Golbat

ゴルバット

Gorubatto

Generation

Generation I

Pokédex

Index

Central Kalos

062

146

Evolves

From

Zubat

Into

Crobat

Footprint

Cry

Golbat (Japanese: ゴルバット Gorubatto) is a Poison/Flying-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

Biology

Physiology

Golbat is a large, blue bat with super long wings. Unlike its pre-evolved form, named Zubat, Golbat has eyes. It also has two long, skinny feet. The most distinct feature of Golbat is its large mouth with four teeth.

Gender differences

A female Golbat has smaller teeth than those of a male's.

Behavior

Like Zubat, Golbat are found in caves and dark areas worldwide. Unlike Zubat, however, Golbat are hematophagous, consuming the blood of Pokémon and humans alike. They use their sharp fangs to puncture the skins of victims. Their saliva contains a substance that poisons and immobilizes prey, allowing them to drink blood at their leisure. Golbat can drink up to 10 ounces of blood in one sitting, possibly fatal for smaller victims. After doing so, however, their flight often becomes clumsy and erratic due to their heavy weights after large meals; they may become so heavy that they fall to the ground (and become easy prey themselves). Luckily, this feasting keeps them satisfied for a while; they only search for food during moonless nights when darkness conceals them. Recently, it has been discovered that Golbat broods will share blood with one another during times of scarcity; however, selfish Golbat that do not share blood when asked will find that other brood members will refuse to share with them in the future. Their fangs are hollow and consequently fragile. Notably, Golbat avoid light, metal (perhaps due to their poison being ineffective against Steel-types), and oddly enough, Durin Berries. While no one is quite sure why, Golbat tend to steer clear of them despite experiencing no ill effects upon consuming them. Surprisingly, Golbat are quite adroit on their oddly-shaped feet, which are adapted to create silent footsteps as they sneak up behind sleeping prey.

Natural abilities

All Golbat have the ability Inner Focus. Inner Focus allows Golbat to never flinch. Golbat can easily suck blood with its sharp fangs. Blood seems to be Golbat's only food source.

Evolution

Golbat evolves from Zubat at level 22, and evolves into Crobat with max Happiness.

Game info

Game locations

Locations
Version(s)	Area(s)	Rarity
Red and Blue	Route 23, Seafoam Islands, Victory Road, Cerulean Cave	Uncommon
Yellow	Seafoam Islands, Victory Road, and Cerulean Cave	Common
Gold and Silver	Caves	Common
Crystal	Caves, Route 28, 42	Common
Ruby and Sapphire	Cave of Origin (F1, B1-B3), Meteor Falls, Seafloor Cavern, Shoal Cave, Sky Pillar (F1, F3, F5), Victory Road (F1, B1-B2)	Uncommon
FireRed and LeafGreen	Cerulean Cave (F1-2, B1), Icefall Cave (all floors and basement), Lost Cave, Seafoam Islands (F1, B1-B3), Victory Road (F1-F3)	Uncommon
Emerald	Cave of Origin (F1, B1-B3), Meteor Falls, Seafloor Cavern, Shoal Cave, Sky Pillar (F1, F3, F5), Victory Road (F1, B1-B2)	Uncommon
Diamond and Pearl	Route 227 (night), Stark Mountain, Victory Road, Deserted Escape path, Oreburgh Gate, Mt. Travail, Iron Island, Snowpoint Temple, Lost Tower, Turnback Cave (all day)	Common
Platinum	Route 227 (night), Oreburgh Gate, Lost Tower, Iron Island, Mt. Travail, Victory Road, Stark Mountain, Snowpoint Temple, Sendoff Spring, Turnback Cave (all day)	Common
HeartGold and SoulSilver	Caves	Uncommon
Black and White	Route 13, Giant Chasm	Rare
X and Y	Evolve Zubat	None
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire	Cave of Origin, Scorched Slab,Seafloor Cavern,Meteor Falls,Sky Pillar,Victory Road	Common

Side game locations

Locations
Game(s)	Area(s)
Pokémon Channel	Ruins of Truth
Pokémon Pinball Ruby & Sapphire	Evolve Zubat
Pokémon Trozei!	Secret Storage 5, Mr. Fuji (Adventures)
Red Rescue Team & Blue Rescue Team	Lapis Cave (11-14F), Buried Relic (1-4F), Wish Cave (46-50F), Murky Cave (6-10F)
Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness	Aegis Cave, Labyrinth Cave (1-9BF)
Pokémon Ranger	Panula Cave
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Crysta Cave
Pokémon Rumble	Rocky Cave
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure	Cavern Zone
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs	Old Mansion, Fire Temple

