Gen 3 [ADV] Noctowl (Physical Attacker) [Done]

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[SET]
name: Physical Attacker
move 1: Double Edge / Return
move 2: Hidden Power Grass
move 3: Psychic
move 4: Reflect / Toxic / Protect
item: Leftovers
ability: Keen Eye
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 128 Def / 128 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Noctowl is able to be a decent offensive threat despite low attacking stats due to its excellent offensive typing and coverage while leveraging its superb bulk to check Pokemon like Quilava and Sunflora. Castform is notable competition for Noctowl, but Noctowl has much better bulk and has access to moves like Psychic, allowing Noctowl hit physical walls such as Koffing and Ariados much more effectively. Double Edge is Noctowl's main attacking move, dealing decent damage into a majority of the tier. Alternatively, Return can be used if you wish to preserve Noctowl's bulk, though this comes at a cost in power, as Noctowl cannot 2HKO Pokemon like Seaking. Hidden Power Grass threatens Normal-resistant Pokemon in Corsola and Rhyhorn with a 2HKO and an OHKO, respectively. Psychic threatens the physically bulky Koffing. Reflect can be used to support Noctowl's teammates, such as Beedrill, into Pokemon such as Aipom. Toxic allows Noctowl to threaten physical walls it cannot hit with its coverage such as Lileep. Protect allows Noctowl to gain extra passive recovery from Leftovers, scout Choice-locked Pokemon like Doduo, and stall out rain or sun turns when facing Pokemon such as Seaking and Ponyta. 128 Defense EVs allow Noctowl to live a variety of physical hits from Pokemon such as Choice Band Aipom, while 128 Speed EVs allow Noctowl to outspeed Pokemon such as Flaaffy and Magnemite.

Noctowl fits best on balance and hyper offense teams that appreciate Noctowl's great matchup into other hyper offense teams thanks to its ability to handle Pokemon such as Abra and Quilava while exerting a decent offensive presence. Some partners that appreciate Noctowl's presence include Corsola and Flaaffy, as Noctowl can handle Grass- and Water-types such as Sunny Day Gloom, Rain Dance Seaking, and Lombre. Beedrill and Anorith additionally appreciate Noctowl's ability to break their checks in Corsola and Koffing while also appreciating Noctowl setting up Reflect, which gives them more opportunities to set up. Reflect additionally helps Calm Mind Drowzee set up, especially versus Pokemon such as Choice Band Doduo. Ponyta also likes Noctowl's favorable matchups into Corsola and Seaking, which sets up rain on Ponyta. Noctowl appreciates Pokemon such as Flaaffy, Chinchou, and Sunflora that cover its weakness into Electric-types. Chinchou and Flaaffy are especially notable because the former resists Ice-type moves, which Noctowl is threatened by, and the latter can be a cleric. Other notable clerics include Delcatty and Mightyena, which help Noctowl's weakness to status and allow it to switch in on Pokemon like Koffing and Quilava more frequently. Sunflora also appreciates Noctowl checking Fire-types and can take advantage of Noctowl weakening the opposing team to clean. Wish users such as Drowzee and Delcatty are great partners for Noctowl, giving it more longevity throughout a game. Mightyena can be troublesome for Noctowl to deal with, so pairing Noctowl with Pokemon such as Ariados and Magnemite can be advantageous.

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[SET]
name: Physical Attacker
move 1: Double Edge / Return
move 2: Hidden Power Grass
move 3: Psychic
move 4: Reflect / Toxic / Protect
item: Leftovers
ability: Keen Eye
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 128 Def / 128 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Noctowl is able to be a decent offensive threat despite low attacking stats due to its excellent offensive typing and coverage while leveraging its superb bulk to check Pokemon like Quilava and Sunflora. Double Edge is Noctowl's main attacking move dealing decent damage into a majority of the tier. Alternatively, Return can be used if you wish to preserve Noctowl's bulk although this comes at a cost in power as you cannot 2HKO Pokemon like Seaking. Hidden Power Grass threatens Normal-resistant Pokemon in Corsola and Rhyhorn with a 2HKO and an OHKO respectively. Psychic threatens bulky physical walls in Koffing and Ariados. Reflect can be used to support Noctowl's team mates, such as Beedrill into Pokemon such as Aipom. Toxic allows Noctowl to threaten physical walls it cannot hit with its coverage such as Lileep. Protect allows Noctowl to gain extra passive recovery from Leftovers, scout Choice-locked Pokemon like Doduo, and stall out rain or sun turns when facing Pokemon such as Seaking and Ponyta. 128 Defense EV's allows Noctowl to live a variety of physical hits from Pokemon such as Choice Band Aipom.

