Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 1.6 m
- Weight
- 55.0 kg
Training & breeding details
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate90(20.1%)Moderate
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time15 cycles · ~4,080 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP159
Base stats
HP
75
Attack
80
Defense
70
Sp. Atk
65
Sp. Def
75
Speed
90
Total
455
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
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Where to find Golbat
Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.
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Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Golbat can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
24 of 24
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Crunch Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Absorb Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Grass | Special | 20 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Astonish Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Gust Inflicts regular damage and can hit Pokémon in the air. | Flying | Special | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Leech Life Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Bug | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Mean Look Prevents the target from leaving battle. | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 1 | Quick Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Screech Lowers the target’s Defense by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 1 | Whirlwind Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 6 | Hypnosis Puts the target to sleep. | Psychic | Status | — | 60 | 20 |
| 10 | Supersonic Confuses the target. | Normal | Status | — | 55 | 20 |
| 12 | Swift Never misses. | Normal | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| 15 | Poison Fang Has a chance to badly poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 50 | 100 | 15 |
| 18 | Air Cutter Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Flying | Special | 60 | 95 | 25 |
| 20 | Quick Guard Prevents any priority moves from hitting friendly Pokémon this turn. | Fighting | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 21 | Confuse Ray Confuses the target. | Ghost | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 25 | Cross Poison Has an increased chance for a critical hit and a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 32 | Wing Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Flying | Physical | 60 | 100 | 35 |
| 34 | Air Slash Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Flying | Special | 75 | 95 | 15 |
| 35 | Acrobatics Has double power if the user has no held item. | Flying | Physical | 55 | 100 | 15 |
| 40 | Toxic Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn. | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 43 | Haze Resets all Pokémon’s stats, accuracy, and evasion. | Ice | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 48 | Venoshock Inflicts double damage if the target is Poisoned. | Poison | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 |
Sprites & renders
29 sprites & renders for Golbat.
Across the games
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“Golbat”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/golbat.
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