No. 164 · Johto · Normal/Flying
Noctowlcards
Noctowl is a Normal/Flying-type Pokémon introduced in Johto, number 164 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 2000 to 2025. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.
- Cards
- 19
- Sets
- 19
- Printed
- 2000–2025
- Illustrators
- 16
- Sightings
- 2
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The strongest Noctowl art
01/06Noctowl
Promo
02/06Noctowl BREAK
Promo
03/06Noctowl
Uncommon
04/06Noctowl
Promo
05/06Noctowl
Common
06/06Noctowl
Rare
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Which is the better picture?
Two Noctowl cards, side by side.
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Nine of the strongest Noctowl artworks as a binder page. Add it to your binder and swap any card. No account needed.
Noctowl by scene
Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Noctowl cards, the artwork that shows it most first.
How Noctowl gets drawn
Noctowl is usually drawn mysterious, tense and moody, often perching, at night, under moonlight.
Across 18 Noctowl artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.
2000–2025
Noctowl through the years
Its strongest card of each year it was printed.
2000 Neo Genesis- 2002 Neo Destiny
2003 Skyridge
2005 Unseen Forces
2007 Diamond & Pearl
2010 HeartGold SoulSilver- 2013 XY Black Star Promos
2015 BREAKthrough
2017 Burning Shadows- 2019 SWSH Black Star Promos
- 2020 Sword & Shield
- 2022 Astral Radiance
- 2023 SVP Black Star Promos
- 2024 Stellar Crown
2025 Prismatic Evolutions
Evolves from
Hoothoot16 cards- Noctowlthis page · 19 cards
Noctowl sightingsspotted in 2 other cards
Cards where Noctowl turns up in someone else's picture: behind them, beside them, or hiding.
Every Noctowl card
19 cards, strongest artwork first.
Noctowl in numbers
- Cards
- 19
- Sets
- 19since Neo Genesis
- Illustrators
- 16most by Atsuko Nishida
- Printed
- 2000–2025
- Printed as
- Basic, Stage 1, BREAK
- Sightings
- 2in other cards' art
- HP on card
- 60–130
They span 19 sets, from Neo Genesis to Prismatic Evolutions. 16 illustrators have drawn it, most often Atsuko Nishida, Ken Sugimori and matazo. It has been printed as Basic, Stage 1 and BREAK.
Who draws Noctowl
16 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.
Where it has been printed
19 sets, by how many Noctowl cards each holds.
Astral Radiance1
BREAKthrough1
Burning Shadows1
Diamond & Pearl1
HGSS Black Star Promos1
HeartGold SoulSilver1
Neo Destiny1
Neo Genesis1
Plasma Freeze1
Prismatic Evolutions1- SVP Black Star Promos1
- SWSH Black Star Promos1
7 more sets
Rarity
Questions
- How many Noctowl cards are there?
- There are 19 Noctowl cards, printed between 2000 and 2025 across 19 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
- Which Noctowl card has the best artwork?
- That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Noctowl art first, however common or rare the card.
- Who illustrates Noctowl cards?
- 16 illustrators have drawn Noctowl. Atsuko Nishida has done the most at 2, followed by Ken Sugimori and matazo.
- What was the first Noctowl card?
- Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Neo Genesis, released in 2000. 7 of its 19 cards are Uncommon.
