Noctowl

The Owl Pokémon
#164 - Noctowl
Pre-Evolve	Hoothoot
Debut	Pokémon: Gold Version Pokémon: Silver Version
Species Info
Type	+ +
Height	1.6 m (5'03")
Weight	40.8 kg (89.9 lbs.)
Color	Brown
Gender Ratio	1♂ : 1♀
Ability	Insomnia / Keen Eye
Hidden Ability	Tinted Lens
Egg Group	Flying
Icon		Sprite
		File:164sprite.png
Footprint
30px
Base Statistics
Hit Points	100	Speed	70
Attack	50	Sp. Attack	76
Defense	50	Sp. Defense	96
Training Info
Catch Rate	090	Hatch Steps	3,840
Base Exp.	162	Effort Points	HP
Happiness	70		HP
To Lv.100	Normal

Kanto #	Johto #	Hoenn #	Sinnoh #
< 164 >	< 016 >		< 107 >
Unova #	Johto (IV) #
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Noctowl is a large owl Pokémon that was introduced in the second generation games. It is the evolved form of Hoothoot.

Information

Noctowl evolves from Hoothoot at Level 18. It has specially adapted eyes that can concentrate even faint light, enabling it to see in the dark. Their feathers are soft enough that they do not make noise in flight, allowing them to silently sneak up on prey without being detected. When it needs to think, it rotates its head 180 degrees to increase its thinking power, and it is also said to be engaged in complex thinking when it spins its head upside down. Like Hoothoot, it is nocturnal and appears primarily at night.

Appearances

Mainstream Games

In Pokémon: Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold and SoulSilver, Noctowl could be uncommonly found on Routes 2, 8, 12, 13, 14 and 43. In Crystal they also appeared on Routes 5, 11, 15, 25, 26, 27, 37, 38, and 39, and they could also be found by headbutting trees at Routes 44 through 46. In HeartGold and SoulSilver, they were also found by headbutting trees at the forests. They could also be found on the Pokéwalker's Quiet Cave course, from which they could be transferred to HeartGold/SoulSilver.

In Diamond, Pearl and Platinum, Noctowl could be found on Routes 210, 211, 216 and 217 as well as the Great Marsh, Acuity Lakefront, Mt. Coronet, Great Marsh, Lake Valor and Sendoff Spring, although in Platinum it only appeared at Route 211 and the Great Marsh. In Black and White, Noctowl appeared uncommonly at the Abundant Shrine.

Noctowl only appears at night in all games with a day/night system. The exceptions are that they appear at all times of day in headbutted trees and within Black/White.

Other Games

In Pokémon Colosseum, a Shadow Noctowl could be snagged from a trainer in Pyrite Town. After being purified, this Noctowl could be traded to any of the third generation color versions. In Pokémon Trozei!, Noctowl appeared in Phobos Jet, Endless Level 44, Forever Level 10 and Mr. Who's Den. In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Teams, it could only be obtained through evolution, while in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness, it appeared on the sixth through eleventh floors of Foggy Forest. In Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs, it was found at the Old Mansion. Noctowl also appeared in Pokémon Rumble Blast at Everspring Valley.

Other Appearances

• In the Pokémon anime, Ash caught a shiny Noctowl during the Johto arc. It served as part of his team, but it had mostly a minor presence aside from playing a part in defeating Morty's ghost Pokémon. Ash later left it at Professor Oak's lab when he left Johto. Ash later brought it back in the latter portion of the Sinnoh series for his competition in the Lily of the Valley Conference. Other Noctowl have made more minor appearances in other episodes, and one Noctowl was featured as the main Pokémon of Wings Alexander in one episode.
• in the Pokémon Adventures manga, Noctowl was shown as one of Falkner's Pokémon.

Trivia

• Its name is a combination of "nocturnal" and "owl".