Hoothoot
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| Missing image Hoothoot.gif Hoothoot Furret (#162) – Hoothoot – Noctowl (#164) | |
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| Name (Japanese), Number | Hoothoot (???), 163 |
| Stage | Basic |
| Evolves from | none |
| Evolves to | Noctowl |
| Video game base stats¹ | |
| Hit points | 60 |
| Attack | 30 |
| Defense | 30 |
| Speed | 50 |
| Special attack | 36 |
| Special defense | 56 |
| Biological | |
| Species | Owl |
| Types | Template:PokemonTypeNormal,Template:PokemonTypeFlying |
| Height | 2'4" |
| Weight | 47.0lb |
| Abilities | Insomania/Keen Eye |
| Signature Attack | Peck |
| Pokédex Color | Brown |
| Shiny color | Brown color becomes lighter |
| Gender distribution | 50% male, 50% female |
| ¹ Stats for trading card versions may vary. | |
Hoothoot is a species of Pokémon, in the fictional animé and video game universes of the same name. It evolves into Noctowl.
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Name origin
Hoothoot's name is the word hoot (onomotopia for the sound made by owls) repeated twice.
Hoothoot is also the name of this pokémon in German and French. In Japanese, its name is Hoho (ホーホー).
Biology
Hoothoot is one of two owl pokémon; Hoothoot is the smaller of the two, and cannot fly, being similar to the burrowing owl. It is omnivorous and nocturnal.
Hoothoot's most notable feature is that it seems to have one foot. However, it actually has two feet; at least one is retracted against its body at all times, and can switch between one foot and the other at speeds almost too fast for the human eye.
Hoothoot are also known for having precise senses of time, due to a special mechanism in their brain that measures the rotation of the earth. Properly trained, they can be more accurate than all but the most precise of clocks. In nature, they always begin hooting at the same time every night.
In the video games
Hoothoot can be caught in four games. In Pokémon Gold and Silver, it can be found in the National Park and in multiple routes. In Pokémon Crystal, it can be found in every route it was found in Gold and Silver, as well as in multiple other routes and Ilex Forest. In Pokémon Emerald, it can sometimes be found in the Safari Zone Extension.
Hoothoot has two special abilities. Insomnia prevents it from falling asleep, and Keen Eye prevents its accuracy from being lowered (such as with Sand Attack).
Hoothoot learns nine moves: four Normal-type moves, four Psychic-type moves, and one Fly-type move. Of these, three (Tackle at level 1, Peck at level 11, and Take Down at level 28) are physical attacks, two (Growl at level 1 and Foresight at level 6) are stat-affecting attacks, one (Hypnosis at level 16) is a sleep-inducing move, one (Reflect at level 22) is a defense move, one (Confusion at level 34) is a confusion-inducing move, and one (Dream Eater at level 48) is an energy attack.
It is one of the weakest pokémon in the game; both its physical attack and physical defense scores are in the lowest 10% of all pokémon, and its special attack is in the lowest 15%. It does not have a single ability is the top 50%.
In the animé
Hoothoot is most notable in the pokémon animé series for being used by Falkner, one of the setting's gym leaders. Other than that, it is usually seen as being owned by pokémon trainers who are intellectuals or who are 'busybodies.'
In addition, Hoothoot has been seen in the short Pikachu's Rescue Adventure!, the movie Pokémon 4Ever, and had larger roles in eight episodes: 123 (Illusion Confusion), 133 (Fighting Flyer With Fire), 141 (Mild & Wooly), 148 (Tricks Of The Trade), 225 (Throwing In The Noctowl), 257 (Why? Whynaut!), 287 (A Bite To Remember), and 291 (Gonna Rule The School).