Hoothoot Pokémon Violet: Moves, Sprites & Locations

Everything you need to know about Hoothoot in Pokémon Violet. On this page you'll find its Pokédex entry straight from the game, all sprite variants including shiny forms, the complete moveset of 62 moves grouped by learning method (level-up, TM/HM, egg, tutor), and every wild encounter location with levels, conditions, and catch rates.

Pokémon Violet

Paldea

Hoothoot Pokemon Violet Pokedex Entry

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

Pokemon Violet Hoothoot Sprites

Hoothoot front-facing sprite from Pokémon Violet

Primary

Shiny

Pokémon Violet Hoothoot Moveset

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

Move	Type	Requirement
Growl	normal	Lv. 1
Peck	flying	Lv. 1
Tackle	normal	Lv. 3
Echoed Voice	normal	Lv. 6
Confusion	psychic	Lv. 9
Reflect	psychic	Lv. 12
Defog	flying	Lv. 15
Air Slash	flying	Lv. 18
Extrasensory	psychic	Lv. 21
Take Down	normal	Lv. 24
Uproar	normal	Lv. 27
Roost	flying	Lv. 30
Moonblast	fairy	Lv. 33
Hypnosis	psychic	Lv. 36
Dream Eater	psychic	Lv. 39

End of Move Database

Pokémon Violet Hoothoot Locations

Hoothoot can be caught in 6 locations across Pokémon Violet, including Oni Mountain and Fellhorn Gorge. The most reliable spawn is at Oni Mountain, where you'll find it between Lv. 15 and 18 by overland with a spawn weight of 500.

Oni Mountain

Teal Mask2 encounters

land
Lv. 15-18 → Lv. 59-62 (post-story)
Stream Cave · Cave
500Weight
overland
Lv. 15-18 → Lv. 59-62 (post-story)
Stream Cave · Cave
500Weight

Wistful Fields

Teal Mask14 encounters

land
Lv. 18-21 → Lv. 60-63 (post-story)
70 wt70 wt400 wt400 wt
Prairie
overland
Lv. 18-21 → Lv. 60-63 (post-story)
70 wt70 wt400 wt400 wt
Prairie
land
Lv. 18-21 → Lv. 60-63 (post-story)
50 wt50 wt250 wt250 wt
Rocky Area
overland
Lv. 18-21 → Lv. 60-63 (post-story)
50 wt50 wt250 wt250 wt
Rocky Area
land
Lv. 27-34 → Lv. 65-72 (post-story)
70 wt70 wt400 wt400 wt
Wisteria Pond · Prairie
overland
Lv. 27-34 → Lv. 65-72 (post-story)
70 wt70 wt400 wt400 wt
Wisteria Pond · Prairie
land
Lv. 27-34 → Lv. 65-72 (post-story)
250 wt250 wt
Wisteria Pond · Rocky Area
overland
Lv. 27-34 → Lv. 65-72 (post-story)
250 wt250 wt
Wisteria Pond · Rocky Area
land
Lv. 27-34 → Lv. 65-72 (post-story)
50 wt50 wt
Wisteria Pond · Rocky Area
overland
Lv. 27-34 → Lv. 65-72 (post-story)
50 wt50 wt
Wisteria Pond · Rocky Area
land
Lv. 27-30 → Lv. 56-59 (post-story)
70 wt70 wt400 wt400 wt
Patchy Field · Prairie
overland
Lv. 27-30 → Lv. 56-59 (post-story)
70 wt70 wt400 wt400 wt
Patchy Field · Prairie
land
Lv. 27-30 → Lv. 56-59 (post-story)
50 wt50 wt250 wt250 wt
Patchy Field · Rocky Area
overland
Lv. 27-30 → Lv. 56-59 (post-story)
50 wt50 wt250 wt250 wt
Patchy Field · Rocky Area

Fellhorn Gorge

Teal Mask4 encounters

land
Lv. 27-34
400 wt400 wt
Prairie
overland
Lv. 27-34
400 wt400 wt
Prairie
land
Lv. 27-34
250 wt250 wt
Rocky Area
overland
Lv. 27-34
250 wt250 wt
Rocky Area

Kitakami Wilds

Teal Mask4 encounters

land
Lv. ?
70 wt70 wt400 wt400 wt
Prairie
overland
Lv. ?
70 wt70 wt400 wt400 wt
Prairie
land
Lv. ?
50 wt50 wt250 wt250 wt
Rocky Area
overland
Lv. ?
50 wt50 wt250 wt250 wt
Rocky Area

Mossfell Confluence

Teal Mask4 encounters

land
Lv. 19-25
70 wt70 wt400 wt400 wt
Prairie
overland
Lv. 19-25
70 wt70 wt400 wt400 wt
Prairie
land
Lv. 19-25
50 wt50 wt250 wt250 wt
Rocky Area
overland
Lv. 19-25
50 wt50 wt250 wt250 wt
Rocky Area

Revelers Road

Teal Mask8 encounters

land
Lv. 13-17 → Lv. 57-61 (post-story)
70 wt70 wt400 wt400 wt
Prairie
overland
Lv. 13-17 → Lv. 57-61 (post-story)
70 wt70 wt400 wt400 wt
Prairie
land
Lv. 13-17 → Lv. 57-61 (post-story)
50 wt50 wt250 wt250 wt
Rocky Area
overland
Lv. 13-17 → Lv. 57-61 (post-story)
50 wt50 wt250 wt250 wt
Rocky Area
land
Lv. 13-18 → Lv. 57-62 (post-story)
250 wt250 wt
Crater · Rocky Area
overland
Lv. 13-18 → Lv. 57-62 (post-story)
250 wt250 wt
Crater · Rocky Area
land
Lv. 13-18 → Lv. 57-62 (post-story)
50 wt50 wt
Crater · Rocky Area
overland
Lv. 13-18 → Lv. 57-62 (post-story)
50 wt50 wt
Crater · Rocky Area