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Golbat #0041 Zubat #0043 Oddish

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• Pokédex entries
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Golbat is a Poison/Flying type Pokémon introduced in Generation 1.

Golbat

Additional artwork

Pokédex data

National №	0042
Type	Poison Flying
Species	Bat Pokémon
Height	1.6 m (5′03″)
Weight	55.0 kg (121.3 lbs)
Abilities	1. Inner FocusInfiltrator (hidden ability)
Local №	0042 (Yellow/Red/Blue)0038 (Gold/Silver/Crystal)0064 (Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald)0042 (FireRed/LeafGreen)0029 (Diamond/Pearl)0029 (Platinum)0038 (HeartGold/SoulSilver)0062 (Black 2/White 2)0146 (X/Y — Central Kalos)0066 (Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire)0069 (Sun/Moon — Alola dex)0081 (U.Sun/U.Moon — Alola dex)0042 (Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee)0029 (Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl)0035 (Legends: Arceus)0145 (The Crown Tundra)0095 (Mega Dimension)

Training

EV yield	2 Speed
Catch rate	90 (11.8% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship	50 (normal)
Base Exp.	159
Growth Rate	Medium Fast

Breeding

Egg Groups	Flying
Gender	50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles	15 (3,599–3,855 steps)

Base stats

HP	75	260	354
Attack	80	148	284
Defense	70	130	262
Sp. Atk	65	121	251
Sp. Def	75	139	273
Speed	90	166	306
Total	455	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Golbat.

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
2	¼	2	¼	½	0

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
2	¼	2	½

Evolution chart

#0041 Zubat Poison · Flying (Level 22)#0042 Golbat Poison · Flying (high Friendship)#0169 Crobat Poison · Flying

Golbat changes

• In Generation 1, Golbat has a base Special stat of 75.
• In Generations 1-4, Golbat has a base experience yield of 171.
• In Generations 2-7, Golbat has a base Friendship value of 70.

Pokédex entries

RedBlue	Once it strikes, it will not stop draining energy from the victim even if it gets too heavy to fly.
Yellow	It attacks in a stealthy manner, without warning. Its sharp fangs are used to bite and suck blood.
Gold	However hard its victim’s hide may be, it punctures with sharp fangs and gorges itself with blood.
Silver	It can drink more than 10 ounces of blood at once. If it has too much, it gets heavy and flies clumsily.
Crystal	When it plunges its fangs into its prey, it instantly draws and gulps down more than ten ounces of blood.
Ruby	GOLBAT loves to drink the blood of living things. It is particularly active in the pitch black of night. This POKéMON flits around in the night skies, seeking fresh blood.
Sapphire	GOLBAT bites down on prey with its four fangs and drinks the victim’s blood. It becomes active on inky dark moonless nights, flying around to attack people and POKéMON.
FireRed	It clamps down on its prey with needle-sharp fangs and drains over 10 ounces of blood in one gulp.
LeafGreen	Once it bites, it will not stop draining energy from the victim even if it gets too heavy to fly.
Emerald	Its fangs easily puncture even thick animal hide. It loves to feast on the blood of people and POKéMON. It flits about in darkness and strikes from behind.
Diamond	It loves the blood of humans and Pokémon. It flies around at night in search of neck veins.
Pearl	Once it starts sucking blood, it does not stop until it is full. It flies at night in search of prey.
Platinum	Its sharp fangs puncture the toughest of hides and have small holes for greedily sucking blood.
HeartGold	However hard its victim’s hide may be, it punctures with sharp fangs and gorges itself with blood.
SoulSilver	It can drink more than 10 ounces of blood at once. If it has too much, it gets heavy and flies clumsily.
BlackWhite	Its sharp fangs puncture the toughest of hides and have small holes for greedily sucking blood.
Black 2White 2	Flitting around in the dead of night, it sinks its fangs into its prey and drains a nearly fatal amount of blood.
X	Once it bites, it will not stop draining energy from the victim even if it gets too heavy to fly.
Y	Once it starts sucking blood, it does not stop until it is full. It flies at night in search of prey.
Omega Ruby	Golbat loves to drink the blood of living things. It is particularly active in the pitch black of night. This Pokémon flits around in the night skies, seeking fresh blood.
Alpha Sapphire	Golbat bites down on prey with its four fangs and drinks the victim’s blood. It becomes active on inky dark moonless nights, flying around to attack people and Pokémon.
Sun	Its thick fangs are hollow like straws, making them unexpectedly fragile. These fangs are specialized for sucking blood.
Moon	Sometimes they drink so much blood, they can’t fly anymore. Then they fall to the ground and become food for other Pokémon.
Ultra Sun	Every once in a while, you’ll see a Golbat that’s missing some fangs. This happens when hunger drives it to try biting a Steel-type Pokémon.
Ultra Moon	They can suck down over 10 ounces of blood in one go. They have been known to drink so much blood that they can no longer fly.
Let's Go PikachuLet's Go Eevee	It attacks in a stealthy manner, without warning. Its sharp fangs are used to bite and to suck blood.
Sword	It loves to drink other creatures’ blood. It’s said that if it finds others of its kind going hungry, it sometimes shares the blood it’s gathered.
Shield	Its feet are tiny, but this Pokémon walks skillfully. It sneaks up on sleeping prey before sinking in its fangs and slurping up blood.
Brilliant Diamond	It loves the blood of humans and Pokémon. It flies around at night in search of neck veins.
Shining Pearl	Once it starts sucking blood, it does not stop until it is full. It flies at night in search of prey.
Legends: Arceus	It sinks its sharp fangs into other creatures and slurps up their blood. A closer look at the fangs reveals that they are hollow and akin to straws.

