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Hoothoot

Pokémon · Sword & Shield

Hoothoot

Sword & Shield

Astral Radiance · #120 · Common · 2022

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Market reference

$0.05

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Card facts

Quick reference for collectors and graders.

Set position
120 / 216
Release year
2022
Rarity
Common
HP
50
Subtype
Basic
Evolves to
Noctowl
Retreat cost
1 energy
Regulation mark
F
Illustrator
Pani Kobayashi
Pokédex #
163
Series
Sword & Shield

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role
Attacker
Damage efficiency
20 damage
10 per Energy
Prize liability
1 Prize given up
Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup
Basic
Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Strategy & play

How Hoothoot plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

  • A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
  • Its main attack (Flap) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
  • Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
  • Colorless type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥25 effectively one-shots it.
  • A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
  • Seen in 3% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 3 copies.

How to beat Hoothoot

  • Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion
3% of decks
2.52 copies on average · 1483 decks
Match win rate
47.1%
-0.1 pts vs the 47.1% field average

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About this card

HP: 50Type:CColorlessSubtype: BasicEvolves to: Noctowl

"It always stands on one foot. It changes feet so fast, the movement can rarely be seen."

Ability: Stand Sentry

Basic Energy attached to your Benched Pokémon can't be discarded by an effect of your opponent's Item or Supporter cards.

CCFlap — 20

Weakness:L×2

Resistance:F-30

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal
standardLegal
unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

This printing of Hoothoot has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.

HoothootStellar Crown

Played in 709 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 2026/07/16
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Normal$0.01$0.15$30.00$0.05$0.02
Reverse Holofoil$0.03$0.24$18.48$0.22$0.18

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2025/11/21
VariantPrice
1-day average€0.02
7-day average€0.03
30-day average€0.03
Low€0.02
Trend price€0.03
Low (excellent+)€0.02
Reverse holo low€0.02
reverseHoloAvg1€0.30
Reverse holo 7-day€0.13
reverseHoloSell€0.13
averageSellPrice€0.03
Reverse holo 30-day€0.16
Reverse holo trend€0.14

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Hoothoot is real?

Hoothoot 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 Hoothoot worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Hoothoot is $0.05; 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 Hoothoot from?

Hoothoot is from the Pokémon set "Astral Radiance" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2022.

What rarity is Hoothoot?

Hoothoot is a Common card in the Astral Radiance set.