#0715 · Kalos · Generation 6

Noivern

Sound Wave Pokémon · Flying/Dragon-type

Noivern is a Flying/Dragon-type Pokémon, the Sound Wave Pokémon, number 715 (#0715) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 6 and comes from the Kalos region. It is 1.5 m tall and weighs 85 kg.

Noivern is the Sound Wave Pokémon, a bat-like Flying and Dragon type whose ultrasonic blasts can crush boulders and which the Pokédex says nothing can beat in a fight in the dark. In bright light it turns timid.

How to pronounce Noivern

Noivern is pronounced NOY-vern. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Noivern said out loud:

In Japanese it is オンバーン (Onvern).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Noivern is 1.5 m tall and weighs 85 kg. It is mostly black with a purple belly, turquoise wing skin, a white mane round its neck and a big red V-shaped nose. Its large ears look like loudspeakers, and each wing has three red claws on its middle joint. Its long tail ends in two spines. The Pokédex says the waves from its ears can pulverise a large boulder.

Behaviour

Noivern is hot-blooded. The Pokédex calls it cruel and says it torments enemies that cannot see in the dark; the Violet entry adds that even Hydreigon are terrified of it there. Yet a gift of its favourite ripe fruit makes it suddenly tame, and in light it avoids battle.

Habitat

The Pokédex says it flies out on moonless nights and does not name a habitat. In Scarlet and Violet it is found in Paldea's North Province, and in Legends: Z-A around Lumiose and in the Mega Dimension DLC's Hyperspace Lumiose.

Powers

Its Abilities are Frisk and Infiltrator, with Telepathy hidden. It learns Dragon Pulse the moment it evolves, then Hurricane at 56 and the 140-power Boomburst at 62, which suits a sound specialist. With base Speed of 123 and Special Attack of 97, it is a very fast special attacker.

Name origin

Noivern may combine 'noise' and 'wyvern'. The Japanese name is Onvern (オンバーン), which may blend 音 on ('sound'), 音波 onpa ('sound wave') and ワイバーン, 'wyvern'.

Design inspiration

Noivern appears to combine a wyvern with a long-eared, fruit or leaf-nosed bat, plus a loudspeaker or tweeter. Bulbapedia suggests gargoyles and, more loosely, Dracula, whose name comes from the Latin for 'dragon'. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Noivern evolves from Noibat at level 48 and does not evolve further.

In the games

Noivern is reached by evolving Noibat in X and Y, where it debuted. In Scarlet and Violet it also appears in 5-star Tera Raid Battles.

In the anime

Ash's Noibat evolved into Noivern in 'An Electrifying Rage!' while saving Hawlucha and fighting a Zapdos. Alexa's Noivern debuted in 'Celebrating the Hero's Comet!'.

Fun facts

• Bulbapedia singles out its German name, UHaFnir, as the only Pokémon name written with more than two capitals and no dash or space between them.
• Noivern and Noibat are the only Flying and Dragon Pokémon that list Flying first, according to Bulbapedia.
• In the Pokémon Generations episode 'The Adventure', a wild Noivern attacks Red and his Pikachu inside Terminus Cave and is beaten by Pikachu's Electro Ball and Thunderbolt together.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Noivern (Pokémon) · Serebii: Noivern (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 85
• Attack: 70
• Defense: 80
• Sp. Atk: 97
• Sp. Def: 80
• Speed: 123

Noivern’s base stat total is 535. Its highest stat is Speed.

Type matchups

What is Noivern weak to?

Noivern takes extra damage from Ice (4×), Rock (2×), Dragon (2×), Fairy (2×) moves.

It resists Grass (¼×), Fire (½×), Water (½×), Fighting (½×), Bug (½×).

It is immune to Ground moves.

Evolution

What does Noivern evolve from?

Noivern evolves from Noibat at level 48.

Noivern is the final stage of its evolution family.

The whole family: Noibat, Noivern.

Abilities

• Frisk: Reveals an opponent's held item upon entering battle.
• Infiltrator: Bypasses Light Screen, Reflect, and Safeguard.
• Telepathy (hidden ability): Protects against friendly Pokémon's damaging moves.

Moves

Moves Noivern learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

“Evo” means Noivern learns the move the moment it evolves: Dragon Pulse.

TM moves (52)

Noivern can learn 52 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Agility, Scary Face, Protect, Water Pulse, Acrobatics, Thief, Facade, Aerial Ace, Swift, Air Cutter, Dragon Tail, Endure, Sunny Day, Brick Break, U-turn, Shadow Claw, Air Slash, Body Slam, Sleep Talk, Dragon Claw, Rest, Taunt, Dark Pulse, Leech Life, Fly, Dragon Dance, Substitute, X-Scissor, Tailwind, Shadow Ball, Dragon Pulse, Hyper Voice, Heat Wave, Psychic, Flamethrower, Wild Charge, Giga Impact, Outrage, Focus Blast, Hurricane, Hyper Beam, Solar Beam, Draco Meteor, Tera Blast, Super Fang, Uproar, Dual Wingbeat, Double-Edge, Breaking Swipe, Dragon Cheer, Psychic Noise.

Egg moves (2), which Noibat can hatch knowing:Defog, Dragon Rush.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Flying, Dragon.
• Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
• Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 2 Speed effort values.
• Base experience yield: 187.

Pokédex entries

Flying through the darkness, it weakens enemies with ultrasonic waves that could crush stone. Its fangs finish the fight. (Shield)

Aggressive and cruel, this Pokémon will ruthlessly torment enemies that are helpless in the dark. (Sword)

This hot-blooded Pokémon attacks anything it sees with ultrasonic waves that can crush boulders. (Ultra Moon)

Although it has a violent disposition, if you give it a nice ripe fruit that it loves, Noivern will suddenly become tame. (Ultra Sun)

The ultrasonic waves it emits from its ears can reduce a large boulder to pebbles. It swoops out of the dark to attack. (Y, Alpha Sapphire)

They fly around on moonless nights and attack careless prey. Nothing can beat them in a battle in the dark. (X, Omega Ruby)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Fastest Dragon type in Gen 6: 123 Speed.
• Taller than 72% of all Pokémon (1.5 m).
• Heavier than 79% of all Pokémon (85 kg).
• Base stat total 535, ranked #146 of 1,025.
• Its best stat is Speed, ranked #32 of 1,025.
• One of 6 Pokémon that are both Flying and Dragon.
• One of 87 purple Pokémon.
• Number 66 of 72 Pokémon introduced in Generation 6 (Kalos).
• Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
• Can learn 66 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 6 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Noivern (Pokémon), Serebii: Noivern (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (NOY-vern): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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