Snarl (move)

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Snarl バークアウト Bark Out

Battles Type  Dark Category  Special PP  15 (max. 24) Power  55 Accuracy  95% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock Is a sound-based move

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Many Others: Affects all adjacent opponents, but not allies

Availability Introduced  Generation V TM95 in Generation V TM95 in Generation VI TM95 in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Makes the audience quickly grow bored when an appeal move has little effect.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Snarl (Japanese: バークアウト Bark Out) is a damage-dealing Dark-type move introduced in Generation V. It has been TM95 since Generation V.

Effect

Snarl deals damage and lowers the target's Special Attack by one stage. Snarl hits all opponents in Double Battles and all adjacent opponents in Triple Battles.

Description

Games Description BWB2W2 The user yells as if it is ranting about something, making the target's Sp. Atk stat decrease. XYORAS SM The user yells as if it's ranting about something, which lowers the Sp. Atk stat of opposing Pokémon.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0262		Mightyena		Field		Field		18ORAS	1, Evo.
0717		Yveltal		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		18	18
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
						I [[|]]	II [[|]]	III [[|]]	IV [[|]]	V TM95	VI TM95	VII TM95	VIII --	IX --
019A		Rattata Alola Form		Field		Field			✔
020A		Raticate Alola Form		Field		Field			✔
053A		Persian Alola Form		Field		Field			✔
0058		Growlithe		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0059		Arcanine		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
088A		Grimer Alola Form		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔
089A		Muk Alola Form		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔
0151		Mew		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔
0197		Umbreon		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0198		Murkrow		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔
0209		Snubbull		Field	Fairy	✔	✔	✔
0210		Granbull		Field	Fairy	✔	✔	✔
0215		Sneasel		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0228		Houndour		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0229		Houndoom		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0243		Raikou		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔
0244		Entei		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔
0245		Suicune		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔
0246		Larvitar		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔
0247		Pupitar		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔
0248		Tyranitar		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔
0261		Poochyena		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0262		Mightyena		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0274		Nuzleaf		Field	Grass	✔	✔	✔
0275		Shiftry		Field	Grass	✔	✔	✔
0302		Sableye		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
0309		Electrike		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0310		Manectric		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0318		Carvanha		Water 2		Water 2	✔	✔	✔
0319		Sharpedo		Water 2		Water 2	✔	✔	✔
0342		Crawdaunt		Water 1	Water 3	✔	✔	✔
0359		Absol		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0403		Shinx		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0404		Luxio		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0405		Luxray		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0430		Honchkrow		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔
0434		Stunky		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0435		Skuntank		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0442		Spiritomb		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
0452		Drapion		Bug	Water 3	✔	✔	✔
0461		Weavile		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0491		Darkrai		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔
0493		Arceus		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔
0506		Lillipup		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0507		Herdier		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0508		Stoutland		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0509		Purrloin		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0510		Liepard		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0551		Sandile		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0552		Krokorok		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0553		Krookodile		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0559		Scraggy		Field	Dragon	✔	✔	✔
0560		Scrafty		Field	Dragon	✔	✔	✔
0570		Zorua		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0571		Zoroark		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0621		Druddigon		Dragon	Monster	✔	✔	✔
0624		Pawniard		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
0625		Bisharp		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
0629		Vullaby		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔
0630		Mandibuzz		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔
0667		Litleo		Field		Field		✔	✔
0668		Pyroar		Field		Field		✔	✔
0675		Pangoro		Field	Human-Like		✔	✔
0676		Furfrou		Field		Field		✔	✔
0717		Yveltal		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		✔	✔
0727		Incineroar		Field		Field			✔
0744		Rockruff		Field		Field			✔
0745		Lycanroc Midday Form		Field		Field			✔
745Mn		Lycanroc Midnight Form		Field		Field			✔
0768		Golisopod		Bug	Water 3			✔
0773		Silvally		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			✔
0780		Drampa		Monster	Dragon			✔
0787		Tapu Bulu		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			✔
0791		Solgaleo		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			✔
0799		Guzzlord		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By event

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0571		Zoroark		Field		Field	Pokémon Smash! Zoroark Summer 2011 Zoroark Toys "R" Us ZoroarkBW
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Pokémon GO

Snarl
Fast Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 12 Energy boost 12 Duration 1.1 seconds Damage window ? seconds
Trainer Battles Power ? Energy boost ? Turns ?
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Fast TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

• Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 21, 2017, Snarl had a duration of 1.55 seconds.

In the anime

Bisharp
The user sends a sphere shaped burst of purple energy towards the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Bisharp crosses its arms and then slashes its arms forward. A purple ball of energy is fired from in front of Bisharp's body and grows in size until it turns into a hemisphere and runs along with top of ground until it hits the opponent and creates an explosion on impact.
Heidayu's Bisharp	A Festival of Decisions!		Debut

Trivia

• Prior to the release of Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, this move had a very unique distribution, being simultaneously a TM and an event-exclusive move due to TM95 not being available yet. Thus the only way for the move to be generally obtained at that time was to receive the event Zoroark listed above, then pass down the move via breeding or chain breeding, taking advantage of the fact that TM moves can be passed down. Outside of Volt Tackle, this was the only case where a move that is not an Egg Move required breeding to obtain.

In other languages

Language Title French Aboiement German Standpauke Italian Urlorabbia Korean 바크아웃 Bark Out Polish Prychnięcie Brazilian Portuguese Rosnado Spanish Alarido

Variations of the move Icy Wind
Icy Wind • Mud Shot • Electroweb • Snarl

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