normal
Screech
| Category | status |
|---|---|
| Power | - |
| Accuracy | 85% |
| PP | 40 (max 64) |
| Priority | 0 |
| Introduced | Generation I |
Machines
| Sword / Shield | TM16  |
|---|
Descriptions
| Gold / Silver Crystal | Sharply reduces the foe's DEFENSE. |
|---|---|
| Ruby / Sapphire Emerald | Emits a screech to sharply reduce the foe’s DEFENSE. |
| Fire Red / Leaf Green | An ear-splitting screech is emitted to sharply reduce the foe’s DEFENSE. |
| Diamond / Pearl Platinum Heart Gold / Soul Silver | An earsplitting screech is emitted to sharply reduce the foe’s Defense stat. |
| Black / White Black 2 / White 2 | An earsplitting screech harshly reduces the target’s Defense stat. |
| X / Y Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire | An earsplitting screech harshly lowers the target’s Defense stat. |
| Sun / Moon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon Let's Go Pikachu / Let's Go Eevee | An earsplitting screech harshly lowers the target’s Defense stat. |
| Sword / Shield | An earsplitting screech harshly lowers the target’s Defense stat. |
Target
This move targets one other Pokémon on the field, selected by the trainer.
Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally
Stat Changes
| Defense | -2 |
|---|
Effect Entries
Lowers the target's Defense by two stages.
Version Changes
No changes in previous Generations.Contests
Screech has the Smart contest type.
| Appeal | 1 |
|---|---|
| Jam | 3 |
Badly startles those that have made appeals.
Super Contests
| Appeal | 2 |
|---|
Lowers the Voltage of all Judges by one each.