Howl (move)

Howl
とおぼえ Howl

Battles

Type	Normal
Category	Status
PP	40 (max. 64)
Power	—
Accuracy	—%
Priority	0
Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock Is a sound-based move

Range

Opponent	Opponent	Opponent
Self	Ally	Ally
Your Party: Affects the user and all allies

Availability

Introduced	Generation III
Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests

Condition	Cool
Appeal	1 ♥
Jam	0
Ups the user's condition. Helps prevent nervousness.

Super Contests

Condition	Cool
Appeal	0
Earn double the score in the next turn.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Cool
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jamming	0
Works great if the user goes last this turn.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Howl (Japanese: とおぼえ Howl) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Generation III to VII

Howl raises the user's Attack stat by one stage.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Howl, the user's Attack stat rises another stage. Throat Chop cannot prevent a Pokémon from using Z-Howl.

Generation VIII onwards

Howl raises the user and its allies' Attack stats by one stage.

Howl is now a sound-based move. As such, it cannot affect allies with the Ability Soundproof. However, Howl always affects the user even it has Soundproof.

Howl cannot affect allies if they are behind a substitute unless the user has the Ability Infiltrator. However, it is not blocked by protection moves (including Max Guard and Crafty Shield).

Description

Games	Description
RS EColoXD	Howls to raise the spirit and boosts Attack.
FRLG	The user howls to raise its spirit and boost its Attack stat.
DP Pt HGSSPBR BW B2W2	The user howls loudly to raise its spirit, boosting its Attack stat.
XY ORAS SM USUM PE	The user howls loudly to raise its spirit, which raises its Attack stat.
SwSh BDSP LA	The user howls loudly to raise the spirit of itself and allies. This raises their Attack stats.
SV	The user howls loudly to rouse itself and its allies. This boosts their Attack stats.

Learnset

By leveling up

#		Egg Groups		Level
				III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII		IX
								SM USUM	SwSh	BDSP	SV
0058	Growlithe	Field		Field	−	−	−	−	−	4	4	4
0058	Growlithe Hisuian Form	Field		Field								4
0059	Arcanine	Field		Field	−	−	−	−	−	1	1	1
0059	Arcanine Hisuian Form	Field		Field								1
0228	Houndour	Field		Field	7	4	4	4	4		4	4
0229	Houndoom	Field		Field	1, 7	1, 4	1, 4	1, 4	1, 4		4	1
0243	Raikou	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	−	−	−	−	−	36	36	36
0261	Poochyena	Field		Field	5	5	5	5^XY 4^ORAS	4		4	4
0262	Mightyena	Field		Field	1, 5	1, 5	1, 5	1, 5^XY 1, 4^ORAS	1, 4		1, 4	13
0293	Whismur	Monster	Field	15	15	15	15^XY 11^ORAS	11	10	10
0294	Loudred	Monster	Field	1, 15	1, 15	1, 15	1, 15^XY 1, 11^ORAS	1, 11	1	1
0295	Exploud	Monster	Field	1, 15	1, 15	1, 15	1, 15^XY 1, 11^ORAS	1, 11	1	1
0309	Electrike	Field		Field	12	12	12	12^XY 7^ORAS	7	8	8
0310	Manectric	Field		Field	1, 12	1, 12	1, 12	1, 12^XY 1, 7^ORAS	1, 7	1	1
0653	Fennekin	Field		Field				11	11			11
0654	Braixen	Field		Field				11	11			11
0655	Delphox	Field		Field				11	1, 11			1
0744	Rockruff	Field		Field					12	16		16
0745	Lycanroc Midday Form	Field		Field					12	16		16
0745	Lycanroc Midnight Form	Field		Field					12	16		16
0745	Lycanroc Dusk Form	Field		Field					12^USUM	16		16
0888	Zacian All forms	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						1		1
0889	Zamazenta All forms	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						1		1
0985	Scream Tail	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								7
1014	Okidogi	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								8
1020	Gouging Fire	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								14
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#		Egg Groups		Egg Move
				III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII		IX
								SM USUM	SwSh	BDSP	SV
0037	Vulpix	Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0037	Vulpix Alolan Form	Field		Field					✔	✔		✔
0058	Growlithe	Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	−	✔	−
0155	Cyndaquil	Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔
0322	Numel	Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔
0403	Shinx	Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0447	Riolu	Field	Human-Like		−	−	−	−	✔	✔	✔
0506	Lillipup	Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔
0827	Nickit	Field		Field						✔
0835	Yamper	Field		Field						✔
0926	Fidough	Field	Mineral								✔
0971	Greavard	Field		Field								✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By event

Generation IV

#		Egg Groups		Obtained with
0004	Charmander	Monster	Dragon	2007 Birthday Charmander 2008 Birthday Charmander 2009 Birthday Charmander 2010 Birthday Charmander
0244	Entei	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	Shiny Crown Entei Shinsegae Entei Korean Crown Entei GameStop Entei Winter 2011 Entei
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Howl raises the user's Attack by one stage. This move is affected by the Muzzled status condition.

Game	Base Power	Max Power	Base PP	Max PP	Base Accuracy	Max Accuracy	Range	Target	Cuts corners
MDRB	-	-	27	-	—%	-	User	User	-
MDTD S	-	-	27	-	—%	-	User	User	-
BSL	-	-	27	-	—%	-	User	User	-
SMD	-	-	20	40	—%	-	User	User	-
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games: MD Rescue Team = Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald. MD Time and Darkness = Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. MD Sky = Pokémon Platinum. MD Adventure Squad = ??. Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. MD Rescue Team DX = Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

In Pokémon Rumble Rush, all status moves including Howl could only be used by opposing Pokémon and could not be obtained on any caught Pokémon. Howl could be seen as a move used by Boss Poochyena and Rockruff.

Howl

Charge time	1.9 seconds
Range type	Circular (self)
Target	Self
Additional effect	Raises the user's Attack

Pokémon Masters EX

Name

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Boosts the user's Attack by one level.
MDTD S	Boosts the user's Attack by 1 level.
BSL	じぶんのこうげ��を１だんかいあげる
MDGtI	UNUSED
SMD	It boosts your Attack. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon	Method
Mightyena
The user howls loudly to raise its spirit and its attack power with it.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Mightyena points its nose to the sky and howls loudly, raising its attack power.
Ruby's Nana	The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon X	Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

Howl is the only variation of Defense Curl that hasn't been used in the animated series yet.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	長嚎 Chèuhnghòuh
Chinese	Mandarin	長嚎 / 长嚎 Chángháo * 嚎叫 Háojiào *
French		Grondement
German		Jauler
Greek		Ουρλιατό Ourliató
Italian		Gridodilotta
Korean		멀리짖기 Meollijijgi^IX+ 멀리짖음 Meollijijeum^IV–VIII
Brazilian Portuguese		Uivo
Serbian		Urlik
Spanish		Aullido
Vietnamese		Tru

Variations of the move Defense Curl

Formerly a variation
	Defense Curl • Harden • Meditate • Sharpen • Withdraw
	Howl

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