Screech (move)

Screech (Japanese: いやなおと Unpleasant Tone) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation I. It is TM16 in Generation VIII.

Screech
いやなおと Unpleasant Tone

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
TM16 in Generation VIII

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:

Effect

Screech decreases the target's Defense stat by two stat stages. Pokémon with the Ability Soundproof are not affected by this move.

Screech will become a Water-type move when used by a Pokémon with the Ability Liquid Voice. If the user is affected by Throat Chop, it will be unable to use this move for two turns.

If the user is holding a Throat Spray, the item will be consumed and the user's Special Attack stat will raise by one stage.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Screech, the user's Attack stat rises by one stage, and can be used regardless of whether the user is affected by Throat Chop or not.

Description

Games	Description
StadStad2	A move that makes a horrible noise. It sharply reduces the target's Defense.
GS C	Sharply reduces the foe's Defense.
RS E	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.
DP Pt HGSSPBR	An earsplitting screech is emitted to sharply reduce the foe's Defense stat.
BW B2W2	An earsplitting screech harshly reduces the target's Defense stat.
XY ORAS SM USUM PE SwSh	An earsplitting screech harshly lowers the target's Defense stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
023		Ekans		Field	Dragon	31	29	25	17	17	17	17^SM^USUM 32^PE	17^BDSP
024		Arbok		Field	Dragon	36	33	28	17	17	17	17^SM^USUM 44^PE	17^BDSP
042		Golbat		Flying		Flying	1	1	1	1	1	1	1^SM^USUM	1
047		Parasect		Bug	Grass							1^PE
049		Venomoth		Bug		Bug							1^PE
051		Dugtrio		Field		Field							1^PE
051		Dugtrio Alolan Form		Field		Field							1^PE
052		Meowth		Field		Field	24	35	35^RSE 31^FRLG	17	17	17	17^SM^USUM 23^PE	32
052		Meowth Alolan Form		Field		Field							17^SM^USUM 23^PE	32
052		Meowth Galarian Form		Field		Field								32
053		Persian		Field		Field	1, 24	38	38^RSE 34^FRLG	17	17	17	17^SM^USUM 23^PE	36
053		Persian Alolan Form		Field		Field							17^SM^USUM 23^PE	36
054		Psyduck		Water 1	Field		23	23	31	31^BW 25^B2W2	25	22^SM^USUM 32^PE	21
055		Golduck		Water 1	Field		23	23	31	31^BW 25^B2W2	25^XY 29^ORAS	22^SM^USUM 32^PE	21
056		Mankey		Field		Field	45^Y	45	45^RSE 41^FRLG	21	21	21	40^SM^USUM 32^PE	40^BDSP
057		Primeape		Field		Field	45^Y	54	54^RSE 53^FRLG	21	21	21	44^SM^USUM 40^PE	44^BDSP
072		Tentacool		Water 3		Water 3	40	43	43	36	40	40^XY 37^ORAS	37^SM^USUM 40^PE	20
073		Tentacruel		Water 3		Water 3	43	47	47	42	43	43^XY 40^ORAS	40^SM^USUM 55^PE	20
081		Magnemite		Mineral		Mineral	47	39	44	33	38^BW 39^B2W2	39^XY 35^ORAS	35^SM^USUM 32^PE	24
082		Magneton		Mineral		Mineral	54	43	53	34	40^BW 45^B2W2	45^XY 39^ORAS	39^SM^USUM 36^PE	24
088		Grimer		Amorphous		Amorphous	48	31	26	33	33^BW 32^B2W2	32^XY 37^ORAS	37^SM^USUM 30^PE	37^BDSP
088		Grimer Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous							37^SM^USUM 30^PE
089		Muk		Amorphous		Amorphous	53	31	26	33	33^BW 32^B2W2	32^XY 37^ORAS	37^SM^USUM 30^PE	37^BDSP
089		Muk Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous							37^SM^USUM 30^PE
095		Onix		Mineral		Mineral	1	1	1	6	6^BW 31^B2W2	31	31^SM^USUM 15^PE	24
100		Voltorb		Mineral		Mineral	1	9	8	19	19	19^XY 13^ORAS	13^SM^USUM 24^PE	13^BDSP
101		Electrode		Mineral		Mineral	1	1, 9	1, 8	19	19	19^XY 13^ORAS	13^SM^USUM 24^PE	13^BDSP
105		Marowak		Monster		Monster							1^PE
105		Marowak Alolan Form		Monster		Monster							1^PE
108		Lickitung		Monster		Monster	39	43	45	45	49	49	49^SM^USUM 35^PE	42
110		Weezing		Amorphous		Amorphous							1^PE
124		Jynx		Human-Like		Human-Like							18^PE
125		Electabuzz		Human-Like		Human-Like	37	36	36	52	56^BW 42^B2W2	42	42^SM^USUM 39^PE	24
141		Kabutops		Water 1	Water 3							1^PE
143		Snorlax		Monster		Monster							39^PE	1
158		Totodile		Monster	Water 1		43	43	34	36	36	36	36^BDSP
159		Croconaw		Monster	Water 1		45	45	39	42	42	42	42^BDSP
160		Feraligatr		Monster	Water 1		47	47	45	50	50	50	50^BDSP
167		Spinarak		Bug		Bug		45^GS
168		Ariados		Bug		Bug		53^GS
169		Crobat		Flying		Flying		1	1	1	1	1	1	1
190		Aipom		Field		Field		36	43	25	25	25	25	25^BDSP
