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Height
5'03" Imperial
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1.6 m Metric
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5'03"/1.6 m Red-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
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Weight
89.9 lbs. Imperial
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40.8 kg Metric
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89.9 lbs./40.8 kg Red-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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EV yield
HP 2
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Atk 0
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Def 0
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Sp.Atk 0
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Sp.Def 0
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Speed 0
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Base Exp.: 162
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Battle Exp.: 1621*
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Noctowl (Japanese: ヨルノズク Yorunozuku) is a dual-type Normal/Flying Pokémon.
It evolves from Hoothoot starting at level 20.
Biology
Physiology
Noctowl looks much like a ‘normal’ owl, with a brown coloring and a triangle pattern of a darker shade of brown running down its chest. Its wings and wedge-shaped tail are dark brown like the pattern on its chest, although the underside of its wings is the same light brown as most of its body. It has bushy, cream-colored feather 'horns' that look similar to a trident or eyebrows. The ring pattern around its eyes and its talons are cream in coloration, and Noctowl’s beak and the nails of its talons are light pink. Addtionally, Noctowl’s irises are red.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Noctowl are nocturnal Pokémon. They have exceptional hearing and eyesight, can fly silently, and can turn their heads at a 180° angle to increase intellect.
Behavior
When it needs to think, it rotates its head 180 degrees to sharpen its intellectual power. It also silently sneaks up on prey without being detected.
Habitat
Noctowl normally only come out at night. They tend to make their nests in the trees of forests.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
Judging from its entry in Pokémon Crystal and its sharp talons, Noctowl is likely a predatory Pokémon.
In the anime
Major appearances
Noctowl first appeared in Fowl Play!. A man was trying to capture a smaller, Shiny Noctowl by using traps, but kept failing due to the Owl Pokémon's intelligence. After Team Rocket was sent flying, the Noctowl allowed Ash to have the chance to capture it. After an intense battle, Ash succeeded.
Ash's Noctowl was used very much like his Pidgeotto, but it also had access to Psychic attacks such as Confusion which contributed greatly to Ash's victory against Morty. Ash left his Noctowl at Professor Oak's lab when he set out for the Hoenn region.
Noctowl returned in An Old Family Blend! alongside several other members of Ash's reserves. It battled Conway's team in Working on a Right Move!.
Other
Wings Alexander also has a Noctowl, as seen in Throwing in the Noctowl. The latest Noctowl appearance was in One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team! where it seemed to be the normal Noctowl size, not the smaller size that every other Noctowl seen so far has been.
Minor appearances
Several wild Noctowl also appeared in Fowl Play.
A Noctowl appeared in Aiding the Enemy!.
Another appeared in Pursuing a Lofty Goal! belonging to a participant of the PokéRinger competition.
Pokédex entries
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Source
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Entry
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EP154
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Noctowl
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Ash's Pokédex
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Noctowl, the Owl Pokémon. The evolved form of Hoothoot. This highly intelligent Pokémon often twists its head 180 degrees when it is thinking. Noctowl is a nocturnal Pokémon.
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In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Noctowl is seen as one of the Pokémon under Falkner's ownership.
In the TCG
- Main article: Noctowl (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
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Generation II
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Gold
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Its eyes are specially adapted. They concentrate even faint light and enable it to see in the dark.
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Silver
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When it needs to think, it rotates its head 180 degrees to sharpen its intellectual power.
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Crystal
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Its extremely soft feathers make no sound in flight. It silently sneaks up on prey without being detected.
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Stadium 2
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Its eyes are specially adapted. They concentrate even faint light and enable it to see in the dark.
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Generation III
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Ruby
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Noctowl never fails at catching prey in darkness. This Pokémon owes its success to its superior vision that allows it to see in minimal light, and to its soft, supple wings that make no sound in flight.
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Sapphire
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Emerald
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It unfailingly catches prey in darkness. Noctowl owe their success to superior vision that allows them to see in minimal light, and to their supple and silent wings.
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FireRed
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When it needs to think, it rotates its head 180 degrees to sharpen its intellectual power.
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LeafGreen
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Its eyes are specially adapted. They concentrate even faint light and enable it to see in the dark.
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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Its eyes are special. They can pick out objects as long as there is the tiniest amount of light.
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Pearl
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If it flips its head upside down, it's a sign that it is engaged in very complex thinking.
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Platinum
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Its eyes are specially developed to enable it to see clearly even in murky darkness and minimal light.
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HeartGold
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Its eyes are specially adapted. They concentrate even faint light and enable it to see in the dark.
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SoulSilver
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When it needs to think, it rotates its head 180 degrees to sharpen its intellectual power.
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Generation V
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Black
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とくしゅな つくりの りょうめは わずかな ひかりさえ あれば くらやみでも ひるのように みえる。
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White
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Black 2
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White 2
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
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Generation II
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Gold
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Silver
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Crystal
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Uncommon
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Routes 2, 5, 8, 11, 13, 14, 15, 25, 26, 27, 37, 38, 39, and 43 (night)
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In side games
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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100
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160 - 207
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310 - 404
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50
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49 - 112
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94 - 218
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50
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49 - 112
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94 - 218
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76
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72 - 140
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141 - 276
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96
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90 - 162
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177 - 320
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70
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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Total: 442
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB 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 level-up moves from other generations
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PP
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This Pokémon learns no moves by tutoring.
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- A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Noctowl can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Noctowl cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB 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 Move Tutor moves from other generations
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Special moves
Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
Origin
Noctowl's appearance is based on that of the Eagle Owl.
Name origin
Noctowl's name is a combination of nocturnal and owl. Its Japanese name is a combination of 夜 yoru (night), and 木菟 mimizuku (horned owl).
In other languages
- German: Noctuh - May come from noctu (Latin for "at night"), Uhu (eagle owl) or huh (a sound to express shivering in German).
- French: Noarfang - From noir (black) and harfang (snowy owl).
- Korean: 야부엉 Yabueong
- Chinese (Taiwan): 貓頭夜鷹 Māo Tóu Yè Yīng - Combination of 貓頭鷹 owl and 夜鷹 nighthawk. Literally "Cat-headed night hawk".
Related articles
External links
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