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 EV. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats
Below
HP60
C
Attack30
F
Defense30
F
Sp. Atk36
F
Sp. Def56
D
Speed50
D
Total262
Details
Catch Rate
Guaranteed255 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height0.7 m
2'04"Small
Weight21.2 kg
46.7 lbsFeather
Base XP52
Low Yield
Abilities
Insomnia
Prevents sleep.
Keen Eye
Prevents accuracy from being lowered.
Tinted LensHANot in game
Doubles damage inflicted with not-very-effective moves.
EV Yield
HP+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe
HP training source
Pokedex Entries

HOOTHOOT has an internal organ that senses and tracks the earth’s rotation. Using this special organ, this POKéMON begins hooting at precisely the same time every day.

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
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Electric, Ice, Rock
0.5x (Resist)Grass, Bug
0x (Immune)Ground, Ghost
Type ChartGood
3Weak
2Resist
2Immune
Score+2
Gen III Type Chart
  • Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
  • Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
ElectricIceRock
½xResist
GrassBug
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
GroundGhost
STAB (3)
GrassFightingBug
How to Beat Hoothoot in Ruby & Sapphire (Best Counters)

In Ruby & Sapphire, Raikou can KO Hoothoot with Thunderbolt (166-195%). Regice threatens a KO with Ice Beam (151-178%). Regirock's Explosion also KOs at 234-275%.

Raikou
Raikou
Electric
B
Recommended Build
AbilityPressure
ItemLeftovers
NatureTimid
Moves
  • ThunderboltSTAB
  • Calm Mind
  • Hidden Power Grass
  • SubstituteUtility
Damage vs Hoothoot
Thunderbolt 2x
166-195%KO
View Raikou builds →

Ruby & Sapphire 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
Hoothoot
#163Hoothoot
20
Level 20
Noctowl
#164Noctowl
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Hoothoot
NormalFlying
Noctowl
NormalFlying
HP
60
100+40
ATK
30
50+20
DEF
30
50+20
SP.ATK
36
86+50
SP.DEF
56
96+40
SPE
50
70+20
BST
262D-Tier
452C-Tier+190
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
TYPE
Utility
Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Hoothoot easily with 25 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Feather Dance, Feint Attack, Mirror Move and 4 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
7moves
Breed With (best first)
togeticaltariapelipperfarfetchdswabluwingullcrobatpidgeotdodrioxatufearowgolbat
12 of 25·

Ruby & Sapphire Hoothoot Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 3.

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Moves

You'll want to breed for Feather Dance and Feint Attack 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
——10040Normal
Lv 1
Tackle
—3510035Normal
Lv 6
Foresight
——10040Normal
Lv 11
Peck
—3510035Flying
Lv 16
Hypnosis
C—6020Psychic
Lv 22
Reflect
D——20Psychic
Lv 28
Take Down
D908520Normal
Lv 34
Confusion
—5010025Psychic
Lv 48
Dream Eater
—10010015Psychic

TM Moves

TM
TM40
Aerial Ace
D60—20Flying
TM45
Attract
——10015Normal
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
HM05
Flash
——7020Normal
HM02
Fly
—709515Flying
TM21
Frustration
——10020Normal
TM10
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM29
Psychic
D9010010Psychic
TM18
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM33
Reflect
D——20Psychic
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM27
Return
D—10020Normal
TM43
Secret Power
—7010020Normal
TM30
Shadow Ball
D8010015Ghost
TM47
Steel Wing
D709025Steel
TM11
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM46
Thief
D6010025Dark
TM06
Toxic
C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Feather Dance
——10015Flying
Egg
Feint Attack
—60—20Dark
Egg
Mirror Move
———20Flying
Egg
Sky Attack
—140905Flying
Egg
Supersonic
——5520Normal
Egg
Whirlwind-6
D——20Normal
Egg
Wing Attack
—6010035Flying

Tutor Moves

Hoothoot can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Hoothoot in Ruby & Sapphire

Hoothoot can't be caught in Ruby & Sapphire. Bring it over from Gold or Crystal instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

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

Also found in:

GoldCrystal

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 Ruby & Sapphire, 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 Ruby & Sapphire. 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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