Competitive Information for Noctowl [Sun/Moon]
Base Stats for Noctowl
Normal / Flying
Abilities:
InsomniaInsomnia: This Pokemon cannot fall asleep. Gaining this Ability while asleep cures it.
, Keen EyeKeen Eye: This Pokemon's accuracy can't be lowered by others; ignores their evasiveness stat.
, Tinted LensTinted Lens: This Pokemon's attacks that are not very effective on a target deal double damage.
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
0.5x
2x
0x
Grass
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
0.5x
0x
2x
2x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Noctowl? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Common team mates for Noctowl in Pokemon Sun/Moon:
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InfernapeGoodraJirachiTapu%20FiniRotom-WashStaraptorSkarmoryCharizard-Mega-YTogekissTalonflame
Noctowl is popular Normal and Flying-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty standard sight to see Noctowl out in the 7th generation battlefield. Noctowl is weak to Electric, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks.
Species: Noctowl
Item: Choice Specs / Light Clay
Ability: Tinted Lens
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Hurricane / Air Slash
- Heat Wave
- Moonblast
- Hyper Voice
Item: Choice Specs / Light Clay
Ability: Tinted Lens
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Hurricane / Air Slash
- Heat Wave
- Moonblast
- Hyper Voice
Special Sweeper Noctowl (Popular/Trending)
Noctowl is an awesome Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Noctowl's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Tinted Lens, Noctowl's attacks that are not very effective on a target deal double damage.
♦ Hurricane is a special STAB-boosted 110-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to confuse target. can't miss in rain).
♦ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Heat Wave is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
♦ Moonblast is a special 95-base power Fairy-type move (30% chance to lower the target's special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Heat Wave is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
♦ Moonblast is a special 95-base power Fairy-type move (30% chance to lower the target's special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Noctowl
Item: Normalium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Synchronoise / Psychic
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Moonblast
Item: Normalium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Synchronoise / Psychic
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Moonblast
Special Sweeper Noctowl (Insomnia)
Noctowl is an outstanding Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. 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).
♦ Synchronoise is a special 120-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).
♦ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 60-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).
♦ Moonblast is a special 95-base power Fairy-type move (30% chance to lower the target's special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special STAB-boosted 150-base power Normal-type move (Noctowl cannot move next turn).
♦ Synchronoise is a special 120-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).
♦ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 60-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).
♦ Moonblast is a special 95-base power Fairy-type move (30% chance to lower the target's special attack by 1 stage).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Noctowl? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Common team mates for Noctowl in Pokemon Sun/Moon:
InfernapeGoodraJirachiTapu%20FiniRotom-WashStaraptorSkarmoryCharizard-Mega-YTogekissTalonflame
InfernapeGoodraJirachiTapu%20FiniRotom-WashStaraptorSkarmoryCharizard-Mega-YTogekissTalonflame
Species: Noctowl
Item: Normalium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Synchronoise / Psychic
- Heat Wave
Item: Normalium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Synchronoise / Psychic
- Heat Wave
Doubles Special Sweeper Noctowl (Insomnia)
Noctowl is an extraordinary Special Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. 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 Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 60-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 120-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).
♦ Heat Wave is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special STAB-boosted 150-base power Normal-type move (Noctowl cannot move next turn).
♦ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 60-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 120-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).
♦ Heat Wave is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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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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Damage Modifiers:
Type-matchup: Sort through and determine which moves would best work versus an opponent of the typing you select.
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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 Sun/Moon. 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 SM 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: Detect, Endure, Magic Coat, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Hypnosis, Toxic
Moves that boost Noctowl's stats
- Agility
- Curse
- Ominous Wind
- Silver Wind
- Steel Wing
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Noctowl
- Air Slash
- Defog
- Heat Wave
- Hidden Power
- Hurricane
- Hyper Voice
- Hypnosis
- Moonblast
- Night Shade
- Protect
- Psychic
- Reflect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Roost
- Tailwind
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Noctowl in Sun and Moon
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/4/252/ )
- Calm Nature ( 252/0/0/4/252/0/ )
- Optimize Noctowl's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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