Pokédex No.0042
Visual data
No.0042 · Bat Pokémon
Golbat
ゴルバット
PoisonFlying
Height
1.6 m
Weight
55.0 kg
Color
Purple
Shape
Wings
Abilities
Prevents flinching.
InfiltratorHidden
Bypasses light screen, reflect, and safeguard.
02 //Base stats
StatBase
HP75
260–354
Attack80
148–284
Defense70
130–262
Sp. Atk65
121–251
Sp. Def75
139–273
Speed90
166–306
Total455Higher than 51% of all Pokémon
Ranges assume 0 IV/0 EV with a hindering nature (min) up to 31 IV/252 EV with a boosting nature (max).
- HPtop 39%
- Attacktop 47%
- Defensetop 51%
- Sp. Atktop 52%
- Sp. Deftop 42%
- Speedtop 25%
03 //Type matchups
Defensive multipliers
Takes 2× damage
ElectricIcePsychicRock
Takes ½× damage
PoisonFairy
Takes ¼× damage
GrassFightingBug
Immune
Ground
Damage taken from every type
Normal1×
Fire1×
Water1×
Electric2×
Grass¼×
Ice2×
Fighting¼×
Poison½×
Ground0×
Flying1×
Psychic2×
Bug¼×
Rock2×
Ghost1×
Dragon1×
Dark1×
Steel1×
Fairy½×
Its own types hit these super-effectively (STAB)
GrassFightingBugFairy
04 //Evolution
Level 22
Level up with high friendship
05 //Easily confused with
Most similar silhouettes
???83% match
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Ranked by a DINOv2 vision model comparing silhouette shapes — these are the options Who's That Pokémon? hard mode will try to trip you up with. Tap to reveal.
06 //Where to find it
By game
| Games | Location | Method |
|---|---|---|
ZA | Hyperspace Lumiose Flying zone · 3★ | Hyperspace |
ZA | Hyperspace Lumiose Poison zone · 4★ | Hyperspace |
SV | Not in this game | |
Gens 1–7 from PokéAPI checked against Serebii (places PokéAPI lacks come from Serebii), Let's Go and Gens 8–9 from Serebii. Rates are the chance per encounter in that spot; Gen 8–9 raids and overview-only spots list no levels or rates. Tap a place for its page, or Atlas to find it on the map.
07 //Moves
52 moves
| Lv | Move | Type | Cat. | Pow | Acc | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Page → | Grass | 20 | 100 | 25 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Ghost | 30 | 100 | 15 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Normal | — | — | 5 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Normal | — | 85 | 40 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Normal | — | 55 | 20 | ||
| 15 | Page → | Poison | 50 | 100 | 15 | ||
| 20 | Page → | Fighting | — | — | 15 | ||
| 27 | Page → | Flying | 60 | 95 | 25 | ||
| 34 | Page → | Dark | 60 | 100 | 25 | ||
| 41 | Page → | Ice | — | — | 30 | ||
| 48 | Page → | Poison | 65 | 100 | 10 | ||
| 55 | Page → | Ghost | — | 100 | 10 | ||
| 62 | Page → | Flying | 75 | 95 | 15 | ||
| 69 | Page → | Bug | 80 | 100 | 10 |
Learnset from Sword & Shield. Tap a move for its effect.
08 //Pokédex entries
23 unique entries
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.
Its feet are tiny, but this Pokémon walks skillfully. It sneaks up on sleeping prey before sinking in its fangs and slurping up blood.
It loves to drink other creatures’ blood. It’s said that if it finds others of its kind going hungry, it sometimes shares the blood it’s gathered.
It attacks in a stealthy manner, without warning. Its sharp fangs are used to bite and to suck blood.
They can suck down over 10 ounces of blood in one go. They have been known to drink so much blood that they can no longer fly.
Every once in a while, you’ll see a Golbat that’s missing some fangs. This happens when hunger drives it to try biting a Steel-type Pokémon.
09 //Names in other languages
9 languages
- Japanese
- ゴルバット
- Rōmaji
- Golbat
- Korean
- 골뱃
- Chinese (Simplified)
- 大嘴蝠
- Chinese (Traditional)
- 大嘴蝠
- French
- Nosferalto
- German
- Golbat
- Spanish
- Golbat
- Italian
- Golbat
10 //Training & breeding
Training
EV yield2 Speed
Catch rate90 (20.1% per Poké Ball at full HP, Gen 5+)
Base friendship70
Base experience159
Growth rateMedium
Breeding
Egg groupsFlying
Egg cycles15
Gender50% ♂ · 50% ♀
Gender differencesYes
Habitatcave
Other names
Japaneseゴルバット
Korean골뱃
GermanGolbat
FrenchNosferalto
SpanishGolbat
ItalianGolbat
Regional Pokédex numbers
Kanto #42Original Johto #38Hoenn #64Original Sinnoh #29Extended Sinnoh #29Updated Johto #38Updated Unova #62Kalos Central #146Updated Hoenn #66Original Alola #69Original Melemele #69Original Akala #27Original Ulaula #36Original Poni #20Updated Alola #81Updated Melemele #81Updated Akala #27Updated Ulaula #36Updated Poni #27Letsgo Kanto #42Crown Tundra #145Hisui #35
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