#0164
Noctowl
Owl Pokémon
When it needs to think, it rotates its head 180 degrees to sharpen its intellectual power.
Details
Height1.6 m
Weight40.8 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate90(20.1%)Moderate
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time15 cycles · ~4,080 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP158
Base stats
HP
100
Attack
50
Defense
50
Sp. Atk
86
Sp. Def
96
Speed
70
Total
452
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
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Where to find Noctowl
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Crystal
Colosseum
Diamond
Pearl
Black
White
Black 2
White 2
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Noctowl can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Echoed Voice Power increases by 100% for each consecutive use by any friendly Pokémon, to a maximum of 200. | Normal | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Foresight Forces the target to have no Evade, and allows it to be hit by Normal and Fighting moves even if it’s a Ghost. | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 1 | Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Peck Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Flying | Physical | 35 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Sky Attack User charges for one turn before attacking. Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Flying | Physical | 140 | 90 | 5 |
| 1 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 9 | Confusion Has a chance to confuse the target. | Psychic | Special | 50 | 100 | 25 |
| 12 | Reflect Reduces damage from physical attacks by half. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 15 | Psycho Shift Transfers the user’s major status effect to the target. | Psychic | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 16 | Zen Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 |
| 18 | Air Slash Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Flying | Special | 75 | 95 | 15 |
| 23 | Extrasensory Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Psychic | Special | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| 28 | Take Down User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 33 | Uproar Forced to use this move for several turns. Pokémon cannot fall asleep in that time. | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 38 | Roost Heals the user by half its max HP. | Flying | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 43 | Moonblast Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Attack by one stage. | Fairy | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| 48 | Hypnosis Puts the target to sleep. | Psychic | Status | — | 60 | 20 |
| 51 | Synchronoise Hits any Pokémon that shares a type with the user. | Psychic | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| 53 | Dream Eater Only works on sleeping Pokémon. Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Psychic | Special | 100 | 100 | 15 |
Breeding & egg moves
Noctowl can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
22 sprites & renders for Noctowl.
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Cite this page
“Noctowl”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/noctowl.
Species data from PokéAPI.