Snarl (move)

Snarl
バークアウト Bark Out
Snarl IX.png
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Type  Dark
Category  Special
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  55
Accuracy  95%
Priority  0
  • Does not make contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Affected by King's Rock
  • Is a sound-based move
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Affects all adjacent foes, but not allies
Availability
Introduced  Generation V
Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]]
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]]
Appeal  0  
Condition  Tough
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Makes the audience quickly grow bored when an appeal move has little effect.

Snarl (Japanese: バークアウト Bark Out) is a damage-dealing Dark-type move introduced in Generation V.

It is:

Effect

Snarl deals damage and lowers the Special Attack of all targets hit by one stage. Snarl hits all adjacent opponents in Triple Battles.

Snarl is a sound-based move.

Snarl cannot be called by Metronome.

Generation V

If used on a Pokémon behind a substitute, it hits that Pokémon's substitute.

Generation VI onwards

Snarl can now hit Pokémon even if they are behind a substitute.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Snarl's power has been increased to 60, and it lowers the target's offensive stats for three turns. It can also only hit one target, like all other moves in this game.

Category  Special
PP  15
Agile Strong
Power  60  45  75
Accuracy  100%  100%  100%
Action speed modifier
Self  0  0  +5
Target  0  +3  0
Additional effect
Turns  3  2  4
   ?  ?
   ?  ?
Lowers the target's offensive stats.

Description

Games Description
BWB2W2 The user yells as if it is ranting about something, making the target's Sp. Atk stat decrease.
XYORAS
SMUSUM
The user yells as if it's ranting about something, which lowers the Sp. Atk stat of opposing Pokémon.
SwShBDSPLA
SV
The user yells as if it's ranting about something, which lowers the Sp. Atk stats of opposing Pokémon.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0197     Field Field 1, Evo. 1, Evo. Evo. Evo.
0198    
 
Flying Flying 6
0262     Field Field 18ORAS 1, Evo. 1, Evo. Evo.
0263  
Zigzagoon
Galarian Form
 
 
Field Field 9
0264  
Linoone
Galarian Form
 
 
Field Field 9
0430    
 
Flying Flying 6
0570  
Zorua
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field 6
0571  
Zoroark
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field 6
0717    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 18 18 10
0807     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 19USUM 1
0827     Field Field 12
0828     Field Field 12
0862    
 
Field Field 9
0909     Field Field 21
0910     Field Field 24
0911    
 
Field Field 24
0942     Field Field 7
0943     Field Field 7
0993    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 29
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 TM/Move Tutor

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Compatibility
TM95
0019  
Rattata
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field
0020  
Raticate
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field
0023     Field Dragon
0024     Field Dragon
0037     Field Field
0038     Field Field
0052     Field Field
0052  
Meowth
Alolan Form
  Field Field
0053     Field Field
0053  
Persian
Alolan Form
  Field Field
0058     Field Field
0058  
Growlithe
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field
0059     Field Field
0059  
Arcanine
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field
0088  
Grimer
Alolan Form
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0089  
Muk
Alolan Form
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0146  
Moltres
Galarian Form
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0151     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0160     Monster Water 1
0197     Field Field
0198    
 
Flying Flying
0199  
Slowking
Galarian Form
 
 
Monster Water 1
0209     Field Fairy
0210     Field Fairy
0215    
 
Field Field
0215  
Sneasel
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field
0228    
 
Field Field
0229    
 
Field Field
0243     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0244     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0245     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0246    
 
Monster Monster
0247    
 
Monster Monster
0248    
 
Monster Monster
0261     Field Field
0262     Field Field
0263  
Zigzagoon
Galarian Form
 
 
Field Field
0264  
Linoone
Galarian Form
 
 
Field Field
0274    
 
Field Grass
0275    
 
Field Grass
0302    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0309     Field Field
0310     Field Field
0318    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0319    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0325     Field Field
0326     Field Field
0336     Field Dragon
0342    
 
Water 1 Water 3
0358     Amorphous Amorphous
0359     Field Field
0403     Field Field
0404     Field Field
0405     Field Field
0419     Water 1 Field
0430    
 
