Where can I find Hoothoot in Polished Crystal?

Hoothoot can be found in 26 areas, including Lake Of Rage in Polished Crystal.

What type is Hoothoot?

Hoothoot is a normal/flying-type Pokémon in Polished Crystal.

What moves can Hoothoot learn in Polished Crystal?

Hoothoot can learn 18+ moves through level up, TM/HM, breeding, and move tutors in Polished Crystal.

What abilities does Hoothoot have?

Hoothoot's abilities in Polished Crystal are: Insomnia, Keen Eye, Tinted Lens.

Hoothoot - Stats, Moves, Evolution & Location | Polished Crystal

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

Strategy & Usage Tips

Front

Normal

Shiny

Animated

Shiny Animated

Back

Normal

Shiny

Type

NormalFlying

Dex

#015

Abilities

Insomnia(Primary)

Prevents it from falling asleep.

Keen Eye(Secondary)

Prevents foes from lowering accuracy.

Tinted Lens(Hidden)

Powers up not very effective moves.

Growth Rate

Medium Fast

Gender Ratio

50% Male, 50% Female

Egg Groups

flying

Hatch Rate

Fast (15 cycles)

Catch Rate

255

Poké Ball19.4%

Great Ball26.7%

Ultra Ball33.0%

Base Exp

EV Yield

1 Hp

Wild Held Items

None

Weak To

electric ×2ice ×2rock ×2

Resists

grass ×0.5bug ×0.5

Immune To

groundghost

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Evolution Chain

Note, you can always call Professor Elm with the Pokemon you are trying to evolve as first in your party. This was a feature that was added specifically to Polished Crystal. If the information on this page seems incorrect, please try calling Professor Elm.

Hoothoot

Base form

→

Noctowl

Level up Hoothoot to Lv. 20

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How to Obtain

Hoothoot can be found very common in Lake Of Rage while headbutting trees in the morning and day-time, very common in Route 26 while headbutting trees in the morning and day-time, and very common in Route 27 while headbutting trees in the morning and day-time, among 22 other areas. Wild ones range from level two to 20, unless in a badge-dependent area. During swarms, you can also find it in Route 35.

Wild Encounters (69)


Route 29	night	Field	Lv. 2-3	55%
Route 29	morning	headbutt	Lv. 10	50%
Route 29	day	headbutt	Lv. 10	50%
Cherrygrove Bay	night	Field	Badge +1	20%
Route 30	night	Field	Lv. 3-4	45%
Route 30	morning	headbutt	Lv. 10	50%
Route 30	day	headbutt	Lv. 10	50%
Route 31	night	Field	Lv. 5	10%
Route 31	morning	headbutt	Lv. 10	50%
Route 31	day	headbutt	Lv. 10	50%
Violet Outskirts	night	Field	Badge -2	30%
Violet Outskirts	morning	headbutt	Lv. 10	50%
Violet Outskirts	day	headbutt	Lv. 10	50%
Route 32	night	Field	Lv. 8	10%
Route 32	morning	headbutt	Lv. 10	65%
Route 32	day	headbutt	Lv. 10	65%
Route 32 Coast	night	Field	Badge -2	10%
Route 32 Coast	morning	headbutt	Lv. 10	65%
Route 32 Coast	day	headbutt	Lv. 10	65%
Ilex Forest	night	Field	Lv. 10	5%

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Level Up Moves (18)

Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Tackle	normal		40	100	35
1	Tackle	A full-body charge attack.
TackleLevel: 1
normal		40	100	35
A full-body charge attack.
1	Growl	normal		0	100	40
1	Growl	A move that lowers the foe's Attack.
GrowlLevel: 1
normal		0	100	40
A move that lowers the foe's Attack.
1	Foresight	normal		0	100	40
1	Foresight	Negates foe's evasion and immunity.
ForesightLevel: 1
normal		0	100	40
Negates foe's evasion and immunity.
4	Hypnosis	psychic		0	60	20
4	Hypnosis	May cause the foe to fall asleep.
HypnosisLevel: 4
psychic		0	60	20
May cause the foe to fall asleep.
7	Peck	flying		35	100	35
7	Peck	Jabs the foe with a beak, etc.
PeckLevel: 7
flying		35	100	35
Jabs the foe with a beak, etc.
10	Confusion	psychic		50	100	25
10	Confusion	An attack that may confuse the foe.
ConfusionLevel: 10
psychic		50	100	25
An attack that may confuse the foe.
13	Night Shade	ghost		1	100	15
13	Night Shade	Damage equals the user's level.
Night ShadeLevel: 13
ghost		1	100	15
Damage equals the user's level.
16	Zen Headbutt	psychic		80	90	15
16	Zen Headbutt	An attack that may cause flinching.
Zen HeadbuttLevel: 16
psychic		80	90	15
An attack that may cause flinching.
19	Hex	ghost		65	100	10
19	Hex	Damage doubles if foe has status.
HexLevel: 19
ghost		65	100	10
Damage doubles if foe has status.
22	Wing Attack	flying		60	100	35
22	Wing Attack	Strikes the foe with wings.
Wing AttackLevel: 22
flying		60	100	35
Strikes the foe with wings.
25	Take Down	normal		90	100	15
25	Take Down	A tackle that also hurts the user.
Take DownLevel: 25
normal		90	100	15
A tackle that also hurts the user.
28	Reflect	psychic		0	100	20
28	Reflect	Raises Defense with a barrier.
ReflectLevel: 28
psychic		0	100	20
Raises Defense with a barrier.
31	Air Slash	flying		75	95	15
31	Air Slash	An attack that may cause flinching.
Air SlashLevel: 31
flying		75	95	15
An attack that may cause flinching.
34	Extrasensory	psychic		80	100	20
34	Extrasensory	An attack that may cause flinching.
ExtrasensoryLevel: 34
psychic		80	100	20
An attack that may cause flinching.
37	Roost	flying		0	100	5
37	Roost	Lands to restore 1/2 the max HP.
RoostLevel: 37
flying		0	100	5
Lands to restore 1/2 the max HP.
40	Hyper Voice	normal		90	100	10
40	Hyper Voice	Attack the foe with sound waves.
Hyper VoiceLevel: 40
normal		90	100	10
Attack the foe with sound waves.
43	Moonblast	fairy		95	100	15
43	Moonblast	An attack that may lower Sp.Atk.
MoonblastLevel: 43
fairy		95	100	15
An attack that may lower Sp.Atk.
46	Dream Eater	psychic		100	100	15
46	Dream Eater	Steals HP from a sleeping victim.
Dream EaterLevel: 46
psychic		100	100	15
Steals HP from a sleeping victim.

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Egg Moves (7)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Agility	psychic		0	100	30
Agility	Sharply raises the user's Speed.
Agility
psychic		0	100	30
Sharply raises the user's Speed.
Feint Attack	dark		60	100	20
Feint Attack	An attack that never misses.
Feint Attack
dark		60	100	20
An attack that never misses.
Night Shade	ghost		1	100	15
Night Shade	Damage equals the user's level.
Night Shade
ghost		1	100	15
Damage equals the user's level.
Supersonic	normal		0	65	20
Supersonic	A move that may confuse the foe.
Supersonic
normal		0	65	20
A move that may confuse the foe.
Wing Attack	flying		60	100	35
Wing Attack	Strikes the foe with wings.
Wing Attack
flying		60	100	35
Strikes the foe with wings.
Brave Bird	flying		120	100	15
Brave Bird	A charge that also hurts the user.
Brave Bird
flying		120	100	15
A charge that also hurts the user.
Hurricane	flying		110	70	10
Hurricane	An attack that may confuse the foe.
Hurricane
flying		110	70	10
An attack that may confuse the foe.