193		Yanma		Bug		Bug		43	49^RSE 50^FRLG	46	46	46	46	46^BDSP
197		Umbreon		Field		Field		47	47	64	64^BW 29^B2W2	29	29	45
206		Dunsparce		Field		Field		30	31^RSE 34^FRLG	29	28^BW 13^B2W2	13	11	16
207		Gligar		Bug		Bug		44	44	27	31^BW 35^B2W2	35	35	35^BDSP
208		Steelix		Mineral		Mineral		1	1	6	6^BW 31^B2W2	31	31	24
215		Sneasel		Field		Field		17	15	10	10^BW 32^B2W2	32	32	54
239		Elekid		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		33	33	43	51^BW 36^B2W2	36	36	24
246		Larvitar		Monster		Monster		15	15	10	10	10	10	21
247		Pupitar		Monster		Monster		1, 15	1, 15	1, 10	1, 10	1, 10	1, 10	21
248		Tyranitar		Monster		Monster		1, 15	1, 15	1, 10	1, 10	1, 10	1, 10	21
252		Treecko		Monster	Dragon			21	21	21	21^XY 49^ORAS	49	33
253		Grovyle		Monster	Dragon			23	23	23	23^XY 63^ORAS	63	45
254		Sceptile		Monster	Dragon			23	23	23	23^XY 69^ORAS	69	49
258		Mudkip		Monster	Water 1								33
259		Marshtomp		Monster	Water 1								45
260		Swampert		Monster	Water 1								49
291		Ninjask		Bug		Bug			20	20	20	20	1, Evo.	1, Evo.
293		Whismur		Monster	Field			31	31	31	31^XY 15^ORAS	15	40
294		Loudred		Monster	Field			37	37	37	37^XY 15^ORAS	15	50
295		Exploud		Monster	Field			37	37	37	37^XY 15^ORAS	15	54
318		Carvanha		Water 2		Water 2			28	18	18	18	18	24
319		Sharpedo		Water 2		Water 2			28	18	18	18	18	24
329		Vibrava		Bug	Dragon			41	41	41^BW 34^B2W2	34^XY 22^ORAS	22	24
330		Flygon		Bug	Dragon			41	41	41^BW 34^B2W2	34^XY 22^ORAS	22	24
336		Seviper		Field	Dragon			19	19	19^BW 16^B2W2	16^XY 13^ORAS	14	14^BDSP
352		Kecleon		Field		Field			24	32	32	32^XY 38^ORAS	38	38^BDSP
353		Shuppet		Amorphous		Amorphous			8	5	5^BW 4^B2W2	4	4	4^BDSP
354		Banette		Amorphous		Amorphous			1, 8	1, 8	1, 5^BW 1, 4^B2W2	1, 4	1, 4	1, 4^BDSP
367		Huntail		Water 1		Water 1			15	10	10	10^XY 5^ORAS	5	5^BDSP
402		Kricketune		Bug		Bug				30^DP 34^PtHGSS	34	34	34	34^BDSP
408		Cranidos		Monster		Monster				37	42	42	42	42^BDSP
409		Rampardos		Monster		Monster				43	51	51	51	51^BDSP
424		Ambipom		Field		Field				25	25	25	25	25^BDSP
434		Stunky		Field		Field				7	7	7	7	24
435		Skuntank		Field		Field				7	7	7	1, 7	24
446		Munchlax		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				20	20	20	20	24
447		Riolu		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				24	24	24	24	28
448		Lucario		Field	Human-Like								1
461		Weavile		Field		Field				10	10^BW 32^B2W2	32	32	54
462		Magnezone		Mineral		Mineral				34	40^BW 45^B2W2	45^XY 39^ORAS	39	24
463		Lickilicky		Monster		Monster				45	49	49	49	42
466		Electivire		Human-Like		Human-Like				52	56^BW 42^B2W2	42	42	24
469		Yanmega		Bug		Bug				43^DP 46^PtHGSS	46	46	46	46^BDSP
472		Gliscor		Bug		Bug				27	31^BW 35^B2W2	35	35	35^BDSP
543		Venipede		Bug		Bug					8	8	8	16
544		Whirlipede		Bug		Bug					1, 8	1, 8	1, 8	16
545		Scolipede		Bug		Bug					1, 8	1, 8	1, 8	16
595		Joltik		Bug		Bug					7	7	7	40
596		Galvantula		Bug		Bug					7	7	7	44
599		Klink		Mineral		Mineral					39	39	39	28
600		Klang		Mineral		Mineral					40	40	40	28
601		Klinklang		Mineral		Mineral					40	40	40	28
636		Larvesta		Bug		Bug								30
637		Volcarona		Bug		Bug								30
649		Genesect		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					1	1	1	7
714		Noibat		Flying	Dragon						1	1	40
715		Noivern		Flying	Dragon						1	1	40
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	24
783		Hakamo-o		Dragon		Dragon							33	24
784		Kommo-o		Dragon		Dragon							33	24
785		Tapu Koko		Undiscovered		Undiscovered							20	40
810		Grookey		Field	Grass								17
811		Thwackey		Field	Grass								19
812		Rillaboom		Field	Grass								19
849		Toxtricity Amped Form		Human-Like		Human-Like								24
849		Toxtricity Low Key Form		Human-Like		Human-Like								24
863		Perrserker		Field		Field								36
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I --	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII TM16
039		Jigglypuff		Fairy		Fairy								✔
040		Wigglytuff		Fairy		Fairy								✔
042		Golbat		Flying		Flying								✔
050		Diglett		Field		Field								✔
050		Diglett Alolan Form		Field		Field								✔
051		Dugtrio		Field		Field								✔
051		Dugtrio Alolan Form		Field		Field								✔
052		Meowth		Field		Field								✔
