Is Hoothoot Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Not native to Hoenn. AbilityInsomnia prevents sleep. Swellow fills the Normal/Flying slot natively with much better Speed. Trade-only and outclassed by every local bird in RS.
Roxanne's Pokemon outpace and outclass Hoothoot here.
Hoothoot has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Wattson's Pokemon outpace and outclass Hoothoot here.
Hoothoot trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Norman's typing presses Hoothoot's defenses.
Winona's typing presses Hoothoot's defenses.
Tate & Liza's typing presses Hoothoot's defenses.
Hoothoot trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Hoothoot trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Hoothoot trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Glacia's team hits Hoothoot's weaknesses hard.
Drake's team hits Hoothoot's weaknesses hard.
Steven's team hits Hoothoot's weaknesses hard.
Trade
Hoothoot cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Mauville Game Corner
- After Wattson
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15Fortree City
- LV 28NormalTake DownPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20
- After Norman
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 105Accuracy 95%PP 15Route 119
- After Winona
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Winona
- LV 48PsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15
How to Get Hoothoot in Ruby & Sapphire
Hoothoot is missing from Ruby and Sapphire entirely, since the Johto owl skips Hoenn. You trade one in to start the Noctowl line.
How to Obtain Hoothoot in RS
- Step 1Hoothoot ✓LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Walking · National Park. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Headbutt · Route 27. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Evolve into Noctowl
How to Get Shiny Hoothoot in Ruby & Sapphire
Hoothoot never nests in Hoenn's wild, so catch a shiny in Emerald's Safari Zone up the North Extension and trade it back. See every game where Shiny Hoothoot can be hunted
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Hoothoot Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Hoothoot
 Magneton ElectricSteel | A | |
 Manectric Electric | C | |
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hoothoot View Aggron builds →Rock Tomb 2x111-131%KO Ice Beam 2x56-66% Thunderbolt 2x56-66% | ||
 Walrein IceWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Spheal (Shoal Cave Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hoothoot View Walrein builds →Ice Beam 2x121-143%KO Rock Tomb 2x57-67% | ||
 Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hoothoot View Regice builds →Ice Beam 2x126-149%KO Thunderbolt 2x84-99% Ancient Power 2x48-56% | ||
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
 Regirock Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 111 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hoothoot View Regirock builds →Ancient Power 2x122-144%KO Thunderbolt 2x49-58% | ||
 Plusle Electric | C | |
 Glalie Ice | C | |
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hoothoot View Rhydon builds →Rock Tomb 2x128-151%KO Ice Beam 2x46-54% Thunderbolt 2x46-54% | ||
 Electrode Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hoothoot View Electrode builds →Thunderbolt 2x104-123%KO Rollout 2x24-29% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Rustboro City Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Hoothoot View Armaldo builds →Ancient Power 2x149-175%KO | ||
 Minun Electric | C | |
 Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Rustboro City Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Hoothoot View Cradily builds →Ancient Power 2x104-123%KO | ||
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 25 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Feather Dance, Feint Attack, Mirror Move and 4 more to offspring.
RS Hoothoot Best Moveset
Sleep immunity through AbilityInsomnia is useful against MoveSpore and MoveSleep Powder, but pre-evolution stats limit any real contribution. Noctowl improves the defensive profile.
Best Build
Hoothoot best EVs are Speed and Attack
Utility Moveset
- Sky Attack
- Double Edge
- Return
- Take Down
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Feather Dance and Feint Attack on Hoothoot. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Sky Attack and Take Down, 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
All 20 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
HOOTHOOT has an internal organ that senses and tracks the earth’s rotation. Using this special organ, this POKéMON begins hooting at precisely the same time every day.
Hoothoot Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Hoothoot isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Catch one in Emerald, then trade it to Ruby & Sapphire.
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
Winds & Waves
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