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  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock Is a sound-based move

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, 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  Clever Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Makes audience expect little of other contestants.

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

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

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. Colo.XD Screeches to sharply lower the target's Defense. DPPtHGSSPBR An earsplitting screech is emitted to sharply reduce the foe's Defense stat. BWB2W2 An earsplitting screech harshly reduces the target's Defense stat. XYORAS SMUSUM An earsplitting screech harshly lowers the target's Defense stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
023		Ekans		Field	Dragon	31	29	25	17	17	17	17SMUSUM 32PE
024		Arbok		Field	Dragon	36	33	28	17	17	17	17SMUSUM 44PE
042		Golbat		Flying		Flying	1	1	1	1	1	1	1SMUSUM
047		Parasect		Bug	Grass							1PE
049		Venomoth		Bug		Bug							1PE
051		Dugtrio		Field		Field							1PE
051		Dugtrio Alola Form		Field		Field							1PE
052		Meowth		Field		Field	24	35	35RSE 31FRLG	17	17	17	17SMUSUM 23PE
052		Meowth Alola Form		Field		Field							17SMUSUM 23PE
053		Persian		Field		Field	1, 24	38	38RSE 34FRLG	17	17	17	17SMUSUM 23PE
053		Persian Alola Form		Field		Field							17SMUSUM 23PE
054		Psyduck		Water 1	Field		23	23	31	31BW 25B2W2	25	22SMUSUM 32PE
055		Golduck		Water 1	Field		23	23	31	31BW 25B2W2	25XY 29ORAS	22SMUSUM 32PE
056		Mankey		Field		Field	45Y	45	45RSE 41FRLG	21	21	21	40SMUSUM 32PE
057		Primeape		Field		Field	45Y	54	54RSE 53FRLG	21	21	21	44SMUSUM 40PE
072		Tentacool		Water 3		Water 3	40	43	43	36	40	40XY 37ORAS	37SMUSUM 40PE
073		Tentacruel		Water 3		Water 3	43	47	47	42	43	43XY 40ORAS	40SMUSUM 55PE
081		Magnemite		Mineral		Mineral	47	39	44	33	38BW 39B2W2	39XY 35ORAS	35SMUSUM 32PE
082		Magneton		Mineral		Mineral	54	43	53	34	40BW 45B2W2	45XY 39ORAS	39SMUSUM 36PE
088		Grimer		Amorphous		Amorphous	48	31	26	33	33BW 32B2W2	32XY 37ORAS	37SMUSUM 30PE
088		Grimer Alola Form		Amorphous		Amorphous							37SMUSUM 30PE
089		Muk		Amorphous		Amorphous	53	31	26	33	33BW 32B2W2	32XY 37ORAS	37SMUSUM 30PE
089		Muk Alola Form		Amorphous		Amorphous							37SMUSUM 30PE
095		Onix		Mineral		Mineral	1	1	1	6	6BW 31B2W2	31	31SMUSUM 15PE
100		Voltorb		Mineral		Mineral	1	9	8	19	19	19XY 13ORAS	13SMUSUM 24PE
101		Electrode		Mineral		Mineral	1	1, 9	1, 8	19	19	19XY 13ORAS	13SMUSUM 24PE
105		Marowak		Monster		Monster							1PE
105		Marowak		Monster		Monster							1PE
108		Lickitung		Monster		Monster	39	43	45	45	49	49	49SMUSUM 35PE
110		Weezing		Amorphous		Amorphous							1PE
124		Jynx		Human-Like		Human-Like							18PE
125		Electabuzz		Human-Like		Human-Like	37	36	36	52	56BW 42B2W2	42	42SMUSUM 39PE
141		Kabutops		Water 1	Water 3							1PE
143		Snorlax		Monster		Monster							39PE
158		Totodile		Monster	Water 1		43	43	34	36	36	36
159		Croconaw		Monster	Water 1		45	45	39	42	42	42
160		Feraligatr		Monster	Water 1		47	47	45	50	50	50
167		Spinarak		Bug		Bug		45GS
168		Ariados		Bug		Bug		53GS
169		Crobat		Flying		Flying		1	1	1	1	1	1
190		Aipom		Field		Field		36	43	25	25	25	25
193		Yanma		Bug		Bug		43	49RSE 50FRLG	46	46	46	46
197		Umbreon		Field		Field		47	47	64	64BW 29B2W2	29	29
206		Dunsparce		Field		Field		30	31RSE 34FRLG	29	28BW 13B2W2	13	11
207		Gligar		Bug		Bug		44	44	27	31BW 35B2W2	35	35
208		Steelix		Mineral		Mineral		1	1	6	6BW 31B2W2	31	31
215		Sneasel		Field		Field		17	15	10	10BW 32B2W2	32	32
239		Elekid		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		33	33	43	51BW 36B2W2	36	36
246		Larvitar		Monster		Monster		15	15	10	10	10	10
247		Pupitar		Monster		Monster		1, 15	1, 15	1, 10	1, 10	1, 10	1, 10
248		Tyranitar		Monster		Monster		1, 15	1, 15	1, 10	1, 10	1, 10	1, 10
252		Treecko		Monster	Dragon			21	21	21	21XY 49ORAS	49
253		Grovyle		Monster	Dragon			23	23	23	23XY 63ORAS	63
254		Sceptile		Monster	Dragon			23	23	23	23XY 69ORAS	69
291		Ninjask		Bug		Bug			20	20	20	20	1, Evo.
293		Whismur		Monster	Field			31	31	31	31XY 15ORAS	15
294		Loudred		Monster	Field			37	37	37	37XY 15ORAS	15
295		Exploud		Monster	Field			37	37	37	37XY 15ORAS	15
318		Carvanha		Water 2		Water 2			28	18	18	18	18
319		Sharpedo		Water 2		Water 2			28	18	18	18	18
329		Vibrava		Bug		Bug			41	41	41BW 34B2W2	34XY 22ORAS	22
330		Flygon		Bug		Bug			41	41	41BW 34B2W2	34XY 22ORAS	22
336		Seviper		Field	Dragon			19	19	19BW 16B2W2	16XY 13ORAS	14
352		Kecleon		Field		Field			24	32	32	32XY 38ORAS	38
353		Shuppet		Amorphous		Amorphous			8	5	5BW 4B2W2	4	4
354		Banette		Amorphous		Amorphous			1, 8	1, 8	1, 5BW 1, 4B2W2	1, 4	1, 4
367		Huntail		Water 1		Water 1			15	10	10	10XY 5ORAS	5
402		Kricketune		Bug		Bug				30DP 34PtHGSS	34	34	34
408		Cranidos		Monster		Monster				37	42	42	42
409		Rampardos		Monster		Monster				43	51	51	51
424		Ambipom		Field		Field				25	25	25	25
434		Stunky		Field		Field				7	7	7	7
435		Skuntank		Field		Field				7	7	7	1, 7
446		Munchlax		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				20	20	20	20
447		Riolu		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				24	24	24	24
461		Weavile		Field		Field				10	10BW 32B2W2	32	32
462		Magnezone		Mineral		Mineral				34	40BW 45B2W2	45XY 39ORAS	39
463		Lickilicky		Monster		Monster				45	49	49	49
466		Electivire		Human-Like		Human-Like				52	56BW 42B2W2	42	42
469		Yanmega		Bug		Bug				43DP 46PtHGSS	46	46	46
472		Gliscor		Bug		Bug				27	31BW 35B2W2	35	35
543		Venipede		Bug		Bug					8	8	8
544		Whirlipede		Bug		Bug					1, 8	1, 8	1, 8
545		Scolipede		Bug		Bug					1, 8	1, 8	1, 8
595		Joltik		Bug		Bug					7	7	7
596		Galvantula		Bug		Bug					7	7	7
599		Klink		Mineral		Mineral					39	39	39
600		Klang		Mineral		Mineral					40	40	40
601		Klinklang		Mineral		Mineral					40	40	40
649		Genesect		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					1	1	1
714		Noibat		Flying		Flying						1	1
715		Noivern		Flying		Flying						1	1
731		Pikipek		Flying		Flying							25
732		Trumbeak		Flying		Flying							29
733		Toucannon		Flying		Flying							30
779		Bruxish		Water 2		Water 2							36
782		Jangmo-o		Dragon		Dragon							33
783		Hakamo-o		Dragon		Dragon							33
784		Kommo-o		Dragon		Dragon							33
785		Tapu Koko		Undiscovered		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
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
019		Rattata		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
046		Paras		Bug	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
048		Venonat		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
050		Diglett		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
074		Geodude Alola Form		Mineral		Mineral						✔
090		Shellder		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
104		Cubone		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
109		Koffing		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
140		Kabuto		Water 1	Water 3			✔	✔	✔	✔
165		Ledyba		Bug		Bug			✔	✔	✔	✔
170		Chinchou		Water 2		Water 2	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
179		Mareep		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
190		Aipom		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
198		Murkrow		Flying		Flying			✔	✔	✔	✔
200		Misdreavus		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
222		Corsola		Water 1	Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
223		Remoraid		Water 1	Water 2	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
240		Magby		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
304		Aron		Monster		Monster			✔	✔	✔	✔
347		Anorith		Water 3		Water 3			✔	✔	✔	✔
410		Shieldon		Monster		Monster			✔	✔	✔	✔
451		Skorupi		Bug	Water 3			✔	✔	✔	✔
501		Oshawott		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔
504		Patrat		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔
522		Blitzle		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔
540		Sewaddle		Bug		Bug				✔	✔	✔
588		Karrablast		Bug		Bug				✔	✔	✔
632		Durant		Bug		Bug				✔	✔	✔
633		Deino		Dragon		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

