#0041
Zubat
Bat Pokémon
Makes its home in gloomy caves. Atrophied eyes have left this Pokémon blind, so it scans its surroundings via sound waves that it emits from its mouth as it flies.
Details
Height0.8 m
Weight7.5 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate255(43.9%)Easy catch
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time15 cycles · ~4,080 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP49
Base stats
HP
40
Attack
45
Defense
35
Sp. Atk
30
Sp. Def
40
Speed
55
Total
245
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
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Where to find Zubat
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Gold
Silver
Crystal
XD: Gale of Darkness
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold
SoulSilver
Black 2
White 2
Alpha Sapphire
Sun
Moon
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Let's Go Pikachu
Let's Go Eevee
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Zubat 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 | 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 |
| 5 | Astonish Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100 | 15 |
| 6 | Hypnosis Puts the target to sleep. | Psychic | Status | — | 60 | 20 |
| 10 | Mean Look Prevents the target from leaving battle. | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 10 | Supersonic Confuses the target. | Normal | Status | — | 55 | 20 |
| 12 | Swift Never misses. | Normal | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| 15 | Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 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 |
| 28 | Toxic Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn. | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 28 | Wing Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Flying | Physical | 60 | 100 | 35 |
| 31 | Acrobatics Has double power if the user has no held item. | Flying | Physical | 55 | 100 | 15 |
| 34 | Air Slash Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Flying | Special | 75 | 95 | 15 |
| 36 | Haze Resets all Pokémon’s stats, accuracy, and evasion. | Ice | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 40 | Venoshock Inflicts double damage if the target is Poisoned. | Poison | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 |
Breeding & egg moves
Zubat can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
24 sprites & renders for Zubat.
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Cite this page
“Zubat”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/zubat.
Species data from PokéAPI.