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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, seeNoctowl (disambiguation).

Noctowl Owl Pokémon ヨルノズク Yorunozuku #0164 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Normal Flying Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Insomnia orKeen Eye Cacophony Cacophony Tinted Lens Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male,50% female	Catch rate 90(20.1%)
Breeding Egg Group Flying Hatch time 15 cycles
Height 5'03" 1.6 m Noctowl 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form5}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form6}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form7}}}	Weight 89.9 lbs. 40.8 kg Noctowl 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form5}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form6}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form7}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 162 Gen. II-IV Unknown IV 158 V+	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 2 Noctowl 2 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Brown	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Noctowl (Japanese:ヨルノズクYorunozuku) is a dual-typeNormal/FlyingPokémon introduced inGeneration II.

Itevolves fromHoothoot starting atlevel 20.

Biology

Noctowl is anavianPokémon that resembles an owl. It has light brown plumage with a darker brown pattern of triangles on its chest. Its fan-like tail is the same dark brown, while its wings are a slightly lighter shade of brown with light brown undersides. It has red eyes with black rings around them and a second, cream-colored ring around the first. Above its eyes are bushy, cream-colored feather "horns" that resemble large eyebrows. Its small beak and talons are pinkish, and its feet are cream-colored with three toes facing forward and one backward. As seen in thePokémon the Series episodeThrowing in the Noctowl, an elderly Noctowl can grow a small beard.

Noctowl is anocturnal Pokémon that is called "the emperor of dark nights" by some. It has exceptional eyes that concentrate the faintest light and give it night vision, supple wings capable of silent flight, and it can twist its head at a 180-degree angle to increase its intellect. Its superior senses and intellect allow it to catch prey without fail in the darkness. It can also turn its head upside down, which signals that it is troubled by something. If disturbed in this state, it will peck at the offender. Noctowl is most commonly found nesting in trees intemperate and boreal forests.

InKitakami, Noctowl is used for the region'sFlying Taxi service.

Evolution

Noctowl evolves fromHoothoot.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer toGame data→Evolution data.)

Unevolved Hoothoot  Normal  Flying

→

First Evolution Noctowl  Normal  Flying

Game data

Pokédex entries

Noctowl in theAlola PokédexUSUM	Noctowl in theKitakami Pokédex

Game locations

In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
Generation II This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation II side games.
Generation III Trozei! Phobos Jet, Endless Level 44, Forever Level 10,Mr. Who's Den MD Red MD Blue EvolveHoothoot
Generation IV MD Time MD Darkness Foggy Forest (6F-11F) MD Sky Foggy Forest (6F-11F) Ranger: GS Old Mansion
Generation V Rumble Blast Forest:Everspring Valley Rumble U Flower Garden: Festival on Mount Moon
Generation VI Battle Trozei Safari Jungle: Stage 2Sa Rumble World Silver Isles: Fragrant Tree(All Areas),Dark Land: Chilling Graveyard(All Areas)
Generation VII Rumble Rush Dragonite Sea,Aegislash Sea,Lugia Sea,Charizard Sea2020,Entei SeaFinal
Generation VIII MD DX Northern Range (12F-16F),Buried Relic (30F-34F) Fainted Pokémon:Uproar Forest Mystery House:Sky Tower Strong Foe:Lapis Cave (4F-14F)
Cross-Generation Shuffle Event:Pokémon Safari(Seventh release) Masters EX Varietysync pair scout: Falkner & Noctowl

Stats

Base stats

Generations II-VI

Generation VII onwards

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Noctowl is available inScarlet and Violet Version 2.0.1+.

