Noctowl
Normal
Best attacking moveset: Wing Attack and Sky Attack, worth 8.7 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Noctowl can learn 8 combinations. Wing Attack with Sky Attack does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extrasensory | Psychic | 11 | 1.0s | +11 |
| Wing Attack | 10 | 1.0s | +11 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Night Shade | Ghost | 60 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Psychic | Psychic | 95 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | 100 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Sky Attack | 80 | 2.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Noctowl has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,288 at level 50, 2,024 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,156 CP at level 20, or 1,446 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,092 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 145 attack · 156 defense · 225 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 1 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 1,000 Stardust and 1 Candy |
| Size | 1.6 m and 40.8 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Noctowl does not have one best moveset, it has 5. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Fighting, Bug, Grass.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Fighting | Extrasensory + Sky Attack | 13.1 |
| Bug | Wing Attack + Sky Attack | 13.1 |
| Grass | Wing Attack + Sky Attack | 13.1 |
| Poison | Extrasensory + Psychic | 11.4 |
| Ghost | Wing Attack + Shadow Ball | 10.6 |
| Psychic | Wing Attack + Shadow Ball | 10.6 |
| Normal | Wing Attack + Sky Attack | 8.7 |
| Wing Attack + Sky Attack | 8.7 | |
| Ground | Wing Attack + Sky Attack | 8.7 |
| Fire | Wing Attack + Sky Attack | 8.7 |
| Water | Wing Attack + Sky Attack | 8.7 |
| Ice | Wing Attack + Sky Attack | 8.7 |
| Dragon | Wing Attack + Sky Attack | 8.7 |
| Dark | Wing Attack + Sky Attack | 8.7 |
| Fairy | Wing Attack + Sky Attack | 8.7 |
| Rock | Extrasensory + Shadow Ball | 7.2 |
| Electric | Extrasensory + Shadow Ball | 7.2 |
| Steel | Extrasensory + Shadow Ball | 6.6 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Noctowl is actually for.
Counters: what beats Noctowl
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Regieleki | Electric | Lock On + Thunder Cage Legacy | 40.3 |
 Zeraora | Electric | Volt Switch + Plasma Fists | 34.6 |
 Zekrom | DragonElectric | Charge Beam + Fusion Bolt Legacy | 33.8 |
 Xurkitree | Electric | Thunder Shock + Discharge | 33.4 |
 Glimmora | RockPoison | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 30.6 |
 Rampardos | Rock | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 30.3 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 29.3 |
 Deoxys | Psychic | Charge Beam + Thunderbolt | 29.1 |
 Gigalith | Rock | Lock On + Meteor Beam Legacy | 29.1 |
 Electivire | Electric | Thunder Shock + Wild Charge | 28.9 |
Ranked by damage per second against Noctowl's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.