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Noctowl Neo Genesis #42 Pokémon card
Uncommon

Noctowl Neo Genesis #42

Card #42 · Illustrated by Ken Sugimori
60 HPColorlessPokémonStage 1
Ungraded · blended
$10.78
1.4% · 30d
PSA 10
$277
26× raw
Range $8 → $11
5 grading companies tracked
Confidence high · How we price →
Raw$10.78
PSA 95.9× raw$64
PSA 1025.7× raw$277
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Noctowl is a Uncommon Pokémon card from Neo Genesis (#42), illustrated by Ken Sugimori. It's a Stage 1 Colorless-type Pokémon with 60 HP, evolving from Hoothoot, weak to Lightning ×2. Its current blended market value is $10.78 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $277 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 26× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 2 July 2026.

Competitive play · Limitless

2%
Played in 2% of competitive decks — 62 of 3,174 decklists across the last 41 Standard tournaments.
Raw price by condition
1st Edition · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$10.58
LPLightly Played$5.70
MPModerately Played$2.98
HPHeavily Played$2.10
7-day 0.6%
30-day 0.1%
90-day 41.8%
All-time high$11
All-time low$5
Other printingsUnlimited · $3.53

Price by variant

1st Edition$11
Unlimited$4

TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.

Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$10.58
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10$277$277$277
PSA 9$64$22$83
PSA 8$20$13$20
PSA 5$16$16$16
PSA 4$15$15$15
“Sold” = median of real recent eBay sold listings at that grade. Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects the price spread — not PSA-official values.

Price history · raw near-mint

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026
Current
$3.49
Period high
$4.29
Period low
$1.49
Change
63.1%

Recent sold prices

Last hammer price
$19
CGC 9 · 25 May 2026
Typical CGC 9
$19
Auction lots · last 90 days
2
Liquidity
Thin
0 in last 30 days

Real completed hammer prices from Fanatics Collect weekly and premier auctions, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title.

Population across graders

PSA299 gradedPSA 10 · 81 · 27% gem rate
1081
9147
838
719
65
55
42
22
CGC263 gradedCGC 10 · 46 · 17% gem rate
1046
9.512
978
8.554
830
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Noctowl 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

+$194
Raw $10.78 → graded PSA 10$277.10
after ~$72.76 grading fee → 25.7× the raw value
Target gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$277.10$72.76+$19425.7×
PSA 9$64.01$70.63$175.9×
PSA 8$19.81$70.19$611.8×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 299 PSA-graded copies:

Gem rate (est.)
27.1%
hit PSA 10
Expected return
+$26
net, all grades
PSA 10 best case
+$194
Break-even
PSA 10+
Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 1027.1%$277.00
PSA 949.2%$64.00
PSA ≤823.7%$11.00

Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-06-28; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Gem rate is estimated from cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies — so it overstates the true grade rate. Treat it as a guide, not a guarantee.

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Where to buy

Available to buy nowLive on eBay
PSA 10 slabs — buy nowLive on eBay
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Cross-market prices

38% spread
PriceCharting · cheapest$8
TCGplayer · dearest$11

Currently 38% cheaper on PriceCharting than TCGplayer. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.

Market signal

Momentum · 30dFlat +1%
Cross-marketMarkets disagree 38% gap

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

78% cheaper than the US
Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$2

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#100 on the radar
Mentions this week1

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Card text

Evolves from Hoothoot.

Glaring Gaze · Pokémon Power
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may flip a coin. If heads, look at your opponent's hand. If your opponent has any Trainer cards there, choose 1 of them. Your opponent shuffles that card into his or her deck. This power can't be used if Noctowl is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
Wing Attack30
Colorless · Colorless · Colorless
Weakness Lightning ×2Resistance Fighting -30

Its eyes are specially adapted. They concentrate even faint light and enable it to see in the dark.

About the Pokémon

Owl PokémonGEN IIHoothootNoctowl

Its eyes are specially adapted. They concentrate even faint light and enable it to see in the dark.

Card details

Number#42
RarityUncommon
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesStage 1
TypeColorless
HP60
Evolves fromHoothoot
WeaknessLightning ×2
ResistanceFighting -30
National Pokédex#164
Card IDneo1-42
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Noctowl cards

There are 9 different Noctowl printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Neo Genesis #42 (Uncommon).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Noctowl (Neo Genesis #42) worth?

As of 2 July 2026, Noctowl from Neo Genesis is worth approximately $10.78 ungraded (near-mint), and around $277 in PSA 10 gem mint. Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.

What is the PSA 10 price for Noctowl?

A PSA 10 (gem mint) Noctowl from Neo Genesis is worth around $277 — roughly 26× the raw ungraded value of $10.78.

Should I grade my Noctowl?

A PSA 10 sells for about $277 versus $10.78 raw — roughly a 26× uplift. Grading is worth it when that premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10. See the "Should you grade it?" estimate above for net profit per grade.

Is Noctowl rare?

Noctowl is a Uncommon card from Neo Genesis (card #42), illustrated by Ken Sugimori. Its current blended market value is $10.78 ungraded.