Noctowl - Generation 5 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Noctowl can learn in Generation 5, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Black
Pokémon White
Pokémon Black 2
Pokémon White 2

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Noctowl artwork by Ken Sugimori

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In other generations
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Black/White Black 2/White 2

Moves learnt by level up

Noctowl learns the following moves in Pokémon Black & White at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Foresight	Normal	—	—
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
1	Sky Attack	Flying	140	90
1	Tackle	Normal	50	100
5	Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
9	Peck	Flying	35	100
13	Uproar	Normal	90	100
17	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
22	Confusion	Psychic	50	100
27	Echoed Voice	Normal	40	100
32	Take Down	Normal	90	85
37	Air Slash	Flying	75	95
42	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
47	Synchronoise	Psychic	70	100
52	Extrasensory	Psychic	80	100
57	Psycho Shift	Psychic	—	90
62	Roost	Flying	—	—
67	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100

Egg moves

Noctowl learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Black & White. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Agility	Psychic	—	—
Defog	Flying	—	—
FeatherDance	Flying	—	100
Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
Mirror Move	Flying	—	—
Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
Sky Attack	Flying	140	90
Supersonic	Normal	—	55
Whirlwind	Normal	—	100
Wing Attack	Flying	60	100

Moves learnt by HM

Noctowl is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black & White:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
02	Fly	Flying		90	95

Moves learnt by TM

Noctowl is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black & White:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
33	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
49	Echoed Voice	Normal	40	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
83	Work Up	Normal	—	—
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
88	Pluck	Flying	60	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Noctowl can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Black & White.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Snore	Normal	40	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — TM
Silver Wind	Bug	60	100	Generation 4 — TM
Steel Wing	Steel	70	90	Generation 4 — TM
Air Cutter	Flying	55	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Twister	Dragon	40	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Noctowl learns the following moves in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Foresight	Normal	—	—
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
1	Sky Attack	Flying	140	90
1	Tackle	Normal	50	100
5	Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
9	Peck	Flying	35	100
13	Uproar	Normal	90	100
17	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
22	Confusion	Psychic	50	100
27	Echoed Voice	Normal	40	100
32	Take Down	Normal	90	85
37	Air Slash	Flying	75	95
42	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
47	Synchronoise	Psychic	70	100
52	Extrasensory	Psychic	80	100
57	Psycho Shift	Psychic	—	90
62	Roost	Flying	—	—
67	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100

Egg moves

Noctowl learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Agility	Psychic	—	—
Defog	Flying	—	—
FeatherDance	Flying	—	100
Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
Mirror Move	Flying	—	—
Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
Sky Attack	Flying	140	90
Supersonic	Normal	—	55
Whirlwind	Normal	—	100
Wing Attack	Flying	60	100

Move Tutor moves

Noctowl can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Heat Wave	Fire	100	90
Hyper Voice	Normal	90	100
Magic Coat	Psychic	—	—
Recycle	Normal	—	—
Roost	Flying	—	—
Sky Attack	Flying	140	90
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Tailwind	Flying	—	—
Uproar	Normal	90	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Moves learnt by HM

Noctowl is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
02	Fly	Flying		90	95

Moves learnt by TM

Noctowl is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
33	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
49	Echoed Voice	Normal	40	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
83	Work Up	Normal	—	—
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
88	Pluck	Flying	60	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Noctowl can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Black 2 & White 2.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Snore	Normal	40	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — TM
Silver Wind	Bug	60	100	Generation 4 — TM
Steel Wing	Steel	70	90	Generation 4 — TM
Air Cutter	Flying	55	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Twister	Dragon	40	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Noctowl egg move parents

In other generations
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Noctowl

Noctowl's egg groups: Flying

The egg moves for Noctowl are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Noctowl with a compatible male Pokémon, with the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Noctowl with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Agility

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Spearow Fearow Farfetch'd Doduo Dodrio Aerodactyl Skarmory Taillow Swellow Wingull Starly Staravia Staraptor Archen Archeops
Breeding	Hoothoot Noctowl Wingull Pelipper Swablu Altaria Chatot
Pre-evolution Level up	Pelipper

Defog

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Ducklett Swanna Rufflet Braviary
Breeding	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Zubat Golbat Hoothoot Noctowl Crobat Taillow Swellow Chatot Archen Archeops
Generation 4 HM	Spearow Fearow Farfetch'd Aerodactyl Togetic Xatu Murkrow Skarmory Wingull Pelipper Starly Staravia Staraptor Honchkrow Togekiss

Feather Dance

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Chatot Pidove Tranquill Unfezant Ducklett Swanna
Breeding	Spearow Fearow Farfetch'd Hoothoot Noctowl Natu Xatu Murkrow Swablu Altaria Starly Staravia Staraptor Honchkrow

Feint Attack

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Murkrow
Breeding	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Spearow Fearow Zubat Golbat Doduo Dodrio Hoothoot Noctowl Crobat Natu Xatu Murkrow Honchkrow
Pre-evolution Level up	Honchkrow

Mirror Move

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Spearow Fearow Swablu Chatot Sigilyph
Breeding	Farfetch'd Doduo Dodrio Hoothoot Noctowl Togetic Murkrow Taillow Swellow Honchkrow Togekiss Ducklett Swanna
Pre-evolution Level up	Altaria

Night Shade

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Natu Xatu Murkrow
Breeding	Hoothoot Noctowl Chatot
Pre-evolution Level up	Honchkrow

Sky Attack

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Noctowl Altaria Togekiss Pidove Tranquill Unfezant Sigilyph
Breeding	Spearow Fearow Hoothoot Noctowl Murkrow Skarmory Taillow Swellow Honchkrow
Move tutor	Pidgeot Spearow Fearow Farfetch'd Dodrio Aerodactyl Hoothoot Noctowl Crobat Xatu Murkrow Skarmory Swellow Pelipper Altaria Staraptor Honchkrow Chatot Togekiss Pidove Tranquill Unfezant Swoobat Sigilyph Archeops Swanna Braviary

Supersonic

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Zubat Golbat Aerodactyl Crobat Wingull Pelipper
Breeding	Doduo Dodrio Hoothoot Noctowl Taillow Swellow Chatot Woobat Swoobat

Whirlwind

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Starly Staravia Staraptor Sigilyph Rufflet Braviary
Breeding	Spearow Fearow Zubat Golbat Aerodactyl Hoothoot Noctowl Crobat Murkrow Skarmory Taillow Swellow Honchkrow

Wing Attack

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Zubat Golbat Aerodactyl Crobat Murkrow Taillow Swellow Wingull Pelipper Starly Staravia Staraptor Honchkrow Archen Archeops Ducklett Swanna Rufflet Braviary
Breeding	Hoothoot Noctowl Murkrow Honchkrow