Pokédex entries

Red and Blue
Once it strikes, it will not stop draining energy from the victim even if it gets too heavy to fly.
Yellow
It attacks in a stealthy manner, without warning. Its sharp fangs are used to bite and suck blood.
Gold
However hard its victim's hide may be, it punctures with sharp fangs and gorges itself with blood.
Silver
It can drink more than 10 ounces of blood at once. If it has too much, it gets heavy and flies clumsily.
Crystal
When it plunges its fangs into its prey, it instantly draws and gulps down more than ten ounces of blood.
Ruby
Golbat loves to drink the blood of living things. It is particularly active in the pitch black of night. This Pokémon flits around in the night skies, seeking fresh blood.
Sapphire
Golbat bites down on prey with its four fangs and drinks the victim's blood. It becomes active on inky dark moonless nights, flying around to attack people and Pokémon.
FireRed
It clamps down on its prey with needle-sharp fangs and drains over 10 ounces of blood in one gulp.
LeafGreen
Once it strikes, it will not stop draining energy from the victim even if it gets too heavy to fly.
Emerald
Its fangs easily puncture even thick animal hide. It loves to feast on the blood of people and Pokémon. It flits about in darkness and strikes from behind.
Diamond
It loves the blood of humans and Pokémon. It flies around at night in search of neck veins.
Pearl
Once it starts sucking blood, it does not stop until it is full. It flies at night in search of prey.
Platinum
Its sharp fangs puncture the toughest of hides and have small holes for greedily sucking blood.
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.
Black
Its sharp fangs puncture the toughest of hides and have small holes for greedily sucking blood.
White
Its sharp fangs puncture the toughest of hides and have small holes for greedily sucking blood.
Black 2
Flitting around in the dead of night, it sinks its fangs into its prey and drains a nearly fatal amount of blood.
White 2
Flitting around in the dead of night, it sinks its fangs into its prey and drains a nearly fatal amount of blood.
X
Once it bites, it will not stop draining energy from the victim even if it gets too heavy to fly.
Y
Once it starts sucking blood, it does not stop until it is full. It flies at night in search of prey.
Omega Ruby
Golbat loves to drink the blood of living things. It is particularly active in the pitch black of night. This Pokémon flits around in the night skies, seeking fresh blood.
Alpha Sapphire
Golbat bites down on prey with its four fangs and drinks the victim's blood. It becomes active on inky dark moonless nights, flying around to attack people and Pokémon.
Sun
Its thick fangs are hollow like straws, making them unexpectedly fragile. These fangs are specialized for sucking blood.
Moon
Sometimes they drink so much blood, they can't fly anymore. Then they fall to the ground and become food for other Pokémon.
Ultra Sun
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.
Ultra Moon
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.
Let's Go, Pikachu!
It attacks in a stealthy manner, without warning. Its sharp fangs are used to bite and to suck blood.
Let's Go, Eevee!
It attacks in a stealthy manner, without warning. Its sharp fangs are used to bite and to suck blood.
Sword
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.
Shield
Its feet are tiny, but this Pokémon walks skillfully. It sneaks up on sleeping prey before sinking in its fangs and slurping up blood.

Stats

Golbat's Stats
HP	75
Attack	80
Defense	70
Sp. Atk	65
Sp. Def	75
Speed	90
Total	455

