Screech
いやなおと Unpleasant Tone
Screech V.png
Type  Normal
Category  Status
PP  40 (max. 64)
Power  —
Accuracy  85%
Priority  0
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Smart
Appeal  1
Jam  3 ♥♥♥
Badly startles those that have made appeals.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Lowers the Voltage of all Judges by 1.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Screech (Japanese: いやなおと Unpleasant Tone) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Screech decreases the target's Defense stat by two stat levels.

Description

Games Description
A move that makes a horrible noise. It sharply reduces the target's Defense.
Sharply reduces the foe's Defense.
RSE Emits a screech to sharply reduce the foe’s Defense.
FRLG An ear-splitting screech is emitted to sharply reduce the foe’s Defense.
Screeches to sharply lower the target's Defense.
An earsplitting screech is emitted to sharply reduce the foe’s Defense stat.
An earsplitting screech harshly reduces the target's Defense stat.
An earsplitting screech harshly lowers the target's Defense stat.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
023 Ekans Ekans Poison Poison 31 29 25 17 17 17
024 Arbok Arbok Poison Poison 36 33 28 17 17 17
042 Golbat Golbat Poison Flying -- -- -- -- -- --
052 Meowth Meowth Normal Normal 24 35 35 31 17 17 '
053 Persian Persian Normal Normal 24 38 38 34 17 17 '
054 Psyduck Psyduck Water Water   23 23 31 31 25 25
055 Golduck Golduck Water Water   23 23 31 31 25 25
056 Mankey Mankey Fighting Fighting   45 45 45 41 21 21 '
057 Primeape Primeape Fighting Fighting   45 54 54 53 21 21 '
072 Tentacool Tentacool Water Poison 40 43 43 36 40 40
073 Tentacruel Tentacruel Water Poison 43 47 47 42 43 '
081 Magnemite Magnemite Electric Steel 47 39 44 33 38 39 39
082 Magneton Magneton Electric Steel 54 43 53 34 40 45 45
088 Grimer Grimer Poison Poison 48 31 26 33 33 32 32
089 Muk Muk Poison Poison 53 31 26 33 33 32 32
095 Onix Onix Rock Ground -- -- -- 6 6 31 31
100 Voltorb Voltorb Electric Electric -- 9 8 19 19 19
101 Electrode Electrode Electric Electric -- --, 9 --, 8 19 19 19
108 Lickitung Lickitung Normal Normal 39 43 45 45 49 '
125 Electabuzz Electabuzz Electric Electric 47 36 36 52 56 42 42
158 Totodile Totodile Water Water   43 43 34 36 '
159 Croconaw Croconaw Water Water   45 45 39 42 '
160 Feraligatr Feraligatr Water Water   47 47 45 50 '
167 Spinarak Spinarak Bug Poison   45       '
168 Ariados Ariados Bug Poison   53       '
169 Crobat Crobat Poison Flying   -- -- -- -- --
190 Aipom Aipom Normal Normal   36 43 25 25 25
193 Yanma Yanma Bug Flying   43 49 50 46 46 46
197 Umbreon Umbreon Dark Dark   47 47 64 64 29 29
206 Dunsparce Dunsparce Normal Normal   30 31 34 29 28 13 13
207 Gligar Gligar Ground Flying   44 44 27 31 35 35
208 Steelix Steelix Steel Ground   -- -- 6 6 31 31
215 Sneasel Sneasel Dark Ice   17 15 10 10 32 32
239 Elekid Elekid Electric Electric   33 33 43 51 36 36
246 Larvitar Larvitar Rock Ground   15 15 10 10 10
247 Pupitar Pupitar Rock Ground   --, 15 --, 15 --, 10 --, 10 --, 10
248 Tyranitar Tyranitar Rock Dark   --, 15 --, 15 --, 10 --, 10 --, 10
252 Treecko Treecko Grass Grass     21 21 21 '
253 Grovyle Grovyle Grass Grass     23 23 23 '
