Offensive Pivot
RUItem
Heavy-Duty Boots
Heavy-Duty BootsAbility["Frisk","Infiltrator"]
NatureTimid+Spe/−Atk
TeraSteelFireFairy
EV spread
SpA252
SpD4
Spe▲252
Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 1.5 m
- Weight
- 85.0 kg
Training & breeding details
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP187
Base stats
HP
85
Attack
70
Defense
80
Sp. Atk
97
Sp. Def
80
Speed
123
Total
535
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
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Bulky Support
RUSource: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Noivern
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Isle of Armor (Sword)
Isle of Armor (Shield)
Crown Tundra (Sword)
Crown Tundra (Shield)
Evolution
Lv. 48
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Noivern can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
21 of 21
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Dragon Pulse Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Dragon | Special | 85 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Absorb Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Grass | Special | 20 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Gust Inflicts regular damage and can hit Pokémon in the air. | Flying | Special | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Moonlight Heals the user by half its max HP. Affected by weather. | Fairy | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 1 | Supersonic Confuses the target. | Normal | Status | — | 55 | 20 |
| 1 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 5 | Leech Life Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Bug | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 12 | Double Team Raises the user’s evasion by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 16 | Wing Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Flying | Physical | 60 | 100 | 35 |
| 18 | Agility Raises the user’s Speed by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 20 | Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 24 | Air Cutter Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Flying | Special | 60 | 95 | 25 |
| 28 | Whirlwind Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 31 | Razor Wind Requires a turn to charge before attacking. | Normal | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 32 | Super Fang Inflicts damage equal to half the target’s HP. | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 10 |
| 36 | Air Slash Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Flying | Special | 75 | 95 | 15 |
| 40 | Screech Lowers the target’s Defense by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 44 | Roost Heals the user by half its max HP. | Flying | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 51 | Tailwind For three turns, friendly Pokémon have doubled Speed. | Flying | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 56 | Hurricane Has a chance to confuse the target. | Flying | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 |
| 62 | Boomburst Inflicts regular damage. | Normal | Special | 140 | 100 | 10 |
Sprites & renders
15 sprites & renders for Noivern.
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Cite this page
“Noivern”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/noivern.
Species data from PokéAPI.