Hoothoot - Generation 4 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Hoothoot can learn in Generation 4, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Diamond
Pokémon Pearl
Pokémon Platinum
Pokémon HeartGold
Pokémon SoulSilver

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Hoothoot artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver

Moves learnt by level up

Hoothoot learns the following moves in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Tackle	Normal	35	95
5	Foresight	Normal	—	—
9	Hypnosis	Psychic	—	70
13	Peck	Flying	35	100
17	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
21	Confusion	Psychic	50	100
25	Take Down	Normal	90	85
29	Air Slash	Flying	75	95
33	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
37	Extrasensory	Psychic	80	100
41	Psycho Shift	Psychic	—	90
45	Roost	Flying	—	—
49	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100

Egg moves

Hoothoot learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Agility	Psychic	—	—
FeatherDance	Flying	—	100
Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
Mirror Move	Flying	—	—
Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
Sky Attack	Flying	140	90
Supersonic	Normal	—	55
Whirlwind	Normal	—	100
Wing Attack	Flying	60	100

Moves learnt by HM

Hoothoot is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
02	Fly	Flying		90	95
05	Defog	Flying		—	—

Moves learnt by TM

Hoothoot is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
33	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
47	Steel Wing	Steel	70	90
51	Roost	Flying	—	—
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
62	Silver Wind	Bug	60	100
67	Recycle	Normal	—	—
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
88	Pluck	Flying	60	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Hoothoot can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Diamond & Pearl.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Snore	Normal	40	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Hoothoot learns the following moves in Pokémon Platinum at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Foresight	Normal	—	—
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Tackle	Normal	35	95
5	Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
9	Peck	Flying	35	100
13	Uproar	Normal	50	100
17	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
21	Confusion	Psychic	50	100
25	Take Down	Normal	90	85
29	Air Slash	Flying	75	95
33	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
37	Extrasensory	Psychic	80	100
41	Psycho Shift	Psychic	—	90
45	Roost	Flying	—	—
49	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100

Egg moves

Hoothoot learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Platinum. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Agility	Psychic	—	—
FeatherDance	Flying	—	100
Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
Mirror Move	Flying	—	—
Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
Sky Attack	Flying	140	90
Supersonic	Normal	—	55
Whirlwind	Normal	—	100
Wing Attack	Flying	60	100

Move Tutor moves

Hoothoot can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Platinum from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Air Cutter	Flying	55	95
Heat Wave	Fire	100	90
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100
Swift	Normal	60	∞
Twister	Dragon	40	100
Uproar	Normal	50	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Moves learnt by HM

Hoothoot is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
02	Fly	Flying		90	95
05	Defog	Flying		—	—

Moves learnt by TM

Hoothoot is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
33	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
47	Steel Wing	Steel	70	90
51	Roost	Flying	—	—
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
62	Silver Wind	Bug	60	100
67	Recycle	Normal	—	—
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
88	Pluck	Flying	60	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Hoothoot can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Platinum.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Snore	Normal	40	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Hoothoot learns the following moves in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Foresight	Normal	—	—
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Tackle	Normal	35	95
5	Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
9	Peck	Flying	35	100
13	Uproar	Normal	50	100
17	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
21	Confusion	Psychic	50	100
25	Take Down	Normal	90	85
29	Air Slash	Flying	75	95
33	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
37	Extrasensory	Psychic	80	100
41	Psycho Shift	Psychic	—	90
45	Roost	Flying	—	—
49	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100

Egg moves

Hoothoot learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Agility	Psychic	—	—
FeatherDance	Flying	—	100
Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
Mirror Move	Flying	—	—
Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
Sky Attack	Flying	140	90
Supersonic	Normal	—	55
Whirlwind	Normal	—	100
Wing Attack	Flying	60	100

Move Tutor moves

Hoothoot can be taught these attacks in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Air Cutter	Flying	55	95
Heat Wave	Fire	100	90
Magic Coat	Psychic	—	—
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100
Swift	Normal	60	∞
Tailwind	Flying	—	—
Twister	Dragon	40	100
Uproar	Normal	50	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Moves learnt by HM

Hoothoot is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
02	Fly	Flying		90	95

Moves learnt by TM

Hoothoot is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
33	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
47	Steel Wing	Steel	70	90
51	Roost	Flying	—	—
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
62	Silver Wind	Bug	60	100
67	Recycle	Normal	—	—
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
88	Pluck	Flying	60	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Hoothoot can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Snore	Normal	40	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Hoothoot egg move parents

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Hoothoot

Hoothoot's egg groups: Flying

The egg moves for Hoothoot are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Hoothoot with a compatible male Pokémon, with the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Hoothoot with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Agility

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Spearow Fearow Farfetch'd Doduo Dodrio Aerodactyl Skarmory Taillow Swellow Wingull Starly Staravia Staraptor
Breeding	Hoothoot Noctowl Wingull Pelipper Swablu Altaria Chatot
Pre-evolution Level up	Pelipper

Feather Dance

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Chatot
Breeding	Spearow Fearow Farfetch'd Hoothoot Noctowl Natu Xatu Murkrow Swablu Altaria Starly Staravia Staraptor Honchkrow

Feint Attack

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Murkrow
Breeding	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Spearow Fearow Zubat Golbat Doduo Dodrio Hoothoot Noctowl Crobat Natu Xatu Murkrow Honchkrow
Pre-evolution Level up	Honchkrow

Mirror Move

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Spearow Fearow Swablu Chatot
Breeding	Farfetch'd Doduo Dodrio Hoothoot Noctowl Togetic Murkrow Taillow Swellow Honchkrow Togekiss
Pre-evolution Level up	Altaria

Night Shade

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Natu Xatu Murkrow
Breeding	Hoothoot Noctowl Chatot
Pre-evolution Level up	Honchkrow

Sky Attack

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Noctowl Altaria Togekiss
Breeding	Spearow Fearow Hoothoot Noctowl Murkrow Skarmory Taillow Swellow Honchkrow
Move tutor	Pidgeot Fearow Dodrio Aerodactyl Noctowl Crobat Xatu Skarmory Swellow Pelipper Altaria Staraptor Honchkrow Chatot Togekiss

Supersonic

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Zubat Golbat Aerodactyl Crobat Wingull Pelipper
Breeding	Doduo Dodrio Hoothoot Noctowl Taillow Swellow Chatot

Whirlwind

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Starly Staravia Staraptor
Breeding	Spearow Fearow Zubat Golbat Aerodactyl Hoothoot Noctowl Crobat Murkrow Skarmory Taillow Swellow Honchkrow

Wing Attack

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Zubat Golbat Aerodactyl Crobat Murkrow Taillow Swellow Wingull Pelipper Starly Staravia Staraptor Honchkrow
Breeding	Hoothoot Noctowl Murkrow Honchkrow