Noctowl 92/116 · Plasma Freeze

Plasma Freeze is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on May 8, 2013. The printed size is 116. This checklist is longer, at 122 cards. Noctowl is 92/116, in position 92 of 122 on this checklist. Before it is 91 Hoothoot, and after it is 93 Miltank. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Noctowl is a Stage 1 Colorless Pokémon with 90 HP. In the Pokédex this is Noctowl (#164), generation 2 (Johto). The card says it evolves from Hoothoot. In this catalog that name is Hoothoot (#163).

Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this card. The same name is on 656 other cards in the catalog.

Noctowl (#164) has 18 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 18 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2025. The earliest other card is Noctowl 42/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this one. 12 other cards of Noctowl list a different HP.

The attack Powerful Vision lists 10× damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Does 10 damage times the number of cards in your opponent's hand. Fly is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. If heads, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to this Pokémon during your opponent's next turn. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Its eyes are specially developed to enable it to see clearly even in murky darkness and minimal light."

I keep a set binder for Plasma Freeze, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Plasma Freeze set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Noctowl can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.