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 Crystal, 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 Crystal. 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

Physical

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 stat exp. 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

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

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 begins to hoot at the same time every day. Some trainers use them in place of clocks.

Crystal

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 II Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Ice Rock

½xResist

Grass Bug

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ground Ghost

STAB (3)

Grass Fighting Bug

How to Beat Hoothoot in Crystal (Best Counters)

Onix RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Hoothoot Rock Throw 2x 56-67% View Onix builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 28 Ice PunchTM33 Thunder PunchTM41 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Hoothoot Rock Slide 2x 153-180%KO Ice Punch 2x 29-34% Thunder Punch 2x 29-34% Rock Throw 2x 101-120%KO View Sudowoodo builds →
Shuckle BugRock	C
TM Move Moves RolloutTM04 Damage vs Hoothoot Rollout 2x 16-20% View Shuckle builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutTM04 Damage vs Hoothoot Rock Throw 2x 98-116%KO Rollout 2x 60-71% View Graveler builds →
Magneton ElectricSteel	C
Available Moves Moves Zap CannonLv. 53 ThunderTM25 Thunder ShockLv. 6 RolloutTM04 Damage vs Hoothoot Zap Cannon 2x 187-220%KO Thunder 2x 172-202%KO Thunder Shock 2x 64-76% Rollout 2x 29-34% View Magneton builds →

Crystal 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 19 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Feint Attack, Mirror Move, Sky Attack and 3 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

6moves

Breed With (best first)

Crystal Hoothoot Best Moveset

Best Build

Gen 2 build content has limited support (no abilities).

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

Moves

You'll want to breed for Feint Attack and Mirror Move on Hoothoot. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Sky Attack and Take Down, they expand what Hoothoot can actually threaten in practice.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

D—10040Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

D3510035Normal

Lv 6

Foresight

——10040Normal

Lv 11

Peck

—3510035Flying

Lv 16

Hypnosis

C—6020Psychic

Lv 22

Reflect

C——20Psychic

Lv 28

Take Down

D908520Normal

Lv 34

Confusion

D5010025Psychic

Lv 48

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM03

Curse

C——10Ghost

TM43

Detect+4

D——5Fighting

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

TM20

Endure+4

D——10Normal

HM05

Flash

D—7020Normal

HM02

Fly

D709515Flying

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM31

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

TM50

Nightmare

——10015Ghost

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM35

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM13

Snore

—4010015Normal

TM47

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM34

Swagger

C—8515Normal

TM39

Swift

D60—20Normal

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Feint Attack

D60—20Dark

Egg

Mirror Move

D——20Flying

Egg

Sky Attack

—140905Flying

Egg

Supersonic

——5520Normal

Egg

Whirlwind-6

C——20Normal

Egg

Wing Attack

D6010035Flying

Tutor Moves

Hoothoot can't learn any Tutor moves

Crystal Hoothoot Locations

high spawn rates in early-game areas across 44 locations. Hoothoot's one of the easier catches on the list. Two different catch methods are in play here. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.

Best Locations to Catch Hoothoot in Crystal

Hoothoot shows up in 44 headbutt and walking spots from Lv. 2-15. Plenty of options, and the list is sorted so the highest-rate locations at each progression stage come first.

