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Noctowl ヨルノズク Yorunozuku
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Type	Normal / Flying
Species	Owl Pokémon
Height	5′03″ (1.6m)
Weight	89.9 lbs. (40.8kg)
Abilities	Insomnia
	Keen Eye
Egg group	Flying
Time to hatch	3,840 steps
Effort yield	2 HP
Exp. yield	162 base exp.
Lv100 at	1,000,000 exp.
Gender	50% ♀ / 50% ♂
Pokédex color	Brown
Catch rate	90
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Noctowl (Japanese: ヨルノズク Yorunozuku) is a Normal/Flying-type Pokémon.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the manga 3.1 In the Pokémon Special manga 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 Pokédex entries 5.2 Game locations 5.2.1 In side games 5.3 Base stats 5.4 Type effectiveness 5.5 Learnset 5.5.1 By leveling up 5.5.2 By TM/HM 5.5.3 By breeding 5.5.4 By tutoring 5.5.5 Special moves 5.6 Side game data 5.7 Evolution 5.8 Sprites 5.9 Trivia 5.9.1 Origin 5.9.1.1 Name origin 5.10 In other languages 6 Related articles 7 External links

Biology

Physiology

Noctowl looks exactly like a normal owl, with triangles going down its chest. It has bushy feather 'horns' that look similar to Tridents

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Noctowl are nocturnal Pokémon. They have exceptional hearing and eyesight.

Behavior

Habitat

Noctowl can be found usually in forests.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

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.

Ash's Noctowl was used very much like his Pidgeotto, but it also had access to Psychic attacks such as Confusion which contribute greatly to Ash's victory against Morty. Ash left his Noctowl at Professor Oak's lab when he set out for the Hoenn Region.

Wings Alexander also has a Noctowl, as seen in Throwing in the Noctowl.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Special manga

Noctowl is seen as one of the Pokémon under Falkner's ownership.

In the TCG

Main article: Noctowl (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
II	Gold	Its eyes are specially adapted. They concentrate even faint light and enable it to see in the dark.
	Silver	When it needs to think, it rotates its head 180 degrees to sharpen its intellectual power.
	Crystal	Its extremely soft feathers make no sound in flight. It silently sneaks up on prey without being detected.
	Stadium 2	It always stands on one foot. It changes feet so fast, the movement can rarely be seen.
III	Ruby	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.
	Sapphire	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.
	Emerald	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.
	FireRed	When it needs to think, it rotates its head 180 degrees to sharpen its intellectual power.
	LeafGreen	Its eyes are specially adapted. They concentrate even faint light and enable it to see in the dark.
IV	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.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
II	Pokémon Gold and Silver	Uncommon	Routes 2, 8, 12, 13, 14, and 43 (night)
	Pokémon Crystal	Uncommon	Routes 2, 5, 8, 11, 13, 14, 15, 25, 26, 27, 37, 38, 39, and 43 (night)
III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	None	Trade
	Pokémon Emerald	None	Evolve Hoothoot
	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	None	Trade
	Pokémon Colosseum	One	Pyrite Town (Shadow)
	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	None	Trade
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	Common	Routes 210, 211, 216, and 217, Acuity Lakefront, Mt. Coronet, Great Marsh, Lake Valor, Sendoff Spring (night)
	Pokémon Platinum		Unknown
	Pal Park		Forest

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Trozei!	Phobos Jet Endless Level 44 Forever Level 10 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Evolve from Hoothoot

Base stats

HP:	100
Attack:	50
Defense:	50
SpAtk:	76
SpDef:	96
Speed:	70

Type effectiveness

Weakness	Resistance
Rock: 2× Electric: 2× Ice: 2×	Ground: 0× Bug: ½× Ghost: 0× Grass: ½×	Normal: 1× Fighting: 1× Flying: 1× Poison: 1× Steel: 1× Fire: 1× Water: 1× Psychic: 1× Dragon: 1× Dark: 1×

Learnset

Noctowl is capable of learning the following moves (from its evolution onwards):
NOTE: Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

