What is a good competitive moveset for Noctowl? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Black/White generation metagame.
Noctowl is a stupendous Normal and Flying-typed Pokemon. Noctowl are common Pokemon to see in the BW metagame. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Noctowl is weak to Electric, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks.
Noctowl is a notable Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Noctowl from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Noctowl's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Insomnia, Noctowl cannot fall asleep. gaining this ability while asleep cures it.
♦ Hyper Voice is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes). ♦ Hyper Beam is a special STAB-boosted 150-base power Normal-type move (Noctowl cannot move next turn). ♦ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target). ♦ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes). ♦ Heat Wave is a special 100-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes). ♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage). ♦ Extrasensory is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to flinch the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Noctowl? These builds have been optimized for Black/White Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Black/White generation metagame.
Noctowl is an extraordinary Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Noctowl from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Noctowl's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Insomnia, Noctowl cannot fall asleep. gaining this ability while asleep cures it.
♦ Hyper Voice is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes). ♦ Hyper Beam is a special STAB-boosted 150-base power Normal-type move (Noctowl cannot move next turn). ♦ Heat Wave is a special 100-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes). ♦ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes). ♦ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target). ♦ Synchronoise is a special 70-base power Psychic-type move (hits adjacent pokemon sharing your Noctowl's type). ♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Noctowl learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation. Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Noctowl can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Noctowl
Moves: Swagger + Psych up
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Magic Coat
Moves that Break Screens: Defog
Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Hypnosis
Moves that boost Noctowl's stats
Agility
Ominous Wind
Silver Wind
Steel Wing
Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Noctowl
Protect
Reflect
Rest
Roost
Toxic
Common Effort Values for Noctowl in Black and White
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