Character info
The character
Noctowl is the Owl Pokémon, the evolved form of Hoothoot, first introduced in the Johto region games. It is known for its large head that can rotate 180 degrees and its soft, silent wings that allow it to sneak up on prey without detection. In the games and anime it is often depicted as a wise, nocturnal hunter.
This card
This is Noctowl from the Prismatic Evolutions set, numbered 078/131 and marked with the star rarity symbol indicating a standard holo rarity. The card is a holofoil Stage 1 Pokémon illustrated by matazo, depicting Noctowl diving forward with talons extended against a dark background. The artwork and card frame display a rainbow holo pattern typical of this treatment.
How it plays
Noctowl is a Stage 1 Pokémon with 100 HP that evolves from Hoothoot. Its Ability, Jewel Seeker, lets the player search their deck for up to 2 Trainer cards and add them to hand once per turn when Noctowl is played from hand to evolve a 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 (×2), a resistance of -30 to Fighting type, and a retreat cost of one Colorless energy.
Written with AI from the card and its catalogue entry, and checked by WinnTCG.
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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
WinnTCG authenticated this card in hand, on the bench, against genuine Pokémon cards. It was checked four ways: light shone through it to check the core, its weight on a scale, its thickness measured, and its print pattern and surface texture under magnification.
How this card was graded
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The working behind this grade
Every grade here is published with its reasoning. The report states what each measurement returned, what the model proposed on each axis, where the grader disagreed with it, and every defect marked on the photographs above.