Screech (move)

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 TM16 in Pokémon Sword and Shield

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

Super Contests Condition  Clever 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.

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Screech (Japanese: いやなおと Unpleasant Tone) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation I. It was TM16 in Pokémon Sword and Shield.

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Effect

Screech decreases the target's Defense stat by two stat stages.

Screech is a sound-based move.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Screech, the user's Attack stat rises by one stage. Throat Chop cannot prevent a Pokémon from using Z-Screech.

Generation I-II

Screech cannot affect a Pokémon behind a substitute.

In the Generation I and II core series games, when an in-game opponent outside of the Battle Tower uses Screech, the move has a 25% chance to fail in addition to its normal chance to miss.

Generation III-V

Screech no longer has an additional chance to fail when used by an in-game opponent.

Generation VI onwards

Screech can now hit Pokémon even if they are behind a substitute.

Generation IX

Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Pokémon Legends: Z-A Category  Status Accuracy  100% Standard Plus Move Power — Cooldown  10s Move wind-up time  1 frame Effect duration  30s  33s Additional effect  —  —  — None

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. DPPtHGSSPBR 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 SMUSUMPE SwShBDSPLA SV An earsplitting screech harshly lowers the target's Defense stat. ZA The user emits a horrible screech that makes targets reflexively want to cover their ears. This lowers their Defense stats for a while. Champs Lowers the target's Defense stat by 2 stages.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups	Level
					I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII		VIII		IX
											SMUSUM	PE	SwSh	BDSP	SV	ZA
0023		Ekans		Field Dragon	31	29	25	17	17	17	17	32		17	17	17
0024		Arbok		Field Dragon	36	33	28	17	17	17	17	44		17	17	17
0042		Golbat		Flying	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	−	1	1		1
0047		Parasect		Bug Grass	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	1		−
0049		Venomoth		Bug	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	1		−	−
0051		Dugtrio		Field	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	1	−	−	−
0051		Dugtrio Alolan Form		Field							−	1	−		−
0052		Meowth		Field	24	35	35RSE 31FRLG	17	17	17	17	23	32	32	32	17
0052		Meowth Alolan Form		Field							17	23	32		32	17
0052		Meowth Galarian Form		Field									32		32	17
0053		Persian		Field	1, 24	38	38RSE 34FRLG	17	17	17	17	23	36	36	36	17
0053		Persian Alolan Form		Field							17	23	36		36	17
0054		Psyduck		Water 1 Field	−	23	23	31	31BW 25B2W2	25	22	32	21	21	21
0055		Golduck		Water 1 Field	−	23	23	31	31BW 25B2W2	25XY 29ORAS	22	32	21	21	21
0056		Mankey		Field	45Y	45	45RSE 41FRLG	21	21	21	40	32		40	36	40
0057		Primeape		Field	45Y	54	54RSE 53FRLG	21	21	21	44	40		44	44	40
0072		Tentacool		Water 3	40	43	43	36	40	40XY 37ORAS	37	40	20	20	20
0073		Tentacruel		Water 3	43	47	47	42	43	43XY 40ORAS	40	55	20	20	20
0081		Magnemite		Mineral	47	39	44	33	38BW 39B2W2	39XY 35ORAS	35	32	24	24	24
0082		Magneton		Mineral	54	43	53	34	40BW 45B2W2	45XY 39ORAS	39	36	24	24	24
