Screech (move)
Screech いやなおと Unpleasant Tone | ||||||||||||
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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 stages.
If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Screech, the user's Attack stat rises by one stage.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Level | ||||||||||
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I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | ||||||
0023 | Field | Dragon | 31 | 29 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |||||
0024 | Field | Dragon | 36 | 33 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |||||
0042 | |
Flying | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
0052 | Field | 24 | 35 | 35RSE 31FRLG |
17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | ||||||
052A | Meowth
Alola Form |
Field | 17 | |||||||||||
0053 | Field | 1, 24 | 38 | 38RSE 34FRLG |
17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | ||||||
053A | Persian
Alola Form |
Field | 17 | |||||||||||
0054 | Water 1 | Field | 23 | 23 | 31 | 31BW 25B2W2 |
25 | 22 | ||||||
0055 | Water 1 | Field | 23 | 23 | 31 | 31BW 25B2W2 |
25XY 29ORAS |
22 | ||||||
0056 | Field | 45Y | 45 | 45RSE 41FRLG |
21 | 21 | 21 | 40 | ||||||
0057 | Field | 45Y | 54 | 54RSE 53FRLG |
21 | 21 | 21 | 44 | ||||||
0072 | |
Water 3 | 40 | 43 | 43 | 36 | 40 | 40XY 37ORAS |
37 | |||||
0073 | |
Water 3 | 43 | 47 | 47 | 42 | 43 | 43XY 40ORAS |
40 | |||||
0081 | |
Mineral | 47 | 39 | 44 | 33 | 38BW 39B2W2 |
39XY 35ORAS |
35 | |||||
0082 | |
Mineral | 54 | 43 | 53 | 34 | 40BW 45B2W2 |
45XY 39ORAS |
39 | |||||
0088 | Amorphous | 48 | 31 | 26 | 33 | 33BW 32B2W2 |
32XY 37ORAS |
37 | ||||||
088A | Grimer
Alola Form |
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Amorphous | 37 | ||||||||||
0089 | Amorphous | 53 | 31 | 26 | 33 | 33BW 32B2W2 |
32XY 37ORAS |
37 | ||||||
089A | Muk
Alola Form |
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Amorphous | 37 | ||||||||||
0095 | |
Mineral | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6BW 31B2W2 |
31 | 31 | |||||
0100 | Mineral | 1 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 19XY 13ORAS |
13 | ||||||
0101 | Mineral | 1 | 1, 9 | 1, 8 | 19 | 19 | 19XY 13ORAS |
13 | ||||||
0108 | Monster | 39 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 49 | 49 | 49 | ||||||
0125 | Human-Like | 37 | 36 | 36 | 52 | 56BW 42B2W2 |
42 | 42 | ||||||
0158 | Monster | Water 1 | 43 | 43 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 36 | ||||||
0159 | Monster | Water 1 | 45 | 45 | 39 | 42 | 42 | 42 | ||||||
0160 | Monster | Water 1 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 50 | 50 | 50 | ||||||
0167 | |
Bug | 45GS | |||||||||||
0168 | |
Bug | 53GS | |||||||||||
0169 | |
Flying | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
0190 | Field | 36 | 43 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | |||||||
0193 | |
Bug | 43 | 49RSE 50FRLG |
46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | ||||||
0197 | Field | 47 | 47 | 64 | 64BW 29B2W2 |
29 | 29 | |||||||
0206 | Field | 30 | 31RSE 34FRLG |
29 | 28BW 13B2W2 |
13 | 11 | |||||||
0207 | |
Bug | 44 | 44 | 27 | 31BW 35B2W2 |
35 | 35 | ||||||
0208 | |
Mineral | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6BW 31B2W2 |
31 | 31 | ||||||
0215 | |
Field | 17 | 15 | 10 | 10BW 32B2W2 |
32 | 32 | ||||||
0239 | style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | 33 | 33 | 43 | 51BW 36B2W2 |
36 | 36 | ||||||
0246 | |
Monster | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||||
0247 | |
Monster | 1, 15 | 1, 15 | 1, 10 | 1, 10 | 1, 10 | 1, 10 | ||||||
0248 | |
Monster | 1, 15 | 1, 15 | 1, 10 | 1, 10 | 1, 10 | 1, 10 | ||||||
0252 | Monster | Dragon | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21XY 49ORAS |
49 | |||||||
0253 | Monster | Dragon | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23XY 63ORAS |
63 | |||||||
0254 | Monster | Dragon | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23XY 69ORAS |
69 | |||||||
0291 | |
Bug | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 1, Evo. | |||||||
0293 | Monster | Field | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31XY 15ORAS |
15 | |||||||
0294 | Monster | Field | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37XY 15ORAS |
15 | |||||||
0295 | Monster | Field | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37XY 15ORAS |
15 | |||||||
0318 | |
Water 2 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |||||||
0319 | |
Water 2 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |||||||
0329 | |
Bug | 41 | 41 | 41BW 34B2W2 |
34XY 22ORAS |
22 | |||||||
0330 | |
Bug | 41 | 41 | 41BW 34B2W2 |
34XY 22ORAS |
22 | |||||||
0336 | Field | Dragon | 19 | 19 | 19BW 16B2W2 |
16XY 13ORAS |
14 | |||||||
0352 | Field | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32XY 38ORAS |
38 | ||||||||
0353 | Amorphous | 8 | 5 | 5BW 4B2W2 |
4 | 4 | ||||||||
0354 | Amorphous | 1, 8 | 1, 8 | 1, 5BW 1, 4B2W2 |
1, 4 | 1, 4 | ||||||||
0367 | Water 1 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10XY 5ORAS |
5 | ||||||||
0402 | Bug | 30DP 34PtHGSS |
34 | 34 | 34 | |||||||||
0408 | Monster | 37 | 42 | 42 | 42 | |||||||||
0409 | Monster | 43 | 51 | 51 | 51 | |||||||||
0424 | Field | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | |||||||||
0434 | |
Field | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||
0435 | |
Field | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1, 7 | ||||||||
