Hoopa

Hoopa is a Psychic/Ghost type Pokémon introduced in Generation 6.

Hoopa is an event-exclusive Pokémon.

Hoopa (Hoopa Confined) artwork by Ken Sugimori

Additional artwork

Pokédex data

National № 0720
Type Psychic Ghost
Species Mischief Pokémon
Height 0.5 m (1′08″)
Weight 9.0 kg (19.8 lbs)
Abilities 1. Magician
Local № 0152 (X/Y — Central Kalos)

Training

EV yield 3 Sp. Atk
Catch rate 3 (0.4% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship 100 (higher than normal)
Base Exp. 300
Growth Rate Slow

Breeding

Egg Groups Undiscovered
Gender Genderless
Egg cycles 120 (30,584–30,840 steps)

Base stats

HP 80
270 364
Attack 110
202 350
Defense 60
112 240
Sp. Atk 150
274 438
Sp. Def 130
238 394
Speed 70
130 262
Total 600 Min Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Hoopa.

Hoopa (Hoopa Unbound) artwork by Ken Sugimori

Additional artwork

Pokédex data

National № 0720
Type Psychic Dark
Species Djinn Pokémon
Height 6.5 m (21′04″)
Weight 490.0 kg (1080.3 lbs)
Abilities 1. Magician
Local № 0152 (X/Y — Central Kalos)

Training

EV yield 3 Sp. Atk
Catch rate 3 (0.4% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship 50 (normal)
Base Exp. 340
Growth Rate Slow

Breeding

Egg Groups Undiscovered
Gender Genderless
Egg cycles 120 (30,584–30,840 steps)

Base stats

HP 80
270 364
Attack 160
292 460
Defense 60
112 240
Sp. Atk 170
310 482
Sp. Def 130
238 394
Speed 80
148 284
Total 680 Min Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Hoopa.

Evolution chart

Hoopa changes

Pokédex entries

X This troublemaker sends anything and everything to faraway places using its loop, which can warp space.
Y It gathers things it likes and passes them through its loop to teleport them to a secret place.
Omega Ruby In its true form, it possess a huge amount of power. Legends of its avarice tell how it once carried off an entire castle to gain the treasure hidden within.
Alpha Sapphire It is said to be able to seize anything it desires with its six rings and six huge arms. With its power sealed, it is transformed into a much smaller form.

Moves learned by Hoopa

Moves learnt by level up

Hoopa learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Lv.
Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
1Ally SwitchPsychicStatus — —
1ConfusionPsychicSpecial 50 100
1Destiny BondGhostStatus — —
6AstonishGhostPhysical 30 100
10TrickPsychicStatus — 100
15Light ScreenPsychicStatus — —
19PsybeamPsychicSpecial 65 100
25Skill SwapPsychicStatus — —
29Guard SplitPsychicStatus — —
29Power SplitPsychicStatus — —
35Phantom ForceGhostPhysical 90 100
46Zen HeadbuttPsychicPhysical 80 90
50Trick RoomPsychicStatus — —
50Wonder RoomPsychicStatus — —
55Shadow BallGhostSpecial 80 100
68Nasty PlotDarkStatus — —
75PsychicPsychicSpecial 90 100
85Hyperspace HolePsychicSpecial 80 ∞
Lv.
Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
1Ally SwitchPsychicStatus — —
1ConfusionPsychicSpecial 50 100
1Destiny BondGhostStatus — —
6AstonishGhostPhysical 30 100
10TrickPsychicStatus — 100
15Light ScreenPsychicStatus — —
19PsybeamPsychicSpecial 65 100
25Skill SwapPsychicStatus — —
29Guard SplitPsychicStatus — —
29Power SplitPsychicStatus — —
46Knock OffDarkPhysical 65 100
50Trick RoomPsychicStatus — —
50Wonder RoomPsychicStatus — —
55Dark PulseDarkSpecial 80 100
75PsychicPsychicSpecial 90 100
85Hyperspace FuryDarkPhysical 100 ∞

Egg moves

Hoopa does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet.

