Screech (move)

Screech いやなおと Unpleasant Tone

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  40 (max. 64) Power  — Accuracy  85% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock Is a sound-based move

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  3 ♥♥♥ Badly startles those that have made appeals.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Lowers the Voltage of all Judges by 1.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Screech (Japanese: いやなおと Unpleasant Tone) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

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

Description

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Games Description StadStad2 A move that makes a horrible noise. It sharply reduces the target's Defense. GSC 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. DPPtHGSS An earsplitting screech is emitted to sharply reduce the foe’s Defense stat. BW An earsplitting screech harshly reduces the target's Defense stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
023		Ekans	Poison		Poison	31			29			25			17				17			'
024		Arbok	Poison		Poison	36			33			28			17				17			'
042		Golbat	Poison	Flying	--			--			--			--				--			'
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal	24			35			35	31	17				17			'
053		Persian	Normal		Normal	24			38			38	34	17				17			'
054		Psyduck	Water		Water				23			23			31				31			'
055		Golduck	Water		Water				23			23			31				31			'
056		Mankey	Fighting		Fighting		45	45			45	41	21				21			'
057		Primeape	Fighting		Fighting		45	54			54	53	21				21			'
072		Tentacool	Water	Poison	40			43			43			36				40			'
073		Tentacruel	Water	Poison	43			47			47			42				43			'
081		Magnemite	Electric		Electric	47			39			44			33				38			'
082		Magneton	Electric		Electric	54			43			53			34				40			'
088		Grimer	Poison		Poison	48			31			26			33				33			'
089		Muk	Poison		Poison	53			31			26			33				33			'
095		Onix	Rock	Ground	--			--			--			6				6			'
100		Voltorb	Electric		Electric	--			9			8			19				19			'
101		Electrode	Electric		Electric	--			--, 9			--, 8			19				19			'
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal	39			43			45			45				49			'
125		Electabuzz	Electric		Electric	47			36			36			52				56			'
158		Totodile	Water		Water				43			43			34				36			'
159		Croconaw	Water		Water				45			45			39				42			'
160		Feraligatr	Water		Water				47			47			45				50			'
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison				45												'
168		Ariados	Bug	Poison				53												'
169		Crobat	Poison	Flying				--			--			--				--			'
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal				36			43			25				25			'
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying				43			49	50	46				46			'
197		Umbreon	Dark		Dark				47			47			64				64			'
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal				30			31	34	29				28			'
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying				44			44			27				31			'
208		Steelix	Steel	Ground				--			--			6				6			'
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice				17			15			10				10			'
239		Elekid	Electric		Electric				33			33			43				51			'
246		Larvitar	Rock	Ground				15			15			10				10			'
247		Pupitar	Rock	Ground				--, 15			--, 15			--, 10				--, 10			'
248		Tyranitar	Rock	Dark				--, 15			--, 15			--, 10				--, 10			'
252		Treecko	Grass		Grass							21			21				21			'
253		Grovyle	Grass		Grass							23			23				23			'
254		Sceptile	Grass		Grass							23			23				23			'
291		Ninjask	Bug	Flying							20			20				20			'
293		Whismur	Normal		Normal							31			31				31			'
294		Loudred	Normal		Normal							37			37				37			'
295		Exploud	Normal		Normal							37			37				37			'
318		Carvanha	Water	Dark							28			18				18			'
319		Sharpedo	Water	Dark							28			18				18			'
329		Vibrava	Ground	Dragon							41			41				41			'
330		Flygon	Ground	Dragon							41			41				41			'
336		Seviper	Poison		Poison							19			19				19			'
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal							24			32				32			'
353		Shuppet	Ghost		Ghost							8			5				5			'
354		Banette	Ghost		Ghost							--, 8			--, 8				--, 5			'
367		Huntail	Water		Water							15			10				10			'
402		Kricketune	Bug		Bug										30		34	34			'
408		Cranidos	Rock		Rock										37				42			'
409		Rampardos	Rock		Rock										43				51			'
424		Ambipom	Normal		Normal										25				25			'
434		Stunky	Poison		Dark										7				7			'
435		Skuntank	Poison		Dark										7				7			'
446		Munchlax	Normal		Normal										20				20			'
447		Riolu	Fighting		Fighting										24				24			'
461		Weavile	Dark	Ice										10				10			'
462		Magnezone	Electric	Steel										34				40			'
463		Lickilicky	Normal		Normal										45				49			'
466		Electivire	Electric		Electric										52				56			'
469		Yanmega	Bug	Flying										43		46	46			'
472		Gliscor	Ground	Flying										27				31			'
543		Venipede	Bug	Poison														8			'
544		Whirlipede	Bug	Poison														--, 8			'
545		Scolipede	Bug	Poison														--, 8			'
595		Joltik	Bug	Electric														7			'
596		Galvantula	Bug	Electric														7			'
599		Klink	Steel		Steel														39			'
600		Klang	Steel		Steel														40			'
601		Klinklang	Steel		Steel														40			'
649		Genesect	Bug	Steel														--			'
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	Normal		Normal
046		Paras	Bug	Grass
048		Venonat	Bug	Poison
050		Diglett	Ground		Ground
090		Shellder	Water		Water
104		Cubone	Ground		Ground
109		Koffing	Poison		Poison
140		Kabuto	Rock		Water
165		Ledyba	Bug	Flying
170		Chinchou	Water	Electric
179		Mareep	Electric		Electric
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		Ghost
222		Corsola	Water	Rock
223		Remoraid	Water		Water
240		Magby	Fire		Fire
304		Aron	Steel	Rock
347		Anorith	Rock	Bug
410		Shieldon	Rock	Steel
451		Skorupi	Poison	Bug
501		Oshawott	Water		Water
504		Patrat	Normal		Normal
522		Blitzle	Electric		Electric
540		Sewaddle	Bug	Grass
588		Karrablast	Bug		Bug
632		Durant	Bug	Steel
633		Deino	Dark	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.

In the anime

Gliscor Venipede Onix Steelix
An earsplitting screech is emitted from the user.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Golbat opens its mouth and releases thin yellow 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 chitters over and over again, irritating the opponent.
Multiple Dunsparce	The Dunsparce Deception		None
	Larvitar releases a loud, irritating cry.
Ash's Larvitar	Hatch Me if You Can		None
	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 screams loudly, distorting the air.
Alanna's Whismur	A Poké-BLOCK Party		None
	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 opens its mouth and yells out loudly, distorting the air.
Keith's Huntail	The Evolutionary War		None
	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 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 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 yells out loudly and multiple transparent waves come out of its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Misdreavus	Ghoul Daze!		None
	Gliscor opens its mouth and calls out loudly, distorting the air.
Ash's Gliscor	A Breed Stampede!		None
	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 waves its antennae repeatedly and shrieks loudly, causing orange shockwaves to come out from its antennae.
Two wild Venipede	A Venipede Stampede!		None

In other Generations

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	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

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 噪音 Zàoyīn Dutch Schreeuw Finnish Kirskunta French Grincement German Kreideschrei Greek Τσίριγμα Indonesian Suara Berisik Italian Stridio Korean 싫은소리 Salh'eun Sori Polish Skrzek Portuguese Brazil Ataque sônico (in The Dunsparce Deception) Portugal Uivo Serbian Krik Spanish Latin America Alarido Spain Chirrido

Variations of the move Screech
Screech • Metal Sound Formerly a variation Cotton Spore

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