Growl — Pokémon Move

Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage.

Type: normal; class: status; power: —; accuracy: 100; PP: 40; priority: 0.

Effect notes

Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage.

In-game descriptions by version

gold silver	Reduces the foe's ATTACK.
crystal	Reduces the foe's ATTACK.
ruby sapphire	Growls cutely to reduce the foe’s ATTACK.
emerald	Growls cutely to reduce the foe’s ATTACK.
firered leafgreen	The user growls in a cute way, making the foe lower its ATTACK stat.
diamond pearl	The user growls in an endearing way, making the foe less wary. The target’s Attack stat is lowered.
platinum	The user growls in an endearing way, making the foe less wary. The target’s Attack stat is lowered.
heartgold soulsilver	The user growls in an endearing way, making the foe less wary. The target’s Attack stat is lowered.
black white	The user growls in an endearing way, making the opposing team less wary. The foes’ Attack stats are lowered.
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	The user growls in an endearing way, making opposing Pokémon less wary. This lowers their Attack stats.
omega ruby alpha sapphire	The user growls in an endearing way, making opposing Pokémon less wary. This lowers their Attack stats.
sun moon	The user growls in an endearing way, making opposing Pokémon less wary. This lowers their Attack stat.
ultra sun ultra moon	The user growls in an endearing way, making opposing Pokémon less wary. This lowers their Attack stat.
lets go pikachu lets 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.
legends arceus	The user growls in an endearing way, making opposing Pokémon less wary. This lowers their Attack stats.
scarlet violet	The user growls in an endearing way, making opposing Pokémon less wary. This lowers their Attack stats.

Pokémon that learn this move in scarlet-violet

bulbasaur — level-up, level 1
ivysaur — level-up, level 1
venusaur — level-up, level 1
charmander — level-up, level 1
charmeleon — level-up, level 1
charizard — level-up, level 1
pikachu — level-up, level 1
raichu — level-up, level 1
clefairy — level-up, level 1
clefable — egg
diglett — level-up, level 4
dugtrio — level-up, level 1
meowth — level-up, level 1
persian — level-up, level 1
slowpoke — level-up, level 3
slowbro — level-up, level 1
doduo — level-up, level 1
dodrio — level-up, level 1
seel — level-up, level 3
dewgong — level-up, level 1
lapras — level-up, level 1
eevee — level-up, level 1
vaporeon — level-up, level 1
jolteon — level-up, level 1
flareon — level-up, level 1
chikorita — level-up, level 1
bayleef — level-up, level 1
meganium — level-up, level 1
hoothoot — level-up, level 1
noctowl — level-up, level 1
mareep — level-up, level 1
flaaffy — level-up, level 1
ampharos — level-up, level 1
espeon — level-up, level 1
umbreon — level-up, level 1
slowking — level-up, level 1
misdreavus — level-up, level 1
girafarig — level-up, level 1
snubbull — level-up, level 1
granbull — level-up, level 1
phanpy — level-up, level 1
donphan — level-up, level 1
torchic — level-up, level 1
combusken — level-up, level 1
blaziken — level-up, level 1
mudkip — level-up, level 1
marshtomp — level-up, level 1
swampert — level-up, level 1
lotad — level-up, level 1
lombre — level-up, level 1