Learnset

Leveling

LevelingGeneration VII
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
1	Screech	—	85%	40	Normal	Status
1	Absorb	20	100%	25	Grass	Special
1	Supersonic	—	55%	20	Normal	Status
1	Astonish	30	100%	15	Ghost	Physical
1	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical
5	Supersonic	—	55%	20	Normal	Status
7	Astonish	30	100%	15	Ghost	Physical
11	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical
13	Wing Attack	60	100%	35	Flying	Physical
17	Confuse Ray	—	100%	10	Ghost	Status
19	Air Cutter	60	95%	25	Flying	Special
24	Swift	60	—%	20	Normal	Special
27	Poison Fang	50	100%	15	Poison	Physical
32	Mean Look	—	—%	5	Normal	Status
35	Leech Life	80	100%	10	Bug	Physical
40	Haze	—	—%	30	Ice	Status
43	Venoshock	65	100%	10	Poison	Special
48	Air Slash	75	95%	15	Flying	Special
51	Quick Guard	—	—%	15	Fighting	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration VI
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category	Contest Category	Appeal	Jam
1	Screech	—	85%	40	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
1	Leech Life	20	100%	15	Bug	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
4	Supersonic	—	55%	20	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
8	Astonish	30	100%	15	Ghost	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
12	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
15	Wing Attack	60	100%	35	Flying	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
19	Confuse Ray	—	100%	10	Ghost	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
23	Swift	60	—%	20	Normal	Special		Cool ♥	2 ♥
26	Air Cutter	60	95%	25	Flying	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
30	Acrobatics	55	100%	15	Flying	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
34	Mean Look	—	—%	5	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
37	Poison Fang	50	100%	15	Poison	Status		4 ♥	0 ♥
41	Haze	—	—%	30	Ice	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
45	Air Slash	75	95%	15	Flying	Special		1 ♥	4 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration V
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
1	Screech	—	85%	40	Normal	Status
1	Leech Life	20	100%	15	Bug	Physical
5	Supersonic	—	55%	20	Normal	Status
9	Astonish	30	100%	15	Ghost	Physical
13	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical
17	Wing Attack	60	100%	35	Flying	Physical
21	Confuse Ray	—	100%	10	Ghost	Status
27	Air Cutter	60	95%	25	Flying	Special
33	Mean Look	—	—%	5	Normal	Status
39	Acrobatics	55	100%	15	Flying	Physical
45	Poison Fang	50	100%	15	Poison	Status
51	Haze	—	—%	30	Ice	Status
57	Air Slash	75	95%	15	Flying	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration IV
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category	Contest Category	Appeal
1	Screech	—	85%	40	Normal	Status		2 ♥
1	Leech Life	20	100%	15	Bug	Physical		1 ♥
5	Supersonic	—	55%	20	Normal	Status		2 ♥
9	Astonish	30	100%	15	Ghost	Physical		3 ♥
13	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical		3 ♥
17	Wing Attack	60	100%	35	Flying	Physical		3 ♥
21	Confuse Ray	—	100%	10	Ghost	Status		2 ♥
27	Air Cutter	60	95%	25	Flying	Special		3 ♥
33	Mean Look	—	—%	5	Normal	Status		2 ♥
39	Poison Fang	50	100%	15	Poison	Status		2 ♥
45	Haze	—	—%	30	Ice	Status		2 ♥
51	Air Slash	75	95%	15	Flying	Special		2 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration III
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Contest Category	Appeal	Jam
1	Screech	—	85%	40	Normal		1 ♥	3 ♥
1	Leech Life	20	100%	15	Bug		2 ♥	3 ♥
6	Supersonic	—	55%	20	Normal		3 ♥	0 ♥
11	Astonish	30	100%	15	Ghost		2 ♥	3 ♥
16	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark		1 ♥	3 ♥
21	Wing Attack	60	100%	35	Flying		2 ♥	0 ♥
28	Confuse Ray	—	100%	10	Ghost		3 ♥	0 ♥
35	Air Cutter	60	95%	25	Flying		2 ♥	1 ♥
42	Mean Look	—	—%	5	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
49	Poison Fang	50	100%	15	Poison		3 ♥	0 ♥
56	Haze	—	—%	30	Ice		3 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration II
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type
1	Leech Life	20	100%	15	Bug
1	Screech	—	85%	40	Normal
1	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark
1	Confuse Ray	—	100%	10	Ghost
30	Wing Attack	60	100%	35	Flying
42	Scary Face	—	90%	10	Normal
55	Haze	—	—%	30	Ice
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration I
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type
1	Leech Life	20	100%	15	Bug
1	Screech	—	85%	40	Normal
1	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark
1	Confuse Ray	—	100%	10	Ghost
32	Wing Attack	60	100%	35	Flying
43	Haze	—	—%	30	Ice
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TM/HM

