Noctowl 121/189 · Astral Radiance

Noctowl is Pokédex #164, generation 2 (Johto). Noctowl is a Stage 1 Colorless Pokémon with 100 HP. The card says it evolves from Hoothoot. In this catalog that name is Hoothoot (#163).

Noctowl sits at 121/189 in Astral Radiance, position 121 of 216. Before it is 120 Hoothoot, and after it is 122 Teddiursa. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on May 27, 2022. The printed size is 189. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Silent Wing lists 50 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Your opponent reveals their hand. Air Slash is another attack lists 120 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Discard an Energy from this Pokémon. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. 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." The regulation mark is F.

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 100 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Nisota Niso illustrated this one. 15 other cards of Noctowl list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Nisota Niso. I count 39 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Astral Radiance set binder is where a full Astral Radiance set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Noctowl can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.