Golbat #038(Nat. #0042)

The Bat Pokémon

Typing	PoisonFlying
Abilities	Inner Focus
Classification	The Bat Pokémon
National ID	#0042
Regional ID	#0038
Where to find	Cliff Cave, Dark Cave, Ice Path and 10 more places

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

RockElectricPsychicIce

Resists x½

Poison

Resists x¼

FightingBugGrass

Immune x0

Ground

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Sprite and Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	75	135—182
Attack	80	76—145
Defense	70	67—134
Sp. Attack	65	63—128
Sp. Defense	75	72—139
Speed	90	85—156
Total	455	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

Evolutionary Family

At Level 22

High
Friendship

Where to Find

Place	Lv.	Morning	Day	Night
Cerulean Cave 1FWalking	38–39	10%	10%	50%
Cerulean Cave 1FWalking Hoenn Sound	38–39	–	–	40%
Cerulean Cave 1FWalking Sinnoh Sound	38–39	–	–	40%
Cerulean Cave 2FWalking	41–42	10%	10%	20%
Cerulean Cave 2FWalking Hoenn Sound	41–42	–	–	10%
Cerulean Cave 2FWalking Sinnoh Sound	41–42	–	–	10%
Cerulean Cave B1FWalking	47	10%	10%	10%
Cliff CaveWalking	20–22	20%	20%	24%
Cliff CaveWalking Hoenn Sound	20–22	20%	20%	24%
Cliff CaveWalking Sinnoh Sound	20–22	20%	20%	24%
Dark Cave Route 45 SideWalking	23	5%	5%	5%
Dark Cave Route 45 SideWalking Hoenn Sound	23	5%	5%	5%
Dark Cave Route 45 SideWalking Sinnoh Sound	23	5%	5%	5%
Ice Path 1FWalking	22	30%	30%	30%
Ice Path 1FWalking Hoenn Sound	22	20%	20%	20%
Ice Path 1FWalking Sinnoh Sound	22	20%	20%	20%
Ice Path B1FWalking	22	30%	30%	30%
Ice Path B1FWalking Hoenn Sound	22	20%	20%	20%
Ice Path B1FWalking Sinnoh Sound	22	20%	20%	20%
Ice Path B2FWalking	23	30%	30%	30%
Ice Path B2FWalking Hoenn Sound	23	20%	20%	20%
Ice Path B2FWalking Sinnoh Sound	23	20%	20%	20%
Ice Path B3FWalking	23	30%	30%	30%
Ice Path B3FWalking Hoenn Sound	23	20%	20%	20%
Ice Path B3FWalking Sinnoh Sound	23	20%	20%	20%
Mt. Mortar 2FWalking	30	5%	5%	5%
Mt. Mortar 2FWalking Hoenn Sound	30	5%	5%	5%
Mt. Mortar 2FWalking Sinnoh Sound	30	5%	5%	5%
Mt. Silver Cave 1FWalking	45	5%	5%	5%
Mt. Silver Cave 1FWalking Hoenn Sound	45	5%	5%	5%
Mt. Silver Cave 1FWalking Sinnoh Sound	45	5%	5%	5%
Mt. Silver Cave 2FWalking	48	5%	5%	5%
Mt. Silver Cave 2FWalking Hoenn Sound	48	5%	5%	5%
Mt. Silver Cave 2FWalking Sinnoh Sound	48	5%	5%	5%
Mt. Silver Cave 3FWalking	48	5%	5%	5%
Mt. Silver Cave 3FWalking Hoenn Sound	48	5%	5%	5%
Mt. Silver Cave 3FWalking Sinnoh Sound	48	5%	5%	5%
Mt. Silver Cave Expert Belt ChamberWalking	48	5%	5%	5%
Mt. Silver Cave Expert Belt ChamberWalking Hoenn Sound	48	5%	5%	5%
Mt. Silver Cave Expert Belt ChamberWalking Sinnoh Sound	48	5%	5%	5%
Mt. Silver Cave Lower MountainsideWalking	48–51	40%	40%	40%
Mt. Silver Cave Lower MountainsideWalking Hoenn Sound	51	20%	20%	20%
Mt. Silver Cave Lower MountainsideWalking Sinnoh Sound	51	20%	20%	20%
Mt. Silver Cave Moltres ChamberWalking	48	5%	5%	5%
Mt. Silver Cave Moltres ChamberWalking Hoenn Sound	48	5%	5%	5%
Mt. Silver Cave Moltres ChamberWalking Sinnoh Sound	48	5%	5%	5%
Mt. Silver Cave Upper MountainsideWalking	48	5%	5%	5%
Mt. Silver Cave Upper MountainsideWalking Hoenn Sound	48	5%	5%	5%
Mt. Silver Cave Upper MountainsideWalking Sinnoh Sound	48	5%	5%	5%
Safari Zone MountainSafari Zone Walking	15–17	–	–	30%
Safari Zone MountainSafari Zone Walking Forest level 10	15–17	–	–	30%
Safari Zone MountainSafari Zone Walking Forest level 20	16–17	–	–	20%
Safari Zone MountainSafari Zone Walking Forest level 35	16–17	–	–	20%
Safari Zone MountainSafari Zone Walking Peak level 5	15–17	–	–	30%
Safari Zone MountainSafari Zone Walking Peak level 15	16–17	–	–	20%