I think its important to clearly state in the first couple sentences that Noctowl faces heavy competition from Castform. Mention what sets Noctowl apart in this regard and what its niche is. (This is super important)

Noctowl fits best on balance and hyper offense teams that appreciate Noctowl's great matchup into other hyper offense teams thanks to its bulk and offensive prowess. Some partners that appreciate Noctowl's presence include Corsola as Noctowl can handle Grass- and Water-types for it, Beedrill and Anorith who appreciates Noctowl's ability to break their checks in Corsola and Koffing, and Ponyta who also appreciates Noctowl's favourable matchup into not only Corsola, but also Seaking who utilizes Ponyta as a way to set up rain. Noctowl appreciates Pokemon such as Flaaffy, Chinchou, and Sunflora who cover it's weakness into Electric-types, with Chinchou being especially notable due to resisting Ice-type moves, which Noctowl is threatened by, while Sunflora also appreciates Noctowl checking Fire-types and can take advantage of Noctowl weakening the opposing team to clean.

Noctowl does not have a good matchup into other HO teams pretty sure it might be the opposite.
Split that huge sentence into like 3 smaller ones and just highlight the partners in greater detail in each sentence.
Mention setup sweepers that appreciate Reflect
Mention Clerics
Mention Wish users (Drowzee specifically)
Give Calm Mind Drowzee its own sentence somewhere whether that be you building off of a mention of it in Wish or Set up sweepers section.


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[SET]
name: Physical Attacker
move 1: Double Edge / Return
move 2: Hidden Power Grass
move 3: Psychic
move 4: Reflect / Toxic / Protect
item: Leftovers
ability: Keen Eye
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 128 Def / 128 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Noctowl is able to be a decent offensive threat despite low attacking stats due to its excellent offensive typing and coverage while leveraging its superb bulk to check Pokemon like Quilava and Sunflora. Castform is notable competition for Noctowl, however, Noctowl has much better bulk while additionally having access to moves like Psychic, allowing Noctowl hit physical walls such as Koffing and Ariados much more effectively. Double Edge is Noctowl's main attacking move dealing decent damage into a majority of the tier. Alternatively, Return can be used if you wish to preserve Noctowl's bulk although this comes at a cost in power as you cannot 2HKO Pokemon like Seaking. Hidden Power Grass threatens Normal-resistant Pokemon in Corsola and Rhyhorn with a 2HKO and an OHKO respectively. Psychic threatens bulky physical walls in Koffing and Ariados (the ariados set on smogon is actually just weaker into its physical STAB, so idk if you need to mention ariados, just mostly koffing). Reflect can be used to support Noctowl's team mates, such as Beedrill into Pokemon such as Aipom. Toxic allows Noctowl to threaten physical walls it cannot hit with its coverage such as Lileep. Protect allows Noctowl to gain extra passive recovery from Leftovers, scout Choice-locked Pokemon like Doduo, and stall out rain or sun turns when facing Pokemon such as Seaking and Ponyta. 128 Defense EV's allows Noctowl to live a variety of physical hits from Pokemon such as Choice Band Aipom. mention the speed is for

Noctowl fits best on balance and hyper offense teams that appreciate Noctowl's great matchup into other hyper offense teams thanks to its bulk and offensive prowess (touch on this point a little bit more like specific pokemon it does well into like abra, quilava, etc). Some partners that appreciate Noctowl's presence include Corsola and Flaaffy as Noctowl can handle Grass- and Water-types for them (let's be specific here because noctowl doesn't do great into a lot of waters like chinchou and seaking). Beedrill and Anorith additionally appreciate Noctowl's ability to break their checks in Corsola and Koffing while also appreciating Noctowl setting up Reflect, allowing them more opportunities to set up. Reflect additionally helps Calm Mind Drowzee set up, especially versus Pokemon such as Choice Band Doduo. Ponyta also likes Noctowl's favourable matchup into not only Corsola, but also Seaking who utilizes Ponyta as a way to set up rain. Noctowl appreciates Pokemon such as Flaaffy, Chinchou, and Sunflora who cover it's weakness into Electric-types. Chinchou and Flaaffy are especially notable due to the former resisting Ice-type moves, which Noctowl is threatened by, and the latter having access to Cleric support. Other notable Clerics include Delcatty and Mightyena which help Noctowl's weakness to status allowing it to switch in on Pokemon like Koffing and Quilava more frequently. Sunflora also appreciates Noctowl checking Fire-types and can take advantage of Noctowl weakening the opposing team to clean. Wish users such as Drowzee and Delcatty are great partners for Noctowl giving it more longevity throughout a game. Mighty is a bit of a roadblock, maybe mention switch ins for it

