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.
Contents
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 | ||||||
023 | ![]() |
Ekans |
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Field | Dragon | 31 | 29 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17SMUSUM 32PE |
024 | ![]() |
Arbok |
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Field | Dragon | 36 | 33 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17SMUSUM 44PE |
042 | ![]() |
Golbat |
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Flying | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1SMUSUM | |
047 | ![]() |
Parasect |
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Bug | Grass | 1PE | ||||||
049 | ![]() |
Venomoth |
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Bug | 1PE | |||||||
051 | ![]() |
Dugtrio |
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Field | 1PE | |||||||
051 | ![]() |
Dugtrio Alola Form |
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Field | 1PE | |||||||
052 | ![]() |
Meowth |
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Field | 24 | 35 | 35RSE 31FRLG |
17 | 17 | 17 | 17SMUSUM 23PE | |
052 | ![]() |
Meowth Alola Form |
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Field | 17SMUSUM 23PE | |||||||
053 | ![]() |
Persian |
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Field | 1, 24 | 38 | 38RSE 34FRLG |
17 | 17 | 17 | 17SMUSUM 23PE | |
053 | ![]() |
Persian Alola Form |
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Field | 17SMUSUM 23PE | |||||||
054 | ![]() |
Psyduck |
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Water 1 | Field | 23 | 23 | 31 | 31BW 25B2W2 |
25 | 22SMUSUM 32PE | |
055 | ![]() |
Golduck |
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Water 1 | Field | 23 | 23 | 31 | 31BW 25B2W2 |
25XY 29ORAS |
22SMUSUM 32PE | |
056 | ![]() |
Mankey |
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Field | 45Y | 45 | 45RSE 41FRLG |
21 | 21 | 21 | 40SMUSUM 32PE | |
057 | ![]() |
Primeape |
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Field | 45Y | 54 | 54RSE 53FRLG |
21 | 21 | 21 | 44SMUSUM 40PE | |
072 | ![]() |
Tentacool |
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Water 3 | 40 | 43 | 43 | 36 | 40 | 40XY 37ORAS |
37SMUSUM 40PE | |
073 | ![]() |
Tentacruel |
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Water 3 | 43 | 47 | 47 | 42 | 43 | 43XY 40ORAS |
40SMUSUM 55PE | |
081 | ![]() |
Magnemite |
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Mineral | 47 | 39 | 44 | 33 | 38BW 39B2W2 |
39XY 35ORAS |
35SMUSUM 32PE | |
082 | ![]() |
Magneton |
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Mineral | 54 | 43 | 53 | 34 | 40BW 45B2W2 |
45XY 39ORAS |
39SMUSUM 36PE | |
088 | ![]() |
Grimer |
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Amorphous | 48 | 31 | 26 | 33 | 33BW 32B2W2 |
32XY 37ORAS |
37SMUSUM 30PE | |
088 | ![]() |
Grimer Alola Form |
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Amorphous | 37SMUSUM 30PE | |||||||
089 | ![]() |
Muk |
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Amorphous | 53 | 31 | 26 | 33 | 33BW 32B2W2 |
32XY 37ORAS |
37SMUSUM 30PE | |
089 | ![]() |
Muk Alola Form |
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Amorphous | 37SMUSUM 30PE | |||||||
095 | ![]() |
Onix |
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Mineral | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6BW 31B2W2 |
31 | 31SMUSUM 15PE | |
100 | ![]() |
Voltorb |
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Mineral | 1 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 19XY 13ORAS |
13SMUSUM 24PE | |
101 | ![]() |
Electrode |
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Mineral | 1 | 1, 9 | 1, 8 | 19 | 19 | 19XY 13ORAS |
13SMUSUM 24PE | |
105 | ![]() |
Marowak |
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Monster | 1PE | |||||||
105 | ![]() |
Marowak |
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Monster | 1PE | |||||||
108 | ![]() |
Lickitung |
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Monster | 39 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 49 | 49 | 49SMUSUM 35PE | |
110 | ![]() |
Weezing |
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Amorphous | 1PE | |||||||
124 | ![]() |
Jynx |
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Human-Like | 18PE | |||||||
125 | ![]() |
Electabuzz |
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Human-Like | 37 | 36 | 36 | 52 | 56BW 42B2W2 |
42 | 42SMUSUM 39PE | |
141 | ![]() |
Kabutops |
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Water 1 | Water 3 | 1PE | ||||||
143 | ![]() |
Snorlax |
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Monster | 39PE | |||||||
158 | ![]() |
Totodile |
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Monster | Water 1 | 43 | 43 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 36 | |
159 | ![]() |
Croconaw |
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Monster | Water 1 | 45 | 45 | 39 | 42 | 42 | 42 | |
160 | ![]() |
Feraligatr |
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Monster | Water 1 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 50 | 50 | 50 | |
167 | ![]() |
Spinarak |
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Bug | 45GS | |||||||
168 | ![]() |
Ariados |
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Bug | 53GS | |||||||
169 | ![]() |
Crobat |
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Flying | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
190 | ![]() |
Aipom |
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Field | 36 | 43 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | ||
193 | ![]() |
Yanma |
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Bug | 43 | 49RSE 50FRLG |
46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | ||
197 | ![]() |
Umbreon |
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Field | 47 | 47 | 64 | 64BW 29B2W2 |
29 | 29 | ||
206 | ![]() |
Dunsparce |
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Field | 30 | 31RSE 34FRLG |
29 | 28BW 13B2W2 |
13 | 11 | ||
207 | ![]() |
Gligar |
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Bug | 44 | 44 | 27 | 31BW 35B2W2 |
35 | 35 | ||
208 | ![]() |
Steelix |
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Mineral | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6BW 31B2W2 |
31 | 31 | ||
215 | ![]() |
Sneasel |
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Field | 17 | 15 | 10 | 10BW 32B2W2 |
32 | 32 | ||
239 | ![]() |
Elekid |
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Undiscovered | 33 | 33 | 43 | 51BW 36B2W2 |
36 | 36 | ||
246 | ![]() |
Larvitar |
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Monster | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||
247 | ![]() |
Pupitar |
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Monster | 1, 15 | 1, 15 | 1, 10 | 1, 10 | 1, 10 | 1, 10 | ||
248 | ![]() |
Tyranitar |
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Monster | 1, 15 | 1, 15 | 1, 10 | 1, 10 | 1, 10 | 1, 10 | ||
252 | ![]() |
Treecko |