0088		Grimer		Amorphous	48	31	26	33	33BW 32B2W2	32XY 37ORAS	37	30		37	37
0088		Grimer Alolan Form		Amorphous							37	30			37
0089		Muk		Amorphous	53	31	26	33	33BW 32B2W2	32XY 37ORAS	37	30		37	37
0089		Muk Alolan Form		Amorphous							37	30			37
0095		Onix		Mineral	1	1	1	6	6BW 31B2W2	31	31	15	24	24		24
0100		Voltorb		Mineral	1	9	8	19	19	19XY 13ORAS	13	24		13	13
0100		Voltorb Hisuian Form		Mineral											13
0101		Electrode		Mineral	1	1, 9	1, 8	19	19	19XY 13ORAS	13	24		13	13
0101		Electrode Hisuian Form		Mineral											13
0105		Marowak		Monster	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	1	−	−		−
0105		Marowak Alolan Form		Monster							−	1	−			−
0108		Lickitung		Monster	39	43	45	45	49	49	49	35	42	42
0110		Weezing		Amorphous	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	1	−	−	−
0124		Jynx		Human-Like	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	18	−	−
0125		Electabuzz		Human-Like	37	36	36	52	56BW 42B2W2	42	42	39	24	24	24
0141		Kabutops		Water 1 Water 3	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	1	−	−
0143		Snorlax		Monster	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	39	1	1	1
0158		Totodile		Monster Water 1		43	43	34	36	36	36			36	33	35
0159		Croconaw		Monster Water 1		45	45	39	42	42	42			42	37	35
0160		Feraligatr		Monster Water 1		47	47	45	50	50	50			50	44	35
0167		Spinarak		Bug		45GS	−	−	−	−	−			−	−	21
0168		Ariados		Bug		53GS	−	−	−	−	−			−	−	21
0169		Crobat		Flying		1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1		1
0190		Aipom		Field		36	43	25	25	25	25			25	25
0193		Yanma		Bug		43	49RSE 50FRLG	46	46	46	46			46	46
0197		Umbreon		Field		47	47	64	64BW 29B2W2	29	29		45	45	45	45
0206		Dunsparce		Field		30	31RSE 34FRLG	29	28BW 13B2W2	13	11		16	16	16
0207		Gligar		Bug		44	44	27	31BW 35B2W2	35	35			35	35
0208		Steelix		Mineral		1	1	6	6BW 31B2W2	31	31		24	24		24
0215		Sneasel		Field		17	15	10	10BW 32B2W2	32	32		54	54	54
0215		Sneasel Hisuian Form		Field											54
0239		Elekid		No Eggs Discovered		33	33	43	51BW 36B2W2	36	36		24	24	24
0246		Larvitar		Monster		15	15	10	10	10	10		21	21	21	21
0247		Pupitar		Monster		1, 15	1, 15	1, 10	1, 10	1, 10	1, 10		21	21	21	21
0248		Tyranitar		Monster		1, 15	1, 15	1, 10	1, 10	1, 10	1, 10		21	21	21	21
0252		Treecko		Monster Dragon			21	21	21	21XY 49ORAS	49		33	33	33	40
0253		Grovyle		Monster Dragon			23	23	23	23XY 63ORAS	63		45	45	45	40
0254		Sceptile		Monster Dragon			23	23	23	23XY 69ORAS	69		49	49	42	40
0258		Mudkip		Monster Water 1			−	−	−	−	−		33	33	33	38
0259		Marshtomp		Monster Water 1			−	−	−	−	−		45	45	45	38
0260		Swampert		Monster Water 1			−	−	−	−	−		49	49	49	38
0291		Ninjask		Bug			20	20	20	20	1, Evo.		1, Evo.	1, Evo.
0293		Whismur		Monster Field			31	31	31	31XY 15ORAS	15		40	40
0294		Loudred		Monster Field			37	37	37	37XY 15ORAS	15		50	50
0295		Exploud		Monster Field			37	37	37	37XY 15ORAS	15		54	54
0304		Aron		Monster			−	−	−	−	−		−	−		1
0305		Lairon		Monster			−	−	−	−	−		−	−		1
0306		Aggron		Monster			−	−	−	−	−		−	−		1
0318		Carvanha		Water 2			28	18	18	18	18		24	24		24
0319		Sharpedo		Water 2			28	18	18	18	18		24	24		24
0329		Vibrava		Bug Dragon			41	41	41BW 34B2W2	34XY 22ORAS	22		24	24	24
0330		Flygon		Bug Dragon			41	41	41BW 34B2W2	34XY 22ORAS	22		24	24	24
0336		Seviper		Field Dragon			19	19	19BW 16B2W2	16XY 13ORAS	14			14	14	14
0352		Kecleon		Field			24	32	32	32XY 38ORAS	38			38		38
0353		Shuppet		Amorphous			8	5	5BW 4B2W2	4	4			4	4	1