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TM/HM Moves (23)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Curse	ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Curse	Works differently for Ghost-types.
Curse
ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Works differently for Ghost-types.
Calm Mind	psychic		0	100	20	TM04
Calm Mind	Raises the user's Sp.Atk and Sp.Def.
Calm Mind
psychic		0	100	20	TM04
Raises the user's Sp.Atk and Sp.Def.
Toxic	poison		0	90	10	TM06
Toxic	A Poison move with increasing damage.
Toxic
poison		0	90	10	TM06
A Poison move with increasing damage.
Hidden Power	typeless		70	100	15	TM10
Hidden Power	The type varies with the Pokémon.
Hidden Power
typeless		70	100	15	TM10
The type varies with the Pokémon.
Sunny Day	fire		0	100	5	TM11
Sunny Day	Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns.
Sunny Day
fire		0	100	5	TM11
Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns.
Protect	normal		0	100	10	TM17
Protect	Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Protect
normal		0	100	10	TM17
Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Rain Dance	water		0	100	5	TM18
Rain Dance	Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns.
Rain Dance
water		0	100	5	TM18
Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns.
Return	normal		1	100	20	TM27
Return	An attack that is based on loyalty.
Return
normal		1	100	20	TM27
An attack that is based on loyalty.
Psychic	psychic		90	100	10	TM29
Psychic	An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Psychic
psychic		90	100	10	TM29
An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Shadow Ball	ghost		80	100	15	TM30
Shadow Ball	An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Shadow Ball
ghost		80	100	15	TM30
An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Double Team	normal		0	100	15	TM32
Double Team	Raises the user's evasiveness.
Double Team
normal		0	100	15	TM32
Raises the user's evasiveness.
Reflect	psychic		0	100	20	TM33
Reflect	Raises Defense with a barrier.
Reflect
psychic		0	100	20	TM33
Raises Defense with a barrier.
Swift	normal		60	100	20	TM39
Swift	An attack that never misses.
Swift
normal		60	100	20	TM39
An attack that never misses.
Aerial Ace	flying		60	100	20	TM40
Aerial Ace	An attack that never misses.
Aerial Ace
flying		60	100	20	TM40
An attack that never misses.
Substitute	normal		0	100	10	TM41
Substitute	Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Substitute
normal		0	100	10	TM41
Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Facade	normal		70	100	20	TM42
Facade	Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Facade
normal		70	100	20	TM42
Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Rest	psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Rest	Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Rest
psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Attract	normal		0	100	15	TM45
Attract	Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Attract
normal		0	100	15	TM45
Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Thief	dark		60	100	25	TM46
Thief	An attack that may steal a held item.
Thief
dark		60	100	25	TM46
An attack that may steal a held item.
Steel Wing	steel		70	90	25	TM47
Steel Wing	An attack that may up user's Defense.
Steel Wing
steel		70	90	25	TM47
An attack that may up user's Defense.
Roost	flying		0	100	5	TM51
Roost	Lands to restore 1/2 the max HP.
Roost
flying		0	100	5	TM51
Lands to restore 1/2 the max HP.
Flash	normal		0	100	20	TM70
Flash	A move that lowers the foe's accuracy.
Flash
normal		0	100	20	TM70
A move that lowers the foe's accuracy.
Fly	flying		90	100	15	HM02
Fly	1st turn: Fly 2nd turn: Attack
Fly
flying		90	100	15	HM02
1st turn: Fly 2nd turn: Attack

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Move Tutor Moves (8)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Agility	psychic		0	100	30	MT01
Agility	Sharply raises the user's Speed.
Agility
psychic		0	100	30	MT01
Sharply raises the user's Speed.
Double Edge	normal		120	100	15	MT08
Double Edge	A tackle that also hurts the user.
Double Edge
normal		120	100	15	MT08
A tackle that also hurts the user.
Dream Eater	psychic		100	100	15	MT09
Dream Eater	Steals HP from a sleeping victim.
Dream Eater
psychic		100	100	15	MT09
Steals HP from a sleeping victim.
Endure	normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endure	Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Endure
normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Hyper Voice	normal		90	100	10	MT14
Hyper Voice	Attack the foe with sound waves.
Hyper Voice
normal		90	100	10	MT14
Attack the foe with sound waves.
Sleep Talk	normal		0	100	10	MT24
Sleep Talk	Randomly attacks while asleep.
Sleep Talk
normal		0	100	10	MT24
Randomly attacks while asleep.
Swagger	normal		0	85	15	MT26
Swagger	Causes confusion but raises Attack.
Swagger
normal		0	85	15	MT26
Causes confusion but raises Attack.
Zen Headbutt	psychic		80	90	15	MT31
Zen Headbutt	An attack that may cause flinching.
Zen Headbutt
psychic		80	90	15	MT31
An attack that may cause flinching.

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