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 Platinum, 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 Platinum. 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 LensHANot in game

Doubles damage inflicted with not-very-effective moves.

EV Yield

HP+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training source

Pokedex Entries

It marks time precisely. Some countries consider it to be a wise friend, versed in the world’s ways.

Platinum

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 IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Ice Rock

½xResist

Grass Bug

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ground Ghost

STAB (3)

Grass Fighting Bug

How to Beat Hoothoot in Platinum (Best Counters)

Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Thunder FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Ancient PowerLv. 25 Damage vs Hoothoot Rock Slide 2x 152-180%KO Thunder Fang 2x 88-104%KO Ice Fang 2x 88-104%KO Ancient Power 2x 57-68% View Aerodactyl builds →
Rotom ElectricGhost	C
Obtain MethodOld Chateau Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Shock WaveLv. 22 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Hoothoot Thunderbolt 2x 112-132%KO Shock Wave 2x 77-92% Thunder Shock 2x 53-64% View Rotom builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Hoothoot Rock Slide 2x 95-112%KO Rock Tomb 2x 77-92% Rock Throw 2x 64-76% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Hoothoot Rock Slide 2x 139-164%KO Rock Tomb 2x 112-132%KO Rock Throw 2x 95-112%KO View Solrock builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutLv. 22 Damage vs Hoothoot Rock Slide 2x 139-164%KO Rock Tomb 2x 112-132%KO Rock Throw 2x 95-112%KO Rollout 2x 57-68% View Graveler builds →

Platinum 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, Feint Attack 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)

Platinum Hoothoot Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

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 Double-Edge, they expand what Hoothoot can actually threaten in practice.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Foresight

D——40Normal

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

—3510035Normal

Lv 5

Hypnosis

D—7020Psychic

Lv 9

Peck

—3510035Flying

Lv 13

Uproar

—9010010Normal

Lv 17

Reflect

D——20Psychic

Lv 21

Confusion

D5010025Psychic

Lv 25

Take Down

—908520Normal

Lv 29

Air Slash

D759520Flying

Lv 33

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Lv 37

Extrasensory

D8010030Psychic

Lv 41

Psycho Shift

——10010Psychic

Lv 45

Roost

C——10Flying

Lv 49

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

HM05

Defog

———15Flying

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

HM02

Fly

D909515Flying

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM88

Pluck

—6010020Flying

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

———10Normal

TM29

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM67

Recycle

———10Normal

TM33

Reflect

D——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM51

Roost

C——10Flying

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM62

Silver Wind

D601005Bug

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM47

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM46

Thief

—6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Agility

C——30Psychic

Egg

Feather Dance

——10015Flying

Egg

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Egg

Mirror Move

———20Flying

Egg

Night Shade

D—10015Ghost

Egg

Sky Attack

D140905Flying

Egg

Supersonic

——5520Normal

Egg

Whirlwind-6

D——20Normal

Egg

Wing Attack

D6010035Flying

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Air Cutter

D559525Flying

Tutor

Heat Wave

D1009010Fire

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Ominous Wind

D601005Ghost

Tutor

Swift

—60—20Normal

Tutor

Twister

—4010020Dragon

Tutor

Uproar

—9010010Normal

Tutor

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 3

Snore

D4010015Normal

Platinum Hoothoot Locations

A handful 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 Platinum

You can find Hoothoot through 8 walking encounters at Lv. 12-27. The list is sorted by game progression, so the earliest accessible spots show up first.

Eterna Forest

Grass Lv.12 Forest

UncommonEarly

Night

Route 205 - North

Grass Lv.12 Route

UncommonEarly

Night

Route 210 - South

Grass Lv.20 Route

UncommonMid

Night

Great Marsh - Area 5

Grass Lv.26-27 Facility

UncommonMid

Night

Great Marsh - Area 6

Grass Lv.26-27 Facility

UncommonMid

Night

Great Marsh - Area 3

Grass Lv.27 Facility

UncommonMid

Night

Great Marsh - Area 4

Grass Lv.27 Facility

UncommonMid

Night

Route 210 - North

Grass Lv.27 Route

UncommonMid

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 Platinum, 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 Platinum. 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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Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Thunder FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Damage vs Hoothoot Thunder Fang 2x 82-98% Ice Fang 2x 82-98% View Aerodactyl builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Hoothoot Rock Throw 2x 62-73% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Hoothoot Rock Throw 2x 89-107%KO View Solrock builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Hoothoot Rock Throw 2x 56-67% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 11 Damage vs Hoothoot Rock Throw 2x 78-93% View Geodude builds →

Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Hoothoot Rock Tomb 2x 80-95% Rock Throw 2x 67-80% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Hoothoot Rock Tomb 2x 113-135%KO Rock Throw 2x 97-115%KO View Solrock builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Hoothoot Rock Tomb 2x 72-85% Rock Throw 2x 58-70% View Onix builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 RolloutLv. 16 Damage vs Hoothoot Rock Tomb 2x 67-80% Rollout 2x 37-45% View Omanyte builds →
Kabuto RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift TM Move Moves Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Hoothoot Rock Tomb 2x 102-120%KO View Kabuto builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Thunder FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Ancient PowerLv. 25 Damage vs Hoothoot Rock Slide 2x 155-184%KO Thunder Fang 2x 89-106%KO Ice Fang 2x 89-106%KO Ancient Power 2x 56-67% View Aerodactyl builds →
Rotom ElectricGhost	C
Obtain MethodOld Chateau Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Shock WaveTM34 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Hoothoot Thunder 2x 144-169%KO Thunderbolt 2x 120-141%KO Shock Wave 2x 80-95% Thunder Shock 2x 53-64% View Rotom builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Hoothoot Rock Slide 2x 144-169%KO Rock Tomb 2x 116-138%KO Rock Throw 2x 99-116%KO View Solrock builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutLv. 22 Damage vs Hoothoot Rock Slide 2x 144-169%KO Rock Tomb 2x 116-138%KO Rock Throw 2x 99-116%KO Rollout 2x 60-71% View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Hoothoot Rock Slide 2x 84-99% Rock Tomb 2x 68-81% Rock Throw 2x 56-67% View Onix builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Thunder FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Ancient PowerLv. 25 Damage vs Hoothoot Rock Slide 2x 155-184%KO Thunder Fang 2x 89-106%KO Ice Fang 2x 89-106%KO Ancient Power 2x 56-67% View Aerodactyl builds →
Rotom ElectricGhost	C
Obtain MethodOld Chateau Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Shock WaveTM34 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Hoothoot Thunder 2x 144-169%KO Thunderbolt 2x 120-141%KO Shock Wave 2x 80-95% Thunder Shock 2x 53-64% View Rotom builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Hoothoot Rock Slide 2x 144-169%KO Rock Tomb 2x 116-138%KO Rock Throw 2x 99-116%KO View Solrock builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutLv. 22 Damage vs Hoothoot Rock Slide 2x 144-169%KO Rock Tomb 2x 116-138%KO Rock Throw 2x 99-116%KO Rollout 2x 60-71% View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Hoothoot Rock Slide 2x 84-99% Rock Tomb 2x 68-81% Rock Throw 2x 56-67% View Onix builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Thunder FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Ancient PowerLv. 25 Damage vs Hoothoot Rock Slide 2x 152-179%KO Thunder Fang 2x 89-105%KO Ice Fang 2x 89-105%KO Ancient Power 2x 54-64% View Aerodactyl builds →
Rotom ElectricGhost	C
Obtain MethodOld Chateau Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Shock WaveTM34 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Hoothoot Thunder 2x 137-163%KO Thunderbolt 2x 114-135%KO Shock Wave 2x 76-90% Thunder Shock 2x 52-62% View Rotom builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Hoothoot Rock Slide 2x 143-168%KO Rock Tomb 2x 114-135%KO Rock Throw 2x 95-112%KO View Solrock builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Hoothoot 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 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutLv. 22 Damage vs Hoothoot Rock Slide 2x 143-168%KO Rock Tomb 2x 114-135%KO Rock Throw 2x 95-112%KO Rollout 2x 59-70% View Graveler builds →

Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Fire Thunder Wave Explosion Damage vs Hoothoot Thunderbolt 2x 180-213%KO Explosion 113-133%KO View Magnezone builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves Earthquake Stealth Rock TauntUtility Stone Edge Damage vs Hoothoot Stone Edge 2x 266-313%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Weavile DarkIce	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemExpert Belt NatureJolly Moves Ice Shard Night Slash Low Kick PursuitSTAB Damage vs Hoothoot Ice Shard 2x 117-138%KO Pursuit 59-69% View Weavile builds →