Noctowl Pokémon Sword: Moves, Sprites & Locations

Everything you need to know about Noctowl in Pokémon Sword. On this page you'll find its Pokédex entry straight from the game, all sprite variants including shiny forms, the complete moveset of 52 moves grouped by learning method (level-up, TM/HM, egg, tutor), and every wild encounter location with levels, conditions, and catch rates.

Pokémon Sword

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Noctowl Pokemon Sword Pokedex Entry

When it needs to think, it rotates its head 180 degrees to sharpen its intellectual power.

Pokémon Sword Noctowl Moveset

Complete registry of moves learned by Noctowl via various methods in Pokémon Sword.

Move	Type	Requirement
Tackle	normal	Lv. 1
Growl	normal	Lv. 1
Peck	flying	Lv. 1
Sky Attack	flying	Lv. 1
Echoed Voice	normal	Lv. 1
Confusion	psychic	Lv. 9
Reflect	psychic	Lv. 12
Psycho Shift	psychic	Lv. 15
Air Slash	flying	Lv. 18
Extrasensory	psychic	Lv. 23
Take Down	normal	Lv. 28
Uproar	normal	Lv. 33
Roost	flying	Lv. 38
Moonblast	fairy	Lv. 43
Hypnosis	psychic	Lv. 48
Dream Eater	psychic	Lv. 53

End of Move Database

Pokémon Sword Noctowl Locations

Noctowl can be caught in 4 locations across Pokémon Sword, including Motostoke Outskirts, Giants Cap, and Motostoke Riverbank. The most reliable spawn is at Giants Cap, where you'll find it between Lv. 28 and 30 by grass with a 40% encounter rate.

Motostoke Outskirts

1 encounter

grass
Lv. 22-26
Visible encounters
40%Frequent

Motostoke Riverbank

1 encounter

grass
Lv. 26-28
Hidden encounters
30%20%10%10%20%10%

Bridge Field

1 encounter

wanderer
Lv. 50
Wanderers
×1
Nook south of the north-west corner

Giants Cap

1 encounter

grass
Lv. 28-30
Tall grass
40%5%10%5%5%5%10%10%
Most grass fields