0354		Banette		Amorphous			1, 8	1, 8	1, 5BW 1, 4B2W2	1, 4	1, 4			1, 4	1	1
0358		Chimecho		Amorphous				−	−	−	−			−	−	18
0367		Huntail		Water 1			15	10	10	10XY 5ORAS	5			5
0402		Kricketune		Bug				30DP 34PtHGSS	34	34	34			34	34
0408		Cranidos		Monster				37	42	42	42			42	42
0409		Rampardos		Monster				43	51	51	51			51	51
0424		Ambipom		Field				25	25	25	25			25	25
0433		Chingling		No Eggs Discovered					−	−	−			−	−	18
0434		Stunky		Field				7	7	7	7		24	24	24
0435		Skuntank		Field				7	7	7	1, 7		24	24	24
0446		Munchlax		No Eggs Discovered				20	20	20	20		24	24	24
0447		Riolu		No Eggs Discovered				24	24	24	24		28	28	28	24
0448		Lucario		Field Human-Like				−	−	−	−		1	1	1	24
0461		Weavile		Field				10	10BW 32B2W2	32	32		54	54	54
0462		Magnezone		Mineral				34	40BW 45B2W2	45XY 39ORAS	39		24	24	24
0463		Lickilicky		Monster				45	49	49	49		42	42
0466		Electivire		Human-Like				52	56BW 42B2W2	42	42		24	24	24
0469		Yanmega		Bug				43DP 46PtHGSS	46	46	46			46	46
0472		Gliscor		Bug				27	31BW 35B2W2	35	35			35	35
0509		Purrloin		Field					−	−	−		−			26
0510		Liepard		Field					−	−	−		−			26
0543		Venipede		Bug					8	8	8		16			16
0544		Whirlipede		Bug					1, 8	1, 8	1, 8		16			16
0545		Scolipede		Bug					1, 8	1, 8	1, 8		16			16
0595		Joltik		Bug					7	7	7		40		40
0596		Galvantula		Bug					7	7	7		44		44
0599		Klink		Mineral					39	39	39		28
0600		Klang		Mineral					40	40	40		28
0601		Klinklang		Mineral					40	40	40		28
0618		Stunfisk Galarian Form		Water 1 Amorphous									−			1
0636		Larvesta		Bug					−	−	−		30		30
0637		Volcarona		Bug					−	−	−		30		30
0649		Genesect All forms		No Eggs Discovered					1	1	1		7			7
0679		Honedge		Mineral						−	−		−			1
0680		Doublade		Mineral						−	−		−			1
0681		Aegislash		Mineral						−	−		−			1
0688		Binacle		Water 3						−	−		−			1
0689		Barbaracle		Water 3						−	−		−			1
0714		Noibat		Flying Dragon						1	1		40		40	40
0715		Noivern		Flying Dragon						1	1		40		40	40
0731		Pikipek		Flying							25				25
0732		Trumbeak		Flying							29				29
0733		Toucannon		Flying							30				30
0768		Golisopod		Bug Water 3							−		−			26
0779		Bruxish		Water 2							36				36
0782		Jangmo-o		Dragon							33		24		24
0783		Hakamo-o		Dragon							33		24		24
0784		Kommo-o		Dragon							33		24		24
0785		Tapu Koko		No Eggs Discovered							20		40
0810		Grookey		Field Grass									17		17
0811		Thwackey		Field Grass									19		19
0812		Rillaboom		Field Grass									19		19
0823		Corviknight		Flying									−		1	1
0849		Toxtricity All forms		Human-Like									24		24	24
0863		Perrserker		Field									36		36	17
0903		Sneasler		Field											54
0919		Nymble		Bug											14
0920		Lokix		Bug											14
0948		Toedscool		Grass											20
0949		Toedscruel		Grass											20
0957		Tinkatink		Fairy											−	20
0958		Tinkatuff		Fairy											−	20
0959		Tinkaton		Fairy											−	20
0965		Varoom		Mineral											25
0966		Revavroom		Mineral											25
0979		Annihilape		Field											44	40
0982		Dudunsparce All forms		Field											16
0989		Sandy Shocks		No Eggs Discovered											35
0994		Iron Moth		No Eggs Discovered											35
0995		Iron Thorns		No Eggs Discovered											7
1007		Koraidon		No Eggs Discovered											63
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	Egg Groups	Egg Move
					II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
										SMUSUM	BDSP	SV
