Noctowl

Noctowl official artwork
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Noctowl

Owl Pokémon

NORMALFLYING

Its eyes are specially developed to enable it to see clearly even in murky darkness and minimal light.

Noctowl is No. 0164 in the National Pokédex and is listed here as a Normal and Flying-type Owl Pokémon. Its eyes are specially developed to enable it to see clearly even in murky darkness and minimal light. This page brings together its key game data, including typing, abilities, base stats, evolution details, forms, Pokédex entries and moves, so it can be used as a quick reference before building out a deeper guide.

Noctowl first belongs to Generation Ii. Noctowl does not have a longer evolution chain recorded in the current local data. Its strongest listed base stat is Hp, which helps show where it naturally fits when comparing Pokémon by role. Its abilities can include Insomnia, Keen Eye and Tinted Lens, giving players useful options when comparing forms, movesets and team roles. The sections below are generated from the local Pokémon database and can be expanded later with matchup advice, best games to use it in, notable appearances and more detailed strategy notes.

Noctowl at a glance

Type
NORMALFLYING
Weak to
ELECTRIC2×ICE2×ROCK2×
Best base stat
Hp — 100
Abilities
Insomnia, Keen Eye, Tinted Lens (Hidden)
Evolution
Final stage or no evolution data
Height
1.6 m
Weight
40.8 kg
Generation
Generation Ii
Growth rate
Medium
Capture rate
90
Base happiness
70

Base stats

Hp100
Attack50
Defense50
Special Attack86
Special Defense96
Speed70
Total452

Type effectiveness

Damage taken when Noctowl is hit by each type:

Weak to

ELECTRIC2×ICE2×ROCK2×

Resists

GRASS½×BUG½×

Immune to

GROUND0×GHOST0×

Based on Normal / Flying typing. Abilities may modify these matchups.

Evolution family

Selected game context

Pokémon Gold and Silver

Pokédex entries

GameEntry
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 de­ grees to sharpen its intellectual power.

Level-up moves

LevelMoveTypePowerAccuracy
1ForesightNORMAL——
1GrowlNORMAL—100
1PeckFLYING35100
1TackleNORMAL40100
16HypnosisPSYCHIC—60
25ReflectPSYCHIC——
33Take DownNORMAL9085
41ConfusionPSYCHIC50100
57Dream EaterPSYCHIC100100