Hoothoot (Pokémon)


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Hoothoot (Japanese: ホーホー Hoho) is a dual-type  introduced in Generation II.

It evolves into starting at level 20.

Biology
Hoothoot is an avian that resembles an owl with a round body. Most of its feathers are brown, but its belly is cream-colored. It has large, red eyes, a small, pinkish beak, stubby wings, and a fan-like tail with three feathers. Encircling its eyes are black rings; the lower rims of the ring have three protrusions that resemble the teeth on a gear while the upper rims have extensions that resemble the hands of a clock. It has two pinkish feet, each with five clawed toes. However, it will typically only stand on one foot at a time and alternates between the two at speeds too difficult to track with the naked eye.

Hoothoot begins crying at exactly the same time every day and always tilts its head in the same rhythm. This ability is due to a special organ that senses the Earth's rotation and allows it to keep track of time. As a result, Hoothoot was considered a divine messenger of time and raised to serve as clocks a long time ago. Some s still use it as a clock today. Hoothoot is most commonly found nesting in.

Major appearances
Multiple Hoothoot made their main series debut in Illusion Confusion!, under the ownership of Hagatha and Nagatha. The two rented their Hoothoot to s, including Gary Oak, so they can get through a haunted forest.

In Fighting Flyer with Fire, Falkner used a Hoothoot in his Gym against. It defeated with ease before being defeated by. It reappeared in a flashback in Why? Wynaut!.

In A Staravia is Born!, a Hoothoot teamed up with Ash's Starly to hypnotize into helping the other  Pokémon escape. It was later seen flying away with them, waving goodbye to Ash's newly-evolved in the process.

In Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad, a Hoothoot was living in the forest.

Minor appearances
Hoothoot debuted in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.

In Mild 'n Wooly, a Hoothoot was blown around by the approaching storm.

In Tricks of the Trade, a Hoothoot was at the Pokémon Swap Meet in Palmpona.

In Pikachu and Pichu, a Hoothoot was living in Big Town.

A Hoothoot appeared in Celebi: The Voice of the Forest.

In The Legend of Thunder!, a Hoothoot was perched in the hollow of a tree outside the Pokémon Center. Another Hoothoot was inside the Center with its Trainer.

In a flashback in Throwing in the Noctowl, Wings Alexander's Hoothoot evolved into a Noctowl.

A Hoothoot appeared in A Bite to Remember.

In Gonna Rule The School!, the Pokémon Trainers' School lent a Hoothoot to the school's underage students for use in lessons.

A Hoothoot appeared in Less is Morrison.

In Spontaneous Combusken!, a 's Hoothoot competed in the Chrysanthemum.

In Battling the Enemy Within!, a Hoothoot chased while they were searching for  in some underground ruins.

Two Hoothoot appeared in Dawn of a New Era!.

In Coming Full-Festival Circle!, multiple Hoothoot were listening to Nando as he played his music.

A Hoothoot appeared in Zoroark: Master of Illusions.

A Hoothoot appeared in Memories are Made of Bliss!.

A Hoothoot appeared in Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening.

A Hoothoot appeared in The Dream Continues!.

A Hoothoot appeared in BWS01.

A Hoothoot appeared in a flashback or a fantasy in The Forest Champion!.

A Hoothoot appeared in A Fashionable Battle!.

A Trainer's Hoothoot appeared in A Giga Battle with Mega Results!.

A Hoothoot appeared in a flashback in A Watershed Moment!.

Multiple Hoothoot appeared in The Power Of Us.

In Finding a Legend!, Jaye has a Hoothoot frequently resting on his shoulder.

In A Little Rocket R & R!, a Trainer's Hoothoot was captured by the Matori Matrix but later freed by Ash and his friends.

A Trainer's Hoothoot appeared in A Festival Reunion!.

A Trainer's Hoothoot appeared in Toughing It Out!.

A Hoothoot appeared in a flashback in JN032.

A Trainer's Hoothoot appeared in JN033.

A Hoothoot will appear in M23.

In Pokémon: Twilight Wings
A Hoothoot appeared in Buddy, under the ownership of a.

In the Ash & Pikachu manga
Much like her anime counterpart, owns a Hoothoot. It appeared in The Dream Potion Recipe!!.

A Hoothoot appeared in A Clash Of Wills!! Eternal Rivals?!.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
In The Legend, two Hoothoot were hanging under some tree branches when had finished her message to  in Johto.

In Murkrow Row, a Hoothoot was flying at night while Gold was playing cue balls in his room. It was later seen again when asks Joey if he recorded the DJ Mary's song.

In Who Gives a Hoothoot?, a trickster claimed to use a Hoothoot as an accurate timekeeper to regulate a prize-winning game he was hosting, when in fact he was prompting Hoothoot to declare the time limit whenever a participant was on the verge of winning, thus preventing anyone from winning his game. He was busted however, by and his Aipom. The same man and his Hoothoot are seen in Really Raikou & Entirely Entei I and The Last Battle XIII.

In Gilgar Glide, two Hoothoot were seen at night near the forest Gold was sleeping in.

In Three Cheers for Chikorita, Crystal mentioned that she a Hoothoot on her way to Professor Elm's Lab.

In The Last Battle XIII a Hoothoot was sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.

A Hoothoot appeared in Out-Odding Oddish, under the ownership of a Pokéathlon participant.

In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga
A Hoothoot appeared in Let's Go! The Journey Towards The Championship.

In Escape From The Mystery Forest!, 🇬🇼 uses a Hoothoot as a lookout, helping her see where things are in the distance.

A 's Hoothoot appeared in Let's Fight For The Future!!.

In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga
A Hoothoot appeared in GDZ36.

Shu a Hoothoot, as seen in GDZ43.

In the Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire manga
A Hoothoot appeared in Pokémon Short Comics.

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Trivia

 * In Fighting Flyer with Fire, Falkner's Hoothoot stands on both legs, even though Hoothoot supposedly only ever stands on one leg at a time.
 * In Nintendo Power Vol. 134, Ken Sugimori stated in an interview that Hoothoot is his favorite Pokémon because he had a pet bird as a child that would stand on one foot.
 * Hoothoot has a unique fade-in animation that is programmed into but goes unused.
 * Hoothoot is tied with, , , , , and for the lowest base  of all  Pokémon.

Origin
Hoothoot seems to be based on a combination of an —more specifically the —and a, as its crest's prongs are shaped like the hands of a clock; in addition, it has the ability to keep track of time.

Name origin
Hoothoot is derived from hoot, an onomatopoeia for the sound an makes. It may also be a combination of hoot and cuckoo, as in a, referring to Hoothoot's keen ability to keep track of time.

Hoho is derived from hoo, another onomatopoeia for the sound an makes.