Hoothoot

#163 (Johto)

#164 Noctowl ›

Pokémon type

Normal

Flying

Hoothoot weaknesses

Hoothoot is weak to Rock, Electric and Ice-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Hoothoot is resistant to Bug and Grass-type moves, and doubly resistant to Ground and Ghost-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Hoothoot

The best moves for Hoothoot are Peck and Sky Attack when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Peck and Return deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Peck

12DPS

Sky Attack

48DPS

Defending

Peck

12DPS

Sky Attack

48DPS

Trainer Battles

Peck

4EPT

Return Purified

2.23DPE

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Evolution calculator »

Evolution

There are 2 Pokémon in the Hoothoot family. Hoothoot evolves into Noctowl for 50 Candy.

Hoothoot

Noctowl

Game images

Hoothoot, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

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Events

Pokémon Night Out: London

In person

10th Nov

Pokémon Night Out: Los Angeles

In person

24th Oct

Flying Taxi: Taken Over

25th Jun

Flying Taxi

23rd Jun

Oricorio Catch Mastery

7th Feb

New Year’s 2026

31st Dec 2025

Summary

Hoothoot is a Normal & Flying Pokémon. It is weak to Rock, Electric and Ice moves. Hoothoot's best moveset is Peck & Sky Attack and it has a Max CP of 766. Hoothoot evolves into Noctowl.

About

"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."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Peck	10	10	12
Feint Attack	11	10	11

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Aerial Ace	55	3	2
Sky Attack	80	2	1.92
Night Shade	60	2	1.2
Return Purified	25	3	0.91
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.36

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Peck	6	2	3.6	4
Feint Attack	6	2	3	3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Return Purified	130	70	2.23
Sky Attack	75	50	1.8
Aerial Ace	60	45	1.6
Night Shade	70	45	1.56
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.17

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Peck 12 DPS	Sky Attack 48 DPS	4.4	100%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Sky Attack 48 DPS	4.3	97%
Peck 12 DPS	Return Purified 60 DPS	3.9	87%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Return Purified 60 DPS	3.7	84%
Peck 12 DPS	Aerial Ace 26.4 DPS	3.7	82%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Aerial Ace 26.4 DPS	3.6	80%
Peck 12 DPS	Night Shade 24 DPS	3.3	74%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Night Shade 24 DPS	3.2	71%
Peck 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 6 DPS	2.7	60%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Frustration Shadow 6 DPS	2.5	56%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Peck 12 DPS	Sky Attack 48 DPS	1.6	100%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Sky Attack 48 DPS	1.6	97%
Peck 12 DPS	Aerial Ace 26.4 DPS	1.5	90%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Aerial Ace 26.4 DPS	1.4	88%
Peck 12 DPS	Night Shade 24 DPS	1.3	77%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Night Shade 24 DPS	1.2	74%
Peck 12 DPS	Return Purified 60 DPS	1.2	72%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Return Purified 60 DPS	1.1	69%
Peck 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 6 DPS	0.8	50%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Frustration Shadow 6 DPS	0.8	48%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Peck 4 EPT	Return Purified 2.23 DPE	18	12.5	116%
Peck 4 EPT	Sky Attack 1.8 DPE	14	10.8	100%
Peck 4 EPT	Aerial Ace 1.6 DPE	12	10	93%
Peck 4 EPT	Night Shade 1.56 DPE	12	9.8	91%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Return Purified 2.23 DPE	24	9.7	90%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Sky Attack 1.8 DPE	18	8.4	78%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Aerial Ace 1.6 DPE	16	7.8	72%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Night Shade 1.56 DPE	16	7.7	71%
Peck 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.17 DPE	18	4.3	40%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.17 DPE	24	3.5	32%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Hoothoot?

Hoothoot is weak to Rock, Electric and Ice moves.

The best counter to Hoothoot is Mega Raichu Y with Thunder Shock and Zap Cannon+, followed by Regieleki and White Kyurem.

The top Hoothoot counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Mega Raichu Y	Thunder Shock Zap Cannon+	100%
Regieleki	Lock-On Thunder Cage	98%
Mega Raichu Y	Thunder Shock Wild Charge	97%
Mega Raichu Y	Volt Switch Zap Cannon+	97%
Mega Raichu Y	Volt Switch Wild Charge	96%
Regieleki	Thunder Shock Thunder Cage	95%
Mega Raichu Y	Spark Zap Cannon+	94%
White Kyurem	Ice Fang Ice Burn	94%
Mega Raichu Y	Spark Wild Charge	92%
Mega Raichu Y	Thunder Shock Volt Tackle	92%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		67
Defense		88
Stamina		155

Max HP

Level 40

134

Size

Height	0.71 m
Weight	21.2 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	1 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	290
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	387
Level 30 Max wild	580
Level 40	677
Level 50	766

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	484
Level 35 (wild)	629

Costumes

Hoothoot costumes

Hoothoot (New Year’s Hat)

Can't evolve.

Hoothoot (New Year’s Hat) (Shiny) in Pokémon GO