Golbat pokedex: stats, moves, evolution & locations

Contents
Type defenses
Base stats
Pokedex entries
Evolution chart
Moves learned
Sprites
Locations
Q&A

Name origin

ghoul: ghost, monster
bat: cave-dwelling flying mammal

Pokedex data

National №	042
Type	Poison Flying
Species	Bat Pokémon
Height	5′3″ (1.60m)
Weight	121.3 lbs (55.0 kg)
Abilities	Inner Focus Infiltrator (Dream World)
Local №	042 (R/B/Y, FireRed, LeafGreen) 038 (G/S/C, HeartGold, SoulSilver) 064 (Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald) 029 (Diamond, Pearl, Platinum)
Japanese	Gorubatto

Breeding

Egg Groups	Flying
Gender	50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles	16 (minimum 4,080 steps)

Training

EV yield	2 Speed
Catch rate	90 (11.8% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Happiness	70 (normal)
Base EXP	171
Growth Rate	Medium Fast

Type defenses

nor	fir	wat	ele	gra	ice	fig	poi	gro	fly	psy	bug	roc	gho	dra	dar	ste
			2	¼	2	¼	½	0		2	¼	2

Golbat stats

The base stats for Golbat are shown below left, with the possible range shown on the right for a level 100 Pokemon. Minimum/maximum values are based on hindering/beneficial nature, 0/252 EVs, 0/31 IVs.

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

Pokedex descriptions

Red Blue	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 HeartGold	However hard its victim's hide may be, it punctures with sharp fangs and gorges itself with blood.
Silver SoulSilver	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.
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.
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.
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 Black White	Its sharp fangs puncture the toughest of hides and have small holes for greedily sucking blood.

Evolution chart

#041
Zubat
Poison · Flying →
(Level 22)

#042
Golbat
Poison · Flying →
(Happiness)

#169
Crobat
Poison · Flying

Golbat learns the following moves at the levels specified:

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Astonish	Ghost	Physical	30	100
1	Leech Life	Bug	Physical	20	100
1	Screech	Normal	Status	-	85
1	Supersonic	Normal	Status	-	55
5	Supersonic	Normal	Status	-	55
9	Astonish	Ghost	Physical	30	100
13	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100
17	Wing Attack	Flying	Physical	60	100
21	Confuse Ray	Ghost	Status	-	100
27	Air Cutter	Flying	Special	55	95
33	Mean Look	Normal	Status	-	-
39	Acrobatics	Flying	Physical	55	100
45	Poison Fang	Poison	Physical	50	100
51	Haze	Ice	Status	-	-
57	Air Slash	Flying	Special	75	95

Golbat learns the following moves at the levels specified:

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Astonish	Ghost	Physical	30	100
1	Leech Life	Bug	Physical	20	100
1	Screech	Normal	Status	-	85
1	Supersonic	Normal	Status	-	55
5	Supersonic	Normal	Status	-	55
9	Astonish	Ghost	Physical	30	100
13	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100
17	Wing Attack	Flying	Physical	60	100
21	Confuse Ray	Ghost	Status	-	100
27	Air Cutter	Flying	Special	55	95
33	Mean Look	Normal	Status	-	-
39	Poison Fang	Poison	Physical	50	100
45	Haze	Ice	Status	-	-
51	Air Slash	Flying	Special	75	95

Other generations: I II III IV V

Egg moves

Black/White
HeartGold/SoulSilver/Platinum

Golbat learns the following moves via breeding.
See the Golbat egg moves page for details and compatible parents.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Brave Bird	Flying	Physical	120	100
Curse	Ghost	Status	-	-
Defog	Flying	Status	-	-
Faint Attack	Dark	Physical	60	∞
Giga Drain	Grass	Special	75	100
Gust	Flying	Special	40	100
Hypnosis	Psychic	Status	-	60
Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	-	-
Pursuit	Dark	Physical	40	100
Quick Attack	Normal	Physical	40	100
Steel Wing	Steel	Physical	70	90
Whirlwind	Normal	Status	-	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90

Golbat learns the following moves via breeding.
See the Golbat egg moves page for details and compatible parents.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Brave Bird	Flying	Physical	120	100
Curse	Ghost	Status	-	-
Faint Attack	Dark	Physical	60	∞
Gust	Flying	Special	40	100
Hypnosis	Psychic	Status	-	60
Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	-	-
Pursuit	Dark	Physical	40	100
Quick Attack	Normal	Physical	40	100
Whirlwind	Normal	Status	-	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90