052		Meowth Alolan Form		Field		Field								✔
052		Meowth Galarian Form		Field		Field								✔
053		Persian		Field		Field								✔
053		Persian Alolan Form		Field		Field								✔
054		Psyduck		Water 1	Field								✔
055		Golduck		Water 1	Field								✔
072		Tentacool		Water 3		Water 3								✔
073		Tentacruel		Water 3		Water 3								✔
081		Magnemite		Mineral		Mineral								✔
082		Magneton		Mineral		Mineral								✔
090		Shellder		Water 3		Water 3								✔
091		Cloyster		Water 3		Water 3								✔
095		Onix		Mineral		Mineral								✔
104		Cubone		Monster		Monster								✔
105		Marowak		Monster		Monster								✔
105		Marowak Alolan Form		Monster		Monster								✔
108		Lickitung		Monster		Monster								✔
109		Koffing		Amorphous		Amorphous								✔
110		Weezing		Amorphous		Amorphous								✔
110		Weezing Galarian Form		Amorphous		Amorphous								✔
122		Mr. Mime Galarian Form		Human-Like		Human-Like								✔
125		Electabuzz		Human-Like		Human-Like								✔
126		Magmar		Human-Like		Human-Like								✔
140		Kabuto		Water 1	Water 3								✔
141		Kabutops		Water 1	Water 3								✔
143		Snorlax		Monster		Monster								✔
145		Zapdos Galarian Form		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								✔
151		Mew		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								✔
163		Hoothoot		Flying		Flying								✔
164		Noctowl		Flying		Flying								✔
169		Crobat		Flying		Flying								✔
170		Chinchou		Water 2		Water 2								✔
171		Lanturn		Water 2		Water 2								✔
174		Igglybuff		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								✔
186		Politoed		Water 1		Water 1								✔
197		Umbreon		Field		Field								✔
206		Dunsparce		Field		Field								✔
208		Steelix		Mineral		Mineral								✔
215		Sneasel		Field		Field								✔
222		Corsola		Water 1	Water 3								✔
222		Corsola Galarian Form		Water 1	Water 3								✔
223		Remoraid		Water 1	Water 2								✔
224		Octillery		Water 1	Water 2								✔
239		Elekid		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								✔
240		Magby		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								✔
246		Larvitar		Monster		Monster								✔
247		Pupitar		Monster		Monster								✔
248		Tyranitar		Monster		Monster								✔
252		Treecko		Monster	Dragon								✔
253		Grovyle		Monster	Dragon								✔
254		Sceptile		Monster	Dragon								✔
258		Mudkip		Monster	Water 1								✔
259		Marshtomp		Monster	Water 1								✔
260		Swampert		Monster	Water 1								✔
263		Zigzagoon Galarian Form		Field		Field								✔
264		Linoone Galarian Form		Field		Field								✔
275		Shiftry		Field	Grass								✔
291		Ninjask		Bug		Bug								✔
293		Whismur		Monster	Field								✔
294		Loudred		Monster	Field								✔
295		Exploud		Monster	Field								✔
304		Aron		Monster		Monster								✔
305		Lairon		Monster		Monster								✔
306		Aggron		Monster		Monster								✔
318		Carvanha		Water 2		Water 2								✔
319		Sharpedo		Water 2		Water 2								✔
329		Vibrava		Bug	Dragon								✔
330		Flygon		Bug	Dragon								✔
347		Anorith		Water 3		Water 3								✔
348		Armaldo		Water 3		Water 3								✔
416		Vespiquen		Bug		Bug								✔
434		Stunky		Field		Field								✔
435		Skuntank		Field		Field								✔
446		Munchlax		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								✔
447		Riolu		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								✔
448		Lucario		Field	Human-Like								✔
451		Skorupi		Bug	Water 3								✔
452		Drapion		Bug	Water 3								✔
453		Croagunk		Human-Like		Human-Like								✔
454		Toxicroak		Human-Like		Human-Like								✔
461		Weavile		Field		Field								✔
462		Magnezone		Mineral		Mineral								✔
463		Lickilicky		Monster		Monster								✔
466		Electivire		Human-Like		Human-Like								✔
467		Magmortar		Human-Like		Human-Like								✔
509		Purrloin		Field		Field								✔
510		Liepard		Field		Field								✔
535		Tympole		Water 1		Water 1								✔
536		Palpitoad		Water 1		Water 1								✔
537		Seismitoad		Water 1		Water 1								✔
543		Venipede		Bug		Bug								✔
544		Whirlipede		Bug		Bug								✔
545		Scolipede		Bug		Bug								✔
556		Maractus		Grass		Grass								✔
569		Garbodor		Mineral		Mineral								✔
588		Karrablast		Bug		Bug								✔
589		Escavalier		Bug		Bug								✔
595		Joltik		Bug		Bug								✔