Flying Flying
0434    
 
Field Field
0435    
 
Field Field
0441    
 
Flying Flying
0442    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0452    
 
Bug Water 3
0461    
 
Field Field
0491     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0493  
Arceus
All forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0503  
Samurott
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field
0506     Field Field
0507     Field Field
0508     Field Field
0509     Field Field
0510     Field Field
0551    
 
Field Field
0552    
 
Field Field
0553    
 
Field Field
0559    
 
Field Dragon
0560    
 
Field Dragon
0570     Field Field
0570  
Zorua
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field
0571     Field Field
0571  
Zoroark
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field
0610     Monster Dragon
0611     Monster Dragon
0612     Monster Dragon
0613     Field Field
0614     Field Field
0621     Dragon Monster
0624    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0625    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0628  
Braviary
Hisuian Form
 
 
Flying Flying
0629    
 
Flying Flying
0630    
 
Flying Flying
0633    
 
Dragon Dragon
0634    
 
Dragon Dragon
0635    
 
Dragon Dragon
0642  
Thundurus
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0667    
 
Field Field
0668  
Pyroar
All forms
 
 
Field Field
0675    
 
Field Human-Like
0676  
Furfrou
All forms
  Field Field
0717    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0727    
 
Field Field
0744     Field Field
0745  
Lycanroc
Midday Form
  Field Field
0745  
Lycanroc
Midnight Form
  Field Field
0745  
Lycanroc
Dusk Form
  Field Field USUM
0768    
 
Bug Water 3
0773  
Silvally
All forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0780    
 
Monster Dragon
0787    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0791    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0799    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0804    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered USUM
0807     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered USUM
0812     Field Grass
0815     Field Human-Like
0827     Field Field
0828     Field Field
0835     Field Field
0836     Field Field
0849  
Toxtricity
All forms
 
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0862    
 
Field Field
0877    
 
Field Fairy
0879     Field Mineral
0884    
 
Mineral Dragon
0888  
Zacian
All forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0889  
Zamazenta
All forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0892  
Urshifu
Single Strike Style
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0893  
Zarude
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0896     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0897     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0898    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0898  
Calyrex
Ice Rider
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0898  
Calyrex
Shadow Rider
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0901  
Ursaluna
Bloodmoon
 
 
Field Field
0903    
 
Field Field
0909     Field Field
0910     Field Field
0911    
 
Field Field
0926     Field Mineral
0927     Field Mineral
0942     Field Field
0943     Field Field
0962    
 
Flying Flying
0971     Field Field
0972     Field Field
0983    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0993    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0995    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1001    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1002    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1003    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1004    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1005    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1007    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1008    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1009    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1014    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1018    
 
Mineral Dragon
1020    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1021    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
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 V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0571     Field Field Pokémon Smash! ZoroarkBW
Summer 2011 ZoroarkBW
Station ZoroarkBW
Zoroark Month ZoroarkBW
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.


Generation VIII

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0893    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered Jungle Zarude
European Jungle Zarude
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.


Special move

Generation IX

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0668    
 
Field Field Wild Tera Pokémon - East Province (Area Three)SV
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

Snarl inflicts damage and lowers the enemy's Sp. Atk by one stage.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDGtI 7 99 15 50 85% 98% 1 tile around user Enemy Yes
SMD 7 50 15 30 85% 98% 1 tile around user Enemy Yes
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO, Snarl is a Fast Attack that has been available since February 16, 2017.

