163 #163 Hoothoot #165 Ledyba 165

Noctowl Noctowl #164 - Owl Pokemon

Noctowl
Hear Noctowl's Cry
types NormalFlying
gender 50.0% Male50.0% Female
height 5'3" 1.6 m
weight 90.0 lb. 40.8 kg
generation
National: #164 | Johto: #016 | Sinnoh: #107

Family Family

General163
#163 - Hoothoot
Level164
#164 - Noctowl
Lv. 20

Breeding

Egg Groups Steps to Hatch
Flying 3,825

164 Locations

Where to catch Noctowl in Pokemon Diamond and Pearl

AreaLevelsMethodRarity
Mt. Coronet (Snowfall)39Walking in tall grass or a cave10%
Mt. Coronet (Blizzard)39Walking in tall grass or a cave10%
Great Marsh (Area 1)26Walking in tall grass or a cave10%
Great Marsh (Area 2)26Walking in tall grass or a cave10%
Sendoff Spring53-54Walking in tall grass or a cave20%
Lake Valor34-36Walking in tall grass or a cave20%
Acuity Lakefront35Walking in tall grass or a cave10%
Lake Acuity34-36Walking in tall grass or a cave20%
Route 210 (West, Towards Celestic Town)25Walking in tall grass or a cave10%
Route 211 (East, Towards Celestic Town)28Walking in tall grass or a cave10%
Route 21633Walking in tall grass or a cave10%
Route 21735Walking in tall grass or a cave10%

Where to catch Noctowl in Pokemon Platinum

AreaLevelsMethodRarity
Mt. Coronet (Snowfall)39Walking in tall grass or a cave10%
Mt. Coronet (Blizzard)39Walking in tall grass or a cave10%
Great Marsh (Area 1)28-30Walking in tall grass or a cave20%
Great Marsh (Area 2)28-30Walking in tall grass or a cave20%
Great Marsh (Area 4)28Walking in tall grass or a cave10%
Great Marsh (Area 3)28Walking in tall grass or a cave10%
Route 210 (South, Towards Solaceon Town)21Walking in tall grass or a cave10%
Route 210 (West, Towards Celestic Town)27Walking in tall grass or a cave10%
Route 211 (East, Towards Celestic Town)29Walking in tall grass or a cave10%

Where to catch Noctowl in Pokemon HeartGold

AreaLevelsMethodRarity
Viridian Forest7Walking in tall grass or a cave15%
Route 2 (North, Towards Pewter City)7-10Walking in tall grass or a cave14%
Route 2 (South, Towards Viridian City)7-10Walking in tall grass or a cave14%
Route 817-18Walking in tall grass or a cave40%
Route 1325Walking in tall grass or a cave20%
Route 1425Walking in tall grass or a cave20%
Route 1525Walking in tall grass or a cave20%
Route 4317Walking in tall grass or a cave20%
Route 4735Walking in tall grass or a cave20%

Where to catch Noctowl in Pokemon SoulSilver

AreaLevelsMethodRarity
Viridian Forest7Walking in tall grass or a cave15%
Route 2 (North, Towards Pewter City)7Walking in tall grass or a cave14%
Route 2 (South, Towards Viridian City)7Walking in tall grass or a cave14%
Route 818Walking in tall grass or a cave10%
Route 1325Walking in tall grass or a cave20%
Route 1425Walking in tall grass or a cave20%
Route 1525Walking in tall grass or a cave20%
Route 4317Walking in tall grass or a cave20%
Route 4735Walking in tall grass or a cave20%

Moves Moves

Abilities

InsomniaPrevents sleep.
Keen EyeProtects against accuracy drops.

Level-up Moves

Lv.MoveTypeClassPow.PPAcc.Effect
1TackleNormalPhysical5035100%Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
1GrowlNormalNone--40100%Lowers the target's Attack by one stage.
1HypnosisPsychicNone--2060%Puts the target to sleep.
1Sky AttackFlyingPhysical140590%User charges for one turn before attacking. Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
1ForesightNormalNone--40--Forces the target to have no Evade, and allows it to be hit by Normal and Fighting moves even if it's a Ghost.
5HypnosisPsychicNone--2060%Puts the target to sleep.
9PeckFlyingPhysical3535100%Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
13UproarNormalSpecial9010100%Forced to use this move for several turns. Pokemon cannot fall asleep in that time.
17ReflectPsychicNone--20--Reduces damage from physical attacks by half.
22ConfusionPsychicSpecial5025100%Has a 10% chance to confuse the target.
27Take DownNormalPhysical902085%User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.
32Air SlashFlyingSpecial752095%Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
37Zen HeadbuttPsychicPhysical801590%Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.
42ExtrasensoryPsychicSpecial8030100%Has a 10% chance to make the target flinch.
47Psycho ShiftPsychicNone--1090%Transfers the user's major status effect to the target.
52RoostFlyingNone--10--Heals the user by half its max HP.
57Dream EaterPsychicSpecial10015100%Only works on sleeping Pokemon. Heals the user by half the damage inflicted.

