Noctowl 43/115 · Unseen Forces

Unseen Forces is a set in the EX series. It was released on August 1, 2005. The printed size is 115. This checklist is longer, at 145 cards. Noctowl is 43/115, in position 45 of 145 on this checklist. Before it is 42 Miltank, and after it is 44 Quagsire. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Noctowl is a Stage 1 Colorless Pokémon with 70 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).

Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this card. The same name is on 721 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 70 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this one. 17 other cards of Noctowl list a different HP.

The attack Spearhead lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Draw 3 cards. Surprise is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Choose 1 card from your opponent's hand without looking. Look at the card you chose, then have your opponent shuffle that card into his or her deck. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 1.

I keep a set binder for Unseen Forces, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Unseen Forces set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Noctowl can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.