0019		Rattata		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0046		Paras		Bug Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0048		Venonat		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0050		Diglett		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	−
0074		Geodude Alolan Form		Mineral						✔		✔
0090		Shellder		Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	−
0104		Cubone		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0109		Koffing		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	−
0140		Kabuto		Water 1 Water 3	−	−	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0165		Ledyba		Bug	−	−	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0170		Chinchou		Water 2	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	−
0179		Mareep		Monster Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	−
0190		Aipom		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	−
0198		Murkrow		Flying	−	−	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0200		Misdreavus		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0222		Corsola		Water 1 Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0223		Remoraid		Water 1 Water 2	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0240		Magby		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	−
0304		Aron		Monster		−	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0347		Anorith		Water 3		−	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0410		Shieldon		Monster			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0451		Skorupi		Bug Water 3			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0501		Oshawott		Field				✔	✔	✔		✔
0504		Patrat		Field				✔	✔	✔
0522		Blitzle		Field				✔	✔	✔		✔
0540		Sewaddle		Bug				✔	✔	✔		✔
0588		Karrablast		Bug				✔	✔	✔
0632		Durant		Bug				✔	✔	✔
0633		Deino		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.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups	Compatibility
					VIII
					SwSh TM16
0039		Jigglypuff		Fairy	✔
0040		Wigglytuff		Fairy	✔
0042		Golbat		Flying	✔
0050		Diglett		Field	✔
0050		Diglett Alolan Form		Field	✔
0051		Dugtrio		Field	✔
0051		Dugtrio Alolan Form		Field	✔
0052		Meowth		Field	✔
0052		Meowth Alolan Form		Field	✔
0052		Meowth Galarian Form		Field	✔
0053		Persian		Field	✔
0053		Persian Alolan Form		Field	✔
0054		Psyduck		Water 1 Field	✔
0055		Golduck		Water 1 Field	✔
0072		Tentacool		Water 3	✔
0073		Tentacruel		Water 3	✔
0081		Magnemite		Mineral	✔
0082		Magneton		Mineral	✔
0090		Shellder		Water 3	✔
0091		Cloyster		Water 3	✔
0095		Onix		Mineral	✔
0104		Cubone		Monster	✔
0105		Marowak		Monster	✔
0105		Marowak Alolan Form		Monster	✔
0108		Lickitung		Monster	✔
0109		Koffing		Amorphous	✔
0110		Weezing		Amorphous	✔
0110		Weezing Galarian Form		Amorphous	✔
0122		Mr. Mime Galarian Form		Human-Like	✔
0125		Electabuzz		Human-Like	✔
0126		Magmar		Human-Like	✔
0140		Kabuto		Water 1 Water 3	✔
0141		Kabutops		Water 1 Water 3	✔
0143		Snorlax		Monster	✔
0145		Zapdos Galarian Form		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0163		Hoothoot		Flying	✔
0164		Noctowl		Flying	✔
0169		Crobat		Flying	✔
0170		Chinchou		Water 2	✔
0171		Lanturn		Water 2	✔
0174		Igglybuff		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0186		Politoed		Water 1	✔
0197		Umbreon		Field	✔
0206		Dunsparce		Field	✔
0208		Steelix		Mineral	✔
0215		Sneasel		Field	✔
0222		Corsola		Water 1 Water 3	✔
0222		Corsola Galarian Form		Water 1 Water 3	✔
0223		Remoraid		Water 1 Water 2	✔
0224		Octillery		Water 1 Water 2	✔
