Noibat
Sound Wave Pokémon
No wavelength of sound is beyond Noibat’s ability to produce. The ultrasonic waves it generates can overcome much larger Pokémon.
Details
Base stats
Competitive movesets
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Where to find Noibat
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Noibat can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Absorb Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Grass | Special | 20 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 4 | Gust Inflicts regular damage and can hit Pokémon in the air. | Flying | Special | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 5 | Leech Life Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Bug | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 8 | Supersonic Confuses the target. | Normal | Status | — | 55 | 20 |
| 12 | Double Team Raises the user’s evasion by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 16 | Wing Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Flying | Physical | 60 | 100 | 35 |
| 18 | Agility Raises the user’s Speed by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 20 | Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 24 | Air Cutter Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Flying | Special | 60 | 95 | 25 |
| 28 | Whirlwind Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 31 | Razor Wind Requires a turn to charge before attacking. | Normal | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 32 | Super Fang Inflicts damage equal to half the target’s HP. | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 10 |
| 36 | Air Slash Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Flying | Special | 75 | 95 | 15 |
| 40 | Screech Lowers the target’s Defense by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 44 | Roost Heals the user by half its max HP. | Flying | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 49 | Tailwind For three turns, friendly Pokémon have doubled Speed. | Flying | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 52 | Hurricane Has a chance to confuse the target. | Flying | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 |
Breeding & egg moves
Noibat can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
13 sprites & renders for Noibat.






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Cite this page
“Noibat”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/noibat.
Species data from PokéAPI.