Character info
The character
Noctowl is the Owl Pokémon, the evolved form of Hoothoot, known for its extremely soft wings that make no sound in flight, allowing it to silently approach prey undetected. It is a Flying/Normal-type Pokémon from the core video game series, recognized for its large eyes adapted to night vision and its rotating head. Noctowl has appeared throughout the Pokémon anime and games since its introduction in the Johto region.
This card
This is Noctowl, card 078 of 131 from the Prismatic Evolutions set, printed in 2025 as a holofoil card with rarity R. The artwork, illustrated by matazo, depicts the owl in a dramatic diving pose with wings spread and talons extended against a dark background. The card is a Stage 1 Pokémon that evolves from Hoothoot.
How it plays
Noctowl has 100 HP and is a Stage 1 Colorless-type Pokémon. Its Ability, Jewel Seeker, allows the player to search their deck for up to 2 Trainer cards and add them to hand once per turn, when this Pokémon is played from hand to evolve another Pokémon, provided a Tera Pokémon is in play, after which the deck is shuffled. Its attack, Speed Wing, costs two Colorless energy and deals 60 damage. It has a weakness to Lightning-type attacks at x2, a resistance of -30 to Fighting-type attacks, and a retreat cost of one Colorless energy.
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Card details confirmed
A card with this name and number exists in the public card catalogue, in Prismatic Evolutions, a set of 131 cards, rarity R. The details on this certificate match it.
Illustrated by matazo and published 2025-01-17. Both come from the public catalogue, not from WinnTCG.
A catalogue match is not the authenticity check. It confirms the card is the card it claims to be. Whether it is genuine was checked separately, on the card itself; see Authenticity below.
About this card
#164 in the National Pokédex · a Generation II Pokémon · 114 different cards of it exist · it evolves from Hoothoot.
From the card and the public catalogue, not written by WinnTCG.
Authenticity
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How this card was graded
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The working behind this grade
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