0239		Elekid		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0240		Magby		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0246		Larvitar		Monster	✔
0247		Pupitar		Monster	✔
0248		Tyranitar		Monster	✔
0252		Treecko		Monster Dragon	✔
0253		Grovyle		Monster Dragon	✔
0254		Sceptile		Monster Dragon	✔
0258		Mudkip		Monster Water 1	✔
0259		Marshtomp		Monster Water 1	✔
0260		Swampert		Monster Water 1	✔
0263		Zigzagoon Galarian Form		Field	✔
0264		Linoone Galarian Form		Field	✔
0275		Shiftry		Field Grass	✔
0291		Ninjask		Bug	✔
0293		Whismur		Monster Field	✔
0294		Loudred		Monster Field	✔
0295		Exploud		Monster Field	✔
0304		Aron		Monster	✔
0305		Lairon		Monster	✔
0306		Aggron		Monster	✔
0318		Carvanha		Water 2	✔
0319		Sharpedo		Water 2	✔
0329		Vibrava		Bug Dragon	✔
0330		Flygon		Bug Dragon	✔
0347		Anorith		Water 3	✔
0348		Armaldo		Water 3	✔
0416		Vespiquen		Bug	✔
0434		Stunky		Field	✔
0435		Skuntank		Field	✔
0446		Munchlax		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0447		Riolu		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0448		Lucario		Field Human-Like	✔
0451		Skorupi		Bug Water 3	✔
0452		Drapion		Bug Water 3	✔
0453		Croagunk		Human-Like	✔
0454		Toxicroak		Human-Like	✔
0461		Weavile		Field	✔
0462		Magnezone		Mineral	✔
0463		Lickilicky		Monster	✔
0466		Electivire		Human-Like	✔
0467		Magmortar		Human-Like	✔
0509		Purrloin		Field	✔
0510		Liepard		Field	✔
0535		Tympole		Water 1	✔
0536		Palpitoad		Water 1	✔
0537		Seismitoad		Water 1	✔
0543		Venipede		Bug	✔
0544		Whirlipede		Bug	✔
0545		Scolipede		Bug	✔
0556		Maractus		Grass	✔
0569		Garbodor		Mineral	✔
0588		Karrablast		Bug	✔
0589		Escavalier		Bug	✔
0595		Joltik		Bug	✔
0596		Galvantula		Bug	✔
0599		Klink		Mineral	✔
0600		Klang		Mineral	✔
0601		Klinklang		Mineral	✔
0605		Elgyem		Human-Like	✔
0606		Beheeyem		Human-Like	✔
0618		Stunfisk Galarian Form		Water 1 Amorphous	✔
0624		Pawniard		Human-Like	✔
0625		Bisharp		Human-Like	✔
0632		Durant		Bug	✔
0633		Deino		Dragon	✔
0634		Zweilous		Dragon	✔
0635		Hydreigon		Dragon	✔
0636		Larvesta		Bug	✔
0637		Volcarona		Bug	✔
0649		Genesect All forms		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0679		Honedge		Mineral	✔
0680		Doublade		Mineral	✔
0681		Aegislash		Mineral	✔
0688		Binacle		Water 3	✔
0689		Barbaracle		Water 3	✔
0714		Noibat		Flying Dragon	✔
0715		Noivern		Flying Dragon	✔
0736		Grubbin		Bug	✔
0737		Charjabug		Bug	✔
0738		Vikavolt		Bug	✔
0767		Wimpod		Bug Water 3	✔
0768		Golisopod		Bug Water 3	✔
0771		Pyukumuku		Water 1	✔
0778		Mimikyu		Amorphous	✔
0782		Jangmo-o		Dragon	✔
0783		Hakamo-o		Dragon	✔
0784		Kommo-o		Dragon	✔
0785		Tapu Koko		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0798		Kartana		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0810		Grookey		Field Grass	✔
0811		Thwackey		Field Grass	✔
0812		Rillaboom		Field Grass	✔
0823		Corviknight		Flying	✔
0827		Nickit		Field	✔
0828		Thievul		Field	✔
0843		Silicobra		Field Dragon	✔
0844		Sandaconda		Field Dragon	✔
0849		Toxtricity All forms		Human-Like	✔
0862		Obstagoon		Field	✔
0863		Perrserker		Field	✔
0864		Cursola		Water 1 Water 3	✔
0866		Mr. Rime		Human-Like	✔
0870		Falinks		Fairy Mineral	✔
0878		Cufant		Field Mineral	✔
0879		Copperajah		Field Mineral	✔
0884		Duraludon		Mineral Dragon	✔
0890		Eternatus		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0894		Regieleki		No Eggs Discovered	✔
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