596		Galvantula		Bug		Bug								✔
599		Klink		Mineral		Mineral								✔
600		Klang		Mineral		Mineral								✔
601		Klinklang		Mineral		Mineral								✔
605		Elgyem		Human-Like		Human-Like								✔
606		Beheeyem		Human-Like		Human-Like								✔
618		Stunfisk Galarian Form		Water 1	Amorphous								✔
624		Pawniard		Human-Like		Human-Like								✔
625		Bisharp		Human-Like		Human-Like								✔
632		Durant		Bug		Bug								✔
633		Deino		Dragon		Dragon								✔
634		Zweilous		Dragon		Dragon								✔
635		Hydreigon		Dragon		Dragon								✔
636		Larvesta		Bug		Bug								✔
637		Volcarona		Bug		Bug								✔
649		Genesect		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								✔
679		Honedge		Mineral		Mineral								✔
680		Doublade		Mineral		Mineral								✔
681		Aegislash		Mineral		Mineral								✔
688		Binacle		Water 3		Water 3								✔
689		Barbaracle		Water 3		Water 3								✔
714		Noibat		Flying	Dragon								✔
715		Noivern		Flying	Dragon								✔
736		Grubbin		Bug		Bug								✔
737		Charjabug		Bug		Bug								✔
738		Vikavolt		Bug		Bug								✔
767		Wimpod		Bug	Water 3								✔
768		Golisopod		Bug	Water 3								✔
771		Pyukumuku		Water 1		Water 1								✔
778		Mimikyu		Amorphous		Amorphous								✔
782		Jangmo-o		Dragon		Dragon								✔
783		Hakamo-o		Dragon		Dragon								✔
784		Kommo-o		Dragon		Dragon								✔
785		Tapu Koko		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								✔
798		Kartana		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								✔
810		Grookey		Field	Grass								✔
811		Thwackey		Field	Grass								✔
812		Rillaboom		Field	Grass								✔
823		Corviknight		Flying		Flying								✔
827		Nickit		Field		Field								✔
828		Thievul		Field		Field								✔
843		Silicobra		Field	Dragon								✔
844		Sandaconda		Field	Dragon								✔
849		Toxtricity Amped Form		Human-Like		Human-Like								✔
849		Toxtricity Low Key Form		Human-Like		Human-Like								✔
862		Obstagoon		Field		Field								✔
863		Perrserker		Field		Field								✔
864		Cursola		Water 1	Water 3								✔
866		Mr. Rime		Human-Like		Human-Like								✔
870		Falinks		Fairy	Mineral								✔
878		Cufant		Field	Mineral								✔
879		Copperajah		Field	Mineral								✔
884		Duraludon		Mineral	Dragon								✔
890		Eternatus		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								✔
894		Regieleki		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								✔
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
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
019		Rattata		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
046		Paras		Bug	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
048		Venonat		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
050		Diglett		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
074		Geodude Alolan Form		Mineral		Mineral						✔
090		Shellder		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
104		Cubone		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
109		Koffing		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
140		Kabuto		Water 1	Water 3			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
165		Ledyba		Bug		Bug			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
170		Chinchou		Water 2		Water 2	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
179		Mareep		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
190		Aipom		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
198		Murkrow		Flying		Flying			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
200		Misdreavus		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
222		Corsola		Water 1	Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
223		Remoraid		Water 1	Water 2	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
240		Magby		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
304		Aron		Monster		Monster			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
347		Anorith		Water 3		Water 3			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
410		Shieldon		Monster		Monster			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
451		Skorupi		Bug	Water 3			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
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

