Areas with Hoothoot were slow to invent mechanical timekeeping, because they used the Pokémon instead. The invention of clocks tends to follow the discovery that scattering coffee beans will throw off every Hoothoot around — a classic wartime tactic.

Noctowl historically nest in clock towers. Modern construction reveals they prefer anywhere with rhythmic sounds, so they now roost near generators, air conditioners, and other industrial noise pollutants.