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Golbat
Bat Pokémon
It sinks its sharp fangs into other creatures and slurps up their blood. A closer look at the fangs reveals that they are hollow and akin to straws.
Details
Height1.6 m
Weight55.0 kg
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
Competitive movesets
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Where to find Golbat
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Gold
Silver
Crystal
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold
SoulSilver
Black
White
Omega Ruby
Alpha Sapphire
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Let's Go Pikachu
Green Japan
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Golbat can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| 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
24 sprites & renders for Golbat.
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“Golbat”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/golbat.
Species data from PokéAPI.