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Monster | Dragon | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21XY 49ORAS |
49 | ||
253 | ![]() |
Grovyle |
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Monster | Dragon | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23XY 63ORAS |
63 | ||
254 | ![]() |
Sceptile |
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Monster | Dragon | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23XY 69ORAS |
69 | ||
291 | ![]() |
Ninjask |
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Bug | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 1, Evo. | |||
293 | ![]() |
Whismur |
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Monster | Field | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31XY 15ORAS |
15 | ||
294 | ![]() |
Loudred |
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Monster | Field | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37XY 15ORAS |
15 | ||
295 | ![]() |
Exploud |
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Monster | Field | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37XY 15ORAS |
15 | ||
318 | ![]() |
Carvanha |
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Water 2 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |||
319 | ![]() |
Sharpedo |
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Water 2 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |||
329 | ![]() |
Vibrava |
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Bug | 41 | 41 | 41BW 34B2W2 |
34XY 22ORAS |
22 | |||
330 | ![]() |
Flygon |
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Bug | 41 | 41 | 41BW 34B2W2 |
34XY 22ORAS |
22 | |||
336 | ![]() |
Seviper |
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Field | Dragon | 19 | 19 | 19BW 16B2W2 |
16XY 13ORAS |
14 | ||
352 | ![]() |
Kecleon |
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Field | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32XY 38ORAS |
38 | |||
353 | ![]() |
Shuppet |
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Amorphous | 8 | 5 | 5BW 4B2W2 |
4 | 4 | |||
354 | ![]() |
Banette |
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Amorphous | 1, 8 | 1, 8 | 1, 5BW 1, 4B2W2 |
1, 4 | 1, 4 | |||
367 | ![]() |
Huntail |
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Water 1 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10XY 5ORAS |
5 | |||
402 | ![]() |
Kricketune |
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Bug | 30DP 34PtHGSS |
34 | 34 | 34 | ||||
408 | ![]() |
Cranidos |
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Monster | 37 | 42 | 42 | 42 | ||||
409 | ![]() |
Rampardos |
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Monster | 43 | 51 | 51 | 51 | ||||
424 | ![]() |
Ambipom |
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Field | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | ||||
434 | ![]() |
Stunky |
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Field | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||
435 | ![]() |
Skuntank |
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Field | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1, 7 | ||||
446 | ![]() |
Munchlax |
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Undiscovered | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | ||||
447 | ![]() |
Riolu |
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Undiscovered | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | ||||
461 | ![]() |
Weavile |
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Field | 10 | 10BW 32B2W2 |
32 | 32 | ||||
462 | ![]() |
Magnezone |
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Mineral | 34 | 40BW 45B2W2 |
45XY 39ORAS |
39 | ||||
463 | ![]() |
Lickilicky |
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Monster | 45 | 49 | 49 | 49 | ||||
466 | ![]() |
Electivire |
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Human-Like | 52 | 56BW 42B2W2 |
42 | 42 | ||||
469 | ![]() |
Yanmega |
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Bug | 43DP 46PtHGSS |
46 | 46 | 46 | ||||
472 | ![]() |
Gliscor |
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Bug | 27 | 31BW 35B2W2 |
35 | 35 | ||||
543 | ![]() |
Venipede |
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Bug | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||||
544 | ![]() |
Whirlipede |
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Bug | 1, 8 | 1, 8 | 1, 8 | |||||
545 | ![]() |
Scolipede |
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Bug | 1, 8 | 1, 8 | 1, 8 | |||||
595 | ![]() |
Joltik |
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Bug | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||||
596 | ![]() |
Galvantula |
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Bug | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||||
599 | ![]() |
Klink |
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Mineral | 39 | 39 | 39 | |||||
600 | ![]() |
Klang |
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Mineral | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||||
601 | ![]() |
Klinklang |
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Mineral | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||||
649 | ![]() |
Genesect |
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Undiscovered | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
714 | ![]() |
Noibat |
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Flying | 1 | 1 | ||||||
715 | ![]() |
Noivern |
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Flying | 1 | 1 | ||||||
731 | ![]() |
Pikipek |
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Flying | 25 | |||||||
732 | ![]() |
Trumbeak |
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Flying | 29 | |||||||
733 | ![]() |
Toucannon |
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Flying | 30 | |||||||
779 | ![]() |
Bruxish |
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Water 2 | 36 | |||||||
782 | ![]() |
Jangmo-o |
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Dragon | 33 | |||||||
783 | ![]() |
Hakamo-o |
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Dragon | 33 | |||||||
784 | ![]() |
Kommo-o |
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Dragon | 33 | |||||||
785 | ![]() |
Tapu Koko |
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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. |
By breeding
# | Pokémon | Types | Parent Egg Groups |
Egg Move | |||||||
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II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | ||||||
019 | ![]() |
Rattata |
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Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
046 | ![]() |
Paras |
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Bug | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
048 | ![]() |
Venonat |
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Bug | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
050 | ![]() |
Diglett |
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Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
074 | ![]() |
