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Hoothoot, a Normal and Flying type Pokémon, official artwork

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Hoothoot: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Hoothoot is a balanced Pokémon, led by its HP (60) and Sp. Def (56), with a base stat total of 262. Competitively it is a Little Cup Pokémon.

Build a team with Hoothoot

What is Hoothoot weak to?

How much damage Hoothoot takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toElectricIceRock
0.5×ResistsBugGrass
0×Immune toGhostGround

Hoothoot takes super-effective damage from Electric, Ice, Rock. It resists Bug, Grass and is immune to Ghost, Ground.

Best moveset for Hoothoot

Hoothoot has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Brave BirdFlying120
  • Dream EaterPsychic100
  • Heat WaveFire95
  • MoonblastFairy95

Best nature for Hoothoot

Careful or Bold. Hoothoot's mixed stats mean the best nature depends on the set: boost whichever defense or attacking stat your build leans on.

Abilities

  • InsomniaThis Pokemon cannot fall asleep. Gaining this Ability while asleep cures it.
  • Keen EyeThis Pokemon's accuracy can't be lowered by others; ignores their evasiveness stat.
  • Tinted LensThis Pokemon's attacks that are not very effective on a target deal double damage.

Evolution line

Hoothoot
Noctowl
Full learnset (56 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Brave BirdFlying120100%Physical
HurricaneFlying11070%Special
Dream EaterPsychic100100%Special
Heat WaveFire9590%Special
MoonblastFairy95100%Special
FlyFlying9095%Physical
Hyper VoiceNormal90100%Special
PsychicPsychic90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
UproarNormal90100%Special
ExtrasensoryPsychic80100%Special
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Zen HeadbuttPsychic8090%Physical
Air SlashFlying7595%Special
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
PsybeamPsychic65100%Special
Aerial AceFlying60-Physical
Air CutterFlying6095%Special
SwiftNormal60-Special
ThiefDark60100%Physical
Wing AttackFlying60100%Physical
AcrobaticsFlying55100%Physical
ConfusionPsychic50100%Special
Dual WingbeatFlying4090%Physical
Echoed VoiceNormal40100%Special
TackleNormal40100%Physical
PeckFlying35100%Physical
Stored PowerPsychic20100%Special
Night ShadeGhost?100%Special
AgilityPsychic--Status
AmnesiaPsychic--Status
Calm MindPsychic--Status
Confuse RayGhost-100%Status
DefogFlying--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Feather DanceFlying-100%Status
GrowlNormal-100%Status
HazeIce--Status
HypnosisPsychic-60%Status
ImprisonPsychic--Status
Nasty PlotDark--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Psych UpNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RestPsychic--Status
RoostFlying--Status
Skill SwapPsychic--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SpiteGhost-100%Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
SupersonicNormal-55%Status
TailwindFlying--Status
WhirlwindNormal--Status