Generation II Level Move Type Previous Tackle Growl Foresight Peck Hypnosis 25 Reflect 33 Take Down 41 Confusion 57 Dream Eater

Generation III Level Move Type Previous Tackle Growl Foresight Peck Hypnosis 25 Reflect 33 Take Down 41 Confusion 57 Dream Eater

Generation IV Level Move Type Cat. Previous Tackle Growl Foresight Hypnosis Peck Reflect 22 Confusion 27 Take Down 32 Air Slash 37 Zen Headbutt 42 Extrasensory 47 Psycho Shift 52 Roost 57 Dream Eater

By TM/HM

Generation II # Move Type TM03 Curse TM06 Toxic TM10 Hidden Power TM11 Sunny Day TM13 Snore TM15 Hyper Beam TM17 Protect TM20 Endure TM21 Frustration TM27 Return TM31 Mud-Slap TM32 Double Team TM34 Swagger TM35 Sleep Talk TM39 Swift TM42 Dream Eater TM43 Detect TM44 Rest TM45 Attract TM46 Thief TM47 Steel Wing TM50 Nightmare HM02 Fly HM05 Flash

Generation III # Move Type TM06 Toxic TM10 Hidden Power TM11 Sunny Day TM15 Hyper Beam TM17 Protect TM18 Rain Dance TM21 Frustration TM27 Return TM29 Psychic TM30 Shadow Ball TM32 Double Team TM33 Reflect TM40 Aerial Ace TM42 Facade TM43 Secret Power TM44 Rest TM45 Attract TM46 Thief TM47 Steel Wing HM02 Fly HM05 Flash

Generation IV # Move Type Cat. TM06 Toxic TM10 Hidden Power TM11 Sunny Day TM15 Hyper Beam TM17 Protect TM18 Rain Dance TM21 Frustration TM27 Return TM29 Psychic TM30 Shadow Ball TM32 Double Team TM33 Reflect TM40 Aerial Ace TM42 Facade TM43 Secret Power TM44 Rest TM45 Attract TM46 Thief TM47 Steel Wing TM51 Roost TM58 Endure TM62 Silver Wind TM67 Recycle TM68 Giga Impact TM77 Psych Up TM78 Captivate TM82 Sleep Talk TM83 Natural Gift TM85 Dream Eater TM87 Swagger TM88 Pluck TM90 Substitute HM02 Fly HM05 Defog

By breeding

• Agility
• Faint Attack
• FeatherDance
• Mirror Move
• Night Shade
• Sky Attack
• Supersonic
• Whirlwind
• Wing Attack

By tutoring

Special moves

Side game data

Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: Evolve	Friend Area: Flyaway Forest
Phrases
51%-100% HP	I used my brain to fight!
26%-50% HP	The situation's dire... Only half my HP remains...
1%-25% HP	The situation's grim... I'm incapable of thinking...
Level Up	I leveled up! I think my IQ went up, too!

Evolution

Basic Hoothoot

Level 20 Noctowl

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
			Image:Spr 2c 164.gif
			Image:Spr 2c 164 s.gif			Image:Spr b g2 164 s.png
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	Image:Spr 3r 164.png			Image:Spr 3f 164.png
	Image:Spr 3r 164 s.png		Image:Spr 3e 164 s.gif	Image:Spr 3f 164 s.png		Image:Spr b g3 164 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
	Image:Spr 4d 164.png		Image:Spr 4p 164.png
			Image:Spr 4p 164 s.png			Image:Spr b g4 164 s.png

For other sprites and images, please see Noctowl images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

Origin

Noctowl's appearance is based on that of the Japanese Eagle Owl, who were seen as wise divine messengers of the gods.

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. Its German name, Noctuh, comes from nocturnus, Latin for nocturnal, and Uhu. Its French name, Noarfang, comes from noir and harfang.

In other languages

• German: Noctuh
• French: Noarfang
• Korean: 야부엉 Yabueong

Related articles

• Ash's Noctowl

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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