Byleveling up

ByTM

Generation IX Other generations: II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM004 TM004 Agility Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM006 TM006 Scary Face Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM014 TM014 Acrobatics Flying Physical 05555 100}}100% 15 TM016 TM016 Psybeam Psychic Special 06565 100}}100% 20 TM017 TM017 Confuse Ray Ghost Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM018 TM018 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM027 TM027 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM032 TM032 Swift Normal Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM040 TM040 Air Cutter Flying Special 06060 095}}95% 25 TM041 TM041 Stored Power Psychic Special 02020 100}}100% 10 TM042 TM042 Night Shade Ghost Special 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM049 TM049 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM050 TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM059 TM059 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 08080 090}}90% 15 TM065 TM065 Air Slash Flying Special 07575 095}}95% 15 TM066 TM066 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM074 TM074 Reflect Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM092 TM092 Imprison Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM097 TM097 Fly Flying Physical 09090 095}}95% 15 TM098 TM098 Skill Swap Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM113 TM113 Tailwind Flying Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TM114 TM114 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM117 TM117 Hyper Voice Normal Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM118 TM118 Heat Wave Fire Special 09595 090}}90% 10 TM120 TM120 Psychic Psychic Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM128 TM128 Amnesia Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM129 TM129 Calm Mind Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM140 TM140 Nasty Plot Dark Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM152 TM152 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM160 TM160 Hurricane Flying Special 110110 070}}70% 10 TM163 TM163 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM164 TM164 Brave Bird Flying Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM174 TM174 Haze Ice Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM177 TM177 Spite Ghost Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM191 TM191 Uproar Normal Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM197 TM197 Dual Wingbeat Flying Physical 04040 090}}90% 10 TM203 TM203 Psych Up Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM204 TM204 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TM216 TM216 Feather Dance Flying Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM217 TM217 Future Sight Psychic Special 120120 100}}100% 10 TM224 TM224 Curse Ghost Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM228 TM228 Psychic Noise Psychic Special 07575 100}}100% 10

Bold indicates a move that getsSTAB when used by Noctowl Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Noctowl Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

Bybreeding

Generation IX Other generations: II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - VIII

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Feather Dance Flying Status — 100% 15 Night Shade Ghost Special — 100% 15 Supersonic Normal Status — 55% 20 Whirlwind Normal Status — —% 20 Wing Attack Flying Physical 60 100% 35

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must bechain bred onto Noctowl Bold indicates a move that getsSTAB when used by Noctowl Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Noctowl Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By a priorEvolution

Side game data

Pokémon Trozei! Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: Evolve Friend Area:Flyaway Forest Phrases 51%-100% HP I used my brain to fight! 26%-50% HP The situation's dire... Only half my HP remains... 1%-25% HP The situation's grim... I'm incapable of thinking... Level up I leveled up! I think my IQ went up, too!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, andExplorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -10% IQ group: A
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon Body size: Standard (1 tile) How to Recruit: Introduced byGengar Connected to:Gengar Connection Orb Set: 3 Phrases Normal I can see things at night. Yes, I can SEE! Low HP (< 50%) Why is it...so dark... around here?
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Flying Poké Assist: (present) Flying Field move: (present) (Psy Power ×2) Poké Assist: (past) Flying Field move: (past) (Psy Power ×1) Browser entryR-032/N-023 It causes twisters around itself.
Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●● Defense ●●● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.05 seconds Base HP: 59 Base Attack: 77 Base Defense: 54 Base Speed: 60
Pokémon Battle Trozei Flying Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Flying Attack Power: 60 - 105 5 #494 Power of 5 Increases damage when you make a match of five.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 225 Base Attack: 145 Base Defense: 156 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 1 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks:Wing Attack,Extrasensory Charged Attacks:Psychic,Sky Attack,Night Shade,Shadow Ball*

Costumes in Pokémon GO
New Year's outfit

Evolution data

Unevolved Hoothoot  Normal  Flying

Level 20 →

First Evolution Noctowl  Normal  Flying

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
Generation II Gold Silver Crystal Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back
Generation VIII Sword Shield
Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please seeNoctowl images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

In animation

Major appearances

Ash's Noctowl

InFowl Play!,Dr. Wiseman was trying to capture a small,Shiny Noctowl with traps but kept failing due to the Owl Pokémon's intelligence. AfterTeam Rocket was sent flying, Noctowl allowedAsh to have the chance tocatch it. After an intensebattle, Ash succeeded.

Other

InThrowing in the Noctowl,Wings Alexander owns a Noctowl. For most of the episode, it was sleeping in itsTrainer's plane, but it finally flew out to help Ash's own Noctowl when the flight encountered problems.

InA Relay in the Sky!,Ornithol owns a Noctowl, which shares his aspirations to win thePokémon Sky Relay. However, it never competed with him in the competition since Ornithol was never able to catch two more eligible Pokémon.