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Screech lowers the target's Defense. This reduces their Defense stat to ¼ of the original value. This reduction is separate from stat stages and can be applied multiple times, up to 1/128. This move is affected by Magic Coat and the Muzzled status condition. Being a sound-based move, it is blocked by Soundproof.

As of Gates to Infinity, Screech reduces Defense to ½ the value.

Game Base Power Max Power Base PP Max PP Base Accuracy Max Accuracy Range Target Cuts corners MDRB - - 22 - 100% - Front Enemy Yes MDTDS - - 22 - 100% - Front Enemy Yes BSL - - 22 - 100% - Front Enemy Yes MDGtI - - 20 99 80% 98% Front Enemy Yes SMD - - 20 99 80% 98% Front Enemy Yes With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games: MD Rescue Team = Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. MD Time and Darkness = Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. MD Sky = Pokémon Platinum. MD Adventure Squad = Pokémon Platinum. MD Gates to Infinity = Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. MD Rescue Team DX = Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

In Pokémon Rumble Rush, all status moves including Screech could only be used by opposing Pokémon and could not be obtained on any caught Pokémon. Screech could be seen as a move used by opposing Kricketune.

Screech

Charge time	0.98 seconds
Range type	Arc (wide)
Target	Enemy
Additional effect	Lowers the foe's Defense

Pokémon Masters EX

Name	Category	Move gauge cost	MP (uses)	Base power	Max power	Accuracy	Target	Effect tag	Description	Playable sync pair(s)
Screech	Status	2	—	—	—	100%	An opponent	—	Lowers the target's Defense by two stat ranks.	Nanu & Persian Grimsley (Kimono) & Bisharp Clemont & Magneton Colress & Klinklang Bruno & Onix Agatha & Arbok Jasmine & Magnemite Rose & Perrserker Scottie/Bettie & Rattata/RaticateEgg (Tech role only) Scottie/Bettie & Paras/ParasectEgg (Tech role only) Scottie/Bettie & Magnemite/MagnetonEgg (Tech role only) Scottie/Bettie & LickitungEgg (Tech role only) Scottie/Bettie & GrookeyEgg (Tech role only)

• Description prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Sharply lowers the target's Defense.

Description

Games Description MDRB Sharply lowers the target's Defense. MDTDS Greatly reduces the target's Defense. BSL てきポケモンの ぼうぎょを おおきくさげる MDGtI SMD MDRTDX It sharply lowers the enemy's Defense.

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Vibrava Onix Seviper Noibat
The user emits a horrible screech that makes targets reflexively want to cover their ears.
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.
Trainers' multiple Dunsparce	The Dunsparce Deception		None
A wild Dunsparce	The Path That Leads to Goodbye!		None
	Larvitar releases a loud, irritating cry.
Ash's Larvitar	Hatch Me if You Can		None
	Loudred sucks in a gulp of air and shouts loudly, distorting the air.
Loudred (recurring)	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

How I Became a Pokémon Card

Persian
The user emits a horrible screech that makes targets reflexively want to cover their ears.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Persian emits a loud screech from its mouth.
Giovanni's Persian	PW17		Debut

Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl

Magnemite
The user emits a horrible screech that makes targets reflexively want to cover their ears.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Magnemite makes a loud screech.
A wild Magnemite	PDP25		Debut

Pokémon Adventures

Revavroom Persian Meowth
The user emits a horrible screech that makes targets reflexively want to cover their ears.
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
	Meowth scratches its claws against a surface, causing a loud, piercing noise that makes the opponent hold its ears in pain.
Mireia's Meowth	Decisive! The Battle in the Sky!!		None
	Revavroom releases sparks from its eye, lowering the opponent's Defense.
Team Star's Schedar Starmobile	PASV16		None

In other generations

Core series games

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	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

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	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

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	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

Side series games

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	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

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	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

Spin-off series games

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	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

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	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

Trivia

• Screech is one of a few moves with its accuracy being different between the core series (85%) and Pokémon Masters EX (100%).
• Prior to Generation V, Shedinja is able to know Screech by leveling up if Nincada is allowed to evolve only at level 20, as Ninjask learns this move at this level.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	刺耳聲 Chi'yíh Sīng * 噪音 Chouyām *
	Mandarin	刺耳聲 / 刺耳声 Cì'ěr Shēng * 噪音 Zàoyīn *
Czech		Syčení Skřípání
Danish		Hyle
Dutch		Gil
Finnish		Kirskunta (Pokémon the Series: The Beginning) Kirsku (Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire) Itku* (EP264)
French		Grincement
German		Kreideschrei
Greek		Τσίριγμα Tsírigma
Indonesian		Suara Berisik
Italian		Stridio
Korean		싫은소리 Silheunsori
Polish		Skrzek
Portuguese	Brazil	Agudo (animated series, TCG, manga) Silvo (The Official Pokémon Handbook) Ganido (The Official Pokémon Handbook) Rosnar (The Official Pokémon Handbook) Guincho Ensurdecedor (The Official Pokémon Handbook) Ruído (The Official Pokémon Handbook) Grunhido (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
	Portugal	Uivo
Romanian		Sunetul Strident
Serbian		Krik
Spanish	Latin America	Chillido (games, EP032–AG040) Alarido* (AG123, DP016–BW131)
	Spain	Chirrido
Swedish		Skrikattack
Vietnamese		Tiếng Thét

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

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