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Gengar’s Pokédex · Johto · Generation II
#164 Noctowl
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- SpeciesOwl Pokémon
- Japanese nameYorunozuku
- PronunciationNOCT-OWL
- Height5′ 3″ 1.60 m
- Weight90.0 lb 40.50 kg
- Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Pokédex entries
| GoldStadium 2 | Its eyes are specially adapted. They concentrate even faint light and enable it to see in the dark. |
|---|---|
| Silver | When it need to think, it rotates its head 180 degrees to sharpen its intellectual power. |
| Crystal | Its extremely soft feathers make no sound in flight. It silently sneaks up on prey without being detected. |
Where to find Noctowl
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Routes 2, 8, 13, 14, 15, 43 | Night | Many/Evolve |
| Silver | Night | Many/Evolve | |
| Crystal | Johto (Headbutt), National Park, Ilex Forest, Routes 2, 5, 8, 13, 14, 15, 25, 26, 27, 37, 38, 39, 43 | Night (Anytime when using Headbutt) | Many/Evolve |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G/S | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Crystal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.
Type matchups
Defence: damage taken from each attack type
- Normal×1
- Fire×1
- Water×1
- Electric×2
- Grass×0.5
- Ice×2
- Fighting×1
- Poison×1
- Ground×0
- ×1
- Psychic×1
- Bug×0.5
- Rock×2
- Ghost×0
- Dragon×1
- Dark×1
- Steel×1
- 3 weaknesses and 4 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 3 : 4 (75%).
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- Normal1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Fire1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Water1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Electric1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
- Grass1st: Normal 2nd: Good
- Ice1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Fighting1st: Normal 2nd: Good
- Poison1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Ground1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- 1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Psychic1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Bug1st: Normal 2nd: Good
- Rock1st: Bad 2nd: Bad
- Ghost1st: No Effect 2nd: Normal
- Dragon1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Dark1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Steel1st: Bad 2nd: Bad
- 3 advantages and 6 disadvantages out of 34 types. Offensive ratio 1:2 (50%).
Moves learned by levelling up
| G/S/C | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Tackle | Normal | Physical |
| Start | Growl | Normal | Status |
| Start | Foresight | Normal | Status |
| 11 | Peck | Physical | |
| 16 | Hypnosis | Psychic | Status |
| 25 | Reflect | Psychic | Status |
| 33 | Take Down | Normal | Physical |
| 41 | Confusion | Psychic | Special |
| 57 | Dream Eater | Psychic | Special |
“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.
Move Tutor Crystal
None.
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
- TM03Curse
- TM06Toxic
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM11Sunny Day
- TM13Snore
- TM15Hyper Beam
- TM17Protect
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM27Return
- TM31Mud-Slap
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM39Swift
- TM42Dream Eater
- TM43Detect
- TM44Rest
- TM45Attract
- TM46Thief
- TM47Steel Wing
- TM50Nightmare
- HM05Flash
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Flying Pokémon group 3 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
- Aerodactyl
- Doduo Family
- Farfetch’d
- Hoothoot Family
- Murkrow
- Natu Family
- Pidgey Family
- Skarmory
- Spearow Family
- Togetic
- Zubat Family
Egg moves
| Move | How to pass it down |
|---|---|
| Feint Attack | Mate with a male Murkrow. |
| Mirror Move | Mate with a male from Pidgey or Spearow Family. |
| Supersonic | Mate with a male from Aerodactyl or Zubat Family. |
| Whirlwind | Mate with a male from Pidgey Family. |
| Wing Attack | Mate with a male from Aerodactyl, Pidgey Family, or Zubat Family. |
| Sky Attack (C) | Teach RBY TM43 (Sky Attack) to a RBY Pokémon from Aerodactyl, Pidgey, Spearow, or Doduo Family. Then trade to Crystal, and if male, breed it with a female from Hoothoot Family. |
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 100 | 373-403 | 11/4586.43% |
| Attack | 50 | 168-198 | 34/4921.19% |
| Defense | 50 | 168-198 | 37/5525.82% |
| Speed | 70 | 208-238 | 23/4755.96% |
| Special Attack | 76 | 220-250 | 18/4663.67% |
| Special Defense | 96 | 260-290 | 12/4184.13% |
| Total | 442 | 1397-1577 | 28/8761.79% |
Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.
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