254 Sceptile Sceptile Grass Grass     23 23 23 '
291 Ninjask Ninjask Bug Flying     20 20 20 20
293 Whismur Whismur Normal Normal     31 31 31 31
294 Loudred Loudred Normal Normal     37 37 37 37
295 Exploud Exploud Normal Normal     37 37 37 37
318 Carvanha Carvanha Water Dark     28 18 18 '
319 Sharpedo Sharpedo Water Dark     28 18 18 '
329 Vibrava Vibrava Ground Dragon     41 41 41 34 34
330 Flygon Flygon Ground Dragon     41 41 41 34 34
336 Seviper Seviper Poison Poison     19 19 19 16 16
352 Kecleon Kecleon Normal Normal     24 32 32 32
353 Shuppet Shuppet Ghost Ghost     8 5 5 4 4
354 Banette Banette Ghost Ghost     --, 8 --, 8 --, 5 --, 4 --, 4
367 Huntail Huntail Water Water     15 10 10 10
402 Kricketune Kricketune Bug Bug       30 34 34 '
408 Cranidos Cranidos Rock Rock       37 42 '
409 Rampardos Rampardos Rock Rock       43 51 '
424 Ambipom Ambipom Normal Normal       25 25 25
434 Stunky Stunky Poison Dark       7 7 7
435 Skuntank Skuntank Poison Dark       7 7 7
446 Munchlax Munchlax Normal Normal       20 20 20
447 Riolu Riolu Fighting Fighting       24 24 24
461 Weavile Weavile Dark Ice       10 10 32 32
462 Magnezone Magnezone Electric Steel       34 40 45 45
463 Lickilicky Lickilicky Normal Normal       45 49 '
466 Electivire Electivire Electric Electric       52 56 42 42
469 Yanmega Yanmega Bug Flying       43 46 46 46
472 Gliscor Gliscor Ground Flying       27 31 35 35
543 Venipede Venipede Bug Poison         8 '
544 Whirlipede Whirlipede Bug Poison         --, 8 '
545 Scolipede Scolipede Bug Poison         --, 8 '
595 Joltik Joltik Bug Electric         7 '
596 Galvantula Galvantula Bug Electric         7 '
599 Klink Klink Steel Steel         39 39
600 Klang Klang Steel Steel         40 40
601 Klinklang Klinklang Steel Steel         40 40
649 Genesect Genesect Bug Steel         -- '
714 Noibat Noibat Flying Dragon           --
715 Noivern Noivern Flying Dragon           --
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

# Pokémon Type Father
II III IV V VI
019 Rattata Rattata Normal Normal EkansArbokMeowthPersianPsyduckGolduckMankeyPrimeapeAipomUmbreonDunsparceSneasel EkansArbokMeowthPersianPsyduckGolduckMankeyPrimeapeAipomUmbreonDunsparceSneaselWhismurLoudredExploudSeviperKecleon EkansArbokMeowthPersianPsyduckGolduckMankeyPrimeapeAipomUmbreonDunsparceSneaselWeavileWhismurLoudredExploudSeviperKecleonStunkySkuntank EkansArbokMeowthPersianPsyduckGolduckMankeyPrimeapeAipomUmbreonDunsparceSneaselWeavileWhismurLoudredExploudSeviperKecleonStunkySkuntank
046 Paras Paras Bug Grass YanmaGligar YanmaGligarNinjaskVibravaFlygon YanmaYanmegaGligarGliscorNinjaskVibravaFlygon YanmaYanmegaGligarGliscorNinjaskVibravaFlygonVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipedeJoltikGalvantula
048 Venonat Venonat Bug Poison YanmaGligar YanmaGligarNinjaskVibravaFlygon YanmaYanmegaGligarGliscorNinjaskVibravaFlygon YanmaYanmegaGligarGliscorNinjaskVibravaFlygonVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipedeJoltikGalvantula
050 Diglett Diglett Ground Ground EkansArbokMeowthPersianPsyduckGolduckMankeyPrimeapeAipomUmbreonDunsparceSneasel EkansArbokMeowthPersianPsyduckGolduckMankeyPrimeapeAipomUmbreonDunsparceSneaselWhismurLoudredExploudSeviperKecleon EkansArbokMeowthPersianPsyduckGolduckMankeyPrimeapeAipomUmbreonDunsparceSneaselWeavileWhismurLoudredExploudSeviperKecleonStunkySkuntank EkansArbokMeowthPersianPsyduckGolduckMankeyPrimeapeAipomUmbreonDunsparceSneaselWeavileWhismurLoudredExploudSeviperKecleonStunkySkuntank
