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

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
023 Ekans Ekans Poison Poison 31 29 25 17 17 '
024 Arbok Arbok Poison Poison 36 33 28 17 17 '
042 Golbat Golbat Poison Flying -- -- -- -- -- '
052 Meowth Meowth Normal Normal 24 35 35 31 17 17 '
053 Persian Persian Normal Normal 24 38 38 34 17 17 '
054 Psyduck Psyduck Water Water   23 23 31 31 '
055 Golduck Golduck Water Water   23 23 31 31 '
056 Mankey Mankey Fighting Fighting   45 45 41 45 21 21
057 Primeape Primeape Fighting Fighting   45 54 54 53 21 21 '
072 Tentacool Tentacool Water Poison 40 43 43 36 40 '
073 Tentacruel Tentacruel Water Poison 43 47 47 42 43 '
081 Magnemite Magnemite Electric Electric 47 39 44 33 38 '
082 Magneton Magneton Electric Electric 54 43 53 34 40 '
088 Grimer Grimer Poison Poison 48 31 26 33 33 '
089 Muk Muk Poison Poison 53 31 26 33 33 '
095 Onix Onix Rock Ground -- -- -- 6 6 '
100 Voltorb Voltorb Electric Electric -- 9 8 19 19 '
101 Electrode Electrode Electric Electric -- --, 9 --, 8 19 19 '
108 Lickitung Lickitung Normal Normal 39 43 45 45 49 '
125 Electabuzz Electabuzz Electric Electric 47 36 36 52 56 '
158 Totodile Totodile Water Water   43 43 34 36 '
159 Croconaw Croconaw Water Water   45 45 39 42 '
160 Feraligatr Feraligatr Water Water   47 47 45 50 '
167 Spinarak Spinarak Bug Poison   45       '
168 Ariados Ariados Bug Poison   53       '
169 Crobat Crobat Poison Flying   -- -- -- -- '
190 Aipom Aipom Normal Normal   36 43 25 25 '
193 Yanma Yanma Bug Flying   43 49 50 46 46 '
197 Umbreon Umbreon Dark Dark   47 47 64 64 '
206 Dunsparce Dunsparce Normal Normal   30 31 34 29 28 '
207 Gligar Gligar Ground Flying   44 44 27 31 '
208 Steelix Steelix Steel Ground   -- -- 6 6 '
215 Sneasel Sneasel Dark Ice   17 15 10 10 '
239 Elekid Elekid Electric Electric   33 33 43 51 '
246 Larvitar Larvitar Rock Ground   15 15 10 10 '
247 Pupitar Pupitar Rock Ground   --, 15 --, 15 --, 10 --, 10 '
248 Tyranitar Tyranitar Rock Dark   --, 15 --, 15 --, 10 --, 10 '
252 Treecko Treecko Grass Grass     21 21 21 '
253 Grovyle Grovyle Grass Grass     23 23 23 '
254 Sceptile Sceptile Grass Grass     23 23 23 '
291 Ninjask Ninjask Bug Flying     20 20 20 '
293 Whismur Whismur Normal Normal     31 31 31 '
294 Loudred Loudred Normal Normal     37 37 37 '
295 Exploud Exploud Normal Normal     37 37 37 '
318 Carvanha Carvanha Water Dark     28 18 18 '
319 Sharpedo Sharpedo Water Dark     28 18 18 '
329 Vibrava Vibrava Ground Dragon     41 41 41 '
330 Flygon Flygon Ground Dragon     41 41 41 '
336 Seviper Seviper Poison Poison     19 19 19 '
352 Kecleon Kecleon Normal Normal     24 32 32 '
353 Shuppet Shuppet Ghost Ghost     8 5 5 '
354 Banette Banette Ghost Ghost     --, 8 --, 8 --, 5 '
367 Huntail Huntail Water Water     15 10 10 '
402 Kricketune Kricketune Bug Bug       30 34 34 '
408 Cranidos Cranidos Rock Rock       37 42 '
409 Rampardos Rampardos Rock Rock       43 51 '
424 Ambipom Ambipom Normal Normal       25 25 '
434 Stunky Stunky Poison Dark       7 7 '
435 Skuntank Skuntank Poison Dark       7 7 '
446 Munchlax Munchlax Normal Normal       20 20 '
447 Riolu Riolu Fighting Fighting       24 24 '
461 Weavile Weavile Dark Ice       10 10 '
462 Magnezone Magnezone Electric Steel       34 40 '
463 Lickilicky Lickilicky Normal Normal       45 49 '
466 Electivire Electivire Electric Electric       52 56 '
469 Yanmega Yanmega Bug Flying       43 46 46 '
472 Gliscor Gliscor Ground Flying       27 31 '
543 Venipede Venipede Bug Poison         8 '
544 Whirlipede Whirlipede Bug Poison         --, 8 '
545 Scolipede Scolipede Bug Poison         --, 8 '
595 Joltik Joltik Bug Electric         7 '
596 Galvantula Galvantula Bug Electric         7 '
599 Klink Klink Steel Steel         39 '
600 Klang Klang Steel Steel         40 '
601 Klinklang Klinklang Steel Steel         40 '
