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Hoothoot
ID:#163Owl Pokémon
Height
0.7m
Weight
21.2kg
Catch Rate
255
Exp
52

Hoothoot Pokémon Sword: Moves, Sprites & Locations

Everything you need to know about Hoothoot in Pokémon Sword. On this page you'll find its Pokédex entry straight from the game, all sprite variants including shiny forms, the complete moveset of 54 moves grouped by learning method (level-up, TM/HM, egg, tutor), and every wild encounter location with levels, conditions, and catch rates.

Pokémon Sword
Galar

Hoothoot Pokemon Sword Pokedex Entry

It begins to hoot at the same time every day. Some Trainers use them in place of clocks.

Pokemon Sword Hoothoot Sprites

Hoothoot front-facing sprite from Pokémon SwordPrimary
Hoothoot shiny front-facing sprite from Pokémon SwordShiny

Pokémon Sword Hoothoot Moveset

Complete registry of moves learned by Hoothoot via various methods in Pokémon Sword.

MoveTypeRequirement
GrowlnormalLv. 1
PeckflyingLv. 1
TacklenormalLv. 3
Echoed VoicenormalLv. 6
ConfusionpsychicLv. 9
ReflectpsychicLv. 12
Psycho ShiftpsychicLv. 15
Air SlashflyingLv. 18
ExtrasensorypsychicLv. 21
Take DownnormalLv. 24
UproarnormalLv. 27
RoostflyingLv. 30
MoonblastfairyLv. 33
HypnosispsychicLv. 36
Dream EaterpsychicLv. 39

End of Move Database

Pokémon Sword Hoothoot Locations

Hoothoot can be caught in 5 locations across Pokémon Sword, including Dappled Grove, Galar Route 1, and Galar Route 2. The most reliable spawn is at Dappled Grove, where you'll find it between Lv. 13 and 15 by grass with a 28% encounter rate.

Galar Route 1

2 encounters
  • grass
    Lv. 2-5
    Hidden encounters
    5%Rare
  • curry
    Lv. 2-5
    Curry encounters
    27.61%Frequent

Galar Route 2

2 encounters
  • grass
    Lv. 4-6
    Hidden encounters
    5%Rare
  • curry
    Lv. 4-6
    Curry encounters
    27.61%Frequent

Slumbering Weald

2 encounters
  • grass
    Lv. 2-3
    Hidden encounters
    Southern Area
    15%Uncommon
  • curry
    Lv. 2-3
    Curry encounters
    Southern Area
    21.75%Frequent

Dappled Grove

1 encounter
  • grass
    Lv. 13-15
    Visible encounters
    25%28%10%10%10%

Giants Cap

1 encounter
  • grass
    Lv. 28-30
    Tall grass
    10%5%10%5%5%5%10%5%
    Clifftop grass field