# Noctowl BREAK #XY136 — XY Black Star Promos

## Summary

Noctowl BREAK was a tournament curiosity, a hand-reading attacker that punished Trainer-heavy lists and mostly lived as a fun deck idea. As a promo, its draw is thin supply and Johto nostalgia for a long-loved owl, with 5ban Graphics' regular promo-art work adding a little pull. The modelled guide sits at $24 with 10 copies traded in 30 days; PSA has slabbed 19 of these and none are 10s, a 0% gem rate that makes the raw-to-gem gap the entire trade.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | XY Black Star Promos |
| Number | XY136 |
| Rarity | Promo |
| Era | XY |
| Illustrator | 5ban Graphics |
| Release date | 2013-10-12 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | BREAK |
| Evolves from | Noctowl |
| HP | 130 |
| Types | Colorless |
| Attack: Night Scan | cost Colorless/Colorless/Colorless — damage 60 — Your opponent reveals his or her hand. This attack does 30 more damage for each Trainer card you find there. |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Noctowl #164](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/noctowl) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$24.44** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-23T07:43:13.279Z
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-10-23T07:43:13.279Z
- Floor delivered ask: unavailable (no depth coverage).
- Quant score: 86/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-23T07:43:13.279Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 26% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2013-10-12T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-22T17:56:30.610Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-10-12T12:45:23.092Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/xy-black-star-promos/noctowl-break-xy136)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Axyp-XY136%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)