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, and Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Screech is a move with 22 PP and 100% accuracy. It targets enemy in the front, while cutting corners, reducing their Defense stat to ¼ of the original value. This reduction is separate from the stat stages and can be applied multiple times, up to 1/128. This move is affected by Magic Coat, Taunt and Muzzled status condition. Being a sound-based move, it is blocked by Soundproof.

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description
Status	2	—	—	—	100%	An opponent	—	Lowers the target's Defense by two stat ranks.

Past Description

Prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Sharply lowers the target's Defense.

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Sharply lowers the target's Defense.
MDTD S	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 MDRTDX	It sharply lowers the enemy's Defense.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method

Noibat	Seviper	Onix	Vibrava
An earsplitting screech is emitted from the user.
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 (recurring)	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

How I Became a Pokémon Card

	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

Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl

	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

Pokémon Adventures

	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	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

Screech is one of a few moves with its accuracy being different between the core series (85%) and Pokémon Masters EX (100%).

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	刺耳聲 Chi'yíh Sīng * 噪音 Chouyām *
Chinese	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)
Portuguese	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)
Spanish	Spain	Chirrido
Swedish		Skrikattack
Vietnamese		Tiếng Thét

Variations of the move Screech

Formerly a variation
	Screech • Metal Sound
	Cotton Spore

Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
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BDSP
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