Safari Zone MountainSafari Zone Walking Peak level 21 · Water level 49	16–17	–	–	20%
Safari Zone MountainSafari Zone Walking Peak level 56	16–17	–	–	20%
Safari Zone MountainSafari Zone Walking Plains level 3	15–17	–	–	30%
Safari Zone MountainSafari Zone Walking Plains level 10	16–17	–	–	20%
Safari Zone MountainSafari Zone Walking Water level 3	15–17	–	–	30%
Safari Zone SavannahSafari Zone Walking	17	–	–	10%
Safari Zone SavannahSafari Zone Walking Forest level 4	17	–	–	10%
Safari Zone SavannahSafari Zone Walking Forest level 35	17	–	–	10%
Safari Zone SavannahSafari Zone Walking Forest level 35 · Plains level 12	17	–	–	10%
Safari Zone SavannahSafari Zone Walking Peak level 5	17	–	–	10%
Safari Zone SavannahSafari Zone Walking Peak level 10	17	–	–	10%
Safari Zone SavannahSafari Zone Walking Peak level 35	17	–	–	10%
Safari Zone SavannahSafari Zone Walking Plains level 5	17	–	–	10%
Safari Zone SavannahSafari Zone Walking Plains level 10	17	–	–	10%
Safari Zone SavannahSafari Zone Walking Plains level 24	17	–	–	10%
Safari Zone SavannahSafari Zone Walking Water level 5	17	–	–	10%
Seafoam Islands 1FWalking	30–32	30%	30%	30%
Seafoam Islands 1FWalking Hoenn Sound	32	20%	20%	20%
Seafoam Islands 1FWalking Sinnoh Sound	32	20%	20%	20%
Seafoam Islands B1FWalking	32–34	30%	30%	30%
Seafoam Islands B1FWalking Hoenn Sound	34	20%	20%	20%
Seafoam Islands B1FWalking Sinnoh Sound	34	20%	20%	20%
Seafoam Islands B2FWalking	33–35	30%	30%	30%
Seafoam Islands B2FWalking Hoenn Sound	35	20%	20%	20%
Seafoam Islands B2FWalking Sinnoh Sound	35	20%	20%	20%
Seafoam Islands B3FWalking	34–36	30%	30%	30%
Seafoam Islands B3FWalking Hoenn Sound	36	20%	20%	20%
Seafoam Islands B3FWalking Sinnoh Sound	36	20%	20%	20%
Seafoam Islands B4FWalking	38–40	30%	30%	30%
Seafoam Islands B4FWalking Hoenn Sound	38–40	30%	30%	30%
Seafoam Islands B4FWalking Sinnoh Sound	38–40	30%	30%	30%
Slowpoke Well B2FWalking	23	5%	5%	5%
Slowpoke Well B2FWalking Hoenn Sound	23	5%	5%	5%
Slowpoke Well B2FWalking Sinnoh Sound	23	5%	5%	5%
Tohjo FallsWalking	22	20%	20%	20%
Union Cave B2FWalking	22	20%	20%	20%
Victory Road 1FWalking	32	30%	30%	30%
Victory Road 1FWalking Hoenn Sound	32	20%	20%	20%
Victory Road 1FWalking Sinnoh Sound	32	20%	20%	20%
Victory Road 2FWalking	32	30%	30%	30%
Victory Road 2FWalking Hoenn Sound	32	20%	20%	20%
Victory Road 2FWalking Sinnoh Sound	32	20%	20%	20%
Victory Road 3FWalking	32	30%	30%	30%
Victory Road 3FWalking Hoenn Sound	32	20%	20%	20%
Victory Road 3FWalking Sinnoh Sound	32	20%	20%	20%
Whirl Islands 1FWalking	23	5%	5%	5%
Whirl Islands 1FWalking Hoenn Sound	23	5%	5%	5%
Whirl Islands 1FWalking Sinnoh Sound	23	5%	5%	5%
Whirl Islands B1FWalking	23	5%	5%	5%
Whirl Islands B1FWalking Hoenn Sound	23	5%	5%	5%
Whirl Islands B1FWalking Sinnoh Sound	23	5%	5%	5%
Whirl Islands B2FWalking	23	5%	5%	5%
Whirl Islands B2FWalking Hoenn Sound	23	5%	5%	5%
Whirl Islands B2FWalking Sinnoh Sound	23	5%	5%	5%
Whirl Islands B3FWalking	24	5%	5%	5%
Whirl Islands B3FWalking Hoenn Sound	24	5%	5%	5%
Whirl Islands B3FWalking Sinnoh Sound	24	5%	5%	5%
PokéwalkerStatic Encounter	33	✓

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Flying
Egg Cycles	15
Egg Steps	3825
Gender Ratio	50.39%49.61%
Height	1.6 m (5'3")
Weight	55.0 kg (121.3 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	2 Speed
Base Exp. Yield	171
Catch Rate	90
Catch Chance	~12.33% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Fast
Base Friendship	70

Pokédex Entries

HeartGold

"However hard its victim’s hide may be, it punctures with sharp fangs and gorges itself with blood."

