Is Hoothoot Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Normal/Flying. AbilityInsomnia blocks sleep. Noctowl at 20 is a special attacker that can't match Staraptor's physical output or Noctowl's own potential from earlier games.
Roark's team hits Hoothoot's weaknesses hard.
Hoothoot resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Noctowl has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Noctowl trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Noctowl trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Byron's team hits Noctowl's weaknesses hard.
Noctowl has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Noctowl trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Noctowl has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Noctowl trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Noctowl trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Noctowl trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Noctowl has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Noctowl has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Noctowl has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Noctowl trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Hoothoot on Route 210 (walking, Lv 24, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- From Start
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- After Gardenia
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 213
- LV 25NormalTake DownPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20
- LV 29FlyingAir SlashPower 113Accuracy 95%PP 20
- After Maylene
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15Inside the Galactic Warehouse in Veilstone City
- LV 49PsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Hoothoot to Noctowl
Hoothoot evolves into Noctowl at Level 20. You get it at Level 24, past Level 20, so it evolves into Noctowl the next time it levels up. A lower-level Hoothoot evolves when it reaches Level 20.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 20)
- LV 20FlyingSky AttackPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- LV 27NormalTake DownPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20
- After Maylene
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15Inside the Galactic Warehouse in Veilstone City
- LV 32FlyingAir SlashPower 113Accuracy 95%PP 20
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Hoothoot in Diamond & Pearl
Hoothoot is a night bird through and through, walking three routes only after dark, common at level 14 up. Try those routes in daytime and the owl simply will not be there.
3 locations to catch Hoothoot
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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Badge 6Where To Catch Hoothoot in DP
The line opens with Hoothoot at Lv. 14-24 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into NoctowlRoute 210 - NorthLv.25GrassRate 10%NightGreat Marsh - Area 1Lv.26FloorRate 10%NightGreat Marsh - Area 2Lv.26FloorRate 10%NightRoute 211 - EastLv.28GrassRate 10%Nightor evolve from Hoothoot (Step 1)
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in Diamond & Pearl for Hoothoot.
How to Get Shiny Hoothoot in Diamond & Pearl
Hoothoot perches on Route 210 and Route 211 after dark, where a PokeRadar chain brings its shiny in sight. Compare Shiny Hoothoot odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Hoothoot Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Diamond & Pearl shiny odds for Hoothoot.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Ice, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground, Ghost |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Hoothoot Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Hoothoot
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) | ||
 Manectric Electric | C | |
 Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodOld Chateau Interact Encounter | ||
 Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hoothoot View Probopass builds →Thunderbolt 2x69-82% Rock Slide 2x95-113%KO | ||
 Electabuzz Electric | C | |
 Luxray Electric | C | |
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hoothoot View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Slide 2x155-184%KO Thunder Fang 2x89-106%KO Ice Fang 2x89-106%KO | ||
 Anorith RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift | ||
 Lunatone RockPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hoothoot View Lunatone builds →Ice Beam 2x84-99% Rock Slide 2x95-113%KO | ||
 Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
 Pachirisu Electric | C | |
 Omanyte RockWater | B | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hoothoot View Omanyte builds →Ice Beam 2x80-94% Rock Slide 2x78-92% | ||
Hoothoot Evolutions
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
Breeding
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.
DP Hoothoot Best Moveset
Insomnia prevents sleep, which is the only useful trait here. 30 Attack and 36 Sp. Atk leave the moveset without damage. Evolve to Noctowl.
Best Build
Hoothoot best EVs are Sp. Def and Speed
Bulky Support Moveset
- Night Shade
- Roost
- Air Slash
- Frustration
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
31 of 32 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It always stands on one foot. Even when attacked, it does not brace itself using both feet.
It switches its standing foot so quickly, it can’t be seen. It cries at the same time every day.
Hoothoot Diamond & Pearl Guide
For Diamond & 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.
Game Availability
Available in 17 titles since its debut in Gold & Silver, Hoothoot spans 8 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
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
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