Howl (move)

Contents
Flavor text
Learnt by level up
Learnt by breeding

Move data

Type	Normal
Category	Status
Power	—
Accuracy	—
PP	40 (max. 64)
Makes contact?	No
Introduced	Generation 3

Effects

Howl raises the Attack of the user and its teammates by one stage.

Stats can be raised to a maximum of +6 stages each.

Changes

In Generations 3-7, Howl only raises the user's Attack.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Normalium Z and uses its Z-Power, Howl turns into Z-Howl and raises Attack one stage, in addition to its usual effect as above.

Move target

Foe

User

Ally

Targets all Pokémon on the user’s team.

Other languages

English	Howl
Japanese	とおぼえ (Tōboe)
German	Jauler
French	Grondement
Italian	Gridodilotta
Spanish	Aullido
Korean	멀리짖기
Chinese (Simplified)	长嚎
Chinese (Traditional)	長嚎

Game descriptions

Ruby/Sapphire Emerald	Howls to raise the spirit and boosts ATTACK.
FireRed/LeafGreen	The user howls to raise its spirit and boost its ATTACK stat.
Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver	The user howls loudly to raise its spirit, boosting its Attack stat.
Black/White Black 2/White 2	The user howls loudly to raise its spirit, boosting its Attack stat.
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	The user howls loudly to raise its spirit, which raises its Attack stat.
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon	The user howls loudly to raise its spirit, which raises its Attack stat.
Sword/Shield B.Diamond/S.Pearl	The user howls loudly to raise the spirit of itself and allies. This raises their Attack stats.
Scarlet/Violet	The user howls loudly to rouse itself and its allies. This boosts their Attack stats.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Howl at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.