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VII
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM09	Venoshock	65	100%	10	Poison	Special
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status
TM19	Roost	—	—%	10	Flying	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM28	Leech Life	80	100%	10	Bug	Physical
TM30	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost	Special
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM36	Sludge Bomb	90	100%	10	Poison	Special
TM40	Aerial Ace	60	—%	20	Flying	Physical
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status
TM46	Thief	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM51	Steel Wing	70	90%	25	Steel	Physical
TM62	Acrobatics	55	100%	15	Flying	Physical
TM66	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical
TM76	Fly	90	95%	15	Flying	Physical
TM87	Swagger	—	85%	15	Normal	Status
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM89	U-turn	70	100%	20	Bug	Physical
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VI
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM09	Venoshock	65	100%	10	Poison	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special		4 ♥	4 ♥
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM19	Roost	—	—%	10	Flying	Status		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM30	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM36	Sludge Bomb	90	100%	10	Poison	Special		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM40	Aerial Ace	60	—%	20	Flying	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM46	Thief	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM51	Steel Wing	70	90%	25	Steel	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM62	Acrobatics	55	100%	15	Flying	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM66	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	4 ♥
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM89	U-turn	70	100%	20	Bug	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM94	Secret Power^ORAS	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
HM02	Fly	90	95%	15	Flying	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation V
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM09	Venoshock	65	100%	10	Poison	Special
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM30	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost	Special
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM36	Sludge Bomb	90	100%	10	Poison	Special
TM40	Aerial Ace	60	—%	20	Flying	Physical
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status
TM46	Thief	40	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM62	Acrobatics	55	100%	15	Flying	Physical
TM66	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status
TM88	Pluck	60	100%	20	Flying	Physical
TM89	U-turn	70	100%	20	Bug	Physical
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
HM02	Fly	90	95%	15	Flying	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation IV
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal
TM06	Toxic	—	85%	10	Poison	Status		2 ♥
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal	Special		1 ♥
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status		2 ♥
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status		0 ♥
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special		2 ♥
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		0 ♥
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status		2 ♥
TM19	Giga Drain	60	100%	10	Grass	Special		1 ♥
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM30	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost	Special		2 ♥
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM36	Sludge Bomb	90	100%	10	Poison	Special		2 ♥
TM40	Aerial Ace	60	—%	20	Flying	Physical		2 ♥
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status		0 ♥
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM43	Secret Power	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		0 ♥
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM46	Thief	40	100%	10	Dark	Physical		0 ♥
TM47	Steel Wing	70	90%	25	Steel	Physical		3 ♥
TM49	Snatch	—	—%	10	Dark	Status		0 ♥
TM51	Roost	—	—%	10	Flying	Status		0 ♥
TM58	Endure	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM66	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical		1 ♥
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM78	Captivate	—	100%	20	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM82	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		3 ♥
TM83	Natural Gift	—	100%	15	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM88	Pluck	60	100%	20	Flying	Physical		0 ♥
TM89	U-turn	70	100%	20	Bug	Physical		0 ♥
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		1 ♥
HM02	Fly	90	95%	15	Flying	Physical		1 ♥
HM05^DPPt	Defog	—	—%	15	Flying	Status		2 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation III
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
TM06	Toxic	—	85%	10	Poison		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal		4 ♥	4 ♥
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM19	Giga Drain	60	100%	5	Grass		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM20	Safeguard	—	—%	25	Normal		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM30	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM36	Sludge Bomb	90	100%	10	Poison		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM40	Aerial Ace	60	—%	20	Flying		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM43	Secret Power	70	100%	20	Normal		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM46	Thief	40	100%	10	Dark		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM47	Steel Wing	70	90%	25	Steel		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM49	Snatch	—	—%	10	Dark		2 ♥	1 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation II
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type
TM03	Curse	—	—%	10	???
TM06	Toxic	—	85%	10	Poison
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire
TM13	Snore	40	100%	15	Normal
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal
TM19	Giga Drain	60	100%	5	Grass
TM20	Endure	—	—%	10	Normal
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal
TM34	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal
TM35	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal
TM39	Swift	60	—%	20	Normal
TM43	Detect	—	—%	5	Fighting
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal
TM46	Thief	40	100%	10	Dark
TM47	Steel Wing	70	90%	25	Steel
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation I
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type
TM02	Razor Wind	80	75%	10	Normal
TM04	Whirlwind	—	85%	20	Normal
TM06	Toxic	—	85%	10	Poison
TM09	Take Down	90	85%	20	Normal
TM10	Double-Edge	100	100%	15	Normal
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal
TM20	Rage	20	100%	20	Normal
TM21	Mega Drain	40	100%	10	Grass
TM31	Mimic	—	—%	10	Normal
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal
TM34	Bide	—	—%	10	Normal
TM39	Swift	60	—%	20	Normal
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic
TM50	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Breeding

To see the Egg Moves that Golbat can learn, refer to Zubat.

