankey Mankey
Fighting 45
0057 Primeape Primeape
Fighting 45
0072 Tentacool Tentacool
Water Poison 40
0073 Tentacruel Tentacruel
Water Poison 43
0081 Magnemite Magnemite
Electric 47
0082 Magneton Magneton
Electric 54
0088 Grimer Grimer
Poison 48
0089 Muk Muk
Poison 53
0095 Onix Onix
Rock Ground --
0100 Voltorb Voltorb
Electric --
0101 Electrode Electrode
Electric --
0108 Lickitung Lickitung
Normal 39
0125 Electabuzz Electabuzz
Electric 47
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

#   Pokémon Type Level
0023 Ekans Ekans
Poison 29
0024 Arbok Arbok
Poison 33
0042 Golbat Golbat
Poison Flying --
0052 Meowth Meowth
Normal 35
0053 Persian Persian
Normal 38
0054 Psyduck Psyduck
Water 23
0055 Golduck Golduck
Water 23
0056 Mankey Mankey
Fighting 45
0057 Primeape Primeape
Fighting 54
0072 Tentacool Tentacool
Water Poison 43
0073 Tentacruel Tentacruel
Water Poison 47
0081 Magnemite Magnemite
Electric Steel 39
0082 Magneton Magneton
Electric Steel 43
0088 Grimer Grimer
Poison 31
0089 Muk Muk
Poison 31
0095 Onix Onix
Rock Ground --
0100 Voltorb Voltorb
Electric 9
0101 Electrode Electrode
Electric --
9
0108 Lickitung Lickitung
Normal 43
0125 Electabuzz Electabuzz
Electric 36
0158 Totodile Totodile
Water 43
0159 Croconaw Croconaw
Water 45
0160 Feraligatr Feraligatr
Water 47
0167 Spinarak Spinarak
Bug Poison 45
0168 Ariados Ariados
Bug Poison 53
0169 Crobat Crobat
Poison Flying --
0190 Aipom Aipom
Normal 36
0193 Yanma Yanma
Bug Flying 43
0197 Umbreon Umbreon
Dark 47
0206 Dunsparce Dunsparce
Normal 30
0207 Gligar Gligar
Ground Flying 44
0208 Steelix Steelix
Steel Ground --
0215 Sneasel Sneasel
Dark Ice 17
0239 Elekid Elekid
Electric 33
0246 Larvitar Larvitar
Rock Ground 15
0247 Pupitar Pupitar
Rock Ground --
15
0248 Tyranitar Tyranitar
Rock Dark --
15
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0019 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Rattata | 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;" | Paras | 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;" | Venonat | 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;" | Diglett | 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;" | Shellder | 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;" | Cubone | 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;" | Koffing | 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;" | Chinchou | 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;" | Mareep | 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;" | Misdreavus | style="background: #FFF" | Misdreavus
| colspan="2" style="background:#704170; text-align: center;" | Ghost | style="background: #FFF" | Grimer, Muk |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0222 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Corsola | 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;" | Remoraid | 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;" | Magby | style="background: #FFF" | Magby
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Electabuzz