InNight and Day, You are the Ones!,Ilunas used a Noctowl as a mode of transportation. It later battledSoleil andChloe, only to be defeated.

A Noctowl appeared inThe Pendant That Starts It All (Part Two), onboard theBrave Olivine, serving as the ship's lookout. It has made further appearances inPokémon Horizons: The Series.

Minor appearances

Multiplewild Noctowl debuted inFowl Play!.

InFor Ho-Oh the Bells Toll!, a Noctowl protected theTin Tower afterTeam Rocket stole theCrystal Bells on the top floor.

InWho's Flying Now?, a Noctowl was featured in theFortree City Feather Festival.

InGoing for Choke!, aCoordinator's Noctowl competed in theBattle Stage of theMulberryContest.

InOnce More With Reeling!, a Coordinator's Noctowl competed in theTerracottaContest.

A Noctowl appeared inDawn Of A New Era!.

A Noctowl appeared inOne Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!.

A Noctowl appeared inAiding the Enemy!.

InPursuing a Lofty Goal!, a Trainer's Noctowl competed in theSquallville PokéRinger and battled aFearow.

InBeating the Bustle and Hustle!, a Trainer's Noctowl participated in the fakeSinnoh Pokémon Hustle thatTeam Rocket had set up.

InMeowth, Colress and Team Rivalry!,Meowth's fantasy featured a Noctowl.

Multiple Noctowl appeared inDiancie and the Cocoon of Destruction.

A Noctowl appeared inThe Power of Us.

AStudent's Noctowl appeared inTerastallization vs. Mega Evolution!.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Movie adaptations

A Noctowl appeared in themanga adaptation ofDiancie and the Cocoon of Destruction as a resident ofAllearth Forest.

Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!!

A Noctowl appeared inPBK2.

Pokémon Adventures

A Noctowl appeared inSunkern Treasure, under the ownership ofFalkner. It was first seen alongside itsTrainer while he was trying tocatch aSkarmory.

Crystal mentioned that she caught a Noctowl on her way toProfessor Elm's Lab inThree Cheers for Chikorita.

A Noctowl appeared inThe Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight inIlex Forest.

A Noctowl appeared inMalamar Traps.

Multiple Noctowl appeared inScizor Defends andChesnaught Protects as residents of thePokémon Village.

A Noctowl appeared inCharizard Transforms as a resident of the Pokémon Village.

A Noctowl appeared inZygarde Agitated.

A Noctowl appeared inXerneas Gives.

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

A Trainer's Noctowl appeared inLet's Fight For The Future!!.

In the TCG

Main article:Noctowl (TCG)

In the TFG

One Noctowl figure has been released.

• Groundbreakers:Noctowl

Trivia

• Noctowl is the firstPokémon to appear asShiny in theanimated series.
• InGeneration IX, prior to the Version 3.0.0 update ofPokémon Scarlet and Violet, Noctowl was unable to learnDefog, while its pre-Evolution could.

Origin

Noctowl seems to be based on ahorned owl, particularly theEurasian eagle-owl due to its red eyes. The feathers that make up its "horns" also resemble a pair of large, bushy eyebrows, which can be interpreted as a sign of age and wisdom, traits that are sometimes associated with owls. This association with wisdom may also explain its ability to learn variousPsychic-typemoves.

Name origin

Noctowl may be a combination ofnocturnal andowl.

Yorunozuku may be a combination of 夜yoru (night) and 木菟mimizuku (horned owl).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ヨルノズクYorunozuku From夜yoru and木菟mimizuku French Noarfang Fromnoir andharfang Spanish Noctowl Same as English name German Noctuh Fromnocturnal andUhu Italian Noctowl Same as English name Korean 야부엉Yabueong From야 (夜)ya and부엉이bueong-i Mandarin Chinese 貓頭夜鷹 / 猫头夜鹰Māotóuyèyīng From貓頭鷹 / 猫头鹰māotóuyīng and夜yè Cantonese Chinese 貓頭夜鷹Māautàuhyehyīng From貓頭鷹māautàuhyīng and夜yeh

More languages Hindi निशाउलNishaul Fromनिशाnisha andउल्लूullu Russian НоктоулNoktoul Transcription of English name Thai โยรุโนะซึคุYorunosuekhu Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

• Ash's Noctowl

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