649 Genesect Genesect Bug Steel         -- '
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 Type Father
II III IV V VI
019 Rattata Rattata Normal Normal EkansArbokMeowthPersianPsyduckGolduckMankeyPrimeapeAipomUmbreonDunsparceSneasel EkansArbokMeowthPersianPsyduckGolduckMankeyPrimeapeAipomUmbreonDunsparceSneaselWhismurLoudredExploudSeviperKecleon EkansArbokMeowthPersianPsyduckGolduckMankeyPrimeapeAipomUmbreonDunsparceSneaselWeavileWhismurLoudredExploudSeviperKecleonStunkySkuntank EkansArbokMeowthPersianPsyduckGolduckMankeyPrimeapeAipomUmbreonDunsparceSneaselWeavileWhismurLoudredExploudSeviperKecleonStunkySkuntank
046 Paras Paras Bug Grass YanmaGligar YanmaGligarNinjaskVibravaFlygon YanmaYanmegaGligarGliscorNinjaskVibravaFlygon YanmaYanmegaGligarGliscorNinjaskVibravaFlygonVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipedeJoltikGalvantula
048 Venonat Venonat Bug Poison YanmaGligar YanmaGligarNinjaskVibravaFlygon YanmaYanmegaGligarGliscorNinjaskVibravaFlygon YanmaYanmegaGligarGliscorNinjaskVibravaFlygonVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipedeJoltikGalvantula
050 Diglett Diglett Ground Ground EkansArbokMeowthPersianPsyduckGolduckMankeyPrimeapeAipomUmbreonDunsparceSneasel EkansArbokMeowthPersianPsyduckGolduckMankeyPrimeapeAipomUmbreonDunsparceSneaselWhismurLoudredExploudSeviperKecleon EkansArbokMeowthPersianPsyduckGolduckMankeyPrimeapeAipomUmbreonDunsparceSneaselWeavileWhismurLoudredExploudSeviperKecleonStunkySkuntank EkansArbokMeowthPersianPsyduckGolduckMankeyPrimeapeAipomUmbreonDunsparceSneaselWeavileWhismurLoudredExploudSeviperKecleonStunkySkuntank
090 Shellder Shellder Water Water TentacoolTentacruel TentacoolTentacruel TentacoolTentacruel TentacoolTentacruel
104 Cubone Cubone Ground Ground LickitungTotodileCroconawFeraligatrLarvitarPupitarTyranitar LickitungTotodileCroconawFeraligatrLarvitarPupitarTyranitarTreeckoGrovyleSceptileWhismurLoudredExploud LickitungLickilickyTotodileCroconawFeraligatrLarvitarPupitarTyranitarTreeckoGrovyleSceptileWhismurLoudredExploudCranidosRampardos LickitungLickilickyTotodileCroconawFeraligatrLarvitarPupitarTyranitarTreeckoGrovyleSceptileWhismurLoudredExploudCranidosRampardos
109 Koffing Koffing Poison Poison GrimerMuk GrimerMukShuppetBanette GrimerMukShuppetBanette GrimerMukShuppetBanette
140 Kabuto Kabuto Rock Water     PsyduckGolduckTentacoolTentacruelTotodileCroconawFeraligatrHuntail PsyduckGolduckTentacoolTentacruelTotodileCroconawFeraligatrHuntail
165 Ledyba Ledyba Bug Flying     YanmaYanmegaGligarGliscorNinjaskVibravaFlygon YanmaYanmegaGligarGliscorNinjaskVibravaFlygonVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipedeJoltikGalvantula
170 Chinchou Chinchou Water Electric Remoraid CarvanhaSharpedo CarvanhaSharpedo CarvanhaSharpedo
179 Mareep Mareep Electric Electric EkansArbokMeowthPersianPsyduckGolduckMankeyPrimeapeLickitungTotodileCroconawFeraligatrAipomUmbreonDunsparceSneaselLarvitarPupitarTyranitar EkansArbokMeowthPersianPsyduckGolduckMankeyPrimeapeLickitungTotodileCroconawFeraligatrAipomUmbreonDunsparceSneaselLarvitarPupitarTyranitarTreeckoGrovyleSceptileWhismurLoudredExploudSeviperKecleon EkansArbokMeowthPersianPsyduckGolduckMankeyPrimeapeLickitungLickilickyTotodileCroconawFeraligatrAipomUmbreonDunsparceSneaselWeavileLarvitarPupitarTyranitarTreeckoGrovyleSceptileWhismurLoudredExploudSeviperKecleonCranidosRampardosStunkySkuntank EkansArbokMeowthPersianPsyduckGolduckMankeyPrimeapeLickitungLickilickyTotodileCroconawFeraligatrAipomUmbreonDunsparceSneaselWeavileLarvitarPupitarTyranitarTreeckoGrovyleSceptileWhismurLoudredExploudSeviperKecleonCranidosRampardosStunkySkuntank
198 Murkrow Murkrow Dark Flying     GolbatCrobat GolbatCrobat
200 Misdreavus Misdreavus Ghost Ghost GrimerMuk GrimerMukShuppetBanette GrimerMukShuppetBanette GrimerMukShuppetBanette
