Utility
Support
CTier
70Speed · Below Avg

Nothing fancy in Noctowl's spread. It leans special with HP out front. And you'll get 2 HP EVs per KO for it. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats
Above
HP100
B
Attack50
D
Defense50
D
Sp. Atk86
C
Sp. Def96
B
Speed70
C
Total452
Details
Catch Rate
Challenging90 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height1.6 m
5'03"Average
Weight40.8 kg
89.9 lbsLight
Base XP158
Average
Abilities
InsomniaRare
Prevents sleep.
Keen Eye
Prevents accuracy from being lowered.
Tinted LensHATop Pick
Doubles damage inflicted with not-very-effective moves.
EV Yield
HP+2AtkDefSpASpDSpe
HP training target
Pokedex Entries

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

Noctowl is weak to Electric, Ice, and Rock. On the flip side, it's immune to Ground and Ghost-type moves entirely. Noctowl's special bulk (base 96 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

Noctowl Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Electric, Ice, Rock
0.5x (Resist)Grass, Bug
0x (Immune)Ground, Ghost
Type ChartGood
3Weak
2Resist
2Immune
Score+2
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
ElectricIceRock
½xResist
GrassBug
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
GroundGhost
STAB (3)
GrassFightingBug
How to Beat Noctowl (Best Counters)

Jolteon can KO Noctowl with Thunderbolt (101-119%). Glimmora's Power Gem hits Noctowl for 56-66%. Weavile deals 34-40% with Ice Shard.

Jolteon
Jolteon
Electric
A
Recommended Build
AbilityVoltabsorb
ItemChoice Specs
NatureTimid
Moves
  • ThunderboltSTAB
  • Volt Switch
  • Alluring Voice
  • Shadow Ball
Damage vs Noctowl
Thunderbolt 2x
101-119%KO
Volt Switch 2x
79-93%
View Jolteon builds →

Noctowl is what Hoothoot becomes. Breed it for Hoothoot eggs (quick to hatch). Plenty of partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are quick to hatch. The evolution from Hoothoot pushed Noctowl to 452 total stats. Sp.Atk saw the largest single gain at +50. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Hoothoot
#163Hoothoot
20
Level 20
Noctowl
#164Noctowl
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Hoothoot
NormalFlying
Noctowl
NormalFlying
HP
60
100+40
ATK
30
50+20
DEF
30
50+20
SP.ATK
36
86+50
SP.DEF
56
96+40
SPE
50
70+20
BST
262D-Tier
452C-Tier+190
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
TYPE
Utility
Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Noctowl to get Hoothoot eggs easily using 73 partners from the Flying egg group.

Egg Groups
Flying
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
15 cycles·3,855 steps
Quick~4 min with Flame Body
Breed With (best first)
togekisstogetichawluchaaltariaswannapelipperswoobatfarfetchdwoobatswabluarcheopsducklett
12 of 73·

The physical wall spread is where Noctowl earns its spot. Leftovers for passive recovery each turn, Bold nature for the right lean, and Roost handles sustain. Tintedlens does the rest without needing a move slot.

Best Build

All 17 games
Experimental
Ability
Tinted Lens
Item
LeftoversSUSTAIN
Best Nature for Noctowl
Bold+DEF

Noctowl best EVs are HP and Defense

EVs

Wall Moveset

  • RoostRecovery
  • Air SlashSTAB
  • Tera BlastSTAB
  • Calm Mind

Recommended Teammates

Sandslash
SandslashGood
Ditto
DittoGood
Jolteon
JolteonGood

Moves

All 17 games

Most of Noctowl's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Giga Impact and Hyper Beam, but Psychic and Fairy and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Echoed Voice
A4010015Normal
Lv 1
Growl
D—10040Normal
Lv 1
Peck
—3510035Flying
Lv 1
Sky Attack
C140905Flying
Lv 1
Tackle
D4010035Normal
Lv 9
Confusion
D5010025Psychic
Lv 12
Reflect
C——20Psychic
Lv 15
Defog
S——15Flying
Lv 18
Air Slash
S759515Flying
Lv 23
Extrasensory
B8010020Psychic
Lv 28
Take Down
D908520Normal
Lv 33
Uproar
C9010010Normal
Lv 38
Roost
S——5Flying
Lv 43
Moonblast
A9510015Fairy
Lv 48
Hypnosis
A—6020Psychic
Lv 53
Dream Eater
B10010015Psychic

