Competitive Information for Hoothoot [X/Y]
Normal / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Hoothoot? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
Hoothoot is a marvelous 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 / Return
- Sky Attack / Wing Attack
- Zen Headbutt
- Steel Wing
Physical Sweeper Hoothoot (Insomnia)
Hoothoot is an astounding Physical Sweeper. It's meant 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. With Insomnia, Hoothoot cannot fall asleep. gaining this ability while asleep cures it.
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. high crit).
♦ Wing Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move that deals damage.
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ 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: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 76 Hp / 180 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice / Round
- Synchronoise / Psychic
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Heat Wave
Special Sweeper Hoothoot (Insomnia)
Hoothoot is an astounding Special Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Hoothoot's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. 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).
♦ Synchronoise is a special 120-base power Psychic-type move (hits adjacent pokemon sharing your Hoothoot's type).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ 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 flinch the target).
♦ Heat Wave is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Hoothoot? These builds have been optimized for X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 76 Hp / 252 Atk / 180 Def
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Sky Attack / Wing Attack
- Zen Headbutt
- Steel Wing
Doubles Physical Sweeper Hoothoot (Insomnia)
Hoothoot is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. It's goal is 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. With Insomnia, Hoothoot cannot fall asleep. gaining this ability while asleep cures it.
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. high crit).
♦ Wing Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move that deals damage.
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ 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: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 76 Hp / 180 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice / Round
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Synchronoise / Psychic
- Heat Wave
Doubles Special Sweeper Hoothoot (Insomnia)
Hoothoot is a decent Special Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Hoothoot's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. 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 flinch the target).
♦ Synchronoise is a special 120-base power Psychic-type move (hits adjacent pokemon sharing your Hoothoot's type).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Heat Wave is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
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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 X/Y. 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 XY Move and Ability Combos for Hoothoot
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Magic Coat
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Hypnosis
Moves that boost Hoothoot's stats
- Agility
- Ominous Wind
- Silver Wind
- Steel Wing
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Hoothoot
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Roost
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Hoothoot in X and Y
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Hoothoot's EV spread for Pokemon X and Y
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