222 Corsola Corsola Water Rock PsyduckGolduckTentacoolTentacruelTotodileCroconawFeraligatr PsyduckGolduckTentacoolTentacruelTotodileCroconawFeraligatrHuntail PsyduckGolduckTentacoolTentacruelTotodileCroconawFeraligatrHuntail PsyduckGolduckTentacoolTentacruelTotodileCroconawFeraligatrHuntail
223 Remoraid Remoraid Water Water PsyduckGolduckTotodileCroconawFeraligatr PsyduckGolduckTotodileCroconawFeraligatrCarvanhaSharpedoHuntail PsyduckGolduckTotodileCroconawFeraligatrCarvanhaSharpedoHuntail PsyduckGolduckTotodileCroconawFeraligatrCarvanhaSharpedoHuntail
240 Magby Magby Fire Fire Electabuzz Electabuzz ElectabuzzElectivire ElectabuzzElectivire
304 Aron Aron Steel Rock     LickitungLickilickyTotodileCroconawFeraligatrLarvitarPupitarTyranitarTreeckoGrovyleSceptileWhismurLoudredExploudCranidosRampardos LickitungLickilickyTotodileCroconawFeraligatrLarvitarPupitarTyranitarTreeckoGrovyleSceptileWhismurLoudredExploudCranidosRampardos
347 Anorith Anorith Rock Bug     TentacoolTentacruel TentacoolTentacruel
410 Shieldon Shieldon Rock Steel     LickitungLickilickyTotodileCroconawFeraligatrLarvitarPupitarTyranitarTreeckoGrovyleSceptileWhismurLoudredExploudCranidosRampardos LickitungLickilickyTotodileCroconawFeraligatrLarvitarPupitarTyranitarTreeckoGrovyleSceptileWhismurLoudredExploudCranidosRampardos
451 Skorupi Skorupi Poison Bug     TentacoolTentacruelYanmaYanmegaGligarGliscorNinjaskVibravaFlygon TentacoolTentacruelYanmaYanmegaGligarGliscorNinjaskVibravaFlygonVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipedeJoltikGalvantula
501 Oshawott Oshawott Water Water       EkansArbokMeowthPersianPsyduckGolduckMankeyPrimeapeAipomUmbreonDunsparceSneaselWeavileWhismurLoudredExploudSeviperKecleonStunkySkuntank
504 Patrat Patrat Normal Normal       EkansArbokMeowthPersianPsyduckGolduckMankeyPrimeapeAipomUmbreonDunsparceSneaselWeavileWhismurLoudredExploudSeviperKecleonStunkySkuntank
522 Blitzle Blitzle Electric Electric       EkansArbokMeowthPersianPsyduckGolduckMankeyPrimeapeAipomUmbreonDunsparceSneaselWeavileWhismurLoudredExploudSeviperKecleonStunkySkuntank
540 Sewaddle Sewaddle Bug Grass       YanmaYanmegaGligarGliscorNinjaskVibravaFlygonVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipedeJoltikGalvantula
588 Karrablast Karrablast Bug Bug       YanmaYanmegaGligarGliscorNinjaskVibravaFlygonVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipedeJoltikGalvantula
632 Durant Durant Bug Steel       YanmaYanmegaGligarGliscorNinjaskVibravaFlygonVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipedeJoltikGalvantula
633 Deino Deino Dark Dragon       EkansArbokTreeckoGrovyleSceptileSeviper
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 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
Loudred of Wigglytuff's Guild Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness 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-pitched screech and releases a beam of invisible shockwaves that distort the air.
Byron's Steelix Dealing with Defensive Types! None
Venipede Venipede releases a high-pitched screech and releases orange-red shockwaves that distort the air.
Multiple wild Venipede A Venipede Stampede! None


In other Generations

In other languages

Language Title
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Schreeuw
Finland Flag.png Finnish Kirskunta
France Flag.png French Grincement
Germany Flag.png German Kreideschrei
Greece Flag.png Greek Τσίριγμα
Italy Flag.png Italian Stridio
South Korea Flag.png Korean 싫은소리 Salh'eun Sori
Poland Flag.png Polish Skrzek
Portuguese Brazil Flag.png Brazil Ataque sônico (in The Dunsparce Deception)
Portugal Flag.png Portugal Uivo
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Krik
Spanish CELAC Flag.png Latin America Alarido
Spain Flag.png Spain Chirrido


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


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