Other generations: II III IV V

Move Tutor moves

HeartGold/SoulSilver
Platinum

Golbat can be taught these attacks from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Air Cutter	Flying	Special	55	95
Heat Wave	Fire	Special	100	90
Ominous Wind	Ghost	Special	60	100
Snore	Normal	Special	40	100
Super Fang	Normal	Physical	-	90
Swift	Normal	Special	60	∞
Tailwind	Flying	Status	-	-
Twister	Dragon	Special	40	100
Uproar	Normal	Special	90	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90

Golbat can be taught these attacks from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Air Cutter	Flying	Special	55	95
Heat Wave	Fire	Special	100	90
Ominous Wind	Ghost	Special	60	100
Snore	Normal	Special	40	100
Swift	Normal	Special	60	∞
Twister	Dragon	Special	40	100
Uproar	Normal	Special	90	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90

Other generations: II III IV V

Moves learnt by HM

Black/White/HeartGold/SoulSilver
Platinum

Golbat is compatible with these Hidden Machines:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
2	Fly	Flying	Physical	90	95

Golbat is compatible with these Hidden Machines:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
2	Fly	Flying	Physical	90	95
5	Defog	Flying	Status	-	-

Other generations: I II III IV V

Moves learnt by TM

Black/White
HeartGold/SoulSilver/Platinum

Golbat is compatible with these Technical Machines:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
6	Toxic	Poison	Status	-	90
9	Venoshock	Poison	Special	65	100
10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	-	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	-	-
12	Taunt	Dark	Status	-	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	Status	-	-
18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	-	-
21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	-	100
27	Return	Normal	Physical	-	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	Status	-	-
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	∞
41	Torment	Dark	Status	-	100
42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	Status	-	-
45	Attract	Normal	Status	-	100
46	Thief	Dark	Physical	40	100
48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100
62	Acrobatics	Flying	Physical	55	100
66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
87	Swagger	Normal	Status	-	90
88	Pluck	Flying	Physical	60	100
89	U-turn	Bug	Physical	70	100
90	Substitute	Normal	Status	-	-

Golbat is compatible with these Technical Machines:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
6	Toxic	Poison	Status	-	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	-	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	-	-
12	Taunt	Dark	Status	-	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	Status	-	-
18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	-	-
19	Giga Drain	Grass	Special	75	100
21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	-	100
27	Return	Normal	Physical	-	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	Status	-	-
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	∞
41	Torment	Dark	Status	-	100
42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	Status	-	-
45	Attract	Normal	Status	-	100
46	Thief	Dark	Physical	40	100
47	Steel Wing	Steel	Physical	70	90
49	Snatch	Dark	Status	-	-
51	Roost	Flying	Status	-	-
58	Endure	Normal	Status	-	-
66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
78	Captivate	Normal	Status	-	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	-	-
83	Natural Gift	Normal	Physical	-	100
87	Swagger	Normal	Status	-	90
88	Pluck	Flying	Physical	60	100
89	U-turn	Bug	Physical	70	100
90	Substitute	Normal	Status	-	-

Other generations: I II III IV V

Golbat sprites

NORMAL
Male
Black/White
NORMAL
Female
Black/White
SHINY
Male
Black/White
SHINY
Female
Black/White
NORMAL
Male
HG/SS
NORMAL
Female
HG/SS
SHINY
Male
HG/SS
SHINY
Female
HG/SS

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Where to find Golbat

Gold Silver	Dark Cave, Ice Path, Mt. Mortar, Mt. Silver, Slowpoke Well, Tohjo Falls, Union Cave, Whirl Islands
Crystal	Route 28, 42, Tohjo Falls
Ruby Sapphire	Cave of Origin, Meteor Falls, Seafloor Cavern, Shoal Cave, Sky Pillar
LeafGreen FireRed	Cerulean Cave, Icefall Cave, Lost Cave, Seafoam Islands
Emerald	Cave of Origin, Meteor Falls, Seafloor Cavern, Shoal Cave, Sky Pillar
Diamond Pearl	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
HeartGold SoulSilver	Cerulean Cave, Cliff Cave, Dark Cave, Ice Path, Mt. Mortar, Mt. Silver, Seafoam Islands, Slowpoke Well, Tohjo Falls, Union Cave, Whirl Islands
Black White	Route 13, Giant Chasm

Pokeathlon stats

Speed	★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Power	★ ★ ★
Skill	★ ★ ★
Stamina	★ ★ ★ ★
Jump	★ ★ ★ ★ ★

★ Minimum ★ Base stat ★ Maximum

Golbat

Name origin

Pokedex data

Breeding

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Pokedex descriptions

Evolution chart

Moves learnt by level up

Egg moves

Move Tutor moves

Moves learnt by HM

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