SoulSilver

"It can drink more than 10 ounces of blood at once. If it has too much, it gets heavy and flies clumsily."

Learnset

Level-up Pre-evo Tutor TM HM Transfer

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Golbat via level-up in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Astonish	30	100	Ghost	Phys.
1	Leech Life	20	100	Bug	Phys.
1	Screech	—	85	Normal	Stat.
1	Supersonic	—	55	Normal	Stat.
5	Supersonic	—	55	Normal	Stat.
9	Astonish	30	100	Ghost	Phys.
13	Bite	60	100	Dark	Phys.
17	Wing Attack	60	100	Flying	Phys.
21	Confuse Ray	—	100	Ghost	Stat.
27	Air Cutter	55	95	Flying	Spec.
33	Mean Look	—	—	Normal	Stat.
39	Poison Fang	50	100	Poison	Phys.
45	Haze	—	—	Ice	Stat.
51	Air Slash	75	95	Flying	Spec.

Pre-evolution Moves

The following moves are learned by Golbat via a pre-evolution:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Brave Bird (Zubat)Egg	120	100	Flying	Phys.
Curse (Zubat)Egg	—	—	???	Stat.
Feint Attack (Zubat)Egg	60	—	Dark	Phys.
Gust (Zubat)Egg	40	100	Flying	Spec.
Hypnosis (Zubat)Egg	—	60	Psychic	Stat.
Nasty Plot (Zubat)Egg	—	—	Dark	Stat.
Pursuit (Zubat)Egg	40	100	Dark	Phys.
Quick Attack (Zubat)Egg	40	100	Normal	Phys.
Whirlwind (Zubat)Egg	—	100	Normal	Stat.

Tutor Moves

The following moves are learned by Golbat as Tutor Moves in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Air Cutter	55	95	Flying	Spec.
Heat Wave	100	90	Fire	Spec.
Ominous Wind	60	100	Ghost	Spec.
Snore	40	100	Normal	Spec.
Super Fang	1	90	Normal	Phys.
Swift	60	—	Normal	Spec.
Tailwind	—	—	Flying	Stat.
Twister	40	100	Dragon	Spec.
Uproar	50	100	Normal	Spec.
Zen Headbutt	80	90	Psychic	Phys.

Tutor moves can only be learned by visiting a special Move Tutor.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Golbat via TM in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM006	Toxic	—	85	Poison	Stat.
TM010	Hidden Power	1	100	Normal	Spec.
TM011	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM012	Taunt	—	100	Dark	Stat.
TM015	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM017	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM018	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM019	Giga Drain	60	100	Grass	Spec.
TM021	Frustration	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM027	Return	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM030	Shadow Ball	80	100	Ghost	Spec.
TM032	Double Team	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM036	Sludge Bomb	90	100	Poison	Spec.
TM040	Aerial Ace	60	—	Flying	Phys.
TM041	Torment	—	100	Dark	Stat.
TM042	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM043	Secret Power	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM044	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM045	Attract	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM046	Thief	40	100	Dark	Phys.
TM047	Steel Wing	70	90	Steel	Phys.
TM049	Snatch	—	—	Dark	Stat.
TM051	Roost	—	—	Flying	Stat.
TM058	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM066	Payback	50	100	Dark	Phys.
TM068	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM078	Captivate	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM082	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM083	Natural Gift	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM087	Swagger	—	90	Normal	Stat.
TM088	Pluck	60	100	Flying	Phys.
TM089	U-turn	70	100	Bug	Phys.
TM090	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.

Learnset via HM

The following moves are learned by Golbat via HM in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
HM02	Fly	90	95	Flying	Phys.

Transfer Moves

The following moves are learned by Golbat via Transfer from an older game:

Name	Origin Games	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Defog	DPPt	—	—	Flying	Stat.
Double-Edge	EFRLGxd	120	100	Normal	Phys.
Mimic	EFRLGxd	—	—	Normal	Stat.

Transfer moves require transferring the Pokémon from a previous generation where it could learn the move.

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Main Sprite
Back Sprite

Shiny Sprites

Main Sprite
Back Sprite

Zubat(#0041)

Crobat(#0169)

Legends: Z-A

Scarlet and Violet

Other Games

Catch Calculators

Shiny Rates

Shiny Hunting Tools

Golbat #038(Nat. #0042)

The Bat Pokémon

Type Effectiveness

Sprite and Official Artwork

Base Stats

Evolutionary Family

Where to Find

Breeding and Species Information

Battle Information

Pokédex Entries

Learnset

Learnset via Level-up

Pre-evolution Moves

Tutor Moves

Learnset via TM

Learnset via HM

Transfer Moves

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Shiny Sprites