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Growl
| Category | status |
|---|---|
| Power | - |
| Accuracy | 100% |
| PP | 40 (max 64) |
| Priority | 0 |
| Introduced | Generation I |
Machines
Growl has no machine names in any version.
Descriptions
| Gold / Silver Crystal | Reduces the foe's ATTACK. |
|---|---|
| Ruby / Sapphire Emerald | Growls cutely to reduce the foe’s ATTACK. |
| Fire Red / Leaf Green | The user growls in a cute way, making the foe lower its ATTACK stat. |
| Diamond / Pearl Platinum Heart Gold / Soul Silver | The user growls in an endearing way, making the foe less wary. The target’s Attack stat is lowered. |
| Black / White Black 2 / White 2 | The user growls in an endearing way, making the opposing team less wary. The foes’ Attack stats are lowered. |
| X / Y Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire | The user growls in an endearing way, making opposing Pokémon less wary. This lowers their Attack stats. |
| Sun / Moon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon Let's Go Pikachu / Let's Go Eevee | The user growls in an endearing way, making opposing Pokémon less wary. This lowers their Attack stat. |
| Sword / Shield | The user growls in an endearing way, making opposing Pokémon less wary. This lowers their Attack stats. |
Target
This move targets all opposing Pokémon.
Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally
Stat Changes
| Attack | -1 |
|---|
Effect Entries
Lowers the target's Attack by one stage.
Version Changes
No changes in previous Generations.Contests
Growl has the Cute contest type.
| Appeal | 2 |
|---|---|
| Jam | 0 |
The appeal works great if performed last.
Combo: If Charm is used before Growl, the user gains 4 appeal points instead of 2.
Super Contests
| Appeal | 2 |
|---|
Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.