Geodude Alola Form |
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Mineral | ✔ | ||||||
090 | ![]() |
Shellder |
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Water 3 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
104 | ![]() |
Cubone |
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Monster | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
109 | ![]() |
Koffing |
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Amorphous | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
140 | ![]() |
Kabuto |
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Water 1 | Water 3 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
165 | ![]() |
Ledyba |
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Bug | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
170 | ![]() |
Chinchou |
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Water 2 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
179 | ![]() |
Mareep |
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Monster | Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
190 | ![]() |
Aipom |
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Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
198 | ![]() |
Murkrow |
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Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
200 | ![]() |
Misdreavus |
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Amorphous | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
222 | ![]() |
Corsola |
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Water 1 | Water 3 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
223 | ![]() |
Remoraid |
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Water 1 | Water 2 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
240 | ![]() |
Magby |
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Human-Like | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
304 | ![]() |
Aron |
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Monster | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
347 | ![]() |
Anorith |
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Water 3 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
410 | ![]() |
Shieldon |
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Monster | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
451 | ![]() |
Skorupi |
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Bug | Water 3 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
501 | ![]() |
Oshawott |
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Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
504 | ![]() |
Patrat |
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Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
522 | ![]() |
Blitzle |
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Field | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
540 | ![]() |
Sewaddle |
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Bug | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
588 | ![]() |
Karrablast |
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Bug | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
632 | ![]() |
Durant |
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Bug | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
633 | ![]() |
Deino |
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Dragon | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. |
In other games
Description
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In the anime
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Larvitar | Seviper | Onix | Vibrava |
An earsplitting screech is emitted from the user. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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Larvitar releases a loud, irritating cry. | ||
Larvitar (anime) | Hatch Me if You Can | None | |
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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 | |
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Whismur screams loudly, distorting the air. | ||
Alanna's Whismur | A Poké-BLOCK Party | None | |
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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 | |
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Huntail opens its mouth and yells out loudly, distorting the air. | ||
Keith's Huntail | The Evolutionary War | None | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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Misdreavus yells out loudly and multiple transparent waves come out of its mouth at the opponent. | ||
A wild Misdreavus | Ghoul Daze! | None | |
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Gliscor opens its mouth and calls out loudly, distorting the air. | ||
Ash's Gliscor | A Breed Stampede! | None | |
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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 | |
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Venipede waves its antennae repeatedly and shrieks loudly, causing orange shockwaves to come out from its antennae. | ||
Two wild Venipede | A Venipede Stampede! | None | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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
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Persian | |||
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The user makes a loud screech. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
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Persian opens its mouth and circles come out from it. | ||
Giovanni's Persian | PW17 | Debut |
In the Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl manga
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Magnemite | |||
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The user makes a loud screech. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
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Magnemite makes a loud screech. | ||
A wild Magnemite | PDP25 | Debut |
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
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Persian | |||
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The user creates a loud, piercing noise. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
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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
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Generation I | Generation II | Generation III | Generation IV |
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Generation V | Generation VI |
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Spin-off series games
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Stadium | Stadium 2 | Colosseum | XD |
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Battle Revolution |
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PMD: Red and Blue |
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In other languages
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Variations of the move Screech | ||||||
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