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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. 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 always stands on one foot. Even when attacked, it does not brace itself using both feet.

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

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Ice Rock

½xResist

Grass Bug

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ground Ghost

STAB (3)

Grass Fighting Bug

How to Beat Hoothoot in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 16 Damage vs Hoothoot Stone Edge 2x 192-226%KO Rock Slide 2x 144-169%KO Rock Tomb 2x 116-138%KO Rock Throw 2x 99-116%KO View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Hoothoot Stone Edge 2x 111-131%KO Rock Slide 2x 84-99% Rock Tomb 2x 68-81% Rock Throw 2x 56-67% View Onix builds →
Pachirisu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 SparkLv. 13 Damage vs Hoothoot Thunder 2x 84-99% Thunderbolt 2x 68-81% Volt Switch 2x 56-67% Spark 2x 74-88% View Pachirisu builds →
Nosepass Rock	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Stone EdgeTM71 ThunderboltTM24 Power GemLv. 25 Damage vs Hoothoot Thunder 2x 55-66% Stone Edge 2x 111-131%KO Thunderbolt 2x 46-54% Power Gem 2x 62-74% View Nosepass builds →
Electrike Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 Thunder FangLv. 24 Damage vs Hoothoot Thunder 2x 107-127%KO Thunderbolt 2x 89-106%KO Volt Switch 2x 72-85% Thunder Fang 2x 74-88% View Electrike builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl 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 31 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Agility, Feather Dance, Hurricane and 6 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

9moves

Breed With (best first)

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Hoothoot Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

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

Moves

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

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Peck

—3510035Flying

Lv 3

Tackle

D4010035Normal

Lv 6

Echoed Voice

D4010015Normal

Lv 9

Confusion

—5010025Psychic

Lv 12

Reflect

C——20Psychic

Lv 15

Psycho Shift

D—10010Psychic

Lv 18

Air Slash

D759515Flying

Lv 21

Extrasensory

D8010020Psychic

Lv 24

Take Down

D908520Normal

Lv 27

Uproar

D9010010Normal

Lv 30

Roost

C——10Flying

Lv 33

Moonblast

D9510015Fairy

Lv 36

Hypnosis

C—6020Psychic

Lv 39

Dream Eater

D10010015Psychic

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM97

Defog

C——15Flying

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

D10010015Psychic

TM58

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM94

Fly

D909515Flying

TM63

Nasty Plot

C——20Dark

TM88

Pluck

—6010020Flying

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

C——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM67

Recycle

D——10Normal

TM33

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM51

Roost

C——10Flying

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM47

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM10

Work Up

D——30Normal

Egg Moves

Egg

Agility

C——30Psychic

Egg

Feather Dance

D—10015Flying

Egg

Hurricane

D1107010Flying

Egg

Mean Look

D——5Normal

Egg

Night Shade

D—10015Ghost

Egg

Sky Attack

D140905Flying

Egg

Supersonic

D—5520Normal

Egg

Whirlwind-6

D——20Normal

Egg

Wing Attack

—6010035Flying

Tutor Moves

Hoothoot can't learn any Tutor moves

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Hoothoot Locations

A solid number of locations for Hoothoot with decent spawn rates across early-game routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.

Best Locations to Catch Hoothoot in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Hoothoot appears in 28 walking locations at Lv. 14-29 across Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. Not all encounters show up in every version, so check which ones match your game.

Route 211 - West

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.14 Route

10%Early

Night

Route 211 - West

Shining PearlGrass Lv.14 Route

10%Early

Night

Great Marsh - Area 5

Shining PearlGrass Lv.20-22 Facility

20%Mid

Night

Great Marsh - Area 5

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.20-22 Facility

20%Mid

Night

Great Marsh - Area 6

Shining PearlGrass Lv.20-22 Facility

20%Mid

Night

Great Marsh - Area 6

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.20-22 Facility

20%Mid

Night

Great Marsh - Area 3

Shining PearlGrass Lv.22-24 Facility

20%Mid

Night

Great Marsh - Area 3

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.22-24 Facility

20%Mid

Night

Great Marsh - Area 4

Shining PearlGrass Lv.22-24 Facility

20%Mid

Night

Great Marsh - Area 4

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.22-24 Facility

20%Mid

Night

Great Marsh - Area 1

Shining PearlGrass Lv.24 Facility

10%Mid

Night

Great Marsh - Area 1

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.24 Facility

10%Mid

Night

Great Marsh - Area 2

Shining PearlGrass Lv.24 Facility

10%Mid

Night

Great Marsh - Area 2

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.24 Facility

10%Mid

Night

Route 210 - North

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.24 Route

10%Mid

Night

Route 210 - North

Shining PearlGrass Lv.24 Route

10%Mid

Night

Fountainspring Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.25-29 Cave

Mid

Requires Strength

Fountainspring Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.25-29 Cave

Mid

Requires Strength

Grassland Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.25-29 Cave

Mid

Requires Strength

Grassland Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.25-29 Cave

Mid

Requires Strength

Riverbank Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.25-29 Cave

Mid

Requires Strength

Riverbank Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.25-29 Cave

Mid

Requires Strength

Spacious Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.25-29 Cave

Mid

Requires Strength

Spacious Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.25-29 Cave

Mid

Requires Strength

Still-Water Cavern

Shining PearlGrass Lv.25-29 Cave

Mid

Requires Strength

Still-Water Cavern

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.25-29 Cave

Mid

Requires Strength

Sunlit Cavern

Shining PearlGrass Lv.25-29 Cave

Mid

Requires Strength

Sunlit Cavern

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.25-29 Cave

Mid

Requires Strength

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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. 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 Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Hoothoot Stone Edge 2x 114-137%KO Rock Slide 2x 86-103%KO Rock Tomb 2x 71-86% Rock Throw 2x 63-77% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 RolloutLv. 10 Damage vs Hoothoot Stone Edge 2x 160-189%KO Rock Slide 2x 123-146%KO Rock Tomb 2x 100-120%KO Rollout 2x 57-69% View Geodude builds →
Shinx Electric	D
Available Moves Moves Volt SwitchTM43 Shock WaveTM34 Charge BeamTM57 Thunder ShockLv. 4 Damage vs Hoothoot Volt Switch 2x 63-77% Shock Wave 2x 57-69% Charge Beam 2x 49-60% Thunder Shock 2x 43-51% View Shinx builds →

Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Hoothoot Stone Edge 2x 108-128%KO Rock Slide 2x 83-98% Rock Tomb 2x 70-83% Rock Throw 2x 55-68% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 RolloutLv. 10 Damage vs Hoothoot Stone Edge 2x 145-173%KO Rock Slide 2x 113-135%KO Rock Tomb 2x 88-105%KO Rollout 2x 50-60% View Geodude builds →
Pachirisu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 Shock WaveTM34 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Hoothoot Thunderbolt 2x 70-83% Volt Switch 2x 55-68% Shock Wave 2x 50-60% Charge Beam 2x 43-53% View Pachirisu builds →
Electrike Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 Shock WaveTM34 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Hoothoot Thunderbolt 2x 83-98% Volt Switch 2x 70-83% Shock Wave 2x 55-68% Charge Beam 2x 50-60% View Electrike builds →
Shinx Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 Shock WaveTM34 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Hoothoot Thunderbolt 2x 63-75% Volt Switch 2x 50-60% Shock Wave 2x 43-53% Charge Beam 2x 38-45% View Shinx builds →

Sudowoodo Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Hoothoot Stone Edge 2x 198-234%KO Rock Slide 2x 150-177%KO Rock Tomb 2x 119-141%KO Rock Throw 2x 102-120%KO View Sudowoodo builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 16 Damage vs Hoothoot Stone Edge 2x 188-222%KO Rock Slide 2x 142-168%KO Rock Tomb 2x 114-135%KO Rock Throw 2x 96-114%KO View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Hoothoot Stone Edge 2x 109-129%KO Rock Slide 2x 84-99% Rock Tomb 2x 66-78% Rock Throw 2x 56-66% View Onix builds →
Pachirisu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 SparkLv. 13 Damage vs Hoothoot Thunder 2x 81-96% Thunderbolt 2x 66-78% Volt Switch 2x 53-63% Spark 2x 71-84% View Pachirisu builds →
Nosepass Rock	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Stone EdgeTM71 ThunderboltTM24 Power GemLv. 25 Damage vs Hoothoot Thunder 2x 54-64% Stone Edge 2x 109-129%KO Thunderbolt 2x 44-52% Power Gem 2x 58-69% View Nosepass builds →

Sudowoodo Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Hoothoot Stone Edge 2x 195-230%KO Rock Slide 2x 148-174%KO Rock Tomb 2x 119-140%KO Rock Throw 2x 100-118%KO View Sudowoodo builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 16 Damage vs Hoothoot Stone Edge 2x 188-221%KO Rock Slide 2x 143-168%KO Rock Tomb 2x 114-135%KO Rock Throw 2x 95-112%KO View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Hoothoot Stone Edge 2x 109-129%KO Rock Slide 2x 83-98% Rock Tomb 2x 66-79% Rock Throw 2x 57-67% View Onix builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 DischargeLv. 36 Volt SwitchTM43 Damage vs Hoothoot Thunder 2x 137-163%KO Thunderbolt 2x 114-135%KO Discharge 2x 102-121%KO Volt Switch 2x 90-107%KO View Magnemite builds →
Pachirisu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 SparkLv. 13 Damage vs Hoothoot Thunder 2x 80-95% Thunderbolt 2x 66-79% Volt Switch 2x 52-62% Spark 2x 71-84% View Pachirisu builds →

Sudowoodo Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Hoothoot Stone Edge 2x 192-227%KO Rock Slide 2x 146-172%KO Rock Tomb 2x 117-138%KO Rock Throw 2x 97-115%KO View Sudowoodo builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 16 Damage vs Hoothoot Stone Edge 2x 183-217%KO Rock Slide 2x 137-162%KO Rock Tomb 2x 110-130%KO Rock Throw 2x 93-110%KO View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Hoothoot Stone Edge 2x 106-125%KO Rock Slide 2x 79-94% Rock Tomb 2x 63-76% Rock Throw 2x 55-65% View Onix builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 DischargeLv. 36 Volt SwitchTM43 Damage vs Hoothoot Thunder 2x 135-159%KO Thunderbolt 2x 110-130%KO Discharge 2x 97-115%KO Volt Switch 2x 86-102%KO View Magnemite builds →
Pachirisu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 DischargeLv. 41 Volt SwitchTM43 Damage vs Hoothoot Thunder 2x 77-91% Thunderbolt 2x 63-76% Discharge 2x 57-68% Volt Switch 2x 50-60% View Pachirisu builds →

Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves CrunchSTAB Stone Edge Earthquake Stealth Rock Damage vs Hoothoot Crunch 207-244%KO Stone Edge 2x 518-609%KO View Tyranitar builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Icicle Crash Ice Shard Knock Off Damage vs Hoothoot Ice Shard 2x 161-190%KO Knock Off 87-102%KO View Mamoswine builds →
Rhyperior GroundRock	B
Recommended Build AbilitySolidrock ItemRocky Helmet NatureRelaxed Moves EarthquakeSTAB Stone Edge Ice Punch Stealth Rock Damage vs Hoothoot Stone Edge 2x 272-321%KO View Rhyperior builds →