Pokémon · EX

Noctowl

Unseen Forces · #43 · Uncommon · 2005

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Card facts

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Set position: 43 / 145
Release year: 2005
Rarity: Uncommon
HP: 70
Subtype: Stage 1
Evolves from: Hoothoot
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Illustrator: Mitsuhiro Arita
Pokédex #: 164
Series: EX

Card analysis

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Primary role: Draw
Damage efficiency: 30 damage; 15 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

AttackerDisruption

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 card draw. 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 ≥35 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 — ≥35 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; 2.48 copies on average · 1821 decks
Match win rate: 46.7%; -0.4 pts vs the 47.1% 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.

Hoothoot

in 4% of decks · 81 seen

Hoothoot

in 94% of decks · 1710 seen

Hoothoot

in 4% of decks · 69 seen

Eevee ex

in 12% of decks · 215 seen

Flareon ex

in 11% of decks · 203 seen

Leafeon ex

in 10% of decks · 188 seen

Jolteon ex

in 2% of decks · 41 seen

Audino

in 1% of decks · 13 seen

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About this card

HP: 70Type:CColorlessSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: Hoothoot

CSpearhead

Draw 3 cards.

CCSurprise — 30

Choose 1 card from your opponent's hand without looking. Look at the card you chose, then have your opponent shuffle that card into his or her deck.

Weakness:L×2

Resistance:F-30

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

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 874 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 2026/07/04

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$0.49	$0.59	$96.53	$1.34	—
Reverse Holofoil	$29.97	$67.80	$4,321.00	$24.76	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/06/21

Variant	Price
1-day average	€1.99
7-day average	€1.51
30-day average	€1.47
Low	€0.04
Trend price	€1.83
Low (excellent+)	€0.10
Reverse holo low	€1.50
reverseHoloAvg1	€9.99
Reverse holo 7-day	€13.34
reverseHoloSell	€5.91
averageSellPrice	€1.62
Reverse holo 30-day	€11.56
Reverse holo trend	€15.55

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 $1.34; 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 "Unseen Forces" in the EX series, released in 2005.

What rarity is Noctowl?

Noctowl is a Uncommon card in the Unseen Forces set.