Ash's Noctowl: Difference between revisions

===History===

====[[Original series]]====

Noctowl debuted in ''[[EP154|Fowl Play!]]'', where it flew to a birdhouse. [[Dr. Wiseman]] was trying to capture the Noctowl using traps rather than [[Poké Ball]]s, but each time Noctowl outwitted him and escaped the traps — usually leaving him hypnotized in the process. Ash was offended by Wiseman's tactics and plotted to capture Noctowl traditionally. Wiseman hypnotized Noctowl using its own Hypnosis and a mirror, but Noctowl managed to escape — just in time for {{TRT}} to attack and attempt to capture it. Ash risked his own safety to pry Team Rocket's mecha claw open and allow Noctowl to fly free, before Noctowl marshaled the power of {{AP|Totodile}}, {{AP|Cyndaquil}}, and {{AP|Pikachu}} to destroy the mecha and send Team Rocket blasting off. Following the rescue, Noctowl challenged Ash to a battle. Dr. Wiseman decided that it was too smart for him to catch, so Ash should have a go. Pikachu was hypnotized and began to use {{m|Thunderbolt}} on everything except Noctowl. When he shocks himself, he returns to normal. Cunningly, to avoid further hypnosis, Pikachu closed his eyes and listened for Noctowl's wings, then used Thunderbolt, knocking Noctowl out and allowing Ash to capture it.

In ''[[EP164|Carrying On!]]'', Noctowl used its Hypnosis on a {{p|Fearow}} to make it believe it was a {{p|Charizard}}, causing it to flee in fear. It then used Hypnosis on the traumatized {{p|Pidgey}} victim, making it appear as a fellow Pidgey and allowing it to approach. Noctowl later led the gang to the lost carrier Pidgey that had been captured by Team Rocket and alongside Ken, the Pidgey it rescued before, freed them and led the Pidgey into an attack on Team Rocket's balloon.

Noctowl was the Pokémon Ash based his Ecruteak Gym campaign around in ''[[EP182|From Ghost to Ghost]]''. It successfully used Foresight on {{p|Gastly}}, but had to be recalled because it couldn't land any other attacks. It was then sent out against {{p|Haunter}}, struggling to overcome the Ghost type but managed to win through learning Confusion. It was then left to battle [[Morty's Gengar]] which was still fresh, and looked vulnerable as Gengar was able to attack while invisible. However, Noctowl was able to reveal Gengar's location by using Confusion through the whole building and then using Foresight to keep Gengar visible. It then finished Gengar off with a Tackle attack and Ash got the {{badge|Fog}}.

Ash briefly transferred Noctowl to {{an|Professor Oak}} in ''[[EP194|Ring Masters]]'' so that Oak could study its unique coloring while Ash borrowed his {{AP|Snorlax}}.

==Trivia==

* Noctowl is the first [[Shiny Pokémon]] seen in the {{pkmn|anime}}, although it is not the first [[List of alternately colored Pokémon in the anime|alternately colored Pokémon]] to appear.

** It is also the only Shiny Pokémon to be owned by a {{ashfr|main character}}.