Zubat - Generation 5 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Zubat can learn in Generation 5, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Black
Pokémon White
Pokémon Black 2
Pokémon White 2

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Zubat artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Black/White Black 2/White 2

Moves learnt by level up

Zubat learns the following moves in Pokémon Black & White at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Leech Life	Bug	20	100
5	Supersonic	Normal	—	55
9	Astonish	Ghost	30	100
13	Bite	Dark	60	100
17	Wing Attack	Flying	60	100
21	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
25	Air Cutter	Flying	55	95
29	Mean Look	Normal	—	—
33	Acrobatics	Flying	55	100
37	Poison Fang	Poison	50	100
41	Haze	Ice	—	—
45	Air Slash	Flying	75	95

Egg moves

Zubat learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Black & White. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

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

Moves learnt by HM

Zubat is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black & White:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
02	Fly	Flying		90	95

Moves learnt by TM

Zubat is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black & White:

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

Transfer-only moves

Zubat can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Black & White.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — TM
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Twister	Dragon	40	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Zubat learns the following moves in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Leech Life	Bug	20	100
4	Supersonic	Normal	—	55
8	Astonish	Ghost	30	100
12	Bite	Dark	60	100
15	Wing Attack	Flying	60	100
19	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
23	Swift	Normal	60	∞
26	Air Cutter	Flying	55	95
30	Acrobatics	Flying	55	100
34	Mean Look	Normal	—	—
37	Poison Fang	Poison	50	100
41	Haze	Ice	—	—
45	Air Slash	Flying	75	95

Egg moves

Zubat learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

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

Move Tutor moves

Zubat can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Giga Drain	Grass	75	100
Heat Wave	Fire	100	90
Roost	Flying	—	—
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Snatch	Dark	—	—
Snore	Normal	40	100
Super Fang	Normal	—	90
Tailwind	Flying	—	—
Uproar	Normal	90	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Moves learnt by HM

Zubat is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
02	Fly	Flying		90	95

Moves learnt by TM

Zubat is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2:

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

Transfer-only moves

Zubat can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Black 2 & White 2.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — TM
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Twister	Dragon	40	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Zubat egg move parents

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Zubat

Zubat's egg groups: Flying

The egg moves for Zubat are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Zubat with a compatible male Pokémon, with the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Zubat with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Brave Bird

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Farfetch'd Starly Staravia Staraptor Ducklett Swanna Rufflet Braviary
Breeding	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Zubat Golbat Doduo Dodrio Crobat Murkrow Skarmory Taillow Swellow Honchkrow

Curse

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Zubat Golbat Farfetch'd Aerodactyl Crobat Skarmory

Defog

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Ducklett Swanna Rufflet Braviary
Breeding	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Zubat Golbat Hoothoot Noctowl Crobat Taillow Swellow Chatot Archen Archeops
Generation 4 HM	Spearow Fearow Farfetch'd Aerodactyl Togetic Xatu Murkrow Skarmory Wingull Pelipper Starly Staravia Staraptor Honchkrow Togekiss

Feint Attack

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Murkrow
Breeding	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Spearow Fearow Zubat Golbat Doduo Dodrio Hoothoot Noctowl Crobat Natu Xatu Murkrow Honchkrow
Pre-evolution Level up	Honchkrow

Giga Drain

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Zubat Golbat Crobat
Move tutor	Zubat Golbat Crobat Natu Xatu Woobat Swoobat

Gust

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Pidove Tranquill Unfezant Woobat Swoobat Sigilyph
Breeding	Zubat Golbat Farfetch'd Crobat Wingull Pelipper Ducklett Swanna

Hypnosis

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Hoothoot Noctowl Sigilyph
Breeding	Zubat Golbat Crobat Pidove Tranquill Unfezant

Nasty Plot

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Honchkrow
Breeding	Zubat Golbat Crobat Togetic Chatot Togekiss

Pursuit

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Spearow Fearow Doduo Dodrio Murkrow Wingull Honchkrow
Breeding	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Zubat Golbat Aerodactyl Crobat Skarmory Taillow Swellow Swablu Altaria Starly Staravia Staraptor
Pre-evolution Level up	Pelipper

Quick Attack

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Doduo Dodrio Taillow Swellow Wingull Starly Staravia Staraptor Pidove Tranquill Unfezant Archen Archeops
Breeding	Spearow Fearow Zubat Golbat Farfetch'd Doduo Dodrio Crobat Natu Xatu
Pre-evolution Level up	Pelipper

Steel Wing

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Skarmory
Breeding	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Spearow Fearow Zubat Golbat Farfetch'd Aerodactyl Crobat Natu Xatu Taillow Swellow Swablu Altaria Starly Staravia Staraptor Chatot Pidove Tranquill Unfezant Sigilyph Archen Archeops Ducklett Swanna
Generation 4 TM	Doduo Dodrio Hoothoot Noctowl Togetic Murkrow Wingull Pelipper Honchkrow Togekiss

Whirlwind

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Starly Staravia Staraptor Sigilyph Rufflet Braviary
Breeding	Spearow Fearow Zubat Golbat Aerodactyl Hoothoot Noctowl Crobat Murkrow Skarmory Taillow Swellow Honchkrow

Zen Headbutt

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Hoothoot Noctowl
Breeding	Zubat Golbat Crobat Natu Xatu
Move tutor	Zubat Golbat Hoothoot Noctowl Crobat Togetic Natu Xatu Togekiss Woobat Swoobat Sigilyph