TMs/HMs

#MoveTypeClassPow.PPAcc.Effect
TM6ToxicPoisonNone--1090%Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
TM10Hidden PowerNormalSpecial115100%Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
TM11Sunny DayFireNone--5--Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.
TM15Hyper BeamNormalSpecial150590%User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
TM17ProtectNormalNone--10--Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
TM18Rain DanceWaterNone--5--Changes the weather to rain for five turns.
TM21FrustrationNormalPhysical120100%Power increases as happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
TM27ReturnNormalPhysical120100%Power increases with happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
TM29PsychicPsychicSpecial9010100%Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one stage.
TM30Shadow BallGhostSpecial8015100%Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one stage.
TM32Double TeamNormalNone--15--Raises the user's evasion by one stage.
TM33ReflectPsychicNone--20--Reduces damage from physical attacks by half.
TM40Aerial AceFlyingPhysical6020--Never misses.
TM42FacadeNormalPhysical7020100%Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.
TM43Secret PowerNormalPhysical7020100%Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain.
TM44RestPsychicNone--10--User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.
TM45AttractNormalNone--15100%Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
TM46ThiefDarkPhysical4010100%Takes the target's item.
TM47Steel WingSteelPhysical702590%Has a 10% chance to raise the user's Defense by one stage.
TM51RoostFlyingNone--10--Heals the user by half its max HP.
TM58EndureNormalNone--10--Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
TM62Silver WindBugSpecial605100%Has a 10% chance to raise all of the user's stats by one stage.
TM67RecycleNormalNone--10--User recovers the item it last used up.
TM68Giga ImpactNormalPhysical150590%User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
TM77Psych UpNormalNone--10--Discards the user's stat changes and copies the target's.
TM78CaptivateNormalNone--20100%Lowers the target's Special Attack by two stages if it's the opposite gender.
TM82Sleep TalkNormalNone--10--Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.
TM83Natural GiftNormalPhysical115100%Power and type depend on the held berry.
TM85Dream EaterPsychicSpecial10015100%Only works on sleeping Pokemon. Heals the user by half the damage inflicted.
TM87SwaggerNormalNone--1590%Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses the target.
TM88PluckFlyingPhysical6020100%If target has a berry, inflicts double damage and uses the berry.
TM90SubstituteNormalNone--10--Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
HM2FlyFlyingPhysical901595%User flies high into the air, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.

Egg Moves

MoveTypeClassPow.PPAcc.Effect
Wing AttackFlyingPhysical6035100%Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
WhirlwindNormalNone--20100%Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokemon.
SupersonicNormalNone--2055%Confuses the target.
AgilityPsychicNone--30--Raises the user's Speed by two stages.
Night ShadeGhostSpecial115100%Inflicts damage equal to the user's level.
Mirror MoveFlyingNone--20--Uses the target's last used move.
Sky AttackFlyingPhysical140590%User charges for one turn before attacking. Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
Faint AttackDarkPhysical6020--Never misses.
FeatherdanceFlyingNone--15100%Lowers the target's Attack by two stages.

Stats Stats

at level 100 Base Hindering (90%) Neutral (100%) Beneficial (110%)
HP100
Statbar
310 - 404310 - 404310 - 404
Attack50
Statbar
94 - 179105 - 199115 - 218
Defense50
Statbar
94 - 179105 - 199115 - 218
Sp. Attack76
Statbar
141 - 225157 - 251172 - 276
Sp. Defense96
Statbar
177 - 261197 - 291216 - 320
Speed70
Statbar
130 - 215145 - 239159 - 262
TOTAL 442
Statbar

Other Stats

Base Experience Max Experience Catch Rate Happiness EV Yields
162 1,000,000 90 70 HP: 2 points

Damage Taken

Normal 1x
Fighting 1x
Flying 1x
Poison 1x
Ground 0x
Rock 2x
Bug 0.5x
Ghost 0x
Steel 1x
Fire 1x
Water 1x
Grass 0.5x
Electric 2x
Psychic 1x
Ice 2x
Dragon 1x
Dark 1x
Fairy 1x

Images Images

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Flavor Text Flavortext

Black 2Its eyes are specially developed to enable it to see clearly even in murky darkness and minimal light.
White 2
Black
White
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum
HeartGoldIts eyes are specially adapted. They concentrate even faint light and enable it to see in the dark.
SoulSilverWhen it needs to think, it rotates its head 180 degrees to sharpen its intellectual power.
RubyNOCTOWL never fails at catching prey in darkness. This Pokemon 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.
Sapphire
Emerald
FireRedWhen it needs to think, it rotates its head 180 degrees to sharpen its intellectual power.
LeafGreenIts eyes are specially adapted. They concentrate even faint light and enable it to see in the dark.
GoldIts eyes are specially adapted. They concentrate even faint light and enable it to see in the dark.
SilverWhen it needs to think, it rotates its head 180 de­ grees to sharpen its intellectual power.
CrystalIts extremely soft feathers make no sound in flight. It silently sneaks up on prey without being detected.

Other Other

Name Etymology Noct (nocturnal) + owl
163 #163 Hoothoot #165 Ledyba 165