Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Noctowl
Temporal Forces · #127 · Common · 2024
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Market reference
$0.13
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 127 / 218
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 110
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Hoothoot
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- H
- Illustrator
- toi8
- Pokédex #
- 164
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 70 damage
- 35 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 search / tutoring. 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 ≥55 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 — ≥55 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 · 1348 decks
- Match win rate
- 46.6%
- -0.6 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 toi8
This card was illustrated by toi8.
Building around Noctowl?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Its eyes are specially developed to enable it to see clearly even in murky darkness and minimal light."
CCTalon Hunt — 70
You may search your deck for up to 2 cards and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck.
Weakness:L×2
Resistance:F-30
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Noctowl or Temporal Forces.
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Noctowl was legal.
🏆Moujii's Dojo🏆 (Late Registration Available!)
today
SEASAC League Challenge #5 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
today
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Super Series - 100 Codes
today
REFINE Summer Series Session 5: Pika Cinco
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Zard-Pokénight #011
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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 581 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 2026/07/11| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.15 | $5.00 | $0.13 | $0.05 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.02 | $0.20 | $19.98 | $0.13 | $0.08 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.02 |
| 7-day average | €0.03 |
| 30-day average | €0.04 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.04 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.09 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.10 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.11 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.09 |
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 $0.13; 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 "Temporal Forces" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Noctowl?
Noctowl is a Common card in the Temporal Forces set.
Other Noctowl printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
RareNoctowl
Prismatic Evolutions · #78
RareNoctowl
Stellar Crown · #115
PromoNoctowl
Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos · #141
UncommonNoctowl
Astral Radiance · #121
RareNoctowl
Sword & Shield · #144
PromoNoctowl
SWSH Black Star Promos · #SWSH027
UncommonNoctowl
Unified Minds · #166
UncommonNoctowl
Burning Shadows · #107
