Noctowl 107/147 · Burning Shadows

Burning Shadows is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on August 5, 2017. The printed size is 147. This checklist is longer, at 177 cards. Noctowl is 107/147, in position 112 of 177 on this checklist. Before it is 106 Hoothoot, and after it is 108 Bouffalant. 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).

Sekio illustrated this card. The same name is on 72 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 Sekio illustrated this one. 12 other cards of Noctowl list a different HP.

The attack Hypnoblast lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Asleep. Night Raid is another attack lists 70 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Your opponent reveals their hand. Discard a Pokémon from it. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Its eyes are specially adapted. They concentrate even faint light and enable it to see in the dark."

I keep a set binder for Burning Shadows, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Burning Shadows 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.