Zubat pokedex: stats, moves, evolution & locations

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Type defenses
Base stats
Pokedex entries
Evolution chart
Moves learned
Sprites
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Name origin

zubatto: Japanese for a sound of something being hit
bat: cave-dwelling flying mammal

Pokedex data

National №	041
Type	Poison Flying
Species	Bat Pokémon
Height	2′7″ (0.79m)
Weight	16.5 lbs (7.5 kg)
Abilities	Inner Focus Infiltrator (Dream World)
Local №	041 (R/B/Y, FireRed, LeafGreen) 037 (G/S/C, HeartGold, SoulSilver) 063 (Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald) 028 (Diamond, Pearl, Platinum)
Japanese	Zubatto

Breeding

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

Training

EV yield	1 Speed
Catch rate	255 (33.3% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Happiness	70 (normal)
Base EXP	54
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

Zubat stats

The base stats for Zubat 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	40	190 - 284
Attack	45	85 - 207
Defense	35	67 - 185
Sp. Atk	30	58 - 174
Sp. Def	40	76 - 196
Speed	55	103 - 229
Total	245

Pokedex descriptions

Red Blue	Forms colonies in perpetually dark places. Uses ultrasonic waves to identify and approach targets.
Yellow	Emits ultrasonic cries while it flies. They act as a sonar used to check for objects in its way.
Gold HeartGold	While flying, it constantly emits ultrasonic waves from its mouth to check its surroundings.
Silver SoulSilver	Capable of flying safely in dark places, it emits ultrasonic cries to check for any obstacles.
Crystal	During the day, it gathers with others and hangs from the ceilings of old buildings and caves.
Ruby	ZUBAT remains quietly unmoving in a dark spot during the bright daylight hours. It does so because prolonged exposure to the sun causes its body to become slightly burned.
Sapphire	ZUBAT avoids sunlight because exposure causes it to become unhealthy. During the daytime, it stays in caves or under the eaves of old houses, sleeping while hanging upside down.
Emerald	While living in pitch-black caverns, their eyes gradually grew shut and deprived them of vision. They use ultrasonic waves to detect obstacles.
FireRed	It has no eyes. Instead, it relies on its ultrasonic cries for echo location to flit about in darkness.
LeafGreen	It forms colonies in perpetually dark places and uses ultrasonic waves to identify and approach targets.
Diamond	Even though it has no eyes, it can sense obstacles using ultrasonic waves it emits from its mouth.
Pearl	Disliking sunlight, it sleeps deep in forests and caves until sundown.
Platinum Black White	It checks its surroundings and location using reflections of the ultrasonic waves from its mouth.

Evolution chart

#041
Zubat
Poison · Flying →
(Level 22)

#042
Golbat
Poison · Flying →
(Happiness)

#169
Crobat
Poison · Flying

Zubat learns the following moves at the levels specified:

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Leech Life	Bug	Physical	20	100
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
25	Air Cutter	Flying	Special	55	95
29	Mean Look	Normal	Status	-	-
33	Acrobatics	Flying	Physical	55	100
37	Poison Fang	Poison	Physical	50	100
41	Haze	Ice	Status	-	-
45	Air Slash	Flying	Special	75	95

Zubat learns the following moves at the levels specified:

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Leech Life	Bug	Physical	20	100
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
25	Air Cutter	Flying	Special	55	95
29	Mean Look	Normal	Status	-	-
33	Poison Fang	Poison	Physical	50	100
37	Haze	Ice	Status	-	-
41	Air Slash	Flying	Special	75	95

Other generations: I II III IV V

Egg moves

Black/White
HeartGold/SoulSilver/Platinum

Zubat learns the following moves via breeding.
See the Zubat 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

Zubat learns the following moves via breeding.
See the Zubat 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

Zubat 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

Zubat 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

Zubat is compatible with these Hidden Machines:

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

Zubat 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

Zubat 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
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
87	Swagger	Normal	Status	-	90
88	Pluck	Flying	Physical	60	100
89	U-turn	Bug	Physical	70	100
90	Substitute	Normal	Status	-	-

Zubat 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
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
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

Zubat 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 Zubat

Gold Silver	Route 3, 4, 32, 33, 42, Burned Tower, Dark Cave, Ice Path, Ilex Forest, Mt. Moon, Mt. Mortar, Rock Tunnel, Slowpoke Well, Tohjo Falls, Union Cave, Whirl Islands
Crystal	Route 3, 4, 9, 10, 30, 31, 32, 33, 42, Tohjo Falls
Ruby Sapphire	Cave of Origin, Granite Cave, Meteor Falls, Seafloor Cavern, Shoal Cave
LeafGreen FireRed	Icefall Cave, Lost Cave, Mt. Moon, Rock Tunnel, Seafoam Islands
Emerald	Altering Cave, Cave of Origin, Granite Cave, Meteor Falls, Seafloor Cavern, Shoal Cave
Diamond Pearl	Route 203, 204, 206, 207, 208, 209, 211, 216, 217, Acuity Lakefront, Iron Island, Lost Tower, Mt. Coronet, Oreburgh Gate, Oreburgh Mine, Ravaged Path, Wayward Cave
Platinum	Route 203, 204, 206, 207, 208, 209, 211, 214, 216, Iron Island, Lost Tower, Mt. Coronet, Oreburgh Gate, Oreburgh Mine, Ravaged Path, Wayward Cave
HeartGold SoulSilver	Route 3, 4, 32, 33, 42, Burned Tower, Cliff Cave, Dark Cave, Ice Path, Ilex Forest, Mt. Moon, Mt. Mortar, Rock Tunnel, Seafoam Islands, Slowpoke Well, Tohjo Falls, Union Cave, Whirl Islands

Pokeathlon stats

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

★ Minimum ★ Base stat ★ Maximum

Zubat

Name origin

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Evolution chart

Moves learnt by level up

Egg moves

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Moves learnt by HM

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