#164
Noctowl
Owl Pokémon
NormalFlying
Its eyes are specially developed to enable it to see clearly even in murky darkness and minimal light.
Base Stats
HP 100
Attack 50
Defense 50
Sp. Atk 86
Sp. Def 96
Speed 70
Total 452
Type Effectiveness
Abilities
Evolution Chain
Moves
Locations
Details
Category Owl Pokémon
Height 1.6 m
Weight 40.8 kg
Base Exp 158
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 90
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Forest
Egg Groups Flying
Sprites
Competitive
nu
Specially Defensive
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Calm
EVs
HP 248
Def 8
SpD 252
Strategy Overview
Noctowl is a decent specially defensive Pokemon, but there isn't much of a reason to choose it over Mandibuzz. It has poor physical bulk—leaving it prone to getting forced out by many physical attackers—a poor defensive typing, and unlike Mandibuzz, a movepool that lacks useful tools such as Taunt and Foul Play. Noctowl's only niche is Insomnia, which, together with its great special bulk, allows it to wall most Grass-types with ease, but more often than not, this isn't enough to justify using it over Mandibuzz.
Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc