Hoothoot:
| Gold | It always stands on one foot. It changes feet so fast, the movement can rarely be seen. |
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| Silver | It has a perfect sense of time. Whatever happens, it keeps rhythm by precisely tilting its head in time. |
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| Emerald | It has an internal organ that senses the earth's rotation. Using this special organ, a Hoothoot begins hooting at precisely the same time every day. |
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| Diamond | It always stands on one foot. Even when attacked, it does not brace itself using both feet. |
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| Platinum | It marks time precisely. Some countries consider it to be a wise friend, versed in the world's ways. |
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| Scarlet | Hoothoot's internal clock is precise at all times. It tilts its head in a fixed rhythm. |
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Pikipek:
| Sun | It can peck at a rate of 16 times a second to drill holes in trees. It uses the holes for food storage and for nesting. |
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| Moon | This Pokémon feeds on berries, whose leftover seeds become the ammunition for the attacks it fires off from its mouth. |
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| Ultra Sun | It pecks at trees with its hard beak. You can get some idea of its mood or condition from the rhythm of its pecking. |
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| Ultra Moon | It may look spindly, but its neck muscles are heavy-duty. It can peck at a tree 16 times per second! |
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| Scarlet | Using its beak to strike 16 times per second, it opens holes in even the hardest of trees. |
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| Violet | Pikipek has strong muscles in its neck, so it won’t hurt itself even if it violently shakes its head. |
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So in other words, we have the world's most stubborn timekeeping obsessed bird, Hoothoot, which always stands on 1 foot (Even when getting attacked, it won't use both feet to brace itself!) & "Whatever happens, it keeps rhythm by precisely tilting its head in time.".
Hoothoot also has a "perfect sense of time" & hoots at precisely the same time every day.
If Hoothoot is in-character, then it sounds like its behaviour is a process of elimination; It won't do anything that requires it to stop tilting its head, it'll always stay on 1 foot, & it probably won't do anything involving hooting unless it's the precisely right time, or it's desperate.
Hoothoot might also be smart. Noctowl supposedly is, & some of Hoothoot's entries say
"Some countries consider it to be a wise friend, versed in the world's ways.".
Whereas Pikipek is just... strong neck, peck a lot really fast, shoot seeds as projectiles.
So what seems plausible for Hoothoot includes:
Level-Up moves: Tackle, Foresight, Hypnosis, MAYBE Peck (If it can do that without stopping the tilting of its head. But this is a bad idea when Pikipek has a longer beak.), Confusion, Zen Headbutt (Similar caveats to Peck.), Psycho Shift, Extrasensory, Take Down, Reflect, Air Slash, Roost (If it will do so while still tilting its head & being on only 1 leg.), Moonblast, Synchronoise & Dream Eater.
Egg Moves: Agility, Defog, Feather Dance, Feint Attack, Hurricane, Mean Look (Though it might seem silly with all the headtilting.), Mirror Move, Night Shade, Sky Attack, Whirlwind, Wing Attack.
& Pikipek:
Level-Up Moves: Peck, Rock Smash, Pluck, Fury Attack, Pluck, Fury Attack, Drill Peck & Bullet Seed align with its behaviour, but IDK reasons why it wouldn't use Growl, Echoed Voice Supersonic, Roost, Feather Dance, Hyper Voice etc. Although they don't seem like its 1st choice.
Egg Moves include: Boomburst, Brave Bird, Mirror Move, Tailwind, & Uproar, Gunk Shot & Sky Attack.
Gunk Shot might be in-character, although it's Mirror Herb Egg Move only.
So yeah. Presuming Hoothoot wants to avoid breaking its stand on 1 leg & tilt its head like a pendulum routine, only hooting precisely on time, I'd presume it'd focus more on its stuff that it can do without moving much. Which includes hax.
You know like Hypnosis, Synchronoise (
"Using an odd shock wave, the user inflicts damage on any Pokémon of the same type in the area around it.".).
Hoothoot also has Reflect to keep Pikipek away, which helps against something that's all neck muscles & pecking.
Both of them can Mirror Move. IDK if Hoothoot would want to do that for Tailwind, if Pikipek even tries it, but it is notable that Insomnia will prevent Mirror Move-ing Hypnosis being an option for Pikipek.
If its berries were rotten enough &/or it had the right parents (&/or a Mirror Herb's involvement.) maybe Pikiepek could try Gunk Shot?
Boomburst would also get around Reflect. Screech could help mitigate it, & although none of them are STAB (If that matters.), Pikipek has like, 1 or 2, maybe 3 forms of range Physical attacks, I think?
But even if Hoothoot doesn't Roost, its ranged options like Confusion & Extrasensory seem better, since they're harder to dodge being telekinesis & an "odd, unseeable power". If we assume STAB applies, Pikipek is probably hitting harder with stuff like Hyper Voice & especially Sky Attack & Boomburst.
Pikipek might also be more willing to use Roost.
So yeah. It seems like Hoothoot is the haxier 1 with harder to dodge stuff, & good defensive options, but slightly hindered by its weird behaviour. While Pikipek is more likely to make use of its healing, & has a speed boost option that Hoothoot can only Mirror Move, & if it can hit Hoothoot, will be hitting harder, especially if STAB is applied & especially if Reflect isn't up.
If Hoothoot were to spam Moonblast, it would only need 30% odds to get a Sp. Atk drop on Pikipek, which could help against Pikipek's range, but Hoothoot would need to do that early, unless our bird that always stands on 1 leg no matter what is willing to do some Roosting.
I'm unsure myself. Thoughts, all?