Moves learned by Golbat

• In other generations
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• 9

Legends: Z-A Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

Golbat learns the following moves in Pokémon Legends: Z-A at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Absorb	Grass		20	100
1	Screech	Normal		—	85
1	Supersonic	Normal		—	55
5	Gust	Flying		40	100
8	Bite	Dark		60	100
12	Wing Attack	Flying		60	100
15	Quick Attack	Normal		40	100
18	Whirlwind	Normal		—	—
22	Hypnosis	Psychic		—	60
26	Haze	Ice		—	—
30	Confuse Ray	Ghost		—	100
34	Poison Fang	Poison		50	100
42	Air Slash	Flying		75	95
50	Leech Life	Bug		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Golbat is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Legends: Z-A:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
07	Toxic	Poison		—	90
17	Protect	Normal		—	—
22	Aerial Ace	Flying		60	∞
25	Crunch	Dark		80	100
27	Swift	Normal		60	∞
32	Double Team	Normal		—	—
35	Endure	Normal		—	—
42	Giga Drain	Grass		75	100
43	Fly	Flying		90	95
44	Hyper Beam	Normal		150	90
47	Agility	Psychic		—	—
53	Sludge Bomb	Poison		90	100
55	Giga Impact	Normal		150	90
59	Zen Headbutt	Psychic		80	90
68	Heat Wave	Fire		95	90
74	Shadow Ball	Ghost		80	100
81	X-Scissor	Bug		80	100
82	U-turn	Bug		70	100
83	Nasty Plot	Dark		—	—
85	Substitute	Normal		—	—
91	Curse	Ghost		—	—
94	Whirlwind	Normal		—	—
95	Taunt	Dark		—	100
109	Facade	Normal		70	100
119	Ominous Wind	Ghost		60	100
123	Poison Fang	Poison		50	100
134	Dual Wingbeat	Flying		40	90
139	Swagger	Normal		—	85
145	Razor Wind	Normal		80	100
153	Sky Attack	Flying		140	90

Moves learnt by level up

Golbat learns the following moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Gust	Flying		40	100
6	Hypnosis	Psychic		—	60
11	Bite	Dark		60	100
18	Air Cutter	Flying		60	95
25	Cross Poison	Poison		70	100
34	Air Slash	Flying		75	95
43	Leech Life	Bug		80	100

Move Tutor moves

Golbat can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Legends: Arceus from move tutors:

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Aerial Ace	Flying		60	∞
Giga Impact	Normal		150	90
Hyper Beam	Normal		150	90
Leech Life	Bug		80	100
Ominous Wind	Ghost		60	100
Rest	Psychic		—	—
Shadow Ball	Ghost		80	100
Sludge Bomb	Poison		90	100
Swift	Normal		60	∞
Zen Headbutt	Psychic		80	90

• In other generations
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9

Golbat sprites

Type	Generation 1	Generation 2	Generation 3	Generation 4	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7	Generation 8	Generation 9
Normal									—
Shiny	—							—	—