Moves learnt by TM

Hoopa is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

TM
Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
01Take DownNormalPhysical 90 85
06Scary FaceNormalStatus — 100
07ProtectNormalStatus — —
16PsybeamPsychicSpecial 65 100
18ThiefDarkPhysical 60 100
25FacadeNormalPhysical 70 100
32SwiftNormalSpecial 60 ∞
36Rock TombRockPhysical 60 95
43FlingDarkPhysical — 100
47EndureNormalStatus — —
49Sunny DayFireStatus — —
50Rain DanceWaterStatus — —
51SandstormRockStatus — —
54PsyshockPsychicSpecial 80 100
58Brick BreakFightingPhysical 75 100
59Zen HeadbuttPsychicPhysical 80 90
62Foul PlayDarkPhysical 95 100
67Fire PunchFirePhysical 75 100
68Thunder PunchElectricPhysical 75 100
69Ice PunchIcePhysical 75 100
70Sleep TalkNormalStatus — —
73Drain PunchFightingPhysical 75 100
74ReflectPsychicStatus — —
75Light ScreenPsychicStatus — —
81Grass KnotGrassSpecial — 100
82Thunder WaveElectricStatus — 90
85RestPsychicStatus — —
87TauntDarkStatus — 100
94Dark PulseDarkSpecial 80 100
98Skill SwapPsychicStatus — —
102Gunk ShotPoisonPhysical 120 80
103SubstituteNormalStatus — —
109TrickPsychicStatus — 100
114Shadow BallGhostSpecial 80 100
119Energy BallGrassSpecial 90 100
120PsychicPsychicSpecial 90 100
126ThunderboltElectricSpecial 90 100
129Calm MindPsychicStatus — —
138Psychic TerrainPsychicStatus — —
140Nasty PlotDarkStatus — —
151Phantom ForceGhostPhysical 90 100
152Giga ImpactNormalPhysical 150 90
158Focus BlastFightingSpecial 120 70
161Trick RoomPsychicStatus — —
163Hyper BeamNormalSpecial 150 90
171Tera BlastNormalSpecial 80 100
178GravityPsychicStatus — —
181Knock OffDarkPhysical 65 100
192Focus PunchFightingPhysical 150 100
199Lash OutDarkPhysical 75 100
203Psych UpNormalStatus — —
217Future SightPsychicSpecial 120 100
218Expanding ForcePsychicSpecial 80 100
219Skitter SmackBugPhysical 70 90
221Throat ChopDarkPhysical 80 100
228Psychic NoisePsychicSpecial 75 100

Moves learnt by level up

Hoopa learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.
Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
1Ally SwitchPsychicStatus — —
1ConfusionPsychicSpecial 50 100
1Destiny BondGhostStatus — —
1Hyperspace HolePsychicSpecial 80 ∞
1TrickPsychicStatus — 100
6AstonishGhostPhysical 30 100
10Magic CoatPsychicStatus — —
15Light ScreenPsychicStatus — —
19PsybeamPsychicSpecial 65 100
25Skill SwapPsychicStatus — —
29Guard SplitPsychicStatus — —
29Power SplitPsychicStatus — —
35Phantom ForceGhostPhysical 90 100
46Zen HeadbuttPsychicPhysical 80 90
50Trick RoomPsychicStatus — —
50Wonder RoomPsychicStatus — —
55Shadow BallGhostSpecial 80 100
68Nasty PlotDarkStatus — —
75PsychicPsychicSpecial 90 100
85Hyperspace HolePsychicSpecial 80 ∞
Lv.
Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
1Ally SwitchPsychicStatus — —
1ConfusionPsychicSpecial 50 100
1Destiny BondGhostStatus — —
1Hyperspace FuryDarkPhysical 100 ∞
1TrickPsychicStatus — 100
6AstonishGhostPhysical 30 100
10Magic CoatPsychicStatus — —
15Light ScreenPsychicStatus — —
19PsybeamPsychicSpecial 65 100
25Skill SwapPsychicStatus — —
29Guard SplitPsychicStatus — —
29Power SplitPsychicStatus — —
46Knock OffDarkPhysical 65 100
50Trick RoomPsychicStatus — —
50Wonder RoomPsychicStatus — —
55Dark PulseDarkSpecial 80 100
75PsychicPsychicSpecial 90 100
85Hyperspace FuryDarkPhysical 100 ∞

Egg moves

Hoopa does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

Move Tutor moves

Hoopa can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from move tutors (details):

Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
Ally SwitchPsychicStatus — —
BlockNormalStatus — —
CovetNormalPhysical 60 100
Drain PunchFightingPhysical 75 100
Dual ChopDragonPhysical 40 90
Fire PunchFirePhysical 75 100
Focus PunchFightingPhysical 150 100
Foul PlayDarkPhysical 95 100
GravityPsychicStatus — —
Gunk ShotPoisonPhysical 120 80
Ice PunchIcePhysical 75 100
Knock OffDarkPhysical 65 100
Laser FocusNormalStatus — —
Last ResortNormalPhysical 140 100
Magic CoatPsychicStatus — —
Magic RoomPsychicStatus — —
RecycleNormalStatus — —
Role PlayPsychicStatus — —
Shock WaveElectricSpecial 60 ∞
Signal BeamBugSpecial 75 100
Skill SwapPsychicStatus — —
SnatchDarkStatus — —
SnoreNormalSpecial 50 100
TelekinesisPsychicStatus — —
Throat ChopDarkPhysical 80 100
Thunder PunchElectricPhysical 75 100
TrickPsychicStatus — 100
UproarNormalSpecial 90 100
Wonder RoomPsychicStatus — —
Zen HeadbuttPsychicPhysical 80 90

Moves learnt by TM

Hoopa is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon:

TM
Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
03PsyshockPsychicSpecial 80 100
04Calm MindPsychicStatus — —
06ToxicPoisonStatus — 90
10Hidden PowerNormalSpecial 60 100
11Sunny DayFireStatus — —
12TauntDarkStatus — 100
15Hyper BeamNormalSpecial 150 90
16Light ScreenPsychicStatus — —
17ProtectNormalStatus — —
18Rain DanceWaterStatus — —
20SafeguardNormalStatus — —
21FrustrationNormalPhysical — 100
24ThunderboltElectricSpecial 90 100
27ReturnNormalPhysical — 100
29PsychicPsychicSpecial 90 100
30Shadow BallGhostSpecial 80 100
31Brick BreakFightingPhysical 75 100
32Double TeamNormalStatus — —
33ReflectPsychicStatus — —
41TormentDarkStatus — 100
42FacadeNormalPhysical 70 100
44RestPsychicStatus — —
46ThiefDarkPhysical 60 100
48RoundNormalSpecial 60 100
52Focus BlastFightingSpecial 120 70
53Energy BallGrassSpecial 90 100
56FlingDarkPhysical — 100
57Charge BeamElectricSpecial 50 90
60QuashDarkStatus — 100
63EmbargoDarkStatus — 100
68Giga ImpactNormalPhysical 150 90
73Thunder WaveElectricStatus — 90
77Psych UpNormalStatus — —
85Dream EaterPsychicSpecial 100 100
86Grass KnotGrassSpecial — 100
87SwaggerNormalStatus — 85
88Sleep TalkNormalStatus — —
90SubstituteNormalStatus — —
92Trick RoomPsychicStatus — —
97Dark PulseDarkSpecial 80 100
100ConfideNormalStatus — —

Transfer-only moves

Hoopa can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
Method
FlashNormalStatus — 100 Generation 6 — TM
Power-Up PunchFightingPhysical 40 100 Generation 6 — TM
Secret PowerNormalPhysical 70 100 Generation 6 — TM

Hoopa sprites

Type Generation 6 Generation 7 Generation 8 Generation 9
Normal Hoopa sprite from X & Y — — Hoopa sprite from Scarlet & Violet
Shiny Hoopa Shiny sprite from X & Y — — —

Where to find Hoopa

X
Y
Omega Ruby
Alpha Sapphire
Trade/migrate from another game
Sun
Moon
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Trade/migrate from another game
Let's Go Pikachu
Let's Go Eevee
Not available in this game
Sword
Shield
Brilliant Diamond
Shining Pearl
Legends: Arceus
Not available in this game
Scarlet
Violet
Location data not yet available

Answers to Hoopa questions

Other languages

English Hoopa
Japanese フーパ (Hoopa)
German Hoopa
French Hoopa
Italian Hoopa
Spanish Hoopa
Korean 후파 (hupa)
Chinese (Simplified) 胡帕
Chinese (Traditional) 胡帕

 

English Mischief Pokémon
Djinn Pokémon
Japanese いたずらポケモン
まじんポケモン
German Schabernack-Pokémon
Plagegeist-Pokémon
French Pokémon Chenapan
Pokémon Djinn
Italian Pokémon Birba
Pokémon Genio
Spanish Pokémon Travesura
Pokémon Genio Burlón
Korean 장난포켓몬
마신포켓몬
Chinese (Simplified) 顽童宝可梦
魔神宝可梦
Chinese (Traditional) 頑童寶可夢
魔神寶可夢

Name origin

hoop
a circular band