0446 | style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | ||||||||
0447 | style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | ||||||||
0461 | |
Field | 10 | 10BW 32B2W2 |
32 | 32 | ||||||||
0462 | |
Mineral | 34 | 40BW 45B2W2 |
45XY 39ORAS |
39 | ||||||||
0463 | Monster | 45 | 49 | 49 | 49 | |||||||||
0466 | Human-Like | 52 | 56BW 42B2W2 |
42 | 42 | |||||||||
0469 | |
Bug | 43DP 46PtHGSS |
46 | 46 | 46 | ||||||||
0472 | |
Bug | 27 | 31BW 35B2W2 |
35 | 35 | ||||||||
0543 | |
Bug | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||
0544 | |
Bug | 1, 8 | 1, 8 | 1, 8 | |||||||||
0545 | |
Bug | 1, 8 | 1, 8 | 1, 8 | |||||||||
0595 | |
Bug | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||
0596 | |
Bug | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||
0599 | Mineral | 39 | 39 | 39 | ||||||||||
0600 | Mineral | 40 | 40 | 40 | ||||||||||
0601 | Mineral | 40 | 40 | 40 | ||||||||||
0649 | |
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
0714 | |
Flying | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
0715 | |
Flying | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
0731 | |
Flying | 25 | |||||||||||
0732 | |
Flying | 29 | |||||||||||
0733 | |
Flying | 30 | |||||||||||
0779 | |
Water 2 | 36 | |||||||||||
0782 | Dragon | 33 | ||||||||||||
0783 | |
Dragon | 33 | |||||||||||
0784 | |
Dragon | 33 | |||||||||||
0785 | |
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | 20 | ||||||||||
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 | Types | Parent Egg Groups |
Egg Move | |||||||||
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II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | ||||||
0019 | Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
0046 | |
Bug | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
0048 | |
Bug | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
0050 | Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
074A | Geodude
Alola Form |
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Mineral | ✔ | |||||||||
0090 | Water 3 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
0104 | Monster | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
0109 | Amorphous | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
0140 | |
Water 1 | Water 3 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
0165 | |
Bug | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
0170 | |
Water 2 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
0179 | Monster | Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
0190 | Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
0198 | |
Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
0200 | Amorphous | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
0222 | |
Water 1 | Water 3 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
0223 | Water 1 | Water 2 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
0240 | Human-Like | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
0304 | |
Monster | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
0347 | |
Water 3 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
0410 | |
Monster | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
0451 | |
Bug | Water 3 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
0501 | Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
0504 | Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
0522 | Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
0540 | |
Bug | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
0588 | Bug | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
0632 | |
Bug | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
0633 | |
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 other games
Description
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In the anime
An earsplitting screech is emitted from the user. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
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 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 releases a loud, irritating cry. | |||
Larvitar (anime) | Hatch Me if You Can | None | |
Loudred sucks in a gulp of air and shouts loudly, distorting the air. | |||
Loudred (anime) | 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 | |
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 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 | |
Noibat opens its mouth and shrieks loudly, causing white shockwaves to come out from its mouth. | |||
A wild Noibat | Calling from Beyond the Aura! | None |
In the manga
In the How I Became a Pokémon Card manga
The user makes a loud screech. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Persian opens its mouth and circles come out from it. | |||
Giovanni's Persian | PW17 | Debut |
In the Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl manga
The user makes a loud screech. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Magnemite makes a loud screech. | |||
A wild Magnemite | PDP25 | Debut |
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
The user creates a loud, piercing noise. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Persian scratches its claws against a surface, causing a loud, piercing noise that makes the opponent hold its ears in pain. | |||
Miles's Persian | Purrr-sian | Debut |
In other generations
Core series games
Spin-off series games
In other languages
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Variations of the move Screech | ||||||
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