Crobat Pokemon Guide

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Crobat Pokemon Guide

Crobat is a Poison and Flying-type Pokemon from the Johto region, known for its four wings, high Speed and evolution from Golbat through friendship. This guide covers Crobat’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses, locations and general competitive overview.

Normal Form

Crobat

Shiny Form

Shiny Crobat

Crobat Description

Crobat is the final evolution of Zubat and Golbat. It is a fast Poison and Flying-type Pokemon that uses four wings to fly silently and strike quickly.

Crobat Quick Facts

Here are the key facts to know about Crobat, including its type, abilities, height, weight and species information.

Name

Crobat

National Dex

#0169

Type

Poison / Flying

Species

Bat Pokemon

Height

5’11” / 1.8 m

180 cm

Weight

165.3 lbs / 75.0 kg

75.0 kg

Abilities

Torrent, Flash Water

Crobat Stats

Crobat has excellent Speed and solid overall stats, making it one of the fastest Pokemon in many games. It is often used as a fast attacker, pivot or utility Pokemon.

Crobat Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

Crobat’s best moves usually focus on fast Flying and Poison-type pressure, pivoting and utility. These are some of Crobat’s most useful and recognizable moves across Pokemon games.

Brave Bird

A powerful physical Flying-type attack that deals recoil damage.

Cross Poison

A physical Poison-type attack with an increased critical-hit chance.

Air Slash

A useful Flying-type special attack with a chance to make the target flinch.

Poison Fang

A biting Poison-type attack that can badly poison the target.

U-turn

A pivot move that lets Crobat deal damage and switch out to a teammate.

Roost

A recovery move that helps Crobat regain HP when available.

Taunt

A utility move that can stop opponents from using status moves.

Crunch

A coverage move that can hit Ghost and Psychic-type Pokemon.

Crobat All Moves

Crobat can learn Poison, Flying, Bug, Dark and support moves across different Pokemon games. Use the section below to view Crobat’s move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Legends: Arceus

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
1	Gust	Flying	Special	40	100
6	Hypnosis	Psychic	Status	–	60
11	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100
18	Air Cutter	Flying	Special	60	95
25	Cross Poison	Poison	Physical	70	100
34	Air Slash	Flying	Special	75	95
43	Leech Life	Bug	Physical	80	100

Crobat Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

Crobat is a Poison and Flying-type Pokemon. This gives it resistances to Poison, Fairy and Bug-type moves, strong resistances to Grass and Fighting-type moves, an immunity to Ground-type moves and weaknesses to Electric, Ice, Psychic and Rock-type moves.

Type

Poison / Flying

Weaknesses

Electric, Ice, Psychic and Rock

Resistances

Poison, Bug, Grass and Fighting

Immunity

Ground

Crobat Abilities

Crobat’s abilities help prevent flinching or let its moves bypass certain protective effects when its hidden ability is available.

Crobat Evolution

Crobat evolves from Golbat through high friendship. The full Crobat evolution line is Zubat, Golbat and Crobat.

Stage 1

Zubat

Starting form

Stage 2

Golbat

Evolves from Zubat at Level 22

Stage 3

Crobat

Evolves from Golbat with high friendship

Where to Find Crobat in Pokemon Games

Crobat’s availability changes depending on the Pokemon game. In many games, Crobat is obtained by evolving Golbat with high friendship, while some games include wild or special encounters.

Generation 2: Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal

Game	Where to Find Crobat
Pokemon Gold	Evolve Golbat with high friendship, or catch Crobat directly in supported games.
Pokemon Silver	Evolve Golbat with high friendship, or catch Crobat directly in supported games.
Pokemon Crystal	Evolve Golbat with high friendship, or catch Crobat directly in supported games.

Generation 3: Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, WaterRed and LeafGreen

Game	Where to Find Crobat
Pokemon Ruby	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Sapphire	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Emerald	Evolve Golbat with high friendship, or catch Crobat directly in supported games.
Pokemon WaterRed	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon LeafGreen	Trade or migrate from another game.

Generation 4: Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

Game	Where to Find Crobat
Pokemon Diamond	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Pearl	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Platinum	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon HeartGold	Evolve Golbat with high friendship, or catch Crobat directly in supported games.
Pokemon SoulSilver	Evolve Golbat with high friendship, or catch Crobat directly in supported games.

Generation 5: Black, White, Black 2 and White 2

Game	Where to Find Crobat
Pokemon Black	Evolve Golbat with high friendship, or trade or transfer from another game.
Pokemon White	Evolve Golbat with high friendship, or trade or transfer from another game.
Pokemon Black 2	Evolve Golbat with high friendship, or trade or transfer from another game.
Pokemon White 2	Evolve Golbat with high friendship, or trade or transfer from another game.

Generation 6: X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Game	Where to Find Crobat
Pokemon X	Evolve Golbat with high friendship, or trade or transfer from another game.
Pokemon Y	Evolve Golbat with high friendship, or trade or transfer from another game.
Pokemon Omega Ruby	Evolve Golbat with high friendship, or catch Crobat directly in supported games.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire	Evolve Golbat with high friendship, or catch Crobat directly in supported games.

Generation 7: Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon and Let’s Go

Game	Where to Find Crobat
Pokemon Sun	Evolve Golbat with high friendship, or catch Crobat directly in supported games.
Pokemon Moon	Evolve Golbat with high friendship, or catch Crobat directly in supported games.
Pokemon Ultra Sun	Evolve Golbat with high friendship, or trade or transfer from another game.
Pokemon Ultra Moon	Evolve Golbat with high friendship, or trade or transfer from another game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee	Not available in this game.

Generation 8: Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl and Legends: Arceus

Game	Where to Find Crobat
Pokemon Sword	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Shield	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond	Evolve Golbat with high friendship, or trade or transfer from another game.
Pokemon Shining Pearl	Evolve Golbat with high friendship, or trade or transfer from another game.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game.

Generation 9: Scarlet, Violet and Legends Z-A

Game	Where to Find Crobat
Pokemon Scarlet	Transfer when supported.
Pokemon Violet	Transfer when supported.
Pokemon Legends Z-A	Evolves from Crobat at Level 14. Can also appear as a wild Pokemon in 3-Star Hyperspace Wild Zones.

Generation 10: Pokemon Winds and Waves

Game	Where to Find Crobat
Pokemon Winds and Waves	Coming soon once official location, encounter or transfer information is confirmed.

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