090 Shellder Shellder Water Water TentacoolTentacruel TentacoolTentacruel TentacoolTentacruel TentacoolTentacruel
104 Cubone Cubone Ground Ground LickitungTotodileCroconawFeraligatrLarvitarPupitarTyranitar LickitungTotodileCroconawFeraligatrLarvitarPupitarTyranitarTreeckoGrovyleSceptileWhismurLoudredExploud LickitungLickilickyTotodileCroconawFeraligatrLarvitarPupitarTyranitarTreeckoGrovyleSceptileWhismurLoudredExploudCranidosRampardos LickitungLickilickyTotodileCroconawFeraligatrLarvitarPupitarTyranitarTreeckoGrovyleSceptileWhismurLoudredExploudCranidosRampardos
109 Koffing Koffing Poison Poison GrimerMuk GrimerMukShuppetBanette GrimerMukShuppetBanette GrimerMukShuppetBanette
140 Kabuto Kabuto Rock Water     PsyduckGolduckTentacoolTentacruelTotodileCroconawFeraligatrHuntail PsyduckGolduckTentacoolTentacruelTotodileCroconawFeraligatrHuntail
165 Ledyba Ledyba Bug Flying     YanmaYanmegaGligarGliscorNinjaskVibravaFlygon YanmaYanmegaGligarGliscorNinjaskVibravaFlygonVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipedeJoltikGalvantula
170 Chinchou Chinchou* Water Electric Remoraid CarvanhaSharpedo CarvanhaSharpedo CarvanhaSharpedo
179 Mareep Mareep Electric Electric EkansArbokMeowthPersianPsyduckGolduckMankeyPrimeapeLickitungTotodileCroconawFeraligatrAipomUmbreonDunsparceSneaselLarvitarPupitarTyranitar EkansArbokMeowthPersianPsyduckGolduckMankeyPrimeapeLickitungTotodileCroconawFeraligatrAipomUmbreonDunsparceSneaselLarvitarPupitarTyranitarTreeckoGrovyleSceptileWhismurLoudredExploudSeviperKecleon EkansArbokMeowthPersianPsyduckGolduckMankeyPrimeapeLickitungLickilickyTotodileCroconawFeraligatrAipomUmbreonDunsparceSneaselWeavileLarvitarPupitarTyranitarTreeckoGrovyleSceptileWhismurLoudredExploudSeviperKecleonCranidosRampardosStunkySkuntank EkansArbokMeowthPersianPsyduckGolduckMankeyPrimeapeLickitungLickilickyTotodileCroconawFeraligatrAipomUmbreonDunsparceSneaselWeavileLarvitarPupitarTyranitarTreeckoGrovyleSceptileWhismurLoudredExploudSeviperKecleonCranidosRampardosStunkySkuntank EkansArbokMeowthPersianPsyduckGolduckMankeyPrimeapeLickitungLickilickyTotodileCroconawFeraligatrAipomAmbipomUmbreonDunsparceSneaselWeavileLarvitarPupitarTyranitarTreeckoGrovyleSceptileWhismurLoudredExploudSeviperKecleonCranidosRampardosStunkySkuntank
190 Aipom Aipom Normal Normal   EkansArbokMeowthPersianPsyduckGolduckMankeyPrimeapeAipomUmbreonDunsparceSneaselWhismurLoudredExploudSeviperKecleon EkansArbokMeowthPersianPsyduckGolduckMankeyPrimeapeAipomUmbreonDunsparceSneaselWeavileWhismurLoudredExploudSeviperKecleonStunkySkuntank EkansArbokMeowthPersianPsyduckGolduckMankeyPrimeapeAipomUmbreonDunsparceSneaselWeavileWhismurLoudredExploudSeviperKecleonStunkySkuntank EkansArbokMeowthPersianPsyduckGolduckMankeyPrimeapeAipomUmbreonDunsparceSneaselWeavileWhismurLoudredExploudSeviperKecleonStunkySkuntank
198 Murkrow Murkrow Dark Flying     GolbatCrobat GolbatCrobat
200 Misdreavus Misdreavus Ghost Ghost GrimerMuk GrimerMukShuppetBanette GrimerMukShuppetBanette GrimerMukShuppetBanette
