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Noctowl

Burning Shadows / #107/147

Noctowl

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Burning Shadows
Rarity (source)
Uncommon
Illustrator
Sekio
Source reference
sm3-107

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The Pokémon’s story

Noctowl hunts in darkness where many Pokémon would see nothing. Its unusual eyes gather faint light, and its flexible wings carry it silently toward prey. When thinking or worried, it turns its head almost upside down. The Pokédex warns that it is best not to disturb it in this state. Its nighttime effectiveness therefore comes from a combination of vision, silence and sustained attention.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Ultra Sun calls Noctowl the emperor of the night for its vision in darkness. Pokémon Shield associates its head turning 180 degrees with thought. This striking posture is presented as a sign of concentration rather than a hunting movement.

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Card details

HP
90
Type (source)
Colorless
Stage (source)
Stage1
Evolves from (printed name)
Hoothoot
Pokédex number
164
Retreat cost
1 Energy
Weakness (source)
Lightning ×2
Resistance (source)
Fighting -20

Printed card text — English

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Description from the source

Its eyes are specially adapted. They concentrate even faint light and enable it to see in the dark.

Attacks

Hypnoblast

Cost: Colorless

Damage: 30

Your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Asleep.

Night Raid

Cost: Colorless · Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 70

Your opponent reveals their hand. Discard a Pokémon from it.

Documented variants

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  • Normal
  • Reverse
  • normal · standard
  • reverse · standard

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