[CREDITS]
Written by:
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[SET]
name: Physical Attacker
move 1: Double Edge / Return
move 2: Hidden Power Grass
move 3: Psychic
move 4: Reflect / Toxic / Protect
item: Leftovers
ability: Keen Eye
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 128 Def / 128 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Noctowl is able to be a decent offensive threat despite low attacking stats due to its excellent offensive typing and coverage while leveraging its superb bulk to check Pokemon like Quilava and Sunflora. Castform is notable competition for Noctowl, however (RC) but Noctowl has much better bulk while additionally having and has access to moves like Psychic, allowing Noctowl hit physical walls such as Koffing and Ariados much more effectively. Double Edge is Noctowl's main attacking move, (AC) dealing decent damage into a majority of the tier. Alternatively, Return can be used if you wish to preserve Noctowl's bulk, (AC) though although this comes at a cost in power, (AC) as you Noctowl cannot 2HKO Pokemon like Seaking. Hidden Power Grass threatens Normal-resistant Pokemon in Corsola and Rhyhorn with a 2HKO and an OHKO, (AC) respectively. Psychic threatens bulky physical walls in the physically bulky Koffing. (AP) (Consulted in Discord DMs) Reflect can be used to support Noctowl's team mates teammates, such as Beedrill, (AC) into Pokemon such as Aipom. Toxic allows Noctowl to threaten physical walls it cannot hit with its coverage such as Lileep. Protect allows Noctowl to gain extra passive recovery from Leftovers, scout Choice-locked Pokemon like Doduo, and stall out rain or sun turns when facing Pokemon such as Seaking and Ponyta. 128 Defense EV's allows EVs allow Noctowl to live a variety of physical hits from Pokemon such as Choice Band Aipom, while 128 Speed EV's allows EVs allow Noctowl to outspeed Pokemon such as Flaaffy and Magnemite.

Noctowl fits best on balance and hyper offense teams that appreciate Noctowl's great matchup into other hyper offense teams thanks to its good match up into ability to handle Pokemon such as Abra and Quilava while exerting a decent offensive prowess presence. Some partners that appreciate Noctowl's presence include Corsola and Flaaffy, (AC) as Noctowl can handle Grass- and Water-types such as Sunny Day Gloom, Rain Dance Seaking, and Lombre. Beedrill and Anorith additionally appreciate Noctowl's ability to break their checks in Corsola and Koffing while also appreciating Noctowl setting up Reflect, allowing which gives them more opportunities to set up. Reflect additionally helps Calm Mind Drowzee set up, especially versus Pokemon such as Choice Band Doduo. Ponyta also likes Noctowl's favourable matchup favorable matchups into not only Corsola Corsola and Seaking, but also Seaking who utilizes which sets up rain on Ponyta as a way to set up rain. Noctowl appreciates Pokemon such as Flaaffy, Chinchou, and Sunflora who that cover it's its weakness into Electric-types. Chinchou and Flaaffy are especially notable due to because the former resisting resists Ice-type moves, which Noctowl is threatened by, and the latter having access to can be a cleric support. Other notable clerics include Delcatty and Mightyena, (AC) which help Noctowl's weakness to status allowing and allow it to switch in on Pokemon like Koffing and Quilava more frequently. Sunflora also appreciates Noctowl checking Fire-types and can take advantage of Noctowl weakening the opposing team to clean. Wish users such as Drowzee and Delcatty are great partners for Noctowl, (AC) giving it more longevity throughout a game. Mightyena can be troublesome for Noctowl to deal with additionally, so pairing Noctowl with Pokemon such as Ariados and Magnemite can be advantageous.

[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/plznostep.595639/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bp.272450/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sleid.601970/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/tbolt.555379/

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