What does Hoothoot evolve into?

Get Hoothoot to Noctowl at level 20. At 262 BST, Hoothoot is just the starting point.

At what level does Hoothoot evolve?

Level 20 gets you Noctowl . Quick enough that Hoothoot barely slows you down.

Should I use Hoothoot?

For Black & White, you can run Hoothoot through the first few routes without issues. 262 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Noctowl as fast as you can.

Where can you catch Hoothoot?

You can find Hoothoot in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 16 other games across the series.

Hoothoot - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

50Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

HP and Sp. Def carry most of Hoothoot's stat budget. Attack's the obvious dump stat. Easy to catch and yields 1 HP EV. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP60

Attack30

Defense30

Sp. Atk36

Sp. Def56

Speed50

Total262

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.7 m

Weight21.2 kg

Base XP52

Abilities

Insomnia

Prevents sleep.

Keen Eye

Prevents accuracy from being lowered.

Tinted LensHA

Doubles damage inflicted with not-very-effective moves.

EV Yield

HP+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training source

Pokedex Entries

It marks time precisely. Some countries consider it to be a wise friend, versed in the world’s ways.

Hoothoot Weakness

Hoothoot's Normal/Flying typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric, Ice, and Rock. It shrugs off Ground and Ghost-type attacks completely. Hoothoot's special bulk (base 56 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

Hoothoot Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Ice, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Grass, Bug
0x (Immune)	Ground, Ghost

Type ChartGood

3Weak

2Resist

2Immune

Score+2

Gen V Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Ice Rock

½xResist

Grass Bug

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ground Ghost

STAB (3)

Grass Fighting Bug

How to Beat Hoothoot in Black & White (Best Counters)

In Black & White, Terrakion can KO Hoothoot with Stone Edge (307-361%). Magnezone threatens a KO with Thunderbolt (198-233%). Mamoswine's Ice Shard also KOs at 203-239%.

Terrakion RockFighting	A
Recommended Build AbilityJustified ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves Close Combat Stone Edge Quick Attack X Scissor Damage vs Hoothoot Close Combat 184-216%KO Stone Edge 2x 307-361%KO View Terrakion builds →
Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemAir Balloon NatureModest Moves Hidden Power Fire ThunderboltSTAB Flash Cannon Volt Switch Damage vs Hoothoot Thunderbolt 2x 198-233%KO Flash Cannon 88-103%KO Volt Switch 2x 154-182%KO View Magnezone builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves EarthquakeSTAB Ice Shard Icicle Crash Superpower Damage vs Hoothoot Ice Shard 2x 203-239%KO Superpower 202-238%KO View Mamoswine builds →

Black & White Evolution

One evolution ahead. Hoothoot grows into Noctowl through a straightforward two-stage chain. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are quick to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 190 total stats over Hoothoot. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#163Hoothoot

Level 20

#164Noctowl

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Hoothoot

NormalFlying

Noctowl

NormalFlying

100+40

ATK

50+20

DEF

50+20

SP.ATK

86+50

SP.DEF

96+40

SPE

70+20

BST

262D-Tier

452C-Tier+190

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Utility

Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Hoothoot easily with 45 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Agility, Defog, Feather Dance and 7 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Flying

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

10moves

Breed With (best first)

Black & White Hoothoot Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

You'll want to breed for Agility and Defog on Hoothoot. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Sky Attack and Double-Edge, they expand what Hoothoot can actually threaten in practice.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Foresight

D——40Normal

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

D5010035Normal

Lv 5

Hypnosis

——6020Psychic

Lv 9

Peck

—3510035Flying

Lv 13

Uproar

—9010010Normal

Lv 17

Reflect

C——20Psychic

Lv 21

Confusion

D5010025Psychic

Lv 25

Echoed Voice

—4010015Normal

Lv 29

Take Down

—908520Normal

Lv 33

Air Slash

D759520Flying

Lv 37

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Lv 41

Synchronoise

—12010015Psychic

Lv 45

Extrasensory

D8010030Psychic

Lv 49

Psycho Shift

D—9010Psychic

Lv 53

Roost

C——10Flying

Lv 57

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

TM49

Echoed Voice

—4010015Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

HM02

Fly

D909515Flying

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM88

Pluck

—6010020Flying

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

———10Normal

TM29

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM33

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM46

Thief

—6010010Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM83

Work Up

D——30Normal

Egg Moves

Egg

Agility

C——30Psychic

Egg

Defog

D——15Flying

Egg

Feather Dance

D—10015Flying

Egg

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Egg

Mirror Move

———20Flying

Egg

Night Shade

D—10015Ghost

Egg

Sky Attack

D140905Flying

Egg

Supersonic

D—5520Normal

Egg

Whirlwind-6

D—10020Normal

Egg

Wing Attack

D6010035Flying

Tutor Moves

Hoothoot can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Air Cutter

D559525Flying

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Gen 4

Ominous Wind

—601005Ghost

Gen 4

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

Gen 4

Silver Wind

D601005Bug

Gen 3

Snore

—4010015Normal

Gen 4

Steel Wing

—709025Steel

Gen 4

Swift

—60—20Normal

Gen 4

Twister

—4010020Dragon

How to Get Hoothoot in Black & White

No wild encounters for Hoothoot in Black & White. It's available in Gold or Crystal and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

Hoothoot is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

Gold Crystal

Hoothoot Guide

Get Hoothoot to Noctowl at level 20. At 262 BST, Hoothoot is just the starting point.
Level 20 gets you Noctowl. Quick enough that Hoothoot barely slows you down.
For Black & White, you can run Hoothoot through the first few routes without issues. 262 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Noctowl as fast as you can.
You can find Hoothoot in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 16 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Available in 17 titles since its debut in Gold & Silver, Hoothoot spans 9 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in most mainline games.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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