Competitive Information for Hoothoot [Sword/Shield]
Normal / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Hoothoot? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Hoothoot is an awesome Normal and Flying-typed Pokemon. Hoothoot is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Hoothoot can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Hoothoot is weak to Electric, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 Atk / 180 Def
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Facade
- Sky Attack / Dual Wingbeat
- Zen Headbutt
- Steel Wing
Physical Sweeper Hoothoot (Insomnia)
Hoothoot is a marvelous Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Hoothoot's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. The Shell Bell item option is to help Hoothoot recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Insomnia, Hoothoot cannot fall asleep. Gaining this ability while asleep cures it. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
◆ Facade is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Hoothoot is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
◆ Dual Wingbeat is a physical STAB-boosted 40-base power Flying-type move (hits 2 times in one turn).
◆ Zen Headbutt is a physical 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Steel Wing is a physical 70-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Hoothoot's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 76 Hp / 180 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice / Round
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Moonblast
- Psychic / Extrasensory
Special Sweeper Hoothoot (Insomnia)
Hoothoot is popular Special Sweeper for single battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Hyper Voice or Round) and boosts Hoothoot's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Hoothoot's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Insomnia, Hoothoot cannot fall asleep. Gaining this ability while asleep cures it.
◆ Round is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
◆ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Moonblast is a special 95-base power Fairy-type move (30% chance to lower the target's special attack by 1 stage).
◆ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Extrasensory is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to make the target flinch).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Hoothoot? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 Atk / 180 Def
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Facade
- Sky Attack / Dual Wingbeat
- Zen Headbutt
- Steel Wing
Doubles Physical Sweeper Hoothoot (Insomnia)
Hoothoot is a remarkable Physical Sweeper for double battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Hoothoot's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. The Shell Bell item option is to help Hoothoot recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Insomnia, Hoothoot cannot fall asleep. Gaining this ability while asleep cures it. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
◆ Facade is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Hoothoot is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
◆ Dual Wingbeat is a physical STAB-boosted 40-base power Flying-type move (hits 2 times in one turn).
◆ Zen Headbutt is a physical 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Steel Wing is a physical 70-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Hoothoot's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 76 Hp / 180 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice / Round
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Heat Wave
- Moonblast
Doubles Special Sweeper Hoothoot (Insomnia)
Hoothoot is a phenomenal Special Sweeper for double battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Hyper Voice or Round) and raises Hoothoot's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Hoothoot's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Insomnia, Hoothoot cannot fall asleep. Gaining this ability while asleep cures it.
◆ Round is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
◆ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Heat Wave is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
◆ Moonblast is a special 95-base power Fairy-type move (30% chance to lower the target's special attack by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Hoothoot learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Hoothoot can perform in Sword/Shield. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SS Move and Ability Combos for Hoothoot
- Moves: Mimic + Imprison
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Nasty plot + Stored power
- Moves: Stored power + Psych up
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Protect, Magic Coat
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Hypnosis
Moves that boost Hoothoot's stats
- Agility
- Amnesia
- Calm Mind
- Curse
- Nasty Plot
- Steel Wing
- Work Up
- Note:This Pokemon can also learn Stored Power.
Most notable and possible best moves for Hoothoot
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Roost
- Stored Power
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Hoothoot in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Hoothoot's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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