Pokémon · XY
Noctowl
BREAKthrough · #120 · Rare · 2015
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From
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Market reference
$0.29
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 120 / 165
- Release year
- 2015
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Hoothoot
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Pokédex #
- 164
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 70 damage
- 23.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Noctowl plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Speed Dive) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Hoothoot; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Seen in 3% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Noctowl
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 3% of decks
- 2.48 copies on average · 1672 decks
- Match win rate
- 46.9%
- -0.3 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by Kouki Saitou
This card was illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
Building around Noctowl?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"When it needs to think, it rotates its head 180 degrees to sharpen its intellectual power."
CCHigh Flight — 20×
Each player reveals his or her hand. This attack does 20 damage times the number of Item cards revealed.
CCCSpeed Dive — 70
Weakness:L×2
Resistance:F-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Noctowl was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Noctowl has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Noctowl — Stellar Crown
Played in 780 recent decks
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/19| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.08 | $0.29 | $19.99 | $0.29 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.22 | $0.77 | $39.99 | $0.73 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.60 |
| 7-day average | €0.28 |
| 30-day average | €0.36 |
| Low | €0.09 |
| Trend price | €0.30 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.67 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.30 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.30 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.35 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.23 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Noctowl is real?
Noctowl is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Noctowl worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Noctowl is $0.29; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Noctowl from?
Noctowl is from the Pokémon set "BREAKthrough" in the XY series, released in 2015.
What rarity is Noctowl?
Noctowl is a Rare card in the BREAKthrough set.
Other Noctowl printings
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UncommonNoctowl
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