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Golbat is a Poison/Flying type Pokémon introduced in Generation 1.

Evolution chart

#0041
Zubat
Poison · Flying

(Level 22)

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Golbat
Poison · Flying

(high Friendship)

#0169
Crobat
Poison · Flying

Golbat changes

• In Generation 1, Golbat has a base Special stat of 75.
• In Generations 1-4, Golbat has a base experience yield of 171.
• In Generations 2-7, Golbat has a base Friendship value of 70.

Pokédex entries

Moves learned by Golbat

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Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

Golbat learns the following moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Absorb	Grass		20	100
1	Astonish	Ghost		30	100
1	Mean Look	Normal		—	—
1	Screech	Normal		—	85
1	Supersonic	Normal		—	55
15	Poison Fang	Poison		50	100
20	Quick Guard	Fighting		—	—
27	Air Cutter	Flying		60	95
34	Bite	Dark		60	100
41	Haze	Ice		—	—
48	Venoshock	Poison		65	100
55	Confuse Ray	Ghost		—	100
62	Air Slash	Flying		75	95
69	Leech Life	Bug		80	100

Egg moves

Golbat learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Golbat gen 8 learnset page.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Brave Bird	Flying		120	100
Curse	Ghost		—	—
Gust	Flying		40	100
Hypnosis	Psychic		—	60
Quick Attack	Normal		40	100
Venom Drench	Poison		—	100
Whirlwind	Normal		—	—
Wing Attack	Flying		60	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic		80	90

Moves learnt by TM

Golbat is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
11	Sunny Day	Fire		—	—
12	Taunt	Dark		—	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal		150	90
17	Protect	Normal		—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water		—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass		75	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost		80	100
32	Double Team	Normal		—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison		90	100
40	Aerial Ace	Flying		60	∞
41	Torment	Dark		—	100
42	Facade	Normal		70	100
44	Rest	Psychic		—	—
45	Attract	Normal		—	100
46	Thief	Dark		60	100
47	Steel Wing	Steel		70	90
51	Roost	Flying		—	—
58	Endure	Normal		—	—
63	Nasty Plot	Dark		—	—
66	Payback	Dark		50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal		150	90
82	Sleep Talk	Normal		—	—
87	Swagger	Normal		—	85
88	Pluck	Flying		60	100
89	U-turn	Bug		70	100
90	Substitute	Normal		—	—
94	Fly	Flying		90	95
97	Defog	Flying		—	—

Moves learnt by level up

Golbat learns the following moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Gust	Flying		40	100
6	Hypnosis	Psychic		—	60
11	Bite	Dark		60	100
18	Air Cutter	Flying		60	95
25	Cross Poison	Poison		70	100
34	Air Slash	Flying		75	95
43	Leech Life	Bug		80	100

Move Tutor moves

Golbat can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Legends: Arceus from move tutors:

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Aerial Ace	Flying		60	∞
Giga Impact	Normal		150	90
Hyper Beam	Normal		150	90
Leech Life	Bug		80	100
Ominous Wind	Ghost		60	100
Rest	Psychic		—	—
Shadow Ball	Ghost		80	100
Sludge Bomb	Poison		90	100
Swift	Normal		60	∞
Zen Headbutt	Psychic		80	90

• In other generations
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9

Golbat sprites

Type	Generation 1	Generation 2	Generation 3	Generation 4	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7	Generation 8	Generation 9
Normal									—
Shiny	—							—	—

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