Competitive Information for Noctowl [Sword/Shield]
Normal / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Noctowl? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Noctowl is a sensational Normal and Flying-typed Pokemon. It's common to find yourself dealing with Noctowl when battling in the 8th generation meta. Noctowl is weak to Electric, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Weakness Policy / Sharp Beak
Ability: Tinted Lens
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 Spe
Moveset:
- Dream Eater
- Nasty Plot
- Protect / Hyper Voice
- Roost / Hurricane
Special Tank Noctowl (Popular/Trending)
Noctowl is a phenomenal Special Tank for single battles. It's purpose is to take a nice amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Weakness Policy activates if Noctowl is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Tinted Lens, Noctowl's attacks that are not very effective on a target deal double damage. With a Sharp Beak equipped to it, Noctowl's flying-type attacks have 1.2x power.
◆ Nasty Plot is a status move (raises your Noctowl's special attack by 2 stages).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Noctowl this turn).
◆ Hyper Voice is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Roost is a status move (heals 50% hp. Flying-type removed until turn ends).
◆ Hurricane is a special STAB-boosted 110-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to confuse target. Can't miss in rain).
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Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Moonblast
- Psychic / Extrasensory
Special Sweeper Noctowl (Insomnia)
Noctowl is a notable Special Sweeper for single battles. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Hyper Voice) and boosts Noctowl's special attack stat by 2 stages. 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 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 make the target flinch).
◆ Moonblast is a special 95-base power Fairy-type move (30% chance to lower the target's special attack by 1 stage).
◆ 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 make the target flinch).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Noctowl? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Heat Wave
- Moonblast
Doubles Special Sweeper Noctowl (Insomnia)
Noctowl is a fabulous Special Sweeper for double battles. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Hyper Voice) and raises Noctowl's special attack stat by 2 stages. 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 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 make the target flinch).
◆ 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).
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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.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Noctowl can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Noctowl
- Moves: Mimic + Imprison
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Nasty plot + Stored power
- Moves: Stored power + Psych up
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Protect, Magic Coat
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Hypnosis
Moves that boost Noctowl's stats
- Agility
- Amnesia
- Calm Mind
- Curse
- Nasty Plot
- Steel Wing
- Work Up
- Note:This Pokemon can also learn Stored Power.
Most notable and possible best moves for Noctowl
- Calm Mind
- Dream Eater
- Heat Wave
- Hurricane
- Hyper Voice
- Nasty Plot
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Roost
- Stored Power
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Noctowl in Sword and Shield
- Modest Nature ( 252/0/0/252/0/4 )
- Timid Nature ( 0/0/0/252/4/252 )
- Optimize Noctowl's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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