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Noctowl


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General

Noctowl
normal flying

Abilities

Insomnia
This Pokémon cannot become Asleep.
Keen Eye
This Pokémon cannot have its Accuracy lowered.

Damage Taken

Dex Numbers

Generation
Gold/Silver/Crystal GSC
Red/Blue/Yellow Kanto
164
Gold/Silver/Crystal Johto
16
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald Hoenn
n/a
Diamond/Pearl Sinnoh
107

Names

Japanese
ヨルノズク
Romaji
Yorunozuku

Flavor

Height
5'3" or 1.6 m
Weight
89.9 lb or 40.8 kg
Species
Owl
Color
brown
Cry
mp3 here
Fire Red/Leaf Green Habitat
Forest
Pawprint

Misc

R/B/Y code
n/a

Breeding

Gender
½ male; ½ female (code: 127 or 0x7f)
Breeding groups
4: Flying
Steps to hatch
3,840
Compatible with
15 families; 31 total Pokémon

In the Wild

Base EXP
162 or 0xa2
Capture rate
90 or 0x5a
Base happiness
70 or 0x46
Growth rate
medium
Effort points
2 HP
Wild held items
n/a

Evolution Chain

See also: Comparison of this evolution chain

BasicStage 1
163 Hoothoot Base form 164 Noctowl Raise to level 20

Stats

Stat Base Max Stat %ile
L50 L100
HP
100
207 404 88.4
Attack
50
102 199 20.9
Defense
50
102 199 24.9
Special Attack
76
128 251 63.9
Special Defense
96
148 291 84.6
Speed
70
122 239 55.4
Average
73.7
- - 56.2

Flavor

See also: All versions' flavor text and sprites

Diamond Its eyes are special. They can pick out objects as long as there is the tiniest amount of light.

Pearl If it flips its head upside down, it's a sign that it is engaged in very complex thinking.

Locations

Route 210
Route 211
Route 216
Route 217
Mt. Coronet
Mt. Coronet
Lake Acuity
Lake Valor

Note: this ONLY shows Diamond locations for the moment. (New Pokédex with all three games' encounters is in the works.)

Area Section Level Method
Route 210 Celestic City side 25 Night 10%
Route 211 Celestic City side 28 Night 10%
Route 216 33 Night 10%
Route 217 35 Night 10%
Safari Zone Area 1 26 Night 10%
Safari Zone Area 2 26 Night 10%
Mt. Coronet blizzard 39 Night 10%
Mt. Coronet snowfall 39 Night 10%
Lake Acuity 34 - 36 Night 20%
Acuity Lakefront 35 Night 10%
Spring Path 53 - 54 Night 20%
Lake Valor 34 - 36 Night 20%

Move List

See also: This list in the move search

See also: Contest list

Noctowl's Special Attack is higher, so it will inflict more damage with special () moves.

Noctowl gets the STAB from normal and flying moves.

