Is Noctowl Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
AbilityInsomnia blocks all sleep moves. If imported, Noctowl can handle Fantina through Normal immunity to Ghost and helps against Maylene. Staraptor still outperforms it in the Flying slot. Sleep immunity is the niche.
Roark's team hits Noctowl's weaknesses hard.
Noctowl resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Noctowl has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Noctowl trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Noctowl trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Byron's team hits Noctowl's weaknesses hard.
Noctowl has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Noctowl trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Noctowl has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Noctowl trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Noctowl trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Noctowl trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Noctowl trades roughly evenly with Mars's team.
Noctowl has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Noctowl has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Noctowl trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Noctowl in Mt. Coronet (walking, Lv 39, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 39)
- LV 39FlyingSky AttackPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5
- LV 39NormalTake DownPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20
- LV 39FlyingAir SlashPower 113Accuracy 95%PP 20
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- After Maylene
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15Inside the Galactic Warehouse in Veilstone City
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Noctowl in Diamond & Pearl
Noctowl spreads across ten night-time spots, common to uncommon, with levels climbing from the mid 20s into the 50s. The wide range means an early catch and a late one are very different birds.
10 locations to catch Noctowl3 locations to catch Hoothoot
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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Badge 8Catch Hoothoot at any of the 3 locations below, then level it up to 20 — it evolves into Noctowl.
Badge 2 Badge 3 Badge 4 Badge 5 Badge 6Where To Catch Noctowl in DP
Hoothoot is your first catch on the way to Noctowl. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 14-54 across 38 total spots in the chain.
- Step 2Noctowl ✓Route 210 - NorthLv.25GrassRate 10%NightGreat Marsh - Area 1Lv.26FloorRate 10%NightGreat Marsh - Area 2Lv.26FloorRate 10%NightRoute 211 - EastLv.28GrassRate 10%Nightor evolve from Hoothoot (Step 1)
Bring the right balls: check Noctowl catch odds in the Diamond & Pearl Catch Rate Calculator before you throw.
How to Get Shiny Noctowl in Diamond & Pearl
Noctowl glides over the Acuity Lakefront and Great Marsh at night, so a PokeRadar chain in that grass produces its shiny in time. Compare Shiny Noctowl odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Noctowl Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Noctowl in the Diamond & Pearl Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
Noctowl Weakness
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Ice, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground, Ghost |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Noctowl Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Noctowl
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noctowl View Abomasnow builds →Ice Beam 2x59-70% Rock Slide 2x51-60% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Oreburgh City Gift) | ||
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noctowl View Kabutops builds →Rock Slide 2x92-108%KO Ice Beam 2x30-36% | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
 Manectric Electric | C | |
 Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodOld Chateau Interact Encounter | ||
 Electabuzz Electric | C | |
 Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noctowl View Probopass builds →Thunderbolt 2x33-40% Rock Slide 2x52-61% | ||
 Luxray Electric | C | |
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noctowl View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Slide 2x85-101%KO Thunder Fang 2x49-58% Ice Fang 2x49-58% | ||
Noctowl Evolutions
Noctowl is what Hoothoot becomes. Breed it for Hoothoot eggs (quick to hatch). A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are quick to hatch. The evolution from Hoothoot pushed Noctowl to 442 total stats. HP saw the largest single gain at +40. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Noctowl to get Hoothoot eggs easily using 31 partners from the Flying egg group. Notable egg moves include Agility, Feather Dance, Feint Attack and 6 more.
DP Noctowl Best Moveset
Sleep immunity through AbilityInsomnia is the niche, and 96 Sp. Def makes Noctowl a passable special tank. 86 Sp. Atk runs the moveset's special Flying and Psychic coverage, but 50 on both physical stats makes the other side a liability.
Best Build
Noctowl best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Air Slash
- Roost
- Fly
- Hyper Beam
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Noctowl gets Agility and Feather Dance exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Psychic and Ghost coverage and more rounds out the picture alongside Giga Impact and Hyper Beam.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
33 of 34 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Its eyes are special. They can pick out objects as long as there is the tiniest amount of light.
If it flips its head upside down, it’s a sign that it is engaged in very complex thinking.
Noctowl Diamond & Pearl Guide
In Diamond & Pearl, Noctowl can work for a story run. It rates C-Tier, a middle-of-the-pack pick, so the Normal/Flying typing decides whether it earns a team slot.
In Diamond & Pearl, Noctowl plays as a support. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully. Fly is the primary attack.
In Diamond & Pearl, Hardy is the go-to nature for Noctowl. Pair it with 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def EVs. Fits the support role.
Game Availability
Debuting in Gold & Silver, Noctowl appears in 17 games across 8 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through wild encounters.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves
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