|- | 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.
|} |}

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0023 Ekans Ekans
Poison 25
0024 Arbok Arbok
Poison 28
0042 Golbat Golbat
Poison Flying --
0052 Meowth Meowth
Normal 31
0052 Meowth Meowth
Normal 35
0053 Persian Persian
Normal 34
0053 Persian Persian
Normal 38
0054 Psyduck Psyduck
Water 23
0055 Golduck Golduck
Water 23
0056 Mankey Mankey
Fighting 41
0056 Mankey Mankey
Fighting 45
0057 Primeape Primeape
Fighting 53
0057 Primeape Primeape
Fighting 54
0072 Tentacool Tentacool
Water Poison 43
0073 Tentacruel Tentacruel
Water Poison 47
0081 Magnemite Magnemite
Electric Steel 44
0082 Magneton Magneton
Electric Steel 53
0088 Grimer Grimer
Poison 26
0089 Muk Muk
Poison 26
0095 Onix Onix
Rock Ground --
0100 Voltorb Voltorb
Electric 8
0101 Electrode Electrode
Electric --
8
0108 Lickitung Lickitung
Normal 45
0125 Electabuzz Electabuzz
Electric 36
0158 Totodile Totodile
Water 43
0159 Croconaw Croconaw
Water 45
0160 Feraligatr Feraligatr
Water 47
0169 Crobat Crobat
Poison Flying --
0190 Aipom Aipom
Normal 43
0193 Yanma Yanma
Bug Flying 49
0193 Yanma Yanma
Bug Flying 50
0197 Umbreon Umbreon
Dark 47
0206 Dunsparce Dunsparce
Normal 31
0206 Dunsparce Dunsparce
Normal 34
0207 Gligar Gligar
Ground Flying 44
0208 Steelix Steelix
Steel Ground --
0215 Sneasel Sneasel
Dark Ice 15
0239 Elekid Elekid
Electric 33
0246 Larvitar Larvitar
Rock Ground 15
0247 Pupitar Pupitar
Rock Ground --
15
0248 Tyranitar Tyranitar
Rock Dark --
15
0252 Treecko Treecko
Grass 21
0253 Grovyle Grovyle
Grass 23
0254 Sceptile Sceptile
Grass 23
0291 Ninjask Ninjask
Bug Flying 20
0293 Whismur Whismur
Normal 31
0294 Loudred Loudred
Normal 37
0295 Exploud Exploud
Normal 37
0318 Carvanha Carvanha
Water Dark 28
0319 Sharpedo Sharpedo
Water Dark 28
0329 Vibrava Vibrava
Ground Dragon 41
0330 Flygon Flygon
Ground Dragon 41
0336 Seviper Seviper
Poison 19
0352 Kecleon Kecleon
Normal 24
0353 Shuppet Shuppet
Ghost 8
0354 Banette Banette
Ghost --
8
0367 Huntail Huntail
Water 15
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0019 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Rattata | 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;" | Paras | 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;" | Venonat | 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;" | Diglett | 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;" | Shellder | 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;" | Cubone | 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;" | Koffing | 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;" | Chinchou | 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;" | Mareep | 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;" | Misdreavus | style="background: #FFF" | Misdreavus
| colspan="2" style="background:#704170; text-align: center;" | Ghost | style="background: #FFF" | Grimer, Muk
Shuppet, Banette |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0222 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Corsola | 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;" | Remoraid | 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;" | Magby | style="background: #FFF" | Magby
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Electabuzz

|- | 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.
|} |}

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0023 Ekans Ekans
Poison 17
0024 Arbok Arbok
Poison 17
0042 Golbat Golbat
Poison Flying --
0052 Meowth Meowth
Normal 17
0053 Persian Persian
Normal 17
0054 Psyduck Psyduck
Water 31
0055 Golduck Golduck
Water 31
0056 Mankey Mankey
Fighting 21
0057 Primeape Primeape
Fighting 21
0072 Tentacool Tentacool
Water Poison 36
0073 Tentacruel Tentacruel
Water Poison 42
0081 Magnemite Magnemite
Electric Steel 33
0082 Magneton Magneton
Electric Steel 34
0088 Grimer Grimer
Poison 33
0089 Muk Muk
Poison 33
0095 Onix Onix
Rock Ground 6
0100 Voltorb Voltorb
Electric 19
0101 Electrode Electrode
Electric 19
0108 Lickitung Lickitung
Normal 45
0125 Electabuzz Electabuzz
Electric 52
0158 Totodile Totodile
Water 34
0159 Croconaw Croconaw
Water 39
0160 Feraligatr Feraligatr
Water 45
0169 Crobat Crobat
Poison Flying --
0190 Aipom Aipom
Normal 25
0193 Yanma Yanma
Bug Flying 46
0197 Umbreon Umbreon
Dark 64
0206 Dunsparce Dunsparce
Normal 29
0207 Gligar Gligar
Ground Flying 27
0208 Steelix Steelix
Steel Ground 6
0215 Sneasel Sneasel
Dark Ice 10
0239 Elekid Elekid
Electric 43
0246 Larvitar Larvitar
Rock Ground 10
0247 Pupitar Pupitar
Rock Ground --
10
0248 Tyranitar Tyranitar
Rock Dark --
10
0252 Treecko Treecko
Grass 21
0253 Grovyle Grovyle
Grass 23
0254 Sceptile Sceptile
Grass 23
0291 Ninjask Ninjask
Bug Flying 20
0293 Whismur Whismur
Normal 31
0294 Loudred Loudred
Normal 37
0295 Exploud Exploud
Normal 37
0318 Carvanha Carvanha
Water Dark 18
0319 Sharpedo Sharpedo
Water Dark 18
0329 Vibrava Vibrava
Ground Dragon 41
0330 Flygon Flygon
Ground Dragon 41
0336 Seviper Seviper
Poison 19
0352 Kecleon Kecleon
Normal 32
0353 Shuppet Shuppet
Ghost 5
0354 Banette Banette
Ghost --
8
0367 Huntail Huntail
Water 10
0402 Kricketune Kricketune
Bug 30
0402 Kricketune Kricketune
Bug 34
0408 Cranidos Cranidos
Rock 37
0409 Rampardos Rampardos
Rock 43
0424 Ambipom Ambipom
Normal 25
0434 Stunky Stunky
Poison 7
0435 Skuntank Skuntank
Poison 7
0446 Munchlax Munchlax
Normal 20
0447 Riolu Riolu
Fighting 24
0461 Weavile Weavile
Dark Ice 10
0462 Magnezone Magnezone
Electric Steel 34
0463 Lickilicky Lickilicky
Normal 45
0466 Electivire Electivire
Electric 52
0469 Yanmega Yanmega
Bug Flying 43
0469 Yanmega Yanmega
Bug Flying 46
0472 Gliscor Gliscor
Ground Flying 27
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0019 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Rattata | 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;" | Paras | 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;" | Venonat | 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;" | Diglett | 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;" | Shellder | 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;" | Cubone | 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;" | Koffing | 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" | 0140 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Kabuto | 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;" | Ledyba | 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;" | Chinchou | 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;" | Mareep | 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;" | Murkrow | 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;" | Misdreavus | style="background: #FFF" | Misdreavus
| colspan="2" style="background:#704170; text-align: center;" | Ghost | style="background: #FFF" | Grimer, Muk
Shuppet, Banette |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0222 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Corsola | 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;" | Remoraid | 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;" | Magby | style="background: #FFF" | Magby
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Electabuzz, Electivire |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0304 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Aron | 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;" | Anorith | 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 |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0410 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Shieldon | 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;" | Skorupi | 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

