Screech — Pokémon Move

Lowers the target’s Defense by two stages.

Type: normal; class: status; power: —; accuracy: 85; PP: 40; priority: 0.

Effect notes

Lowers the target’s Defense by two stages.

In-game descriptions by version

gold silver	Sharply reduces the foe's DEFENSE.
crystal	Sharply reduces the foe's DEFENSE.
ruby sapphire	Emits a screech to sharply reduce the foe’s DEFENSE.
emerald	Emits a screech to sharply reduce the foe’s DEFENSE.
firered leafgreen	An ear-splitting screech is emitted to sharply reduce the foe’s DEFENSE.
diamond pearl	An earsplitting screech is emitted to sharply reduce the foe’s Defense stat.
platinum	An earsplitting screech is emitted to sharply reduce the foe’s Defense stat.
heartgold soulsilver	An earsplitting screech is emitted to sharply reduce the foe’s Defense stat.
black white	An earsplitting screech harshly reduces the target’s Defense stat.
black 2 white 2	An earsplitting screech harshly reduces the target’s Defense stat.
x y	An earsplitting screech harshly lowers the target’s Defense stat.
omega ruby alpha sapphire	An earsplitting screech harshly lowers the target’s Defense stat.
sun moon	An earsplitting screech harshly lowers the target’s Defense stat.
ultra sun ultra moon	An earsplitting screech harshly lowers the target’s Defense stat.
lets go pikachu lets go eevee	An earsplitting screech harshly lowers the target’s Defense stat.
sword shield	An earsplitting screech harshly lowers the target’s Defense stat.
legends arceus	An earsplitting screech harshly lowers the target's Defense stat.
scarlet violet	An earsplitting screech harshly lowers the target's Defense stat.

Pokémon that learn this move in scarlet-violet

ekans — level-up, level 17
arbok — level-up, level 17
venonat — egg
meowth — level-up, level 32
persian — level-up, level 36
psyduck — level-up, level 21
golduck — level-up, level 21
mankey — level-up, level 36
primeape — level-up, level 44
tentacool — level-up, level 20
tentacruel — level-up, level 20
magnemite — level-up, level 24
magneton — level-up, level 24
grimer — level-up, level 37
muk — level-up, level 37
voltorb — level-up, level 13
electrode — level-up, level 13
electabuzz — level-up, level 24
snorlax — level-up, level 1
totodile — level-up, level 33
croconaw — level-up, level 37
feraligatr — level-up, level 44
aipom — level-up, level 25
yanma — level-up, level 46
umbreon — level-up, level 45
murkrow — egg
misdreavus — egg
dunsparce — level-up, level 16
gligar — level-up, level 35
sneasel — level-up, level 54
elekid — level-up, level 24
larvitar — level-up, level 21
pupitar — level-up, level 21
tyranitar — level-up, level 21
treecko — level-up, level 33
grovyle — level-up, level 45
sceptile — level-up, level 42
mudkip — level-up, level 33
marshtomp — level-up, level 45
swampert — level-up, level 49
vibrava — level-up, level 24
flygon — level-up, level 24
seviper — level-up, level 14
shuppet — level-up, level 4
banette — level-up, level 1
kricketune — level-up, level 34
cranidos — level-up, level 42
rampardos — level-up, level 51
shieldon — egg
bastiodon — egg