Golbat - Generation 7 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Golbat can learn in Generation 7, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sun
Pokémon Moon
Pokémon Ultra Sun
Pokémon Ultra Moon
Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu
Pokémon Let's Go Eevee

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.

Golbat artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee

Moves learnt by level up

Golbat learns the following moves in Pokémon Sun & Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Absorb	Grass	20	100
1	Astonish	Ghost	30	100
1	Bite	Dark	60	100
1	Screech	Normal	—	85
1	Supersonic	Normal	—	55
5	Supersonic	Normal	—	55
7	Astonish	Ghost	30	100
11	Bite	Dark	60	100
13	Wing Attack	Flying	60	100
17	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
19	Air Cutter	Flying	60	95
24	Swift	Normal	60	∞
27	Poison Fang	Poison	50	100
32	Mean Look	Normal	—	—
35	Leech Life	Bug	80	100
40	Haze	Ice	—	—
43	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
48	Air Slash	Flying	75	95
51	Quick Guard	Fighting	—	—

Egg moves

Golbat learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sun & Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Brave Bird	Flying	120	100
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Defog	Flying	—	—
Feint 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
Venom Drench	Poison	—	100
Whirlwind	Normal	—	—
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Moves learnt by TM

Golbat is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sun & Moon:

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
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
19	Roost	Flying	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Leech Life	Bug	80	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	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
51	Steel Wing	Steel	70	90
62	Acrobatics	Flying	55	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
76	Fly	Flying	90	95
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
89	U-turn	Bug	70	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Golbat can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Sun & Moon.
Note: Generation 1 and 2 refer to the 3DS Virtual Console titles, not the physical cartridges.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Bide	Normal	—	—	Generation 1 — TM
Mega Drain	Grass	40	100	Generation 1 — TM
Rage	Normal	20	100	Generation 1 — TM
Razor Wind	Normal	80	100	Generation 1 — TM
Take Down	Normal	90	85	Generation 1 — TM
Detect	Fighting	—	—	Generation 2 — TM
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
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Twister	Dragon	40	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Pluck	Flying	60	100	Generation 5 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM

Moves learnt by level up

Golbat learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Absorb	Grass	20	100
1	Astonish	Ghost	30	100
1	Bite	Dark	60	100
1	Screech	Normal	—	85
1	Supersonic	Normal	—	55
5	Supersonic	Normal	—	55
7	Astonish	Ghost	30	100
11	Bite	Dark	60	100
13	Wing Attack	Flying	60	100
17	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
19	Air Cutter	Flying	60	95
24	Swift	Normal	60	∞
27	Poison Fang	Poison	50	100
32	Mean Look	Normal	—	—
35	Leech Life	Bug	80	100
40	Haze	Ice	—	—
43	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
48	Air Slash	Flying	75	95
51	Quick Guard	Fighting	—	—

Egg moves

Golbat learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Brave Bird	Flying	120	100
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Defog	Flying	—	—
Feint 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
Venom Drench	Poison	—	100
Whirlwind	Normal	—	—
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Move Tutor moves

Golbat can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Defog	Flying	—	—
Giga Drain	Grass	75	100
Heat Wave	Fire	95	90
Snatch	Dark	—	—
Snore	Normal	50	100
Super Fang	Normal	—	90
Tailwind	Flying	—	—
Uproar	Normal	90	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Moves learnt by TM

Golbat is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon:

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
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
19	Roost	Flying	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Leech Life	Bug	80	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	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
51	Steel Wing	Steel	70	90
62	Acrobatics	Flying	55	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
76	Fly	Flying	90	95
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
89	U-turn	Bug	70	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Golbat can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.
Note: Generation 1 and 2 refer to the 3DS Virtual Console titles, not the physical cartridges.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Bide	Normal	—	—	Generation 1 — TM
Mega Drain	Grass	40	100	Generation 1 — TM
Rage	Normal	20	100	Generation 1 — TM
Razor Wind	Normal	80	100	Generation 1 — TM
Take Down	Normal	90	85	Generation 1 — TM
Detect	Fighting	—	—	Generation 2 — TM
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
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Twister	Dragon	40	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Pluck	Flying	60	100	Generation 5 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM

Moves learnt by level up

Golbat learns the following moves in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Absorb	Grass	40	100
1	Bite	Dark	60	100
1	Crunch	Dark	80	100
1	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
1	Supersonic	Normal	—	55
1	Whirlwind	Normal	—	—
1	Wing Attack	Flying	60	100
4	Wing Attack	Flying	60	100
8	Bite	Dark	60	100
12	Swift	Normal	60	∞
17	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
20	Haze	Ice	—	—
31	Leech Life	Bug	80	100
40	Toxic	Poison	—	90
51	Air Slash	Flying	75	95

Moves learnt on evolution

Golbat learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Crunch	Dark		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Golbat is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Headbutt	Normal	70	100
02	Taunt	Dark	—	100
05	Rest	Psychic	—	—
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
08	Substitute	Normal	—	—
12	Facade	Normal	70	100
14	Fly	Flying	90	95
18	U-turn	Bug	70	100
27	Toxic	Poison	—	90
43	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
48	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
50	Roost	Flying	—	—
52	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
53	Mega Drain	Grass	75	100

Golbat egg move parents

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Golbat

Golbat's egg groups: Flying

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

You will need to breed a female Golbat with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Golbat with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Brave Bird

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

Curse

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Zubat Golbat Farfetch'd Aerodactyl Crobat Skarmory Rowlet Dartrix Decidueye
Generation 2 TM	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Spearow Fearow Doduo Dodrio Hoothoot Noctowl Togetic Natu Xatu Murkrow

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 Rowlet Dartrix Decidueye
Move tutor	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Spearow Fearow Zubat Golbat Farfetch'd Aerodactyl Hoothoot Noctowl Crobat Togetic Xatu Murkrow Skarmory Taillow Swellow Wingull Pelipper Swablu Altaria Starly Staravia Staraptor Honchkrow Chatot Togekiss Pidove Tranquill Unfezant Woobat Swoobat Sigilyph Archen Archeops Ducklett Swanna Rufflet Braviary Fletchling Fletchinder Talonflame Hawlucha Noibat Noivern Rowlet Dartrix Decidueye Pikipek Trumbeak Toucannon Oricorio (Baile Style)

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 Rowlet Dartrix Decidueye

Gust

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Pidove Tranquill Unfezant Woobat Swoobat Sigilyph Noibat Noivern
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 Rowlet Dartrix Decidueye
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 Fletchling Fletchinder Talonflame
Breeding	Spearow Fearow Zubat Golbat Farfetch'd Doduo Dodrio Crobat Natu Xatu
Pre-evolution Level up	Pelipper
Generation 2	Murkrow

Steel Wing

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Skarmory Fletchling Fletchinder Talonflame
TM	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Spearow Fearow Zubat Golbat Farfetch'd Doduo Dodrio Aerodactyl Hoothoot Noctowl Crobat Togetic Natu Xatu Murkrow Skarmory Taillow Swellow Wingull Pelipper Swablu Altaria Starly Staravia Staraptor Honchkrow Chatot Togekiss Pidove Tranquill Unfezant Woobat Swoobat Sigilyph Archen Archeops Ducklett Swanna Rufflet Braviary Fletchling Fletchinder Talonflame Hawlucha Noibat Noivern Rowlet Dartrix Decidueye Pikipek Trumbeak Toucannon Oricorio (Baile Style)
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

Venom Drench

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Zubat Golbat Crobat Woobat Swoobat

Whirlwind

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Starly Staravia Staraptor Sigilyph Rufflet Braviary Noibat Noivern
Breeding	Spearow Fearow Zubat Golbat Aerodactyl Hoothoot Noctowl Crobat Murkrow Skarmory Taillow Swellow Honchkrow
Generation 1 TM	Farfetch'd Doduo Dodrio

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 Archen Archeops Braviary Hawlucha