Rowlet (Pokémon)

|}
Rowlet (Japanese: モクロー Mokuroh) is a dual-type introduced in Generation VII.
It evolves into starting at level 17, which evolves into starting at level 34.
In Hisui, it evolves into Dartrix starting at level 17, which evolves into Decidueye starting at level 36.
Along with and , Rowlet is one of the three first partner Pokémon of Alola available at the beginning of . They were also the second Generation VII Pokémon to be revealed to the public on May 10, 2016.
Rowlet is also one of the three first partner Pokémon of Hisui in , alongside and .
==Biology==
Rowlet is a small, avian resembling a young owl with a round body and short legs. Its plumage is primarily beige with a white underside and . The facial disc itself is in the shape of two overlapping circles. It has large black eyes and a stubby beak. The top part of its beak is white, while the lower half is orange-brown. Its feet have two forward-facing toes and one backward-facing toe; they are the same color as the lower half of its beak. Two leaves sprout from its chest arranged to resemble a bowtie. Additional leaves form its tail and line the undersides of its wings.
A nocturnal Pokémon, it will store energy during the day through photosynthesis. It approaches opponents by silently gliding, before unleashing a volley of kicks. This Pokémon can rotate its head almost 180 degrees and has excellent night vision.Pokémon Sun and Moon site | Rowlet Its feathers are as sharp as blades, which it launches at foes from the air. Rowlet feels most relaxed in tight, dark spaces. Rowlet is known to even nestle into its Trainer's bag or the front of their jacket. It has been recently seen living in the Terarium of Blueberry Academy.
Rowlet and its evolved forms are the only known Pokémon that can have the Ability .
===Evolution===
Rowlet evolves into , which evolves into .
In Hisui, it evolves into Dartrix, which evolves into Decidueye.
==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
 	
Rowlet in the	Rowlet in the
===Game locations===
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
====In side games====
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
|}
====In events====
=====In-game events=====
|}
=====Wild Area News=====
|}
===Held items===
|}
===Stats===
====Base stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
====By leveling up====
====By TM====
====By ====
===Side game data===
|-
|-
|-
|}
 				
 				
Halloween costume				
===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
=====Ash's Rowlet=====
 a Rowlet in First Catch in Alola, Ketchum-Style!, which also marked the species' debut. It has a naive and relaxed personality and is rather inexperienced.
=====Other=====
In The Arceus Chronicles (Part 1), Ash temporarily caught a Rowlet while visiting a Sinnoh Fest in Canalave City.
====Minor appearances====
A Rowlet briefly appeared alongside a and in I Choose You!.
A 's Rowlet appeared in From Z to Shining Z!, where it watched the between Ash's Pikachu and .
A Rowlet appeared in a fantasy alongside the other first partner Pokémon in Getting More Than You Battled For!.
Three Rowlet appeared in The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One), under the ownership of students of Indigo Academy. Another appeared during a flashback.
A Rowlet appeared in The Terapagos I Don't Know, under the ownership of a student.
A Trainer's Rowlet appeared in Food Fit for a Kingambit!.
====Pokédex entries====
===GOTCHA!===
A Rowlet briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
===POKÉTOON===
A Rowlet appeared in The Pancham Who Wants to Be a Hero.
A Rowlet appeared in Wait for Me, Magikarp!.
===Pokémon Evolutions===
A Rowlet briefly appeared playing with some children in The Eclipse.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
 once owned a Rowlet that first appeared in The Delivery of Rotom and the Girl. Professor Kukui allowed Moon to keep Rowlet after seeing how close the two had become after their first encounter. Prior to Adventure in the Dark Dimension, he evolved into and later evolved into a in Regeneration!! The Power of the Sun and the Moon!.
===Pokémon Horizon===
A Rowlet appeared in Journey to a New Horizon, under the ownership of Mana. It later fully evolved into a .
A Rowlet appeared in a fantasy in Traveling Trainer Tokio.
===Pokémon Journeys===
Ash's Rowlet appeared in a fantasy in Legend? Check! Friends? Check!.
==In the TCG==
==Other Appearances==
===Super Smash Bros. Ultimate===
Rowlet appears as a .
==Trivia==
* Including those that gain a new type upon their first Evolution, Rowlet is the only first partner Pokémon whose secondary typing does not remain the same throughout its evolutionary line, with both Alolan and losing the type and gaining and , respectively.
* Rowlet's Japanese name and its romanization were revealed in a tweet of their trademark on April 17, 2016.https://twitter.com/trademark_bot/status/721918697921777664
* Rowlet and its evolved forms have several distinctions:
** They are the only Pokémon in the .
** They are the only Pokémon introduced in Generation VII to be in the Hisuian Pokédex.
** They are the only Grass-type first partner Pokémon family whose Pokédex color is not green. Instead, their Pokédex color is brown.
===Origin===
Rowlet is based on an , sharing the most similarities with members of the family — species collectively known as "barn owls" that have heart-shaped faces and dark eyes. In particular, it closely resembles the , which was introduced to , the region which Alola was based on. Furthermore, Rowlet's type might be a reference to s or the local , known for flying over grassy areas on the .
====Name origin====
Rowlet may be a combination of root, round, or arrow, and owlet (a young owl).
Mokuroh may be a combination of 木 moku (wood) and 梟 fukurō (owl).
==In other languages==
==See also==
* Ash's Rowlet
* Moon's Rowlet
* Decidueye (UNITE)
* Toucannon's flock
* First partner Pokémon
==References==
==External links==
|}
722
de:Bauz
es:Rowlet
fr:Brindibou
it:Rowlet
ja:モクロー
zh:木木枭