Games Description MDRB Sharply lowers the target's Defense. MDTDS Greatly reduces the target's Defense. BSL てきポケモンの ぼうぎょを おおきくさげる MDGtI SMD It sharply lowers the enemy's Defense.

In the anime

Larvitar	Seviper	Onix	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.
Larvitar (anime)	Hatch Me if You Can		None
Loudred	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	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
Noibat	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

	Persian
The user makes a loud screech.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Persian	Persian opens its mouth and circles come out from it.
Giovanni's Persian	PW17		Debut

In the Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl manga

	Magnemite
The user makes a loud screech.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Magnemite	Magnemite makes a loud screech.
A wild Magnemite	PDP25		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

	Persian
The user creates a loud, piercing noise.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Persian	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

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	Stadium (Jap)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

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	Stadium (Jap)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Side series games

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	Stadium (Jap)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

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	Stadium (Jap)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Spin-off series games

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	Stadium (Jap)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 刺耳聲 Chi'yíh Sīng * 噪音 Chouyām * Mandarin 刺耳聲 / 刺耳声 Cì'ěr Shēng * 噪音 Zàoyīn * Czech Syčení Skřípání Danish Hyle Dutch Gil Finnish Kirskunta (OS) Kirsku (AG series) Itku (EP264) French Grincement German Kreideschrei Greek Τσίριγμα Indonesian Suara Berisik Italian Stridio Korean 싫은소리 Sireunsori Polish Skrzek* Pisk* Krzyk* Jęk* Skrzeczenie* Atak Dźwięku* Portuguese Brazil Agudo (anime, TCG, manga) Silvo (The Official Pokémon Handbook) Ganido (The Official Pokémon Handbook) Rosnar (The Official Pokémon Handbook) Guincho Ensurdecedor (The Official Pokémon Handbook) Ruído (The Official Pokémon Handbook) Grunhido (The Official Pokémon Handbook) Portugal Uivo Romanian Sunetul Strident Serbian Krik Spanish Latin America Chillido (EP032-AG040) Grito (AG095, AG162) Alarido (AG123, DP016-DP018, BW022-present) Chirrido (DP106-DP108) Spain Chirrido Swedish Skrikattack Vietnamese Tiếng Thét

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

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