222 Corsola Corsola Water Rock PsyduckGolduckTentacoolTentacruelTotodileCroconawFeraligatr PsyduckGolduckTentacoolTentacruelTotodileCroconawFeraligatrHuntail PsyduckGolduckTentacoolTentacruelTotodileCroconawFeraligatrHuntail PsyduckGolduckTentacoolTentacruelTotodileCroconawFeraligatrHuntail
223 Remoraid Remoraid Water Water PsyduckGolduckTotodileCroconawFeraligatr PsyduckGolduckTotodileCroconawFeraligatrCarvanhaSharpedoHuntail PsyduckGolduckTotodileCroconawFeraligatrCarvanhaSharpedoHuntail PsyduckGolduckTotodileCroconawFeraligatrCarvanhaSharpedoHuntail
240 Magby Magby Fire Fire Electabuzz Electabuzz ElectabuzzElectivire ElectabuzzElectivire
304 Aron Aron Steel Rock     LickitungLickilickyTotodileCroconawFeraligatrLarvitarPupitarTyranitarTreeckoGrovyleSceptileWhismurLoudredExploudCranidosRampardos LickitungLickilickyTotodileCroconawFeraligatrLarvitarPupitarTyranitarTreeckoGrovyleSceptileWhismurLoudredExploudCranidosRampardos LickitungLickilickyTotodileCroconawFeraligatrLarvitarPupitarTyranitarTreeckoGrovyleSceptileWhismurLoudredExploudCranidosRampardos
347 Anorith Anorith Rock Bug     TentacoolTentacruel TentacoolTentacruel
410 Shieldon Shieldon Rock Steel     LickitungLickilickyTotodileCroconawFeraligatrLarvitarPupitarTyranitarTreeckoGrovyleSceptileWhismurLoudredExploudCranidosRampardos LickitungLickilickyTotodileCroconawFeraligatrLarvitarPupitarTyranitarTreeckoGrovyleSceptileWhismurLoudredExploudCranidosRampardos
451 Skorupi Skorupi Poison Bug     TentacoolTentacruelYanmaYanmegaGligarGliscorNinjaskVibravaFlygon TentacoolTentacruelYanmaYanmegaGligarGliscorNinjaskVibravaFlygonVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipedeJoltikGalvantula
501 Oshawott Oshawott Water Water       EkansArbokMeowthPersianPsyduckGolduckMankeyPrimeapeAipomUmbreonDunsparceSneaselWeavileWhismurLoudredExploudSeviperKecleonStunkySkuntank
504 Patrat Patrat Normal Normal       EkansArbokMeowthPersianPsyduckGolduckMankeyPrimeapeAipomUmbreonDunsparceSneaselWeavileWhismurLoudredExploudSeviperKecleonStunkySkuntank
522 Blitzle Blitzle Electric Electric       EkansArbokMeowthPersianPsyduckGolduckMankeyPrimeapeAipomUmbreonDunsparceSneaselWeavileWhismurLoudredExploudSeviperKecleonStunkySkuntank
540 Sewaddle Sewaddle Bug Grass       YanmaYanmegaGligarGliscorNinjaskVibravaFlygonVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipedeJoltikGalvantula
588 Karrablast Karrablast Bug Bug       YanmaYanmegaGligarGliscorNinjaskVibravaFlygonVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipedeJoltikGalvantula
632 Durant Durant Bug Steel       YanmaYanmegaGligarGliscorNinjaskVibravaFlygonVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipedeJoltikGalvantula
633 Deino Deino Dark Dragon       EkansArbokTreeckoGrovyleSceptileSeviper
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 the anime

Ash Larvitar Screech.png
Larvitar
Schwarz Seviper Screech.png
Seviper
Roark Onix Screech.png
Onix
Brianna Vibrava Screech.png
Vibrava
An earsplitting screech is emitted from the user.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Golbat Golbat opens its mouth and releases thin yellow or purple circles from its mouth, causing a loud, piercing noise that makes the opponent to hold its ears in pain.
