Crobat - Generation 4 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Crobat can learn in Generation 4, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Diamond
Pokémon Pearl
Pokémon Platinum
Pokémon HeartGold
Pokémon SoulSilver

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.

Crobat artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver

Moves learnt by level up

Crobat learns the following moves in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Astonish	Ghost	30	100
1	Cross Poison	Poison	70	100
1	Leech Life	Bug	20	100
1	Screech	Normal	—	85
1	Supersonic	Normal	—	55
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
27	Air Cutter	Flying	55	95
33	Mean Look	Normal	—	—
39	Poison Fang	Poison	50	100
45	Haze	Ice	—	—
51	Air Slash	Flying	75	95

Egg moves

Crobat learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Brave Bird	Flying	120	100
Curse	???	—	—
Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
Gust	Flying	40	100
Hypnosis	Psychic	—	70
Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
Pursuit	Dark	40	100
Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
Whirlwind	Normal	—	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Moves learnt by HM

Crobat is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

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

Moves learnt by TM

Crobat is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
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
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
47	Steel Wing	Steel	70	90
49	Snatch	Dark	—	—
51	Roost	Flying	—	—
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
79	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
81	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
88	Pluck	Flying	60	100
89	U-turn	Bug	70	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Crobat can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Diamond & Pearl.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Double-Edge	Normal		120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal		—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Crobat learns the following moves in Pokémon Platinum at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Astonish	Ghost	30	100
1	Cross Poison	Poison	70	100
1	Leech Life	Bug	20	100
1	Screech	Normal	—	85
1	Supersonic	Normal	—	55
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
27	Air Cutter	Flying	55	95
33	Mean Look	Normal	—	—
39	Poison Fang	Poison	50	100
45	Haze	Ice	—	—
51	Air Slash	Flying	75	95

Egg moves

Crobat learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Platinum. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Brave Bird	Flying	120	100
Curse	???	—	—
Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
Gust	Flying	40	100
Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
Pursuit	Dark	40	100
Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
Whirlwind	Normal	—	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Move Tutor moves

Crobat can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Platinum from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Air Cutter	Flying	55	95
Heat Wave	Fire	100	90
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100
Snore	Normal	40	100
Swift	Normal	60	∞
Twister	Dragon	40	100
Uproar	Normal	50	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Moves learnt by HM

Crobat is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

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

Moves learnt by TM

Crobat is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
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
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
47	Steel Wing	Steel	70	90
49	Snatch	Dark	—	—
51	Roost	Flying	—	—
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
79	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
81	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
88	Pluck	Flying	60	100
89	U-turn	Bug	70	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Crobat can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Platinum.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Double-Edge	Normal		120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal		—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Crobat learns the following moves in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Astonish	Ghost	30	100
1	Cross Poison	Poison	70	100
1	Leech Life	Bug	20	100
1	Screech	Normal	—	85
1	Supersonic	Normal	—	55
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
27	Air Cutter	Flying	55	95
33	Mean Look	Normal	—	—
39	Poison Fang	Poison	50	100
45	Haze	Ice	—	—
51	Air Slash	Flying	75	95

Egg moves

Crobat learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Brave Bird	Flying	120	100
Curse	???	—	—
Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
Gust	Flying	40	100
Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
Pursuit	Dark	40	100
Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
Whirlwind	Normal	—	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Move Tutor moves

Crobat can be taught these attacks in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Air Cutter	Flying	55	95
Heat Wave	Fire	100	90
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100
Sky Attack	Flying	140	90
Snore	Normal	40	100
Super Fang	Normal	—	90
Swift	Normal	60	∞
Tailwind	Flying	—	—
Twister	Dragon	40	100
Uproar	Normal	50	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Moves learnt by HM

Crobat is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

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

Moves learnt by TM

Crobat is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
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
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
47	Steel Wing	Steel	70	90
49	Snatch	Dark	—	—
51	Roost	Flying	—	—
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
79	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
81	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
88	Pluck	Flying	60	100
89	U-turn	Bug	70	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Crobat can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Double-Edge	Normal		120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal		—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Crobat egg move parents

In other generations
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3
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5
6
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8
9

Crobat

Crobat's egg groups: Flying

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

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

Brave Bird

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Starly Staravia Staraptor
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

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

Gust

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot
Breeding	Zubat Golbat Farfetch'd Crobat Wingull Pelipper

Hypnosis

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Hoothoot Noctowl
Breeding	Zubat Golbat Crobat

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
Breeding	Spearow Fearow Zubat Golbat Farfetch'd Doduo Dodrio Crobat Natu Xatu
Pre-evolution Level up	Pelipper

Whirlwind

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Starly Staravia Staraptor
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