Lake of Rage

Headbutting trees Lv.10 Water

65%Early

Route 32

Headbutting trees Lv.10 Route

65%Early

Route 43

Headbutting trees Lv.10 Route

65%Early

Route 26

Headbutting trees Lv.10 Route

65%Early

Route 27

Headbutting trees Lv.10 Route

65%Early

Ilex Forest

Headbutting special trees Lv.10 Forest

60%Early

Route 29

Grass Lv.2-3 Route

55%Early

Night

Route 2

Grass Lv.3-5 Route

50%Early

Night

Ilex Forest

Headbutting trees Lv.10 Forest

50%Early

Lake of Rage

Headbutting special trees Lv.10 Water

50%Early

Route 29

Headbutting special trees Lv.10 Route

50%Early

Route 29

Headbutting trees Lv.10 Route

50%Early

Route 30

Headbutting special trees Lv.10 Route

50%Early

Route 30

Headbutting trees Lv.10 Route

50%Early

Route 31

Headbutting special trees Lv.10 Route

50%Early

Route 31

Headbutting trees Lv.10 Route

50%Early

Route 32

Headbutting special trees Lv.10 Route

50%Early

Route 34

Headbutting special trees Lv.10 Route

50%Early

Route 34

Headbutting trees Lv.10 Route

50%Early

Route 35

Headbutting special trees Lv.10 Route

50%Early

Route 35

Headbutting trees Lv.10 Route

50%Early

Route 36

Headbutting trees Lv.10 Route

50%Early

Route 36

Headbutting special trees Lv.10 Route

50%Early

Route 37

Headbutting special trees Lv.10 Route

50%Early

Route 37

Headbutting trees Lv.10 Route

50%Early

Route 38

Headbutting special trees Lv.10 Route

50%Early

Route 38

Headbutting trees Lv.10 Route

50%Early

Route 39

Headbutting special trees Lv.10 Route

50%Early

Route 39

Headbutting trees Lv.10 Route

50%Early

Route 43

Headbutting special trees Lv.10 Route

50%Early

Route 26

Headbutting special trees Lv.10 Route

50%Early

Route 27

Headbutting special trees Lv.10 Route

50%Early

Route 1

Grass Lv.2-4 Route

45%Early

Night

Route 30

Grass Lv.3-4 Route

45%Early

Night

Route 36

Grass Lv.4-5 Route

45%Early

Night

National Park

Grass Lv.13-15 Facility

40%Early

Night

Route 25

Grass Lv.10 Route

30%Early

Night

Route 5

Grass Lv.13 Route

30%Early

Night

Route 35

Grass Lv.14 Route

30%Early

Night

Route 34

Grass Lv.12 Route

20%Early

Night

Route 37

Grass Lv.15 Route

20%Early

Night

Route 31

Grass Lv.5 Route

10%Early

Night

Ilex Forest

Grass Lv.7 Forest

5%Early

Night

Route 32

Grass Lv.7 Route

5%Early

Night

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 Crystal, 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 Crystal. 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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Onix RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Hoothoot Rock Throw 2x 60-72% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 11 Damage vs Hoothoot Rock Throw 2x 80-96% View Geodude builds →
Elekid Electric	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Move Moves Thunder PunchLv. 9 Damage vs Hoothoot Thunder Punch 2x 76-90% View Elekid builds →
Pichu Electric	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Move Moves Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Hoothoot Thunder Shock 2x 30-36% View Pichu builds →
Smoochum IcePsychic	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Move Moves Powder SnowLv. 13 Damage vs Hoothoot Powder Snow 2x 50-60% View Smoochum builds →

Onix RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Hoothoot Rock Throw 2x 58-70% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 11 Damage vs Hoothoot Rock Throw 2x 85-100%KO View Geodude builds →
Lapras WaterIce	C
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 ThunderTM25 Damage vs Hoothoot Blizzard 2x 135-160%KO Thunder 2x 90-107%KO View Lapras builds →
Elekid Electric	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Thunder PunchTM41 Ice PunchTM33 Damage vs Hoothoot Thunder 2x 110-130%KO Thunder Punch 2x 75-90% Ice Punch 2x 50-60% View Elekid builds →
Pichu Electric	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Hoothoot Thunder 2x 75-90% Thunder Shock 2x 33-40% View Pichu builds →

Onix RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Hoothoot Rock Throw 2x 60-71% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutTM04 Damage vs Hoothoot Rock Throw 2x 88-104%KO Rollout 2x 53-63% View Geodude builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Ice PunchTM33 Thunder PunchTM41 Rock ThrowLv. 1 RolloutTM04 Damage vs Hoothoot Ice Punch 2x 32-39% Thunder Punch 2x 32-39% Rock Throw 2x 101-121%KO Rollout 2x 63-75% View Sudowoodo builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Thunder ShockLv. 6 RolloutTM04 Damage vs Hoothoot Thunder 2x 144-171%KO Thunder Shock 2x 56-67% Rollout 2x 24-28% View Magnemite builds →
Elekid Electric	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Thunder PunchTM41 Ice PunchTM33 Damage vs Hoothoot Thunder 2x 110-129%KO Thunder Punch 2x 78-92% Ice Punch 2x 51-61% View Elekid builds →

Shuckle BugRock	C
TM Move Moves RolloutTM04 Damage vs Hoothoot Rollout 2x 20-24% View Shuckle builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 28 Ice PunchTM33 Thunder PunchTM41 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Hoothoot Rock Slide 2x 146-172%KO Ice Punch 2x 31-37% Thunder Punch 2x 31-37% Rock Throw 2x 99-117%KO View Sudowoodo builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutTM04 Damage vs Hoothoot Rock Throw 2x 93-110%KO Rollout 2x 59-69% View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Hoothoot Rock Throw 2x 55-66% View Onix builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Thunder ShockLv. 6 RolloutTM04 Damage vs Hoothoot Thunder 2x 137-162%KO Thunder Shock 2x 52-62% Rollout 2x 21-25% View Magnemite builds →

Shuckle BugRock	C
TM Move Moves RolloutTM04 Damage vs Hoothoot Rollout 2x 19-23% View Shuckle builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 28 Ice PunchTM33 Thunder PunchTM41 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Hoothoot Rock Slide 2x 141-167%KO Ice Punch 2x 30-36% Thunder Punch 2x 30-36% Rock Throw 2x 96-113%KO View Sudowoodo builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutTM04 Damage vs Hoothoot Rock Throw 2x 90-107%KO Rollout 2x 57-67% View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Hoothoot Rock Throw 2x 53-63% View Onix builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Thunder ShockLv. 6 RolloutTM04 Damage vs Hoothoot Thunder 2x 136-160%KO Thunder Shock 2x 50-60% Rollout 2x 20-24% View Magnemite builds →