TM Moves

TM
TM14
Acrobatics
D5510015Flying
TM27
Aerial Ace
D60—20Flying
TM04
Agility
B——30Psychic
TM40
Air Cutter
C609525Flying
TM65
Air Slash
S759515Flying
TM128
Amnesia
C——20Psychic
TM66
Body Slam
C8510015Normal
TM164
Brave Bird
C12010015Flying
TM129
Calm Mind
S——20Psychic
TM17
Confuse Ray
C—10010Ghost
TM224
Curse
C——10Ghost
TM204
Double-Edge
C12010015Normal
TM197
Dual Wingbeat
D409010Flying
TM47
Endure+4
C——10Normal
TM25
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM216
Feather Dance
C—10015Flying
TM97
Fly
C909515Flying
TM217
Future Sight
C12010010Psychic
TM152
Giga Impact
C150905Normal
TM174
Haze
A——30Ice
TM118
Heat Wave
A959010Fire
TM160
Hurricane
S1107010Flying
TM163
Hyper Beam
B150905Normal
TM117
Hyper Voice
A9010010Normal
TM92
Imprison
C——10Psychic
TM140
Nasty Plot
A——20Dark
TM42
Night Shade
B—10015Ghost
TM07
Protect+4
B——10Normal
TM16
Psybeam
—6510020Psychic
TM203
Psych Up
C——10Normal
TM120
Psychic
A9010010Psychic
TM228
Psychic Noise
A7510010Psychic
TM50
Rain Dance
A——5Water
TM74
Reflect
C——20Psychic
TM85
Rest
C——5Psychic
TM06
Scary Face
C—10010Normal
TM114
Shadow Ball
A8010015Ghost
TM98
Skill Swap
A——10Psychic
TM70
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM177
Spite
——10010Ghost
TM41
Stored Power
D2010010Psychic
TM103
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM49
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM32
Swift
C60—20Normal
TM113
Tailwind
S——15Flying
TM01
Take Down
D908520Normal
TM171
Tera Blast
S8010010Normal
TM18
Thief
D6010025Dark
TM191
Uproar
C9010010Normal
TM59
Zen Headbutt
D809015Psychic

Egg Moves

Noctowl doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Noctowl can't learn any Tutor moves
All 17 games

Noctowl isn't available in the wild in Scarlet & Violet. Start by transferring Hoothoot from Gold or Crystal. The evolution path from Hoothoot to Noctowl is covered in the steps below.

How to Obtain Noctowl in Scarlet & Violet

  1. Hoothoot
    Step 1Obtain Hoothoot

    Also found in:

    GoldCrystal
  2. Noctowl
    Step 2Noctowl ✓

  • Noctowl looks average on paper at 452 BST. But Tinted Lens is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier support on our tier list.

  • Noctowl's biggest threats include Jolteon (Electric), Cloyster (Ice), and Aerodactyl (Rock), all carrying super-effective STAB moves.

  • Noctowl gets Tinted Lens, Insomnia, and Keen Eye. But Tinted Lens is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.

  • Noctowl is leaning toward the special side (base 86 Sp. Atk). Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 70 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. Fits the support role.

  • The core moveset is Roost, Air Slash, Terablast, and Calm Mind. Roost leads at 23% usage. This set covers the support role with a mix of damage and utility.

Debuting in Gold & Silver, Noctowl appears in 17 games across 9 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through wild encounters.

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