  Snarl
Fast Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 12
Energy boost 14
Duration 1.1 seconds
Damage window 0.85 - 1.05 seconds
 
Trainer Battles
Power 5
Energy boost 13
Turns 3
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
                                
By Elite Fast TM
By GO Snapshot
 
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Updates

Gyms & Raids
  • February 21, 2017
    • Duration: 1.55 → 1.1 seconds
  • September 27, 2019
    • Energy boost: 12 → 14
Trainer Battles
  • September 27, 2019
    • Power: 8 → 5
    • Energy boost: 10 → 13

Pokémon Masters EX

Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description Playable Users
Special 2 39 46 95% All opponents Lowers the target's Sp. Atk by one stat rank*. Karen & Houndoom
Iris (Alt.) & Hydreigon
Rachel & Umbreon
N (Summer 2022) & Zoroark
  • Description prior to Version 2.10.0*: Lowers the target's Sp. Atk.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

  Snarl
★★★
Attack power 45.39431
Charge time 0.82 seconds
Range type Circular (self)
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect May reduce the foe's Attack

Description

Games Description
MDGtI It damages nearby enemies. It also lowers their Special Attack.
SMD
MDRTDX
It damages nearby enemies. It also lowers their Sp. Atk.


In the anime

 
Bisharp
 
Guzzlord
 
Mightyena
 
Umbreon
The user barks out, sending a burst of dark energy towards the opponent.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Bisharp crosses its arms and then slashes its arms forward. A purple ball of energy is fired from in front of Bisharp's body and grows in size until it turns into a hemisphere and runs along with the top of the ground until it hits the opponent and creates an explosion on impact.
Heidayu's Bisharp A Festival of Decisions! Debut
  Midnight Form Lycanroc forms a black ball of energy with black sparks on it in its mouth and hurls it at the opponent.
Cross's Lycanroc I Choose You! None
  Guzzlord inhales and releases purple rings of energy from its mouth at the opponent.
Three wild Guzzlord Z-Move Showdown! None
  Mightyena releases multiple purple rings of energy from its mouth at the opponent.
Hodge's Mightyena Serving Up the Flute Cup! None
  Luxray releases multiple purple rings of energy from its mouth at the opponent.
Volkner's Luxray Ultra Exciting from the Shocking Start! None
  Umbreon releases multiple purple or black and red rings of energy from its mouth at the opponent.
Soleil's Umbreon Night and Day, You are the Ones! None
Spinel's Umbreon Quaxly, We Can Do It! None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

  • Prior to the release of Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, this move had a very unique distribution, being simultaneously a TM and an event-exclusive move due to TM95 not being available yet. Thus the only way to give many Pokémon Snarl at the time was to receive the event Zoroark listed above, then pass down the move via breeding, chain breeding, or Sketch, taking advantage of the fact that TM moves can be passed down. Outside of Volt Tackle, this was the only case where a move that is not an Egg Move required breeding to obtain.
  • Snarl is the only variant of Icy Wind that does not lower the target's Speed.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 大聲咆哮 Daaihsēng Pàauhhāau
Mandarin 大聲咆哮 / 大声咆哮 Dàshēng Páoxiāo
  French Aboiement
  German Standpauke
  Hungarian Vicsorgás
  Italian Urlorabbia
  Korean 바크아웃 Bakeu-aut
  Polish Prychnięcie
Portuguese   Brazil Rosnado
  Portugal Rosnar
Spanish   Latin America Gruñido*
  Spain Alarido
  Thai บาร์กเอาต์
  Vietnamese Gáy


Variations of the move Icy Wind
  Icy WindMud ShotElectrowebSnarl



Generation V TMs
01020304050607080910111213141516171819
20212223242526272829303132333435363738
39404142434445464748495051525354555657
58596061626364656667686970717273747576
77787980818283848586878889909192939495
Generation V HMs
010203040506
Generation VI TMs
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223242526
2728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152
5354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778
798081828384858687888990919293 • 94 (XYORAS) • 9596979899100
Generation VI HMs
010203040506ORAS07ORAS
Generation VII TMs
SMUSUM
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
PE
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
0001020304050607080910111213141516171819
2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
BDSP
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
0001020304050607080910111213141516171819
2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
Generation IX TMs
SV
001002003004005006007008009010011012013014015016017018019
020021022023024025026027028029030031032033034035036037038
039040041042043044045046047048049050051052053054055056057
058059060061062063064065066067068069070071072073074075076
077078079080081082083084085086087088089090091092093094095
096097098099100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114
115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133
134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152
153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171
Added in SV 2.0.1
172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186
187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201
Added in SV 3.0.0
202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216
217218219220221222223224225226227228229


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