Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Noctowl
Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos · #141 · Promo · 2023
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Market reference
$3.69
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 141 / 196
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Hoothoot
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- H
- Illustrator
- Tetsu Kayama
- Pokédex #
- 164
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 30 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Noctowl plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥50 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 — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- 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
- 2.47 copies on average · 1381 decks
- Match win rate
- 46.1%
- -1.1 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.
Building around Noctowl?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Its extremely soft wings make no sound in flight. It silently sneaks up on prey without being detected."
Ability: Jewel Seeker
Once during your turn, when you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon, if you have any Tera Pokémon in play, you may search your deck for up to 2 Trainer cards, reveal them, and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck.
CCSpeed Wing — 60
Weakness:L×2
Resistance:F-30
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
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Recent tournament results
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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 623 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 2026/07/12| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $2.75 | $4.35 | $4,321.00 | $3.69 | $4.51 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €45.00 |
| 7-day average | €74.32 |
| 30-day average | €54.77 |
| Low | €49.95 |
| Trend price | €92.17 |
| Low (excellent+) | €49.95 |
| averageSellPrice | €52.00 |
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 $3.69; 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 "Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2023.
What rarity is Noctowl?
Noctowl is a Promo card in the Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos set.
Other Noctowl printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