Tutoring

Tutoring Generation VII
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
Defog ^USUM	—	—%	15	Flying	Status
Giga Drain ^USUM	75	100%	10	Grass	Special
Heat Wave ^USUM	95	90%	10	Fire	Special
Snatch ^USUM	—	—%	10	Dark	Status
Snore ^USUM	50	100%	15	Normal	Special
Super Fang ^USUM	—	90%	10	Normal	Physical
Tailwind ^USUM	—	—%	15	Flying	Status
Uproar ^USUM	90	100%	10	Normal	Special
Zen Headbutt ^USUM	80	90%	15	Psychic	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation VI
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category	Contest Category	Appeal	Jam
Giga Drain ^ORAS	75	100%	10	Grass	Special		1 ♥	4 ♥
Heat Wave ^ORAS	95	90%	10	Fire	Special		2 ♥	2 ♥
Snatch ^ORAS	—	—%	10	Dark	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
Snore ^ORAS	50	100%	15	Normal	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Super Fang ^ORAS	—	90%	10	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	1 ♥
Tailwind ^ORAS	—	—%	15	Flying	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
Uproar ^ORAS	90	100%	10	Normal	Special		2 ♥	1 ♥
Zen Headbutt ^ORAS	80	90%	15	Psychic	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation V
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
Giga Drain	75	100%	10	Grass	Special
Heat Wave	100	90%	10	Fire	Special
Roost	—	—%	10	Flying	Status
Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
Snatch	—	—%	10	Dark	Status
Snore	40	100%	15	Normal	Special
Super Fang	—	90%	10	Normal	Physical
Tailwind	—	—%	30	Flying	Status
Uproar	90	100%	10	Normal	Special
Zen Headbutt	80	90%	15	Psychic	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation IV
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category	Contest Category	Appeal
Air Cutter ^HGSSPt	55	95%	25	Flying	Special		3 ♥
Heat Wave ^HGSSPt	100	90%	10	Fire	Special		2 ♥
Ominous Wind ^HGSSPt	60	100%	5	Ghost	Special		0 ♥
Snore ^HGSSPt	40	100%	15	Normal	Special		3 ♥
Super Fang ^HGSS	—	90%	10	Normal	Physical		3 ♥
Swift ^HGSSPt	60	—%	20	Normal	Special		2 ♥
Tailwind ^HGSS	—	—%	30	Flying	Status		2 ♥
Twister ^HGSSPt	40	100%	20	Dragon	Special		3 ♥
Uproar ^HGSSPt	50	100%	10	Normal	Special		2 ♥
Zen Headbutt ^HGSSPt	80	90%	15	Psychic	Physical		2 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation III
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Contest Category	Appeal	Jam
Double-Edge ^FRLGEXD	120	100%	15	Normal		6 ♥	0 ♥
Endure ^E	—	—%	10	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
Mimic ^FRLGEXD	—	—%	10	Normal		1 ♥	0 ♥
Sleep Talk ^E	—	—%	10	Normal		3 ♥	0 ♥
Snore ^E	40	100%	15	Normal		4 ♥	0 ♥
Substitute ^FRLGEXD	—	—%	10	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
Swagger ^EXD	—	90%	15	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
Swift ^E	60	—%	20	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

This Pokémon learns no moves by Tutoring.

Tutoring Generation II
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Side game data

Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
No.	Pokémon		Group	Field Move		Poké Assist
R-015		Golbat	Flying		Crush 2		Flying
Capture Points*			On Sight**
1240			Chases player.
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It lets loose supersonic waves and spits poison to attack.
* - This is the amount of points required to capture the Pokémon (excluding boss Pokémon). ** - This is the reaction of the Pokémon when players approach it.

Sprites

Appearances

Anime

Brock's Golbat.
Goh's Golbat.

Main

Minor

Trivia

Until Generation IV, Golbat and Zubat were unable to know Fly, despite possessing wings.
Golbat is the first Pokémon in National Pokédex to evolve into a Pokémon from a later Generation.
After Pokémon Yellow, Golbat's long tongue was removed.

Etymology

Golbat comes from goliath and bat.

Origin

Golbat is based on Vampire bats. It possibly gets its Poison-typing because vampire bats secrete a substance from their saliva that prevent blood clots.

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