Koga's Golbat The Ninja Poké-Showdown Debut
Dunsparce Dunsparce chitters over and over again, irritating the opponent.
Multiple Dunsparce The Dunsparce Deception None
A wild Dunsparce The Path That Leads to Goodbye! None
Larvitar Larvitar releases a loud, irritating cry.
Ash's Larvitar Hatch Me if You Can None
Loudred Loudred sucks in a gulp of air and shouts loudly, distorting the air.
A wild Loudred Gone Corphishin' None
Loudred of Wigglytuff's Guild Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness None
Whismur Whismur screams loudly, distorting the air.
Alanna's Whismur A Poké-BLOCK Party None
Voltorb Voltorb's body glows blue and it releases sound waves from its body that distort the air around it.
Wattson's Voltorb Watt's with Wattson None
Huntail Huntail opens its mouth and yells out loudly, distorting the air.
Keith's Huntail The Evolutionary War None
Banette Banette yells out loudly, and a red orb appears in front of its mouth, sending off red shockwaves at the opponent.
Harley's Banette Rhapsody in Drew None
Vibrava Vibrava shakes its wings and they become surrounded in a white aura, sending purple shockwaves from its wings to the opponent.
Brianna's Vibrava Spontaneous Combusken! None
Onix Onix opens its mouth and the inside of it glows white. It then releases a light blue cylinder beam from its mouth at the opponent, blowing the opponent back the louder it roars.
Roark's Onix A Gruff Act to Follow! None
Misdreavus Misdreavus yells out loudly and multiple transparent waves come out of its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Misdreavus Ghoul Daze! None
Gliscor Gliscor opens its mouth and calls out loudly, distorting the air.
Ash's Gliscor A Breed Stampede! None
Steelix Steelix releases a high-pitched screech and releases a beam of invisible shockwaves that distort the air.
Byron's Steelix Dealing with Defensive Types! None
Venipede Venipede waves its antennae repeatedly and shrieks loudly, causing orange shockwaves to come out from its antennae.
Two wild Venipede A Venipede Stampede! None
Scolipede Scolipede waves its antennae repeatedly and shrieks loudly, causing orange shockwaves to come out from its antennae.
Roxie's Scolipede Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 2 None
Seviper Seviper opens its mouth and the inside of it glows red. It then shrieks loudly, causing red shockwaves to come out from its mouth.
Schwarz's Seviper Saving Braviary! None


In other Generations

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 噪音 Zàoyīn
Denmark Flag.png Danish Hyle
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Schreeuw
Finland Flag.png Finnish Kirskunta (OS)
Kirsku (AG series)
Itku (EP264)
France Flag.png French Grincement
Germany Flag.png German Kreideschrei
Greece Flag.png Greek Τσίριγμα
Indonesia Flag.png Indonesian Suara Berisik
Italy Flag.png Italian Stridio
South Korea Flag.png Korean 싫은소리 Salh'eun Sori
Poland Flag.png Polish Skrzek
Portuguese Brazil Flag.png Brazil Agudo
Portugal Flag.png Portugal Uivo
Romania Flag.png Romanian Sunetul Strident
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Krik
Spanish CELAC Flag.png Latin America Alarido
Spain Flag.png Spain Chirrido


Variations of the move Screech
StatusIC HOME.png ScreechMetal Sound
Formerly a variation
StatusIC HOME.png Cotton Spore



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