|- | 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.
|} |}

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0023 Ekans Ekans
Poison 17
0024 Arbok Arbok
Poison 17
0042 Golbat Golbat
Poison Flying --
0052 Meowth Meowth
Normal 17
0053 Persian Persian
Normal 17
0054 Psyduck Psyduck
Water 31
0055 Golduck Golduck
Water 31
0056 Mankey Mankey
Fighting 21
0057 Primeape Primeape
Fighting 21
0072 Tentacool Tentacool
Water Poison 40
0073 Tentacruel Tentacruel
Water Poison 43
0081 Magnemite Magnemite
Electric Steel 38
0082 Magneton Magneton
Electric Steel 40
0088 Grimer Grimer
Poison 33
0089 Muk Muk
Poison 33
0095 Onix Onix
Rock Ground 6
0100 Voltorb Voltorb
Electric 19
0101 Electrode Electrode
Electric 19
0108 Lickitung Lickitung
Normal 49
0125 Electabuzz Electabuzz
Electric 56
0158 Totodile Totodile
Water 36
0159 Croconaw Croconaw
Water 42
0160 Feraligatr Feraligatr
Water 50
0169 Crobat Crobat
Poison Flying --
0190 Aipom Aipom
Normal 25
0193 Yanma Yanma
Bug Flying 46
0197 Umbreon Umbreon
Dark 64
0206 Dunsparce Dunsparce
Normal 28
0207 Gligar Gligar
Ground Flying 31
0208 Steelix Steelix
Steel Ground 6
0215 Sneasel Sneasel
Dark Ice 10
0239 Elekid Elekid
Electric 51
0246 Larvitar Larvitar
Rock Ground 10
0247 Pupitar Pupitar
Rock Ground --
10
0248 Tyranitar Tyranitar
Rock Dark --
10
0252 Treecko Treecko
Grass 21
0253 Grovyle Grovyle
Grass 23
0254 Sceptile Sceptile
Grass 23
0291 Ninjask Ninjask
Bug Flying 20
0293 Whismur Whismur
Normal 31
0294 Loudred Loudred
Normal 37
0295 Exploud Exploud
Normal 37
0318 Carvanha Carvanha
Water Dark 18
0319 Sharpedo Sharpedo
Water Dark 18
0329 Vibrava Vibrava
Ground Dragon 41
0330 Flygon Flygon
Ground Dragon 41
0336 Seviper Seviper
Poison 19
0352 Kecleon Kecleon
Normal 32
0353 Shuppet Shuppet
Ghost 5
0354 Banette Banette
Ghost --
8
0367 Huntail Huntail
Water 10
0402 Kricketune Kricketune
Bug 34
0408 Cranidos Cranidos
Rock 42
0409 Rampardos Rampardos
Rock 51
0424 Ambipom Ambipom
Normal 25
0434 Stunky Stunky
Poison 7
0435 Skuntank Skuntank
Poison 7
0446 Munchlax Munchlax
Normal 20
0447 Riolu Riolu
Fighting 24
0461 Weavile Weavile
Dark Ice 10
0462 Magnezone Magnezone
Electric Steel 40
0463 Lickilicky Lickilicky
Normal 49
0466 Electivire Electivire
Electric 56
0469 Yanmega Yanmega
Bug Flying 46
0472 Gliscor Gliscor
Ground Flying 31
0543 Fushide Fushide
Bug Poison 8
0544 Hoiiga Hoiiga
Bug Poison --
8
0545 Pendra Pendra
Bug Poison --
8
0595 Bachuru Bachuru
Bug Electric 7
0596 Denchura Denchura
Bug Electric 7
0599 Klink Klink
Steel 39
0600 Gigiaru Gigiaru
Steel 40
0601 Gigigiaru Gigigiaru
Steel 40
0649 Genesect Genesect
Bug Steel --
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0019 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Rattata | 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;" | Paras | 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
Fushide, Hoiiga, Pendra
Bachuru, Denchura |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0048 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Venonat | 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
Fushide, Hoiiga, Pendra
Bachuru, Denchura |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0050 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Diglett | 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;" | Shellder | 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;" | Cubone | 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;" | Koffing | 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" | 0140 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Kabuto | 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;" | Ledyba | 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
Fushide, Hoiiga, Pendra
Bachuru, Denchura |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0170 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Chinchou | 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;" | Mareep | 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;" | Murkrow | 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;" | Misdreavus | style="background: #FFF" | Misdreavus
| colspan="2" style="background:#704170; text-align: center;" | Ghost | style="background: #FFF" | Grimer, Muk
Shuppet, Banette |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0222 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Corsola | 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;" | Remoraid | 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;" | Magby | style="background: #FFF" | Magby
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Electabuzz, Electivire |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0304 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Aron | 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;" | Anorith | 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 |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0410 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Shieldon | 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;" | Skorupi | 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
Fushide, Hoiiga, Pendra
Bachuru, Denchura |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0501 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Oshawott | style="background: #FFF" | Oshawott
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | 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" | 0504 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Minezumi | style="background: #FFF" | Minezumi
| 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" | 0522 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Blitzle | style="background: #FFF" | Blitzle
| colspan="2" style="background:#FAC000; text-align: center;" | Electric | 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" | 0540 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Kurumiru | style="background: #FFF" | Kurumiru
| 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
Fushide, Hoiiga, Pendra
Bachuru, Denchura |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0588 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Kaburumo | style="background: #FFF" | Kaburumo
| colspan="2" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug | style="background: #FFF" | Yanma, Yanmega
Gligar, Gliscor
Ninjask
Vibrava, Flygon
Fushide, Hoiiga, Pendra
Bachuru, Denchura |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0632 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Aianto | style="background: #FFF" | Aianto
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#60A1B8" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Steel | style="background: #FFF" | Yanma, Yanmega
Gligar, Gliscor
Ninjask
Vibrava, Flygon
Fushide, Hoiiga, Pendra
Bachuru, Denchura |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0633 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Monozu | style="background: #FFF" | Monozu
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#5060E1" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Dragon | style="background: #FFF" | Ekans, Arbok
Treecko, Grovyle, Sceptile
Seviper