• See all Golbat sprites

Where to find Golbat

RedBlueYellow	Cerulean Cave, Seafoam Islands, Victory Road
GoldSilver	Dark Cave, Ice Path, Mt. Mortar, Mt. Silver, Slowpoke Well, Tohjo Falls, Union Cave, Whirl Islands, Victory Road
Crystal	Route 28, 42, Dark Cave, Ice Path, Mt. Mortar, Mt. Silver, Rock Tunnel, Slowpoke Well, Tohjo Falls, Union Cave, Whirl Islands, Victory Road
RubySapphire	Cave of Origin, Meteor Falls, Seafloor Cavern, Shoal Cave, Sky Pillar, Victory Road
FireRedLeafGreen	Cerulean Cave, Icefall Cave, Lost Cave, Seafoam Islands, Victory Road
Emerald	Cave of Origin, Meteor Falls, Seafloor Cavern, Shoal Cave, Sky Pillar, Victory Road
DiamondPearl	Route 227, Iron Island, Lost Tower, Mt. Coronet, Oreburgh Gate, Ravaged Path, Snowpoint Temple, Stark Mountain, Turnback Cave, Victory Road
Platinum	Route 227, Iron Island, Mt. Coronet, Oreburgh Gate, Ravaged Path, Sendoff Spring, Snowpoint Temple, Stark Mountain, Turnback Cave, Victory Road
HeartGoldSoulSilver	Cerulean Cave, Cliff Cave, Dark Cave, Ice Path, Mt. Mortar, Mt. Silver, Seafoam Islands, Slowpoke Well, Tohjo Falls, Union Cave, Whirl Islands, Victory Road
BlackWhite	Route 13, Giant Chasm
Black 2White 2	Dreamyard, Celestial Tower, Strange House
XY	Evolve Zubat
Omega RubyAlpha Sapphire	Cave of Origin, Meteor Falls, Scorched Slab, Seafloor Cavern, Sealed Chamber, Shoal Cave, Sky Pillar, Victory Road
SunMoon	Mount Lanakila, Thrifty Megamart, Vast Poni Canyon, Resolution Cave
Ultra SunUltra Moon	Memorial Hill, Diglett's Tunnel, Lush Jungle, Mount Lanakila, Thrifty Megamart, Vast Poni Canyon, Resolution Cave
Let's Go PikachuLet's Go Eevee	Cerulean Cave, Pokémon Tower, Rock Tunnel, Seafoam Islands, Victory Road
SwordShield	Evolve Zubat
Brilliant DiamondShining Pearl	Route 227, Iron Island, Lost Tower, Mt. Coronet, Oreburgh Gate, Ravaged Path, Snowpoint Temple, Stark Mountain, Turnback Cave, Victory Road, Spacious Cave, Grassland Cave, Swampy Cave, Sunlit Cavern, Bogsunk Cavern
Legends: Arceus	Oreburrow Tunnel, Bolderoll Slope, Cloudpool Ridge, Diamond Heath, Heavenward Lookout, Snowpoint Temple, Wayward Cave
ScarletVioletLegends: Z-A	Location data not yet available

Answers to Golbat questions

• Are you able to evolve Golbat for example into Crobat before getting the National Dex in FR/LG?
• Why does golbat need happiness to evolve?
• Why did my Golbat evolve to Crobat exactly 1 level after Zubat evolved to Golbat?
• How many Gummies does it take to get to evolution in Explorers of Time/Sky/Darkness?
• Does Brock's Golbat ever evolve?
• Can my Golbat evolve again?
• Message needed to evolve golbat into crobat?
• View more questions on PokéBase »

Other languages

English	Golbat
Japanese	ゴルバット (Golbat)
German	Golbat
French	Nosferalto
Italian	Golbat
Spanish	Golbat
Korean	골뱃 (golbaet)
Chinese (Simplified)	大嘴蝠
Chinese (Traditional)	大嘴蝠

English	Bat Pokémon
Japanese	こうもりポケモン
German	Fledermaus-Pokémon
French	Pokémon Chovsouris
Italian	Pokémon Pipistrello
Spanish	Pokémon Murciélago
Korean	박쥐포켓몬
Chinese (Simplified)	蝙蝠宝可梦
Chinese (Traditional)	蝙蝠寶可夢

Name origin

gollop to eat or drink quickly bat cave-dwelling flying mammal #0041 Zubat #0043 Oddish