Noctowl · Sword & Shield, what to know.
About the Noctowl card
Numbered 144 of 216 in Sword & Shield, released in February 2020, Noctowl is a Rare, a Stage 1 Colorless-type carrying 110 HP.
It evolves from Hoothoot, so Noctowl is a later-stage card that set-builders usually slot into a full evolution run rather than buy alone.
Illustrated by kawayoo.
Noctowl carries this Pokédex flavor text: "When it needs to think, it rotates its head 180 degrees to sharpen its intellectual power."
What is Noctowl worth?
Noctowl is a non-holo Rare. In Sword & Shield, value concentrates in the holo rares, so a Noctowl trades modestly, though a clean, well-centered 1st Edition copy in PSA 10 is scarcer than the print run suggests and carries a real premium. Check the live price above for the figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Noctowl before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
On Noctowl, look at the corners and the framed border first. Non-holo Rares took more handling than the chase holos, so a sharp, centered copy of Noctowl in a true PSA 10 is harder to find than the print run suggests.
If you are collecting Noctowl
For Noctowl, check centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface under angled light. Submission math on Noctowl rarely works unless the card has independent demand.
