Golbat - Generation 8 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Golbat can learn in Generation 8, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sword
Pokémon Shield
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
Pokémon Shining Pearl
Pokémon Legends: Arceus

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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Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

Golbat learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Absorb	Grass	20	100
1	Astonish	Ghost	30	100
1	Mean Look	Normal	—	—
1	Screech	Normal	—	85
1	Supersonic	Normal	—	55
15	Poison Fang	Poison	50	100
20	Quick Guard	Fighting	—	—
27	Air Cutter	Flying	60	95
34	Bite	Dark	60	100
41	Haze	Ice	—	—
48	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
55	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
62	Air Slash	Flying	75	95
69	Leech Life	Bug	80	100

Egg moves

Golbat does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield.

Move Tutor moves

Golbat can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Sword & Shield from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Dual Wingbeat	Flying		40	90

Moves learnt by TM

Golbat is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Fly	Flying	90	95
08	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
09	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
16	Screech	Normal	—	85
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
23	Thief	Dark	60	100
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
28	Giga Drain	Grass	75	100
30	Steel Wing	Steel	70	90
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
33	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
34	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
40	Swift	Normal	60	∞
56	U-turn	Bug	70	100
57	Payback	Dark	50	100
58	Assurance	Dark	60	100
74	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
76	Round	Normal	60	100
78	Acrobatics	Flying	55	100
95	Air Slash	Flying	75	95

Moves learnt by TR

Golbat is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
12	Agility	Psychic	—	—
18	Leech Life	Bug	80	100
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
22	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
32	Crunch	Dark	80	100
33	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
35	Uproar	Normal	90	100
36	Heat Wave	Fire	95	90
37	Taunt	Dark	—	100
66	Brave Bird	Flying	120	100
68	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
69	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
91	Venom Drench	Poison	—	100

Moves learnt by level up

Golbat learns the following moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Absorb	Grass	20	100
1	Astonish	Ghost	30	100
1	Mean Look	Normal	—	—
1	Screech	Normal	—	85
1	Supersonic	Normal	—	55
15	Poison Fang	Poison	50	100
20	Quick Guard	Fighting	—	—
27	Air Cutter	Flying	60	95
34	Bite	Dark	60	100
41	Haze	Ice	—	—
48	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
55	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
62	Air Slash	Flying	75	95
69	Leech Life	Bug	80	100

Egg moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Brave Bird	Flying	120	100
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Gust	Flying	40	100
Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
Venom Drench	Poison	—	100
Whirlwind	Normal	—	—
Wing Attack	Flying	60	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Moves learnt by TM

Golbat is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
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	75	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
47	Steel Wing	Steel	70	90
51	Roost	Flying	—	—
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
63	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Pluck	Flying	60	100
89	U-turn	Bug	70	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
94	Fly	Flying	90	95
97	Defog	Flying	—	—

Moves learnt by level up

Golbat learns the following moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Gust	Flying	40	100
6	Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
11	Bite	Dark	60	100
18	Air Cutter	Flying	60	95
25	Cross Poison	Poison	70	100
34	Air Slash	Flying	75	95
43	Leech Life	Bug	80	100

Move Tutor moves

Golbat can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Legends: Arceus from move tutors:

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
Leech Life	Bug	80	100
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100
Rest	Psychic	—	—
Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
Swift	Normal	60	∞
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

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 Skarmory Taillow Swellow 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

Gust

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

Hypnosis

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

Quick Attack

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Doduo Dodrio Taillow Swellow Wingull Pelipper Starly Staravia Staraptor
Breeding	Spearow Fearow Zubat Golbat Farfetch'd Doduo Dodrio Crobat Natu Xatu

Venom Drench

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Zubat Golbat Crobat

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

Wing Attack

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

Zen Headbutt

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Zubat Golbat Crobat Natu Xatu