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Noctowl

Noctowl in Pokemon Origin HeartGold: Psychic/Flying typing, base stats, Abilities, evolution requirements, learnsets and where to find it.

Content reviewed 11 October 2026

PsychicFlying

wild: Route 25, Route 8, Route 13, Route 14 and 6 more

Base stats Total 492

HP100

Attack50

Defense50

Sp. Atk106

Sp. Def106

Speed80

Abilities

Normal Ability slots

Slot 1: Insomnia
Slot 2: Tinted Lens

Hidden Ability

Concentrate

Capture-chain requirements

Where to find Noctowl

wild: Route 25, Route 8, Route 13, Route 14 and 6 more

Location	Method / time	Level	Chance / weight
Viridian Forest	Headbutt: Rare trees	5–7	5%
Route 25	Grass/cave, night	20	5%
Route 8	Grass/cave, night	20	15%
Route 13	Grass/cave, night	24	4%
Route 14	Grass/cave, night	25	20%
Route 15	Grass/cave, night	25	20%
Ilex Forest	Headbutt: Rare trees	6–8	10%
Route 43	Grass/cave, night	20–21	20%
Route 45	Grass/cave, night	23	10%
Route 47	Grass/cave, night	35	20%

Evolution & forms

Evolves from

Hoothoot · Lv 20
at Lv 20

Evolves into

None recorded.

Moves Noctowl can learn

Level-up (16)

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Lv. 1	Sky Attack	Flying	Physical	90	90	10
Lv. 1	Peck	Flying	Physical	35	100	35
Lv. 1	Growl	Normal	Status	—	100	40
Lv. 1	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
Lv. 1	Echoed Voice	Normal	Special	40	100	15
Lv. 9	Confusion	Psychic	Special	50	100	25
Lv. 12	Reflect	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
Lv. 15	Psycho Shift	Psychic	Status	—	100	10
Lv. 18	Air Slash	Flying	Special	75	95	15
Lv. 23	Extrasensory	Psychic	Special	95	100	10
Lv. 28	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85	20
Lv. 33	Uproar	Normal	Special	90	100	10
Lv. 38	Roost	Flying	Status	—	—	5
Lv. 43	Moonblast	Fairy	Special	95	100	15
Lv. 48	Hypnosis	Psychic	Status	—	60	20
Lv. 53	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100	100	15

TMs & HMs (29)

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
TM04	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100	15
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90	5
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	var.	100	20
TM29	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100	10
TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100	15
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM33	Reflect	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100	15
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
TM47	Steel Wing	Steel	Physical	85	95	25
TM51	Roost	Flying	Status	—	—	5
TM58	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM67	Recycle	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	5
TM77	Psych Up	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM85	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100	100	15
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85	15
TM88	Pluck	Flying	Physical	60	100	20
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM129	Dual Wingbeat	Flying	Physical	40	90	10
HM02	Fly	Flying	Physical	90	95	15

Move tutors (9)

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Tutor	Air Slash	Flying	Special	75	95	15
Tutor	Extrasensory	Psychic	Special	95	100	10
Tutor	Heat Wave	Fire	Special	95	90	10
Tutor	Hurricane	Flying	Special	110	70	10
Tutor	Hyper Voice	Normal	Special	90	100	10
Tutor	Moonblast	Fairy	Special	95	100	15
Tutor	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	—	20
Tutor	Sky Attack	Flying	Physical	90	90	10
Tutor	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90	15

Egg moves (0)

No moves recorded for this method.

Training & breeding

Catch rate value: 90 (not a catch percentage)
Gender ratio: 50.0% female
Egg groups: Flying
Growth rate: Medium Fast
EV yield: 2 HP
Possible held items: None recorded