|- | 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.
|} |}

In the anime

An earsplitting screech is emitted from the user.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Golbat Golbat opens its mouth and releases thin yellow circles from its mouth.
Koga's Golbat The Ninja Poké-Showdown Debut
Dunsparce Dunsparce chitters over and over again, irritating the opponent.
Multiple Dunsparce The Dunsparce Deception None
Larvitar Larvitar releases a loud, irritating cry.
Ash's Larvitar Hatch Me if You Can None
Loudred Loudred sucks in a gulp of air and shouts loudly, distorting the air.
A wild Loudred Gone Corphishin' None
Whismur Whismur screams loudly, distorting the air.
Alanna's Whismur A Poké-BLOCK Party None
Voltorb 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 Huntail opens its mouth and yells out loudly, distorting the air.
Keith's Huntail The Evolutionary War None
Banette 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 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 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 Gliscor opens its mouth and calls out loudly, distorting the air.
Ash's Gliscor A Breed Stampede! None
Steelix 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
  • Finnish: Kirskunta
  • French: Grincement
  • German: Kreideschrei
  • Greek: Τσίριγμα
  • Italian: Stridio
  • Korean: 싫은소리 Salh'eun Sori
  • Polish: Skrzek
  • Portuguese: Uivo
  • Portuguese: (Brazilian): Ataque sônico (in The Dunsparce Deception)
  • Spanish: Chirrido
  • Spanish (Latin American): Alarido
  • Serbian: Krik


Variations of the move Screech
StatusIC HOME.png ScreechMetal Sound
Formerly a variation
StatusIC HOME.png Cotton Spore


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