Gold/Silver/Crystal Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl Platinum Move Type Dmg PP Power Acc.* Pri. Description
-- -- -- -- Growl normal none 40 -- 100% Lowers the target's Attack.
-- Hypnosis psychic none 20 -- 70% Puts the target to Sleep.
-- -- Peck flying physical 35 35 100% Inflicts regular damage.
-- -- Sky Attack flying physical 5 140 90% User charges for one turn before attacking. Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch.
-- -- -- -- Tackle normal physical 35 35 95% Inflicts regular damage.
-- -- Foresight normal none 40 -- 100% Forces the target to have no Evade, and allows it to be hit by Normal and Fighting moves even if it is a Ghost.
-- 6 5 -- Foresight normal none 40 -- 100% Forces the target to have no Evade, and allows it to be hit by Normal and Fighting moves even if it is a Ghost.
9 5 Hypnosis psychic none 20 -- 70% Puts the target to Sleep.
11 13 9 Peck flying physical 35 35 100% Inflicts regular damage.
13 Uproar normal special 10 50 100% Prevents any Pokemon from Sleeping for 2-5 turns.
16 16 Hypnosis psychic none 20 -- 70% Puts the target to Sleep.
25 25 17 17 Reflect psychic none 20 -- 100% Reduces damage from physical attacks by 50%.
22 22 Confusion psychic special 25 50 100% Has a 10% chance to Confuse the target.
33 33 27 27 Take Down normal physical 20 90 85% User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.
32 32 Air Slash flying special 20 75 95% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch.
37 37 Zen Headbutt psychic physical 15 80 90% Has a 20% chance to make the target Flinch.
41 41 Confusion psychic special 25 50 100% Has a 10% chance to Confuse the target.
42 42 Extrasensory psychic special 30 80 100% Has a 10% chance to make the target Flinch.
47 47 Psycho Shift psychic none 10 -- 90% Transfers the user's major status effect to the target.
52 52 Roost flying none 10 -- 0% Heals the user by half its max HP.
57 57 57 57 Dream Eater psychic special 15 100 100% Heals the user by half the damage the target receives. Only works on Sleeping Pokemon.
Gold/Silver/Crystal Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl Platinum Tutored moves
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Double-Edge normal physical 15 120 100% User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Mimic normal none 10 -- 100% Copies the target's last used move.
Emerald Swift normal special 20 60 100% Never misses.
Platinum Swift normal special 20 60 100% Never misses.
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Dream Eater psychic special 15 100 100% Heals the user by half the damage the target receives. Only works on Sleeping Pokemon.
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Substitute normal none 10 -- 100% Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
Emerald Snore normal special 15 40 100% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Emerald Mud-Slap ground special 10 20 100% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy.
Platinum Mud-Slap ground special 10 20 100% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy.
Emerald Endure normal none 10 -- 100% 3 Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
Emerald Swagger normal none 15 -- 90% Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target.
Emerald Sleep Talk normal none 10 -- 100% Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Platinum Twister dragon special 20 40 100% Has chance to make the target Flinch.
Platinum Uproar normal special 10 50 100% Prevents any Pokemon from Sleeping for 2-5 turns.
Platinum Heat Wave fire special 10 100 90% Has a 10% chance to Burn the target.
Platinum Air Cutter flying special 25 55 95% Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
Platinum Zen Headbutt psychic physical 15 80 90% Has a 20% chance to make the target Flinch.
Platinum Ominous Wind ghost special 5 60 100% Has a 10% chance to raise all of the user's stats.
Gold/Silver/Crystal Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl Platinum TMs and HMs
Chains 40 40 40 Aerial Ace flying physical 20 60 100% Never misses.
Chains 45 45 45 45 Attract normal none 15 -- 100% Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
Chains 78 78 Captivate normal none 20 -- 100% Lowers the target's Special Attack by two levels if it is the opposite gender.
Chains 03 Curse ????? none 10 -- 100% Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.
Chains H5 H5 Defog flying none 15 -- 0% Lowers the target's Evade. Cancels the effects of Reflect and Light Screen.
Chains 43 Detect fighting none 5 -- 100% 3 Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
Chains 32 32 32 32 Double Team normal none 15 -- 100% Raises the user's Evasion.
Chains 42 85 85 Dream Eater psychic special 15 100 100% Heals the user by half the damage the target receives. Only works on Sleeping Pokemon.
Chains 20 58 58 Endure normal none 10 -- 100% 3 Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
Chains 42 42 42 Facade normal physical 20 70 100% Power doubles if user is Burned, Paralyzed, or Poisoned.
Chains H5 H5 Flash normal none 20 -- 100% Lowers the target's Accuracy.
Chains H2 H2 H2 H2 Fly flying physical 15 90 95% User flies high into the air, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.
Chains 21 21 21 21 Frustration normal physical 20 varies 100% Power increases as Happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
Chains 68 68 Giga Impact normal physical 5 150 90% User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
Chains 10 10 10 10 Hidden Power normal special 15 varies 100% Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
Chains 15 15 15 15 Hyper Beam normal special 5 150 90% User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
Chains 31 Mud-Slap ground special 10 20 100% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy.
Chains 83 83 Natural Gift normal physical 15 varies 100% Power and type depend on the held berry.
Chains 50 Nightmare ghost none 15 -- 100% Target loses 1/4 its max HP every turn as long as it continues Sleeping.
Chains 88 88 Pluck flying physical 20 60 100% Inflicts double damage if the user is holding a berry.
Chains 17 17 17 17 Protect normal none 10 -- 0% 3 Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
Chains 77 77 Psych Up normal none 10 -- 100% Discards the user's stat changes and copies the target's.
Chains 29 29 29 Psychic psychic special 10 90 100% Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense.
Chains 18 18 18 Rain Dance water none 5 -- 0% Changes the weather to rain for five turns.
Chains 67 67 Recycle normal none 10 -- 100% User regains the item it was holding when it entered battle, if it is no longer holding an item.
Chains 33 33 33 Reflect psychic none 20 -- 100% Reduces damage from physical attacks by 50%.
Chains 44 44 44 44 Rest psychic none 10 -- 100% User Sleeps, completely healing itself.
Chains 27 27 27 27 Return normal physical 20 varies 100% Power increases with Happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
Chains 51 51 Roost flying none 10 -- 0% Heals the user by half its max HP.
Chains 43 43 43 Secret Power normal physical 20 70 100% Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain.
Chains 30 30 30 Shadow Ball ghost special 15 80 100% Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Special Defense.
Chains 62 62 Silver Wind bug special 5 60 100% Has a 10% chance to raise all of the user's stats.
Chains 35 82 82 Sleep Talk normal none 10 -- 100% Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Chains 13 Snore normal special 15 40 100% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Chains 47 47 47 47 Steel Wing steel physical 25 70 90% Has a 10% chance to raise the user's Defense.
Chains 90 90 Substitute normal none 10 -- 100% Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
Chains 11 11 11 11 Sunny Day fire none 5 -- 0% Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.
Chains 34 87 87 Swagger normal none 15 -- 90% Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target.
Chains 39 Swift normal special 20 60 100% Never misses.
Chains 46 46 46 46 Thief dark physical 10 40 100% Takes the target's item.
Chains 06 06 06 06 Toxic poison none 10 -- 85% Badly Poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.

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