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Golbat is a Poison and Flying-type Pokemon known as the evolved form of Zubat and the middle stage before Crobat. This guide covers Golbat’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses, locations and related Pokemon coverage.
Normal Form
Shiny Form
Last Updated: May 2026 | Page Status: This Golbat guide supports current Pokemon games, Pokemon Champions and future updates. Location, moves and availability details will be updated as new Pokemon game data becomes available.
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Golbat evolves from Zubat at Level 22 and can evolve into Crobat through high friendship. It keeps the Poison and Flying typing while gaining much stronger stats than Zubat.
Competitive Overview
Golbat is a niche competitive Pokemon that can function as a bulky utility option in some formats. Eviolite can make Golbat surprisingly durable when Crobat is available as its final evolution.
Golbat’s biggest strengths are its defensive utility, Ground immunity, useful resistances and access to disruptive moves. Its biggest issues are weaknesses to Electric, Ice, Psychic and Rock-type attacks and competition from Crobat.
Here are the key facts to know about Golbat, including its type, abilities, height, weight and species information.
Name
Golbat
National Dex
#0042
Type
Poison / Flying
Species
Bat Pokemon
Height
5’03” / 1.6 m
160 cm
Weight
121.3 lbs / 55.0 kg
55.0 kg
Abilities
Inner Focus, Infiltrator
Golbat has balanced mid-stage stats with better bulk and Speed than Zubat. It can be useful before evolving into Crobat and can sometimes use Eviolite for extra defensive value.
Golbat has a useful mix of Poison, Flying, Bug and support moves across Pokemon games. These are some of Golbat’s most useful and recognizable moves.
A Poison-type bite move that can badly poison opponents in many games.
A special Flying-type attack with flinch utility in many formats.
A high-power Flying-type attack that gives Golbat major damage potential.
A recovery-based Bug-type move that can help Golbat stay active.
A physical Poison-type attack with critical-hit potential.
A recovery move that helps Golbat use its defensive utility.
A pivoting move that helps Golbat keep momentum.
A classic poison status move when available.
Use the section below to view Golbat’s move list by learn method.
Move data is not available for this version group yet.
Golbat is a Poison and Flying-type Pokemon. This gives it useful resistances and a Ground immunity, but it must avoid Electric, Ice, Psychic and Rock-type moves.
Type
Poison / Flying
Weaknesses
Electric, Ice, Psychic, Rock
Resistances
Fighting, Poison, Bug, Fairy, Grass
Immunities
Ground
Golbat’s abilities help define how it handles contact moves, disruption or defensive utility depending on the game and format.
Prevents Golbat from flinching. In later games, it can also block Intimidate.
Allows Golbat to bypass protective effects such as Substitute, Reflect and Light Screen when attacking.
Golbat evolves from Zubat at Level 22 and evolves into Crobat through high friendship.
Stage 1
Starting form
Stage 2
Evolves from Zubat at Level 22
Stage 3
Evolves from Golbat with high friendship
Golbat availability changes depending on the Pokemon game. In many games, the most common method is to evolve Zubat at Level 22, though Golbat can also be found directly in many cave areas.
| Game | Where to Find Golbat |
|---|---|
 Pokemon Red |
Evolve Zubat at Level 22. |
 Pokemon Blue |
Evolve Zubat at Level 22. |
 Pokemon Yellow |
Evolve Zubat at Level 22. |
| Game | Where to Find Golbat |
|---|---|
 Pokemon Gold |
Evolve Zubat at Level 22. |
 Pokemon Silver |
Evolve Zubat at Level 22. |
 Pokemon Crystal |
Evolve Zubat at Level 22. |
| Game | Where to Find Golbat |
|---|---|
 Pokemon Ruby |
Evolve Zubat at Level 22. |
 Pokemon Sapphire |
Evolve Zubat at Level 22. |
 Pokemon Emerald |
Evolve Zubat at Level 22. |
 Pokemon FireRed |
Evolve Zubat at Level 22. |
 Pokemon LeafGreen |
Evolve Zubat at Level 22. |
| Game | Where to Find Golbat |
|---|---|
 Pokemon Diamond |
Evolve Zubat at Level 22. |
 Pokemon Pearl |
Evolve Zubat at Level 22. |
 Pokemon Platinum |
Evolve Zubat at Level 22. |
 Pokemon HeartGold |
Evolve Zubat at Level 22. |
 Pokemon SoulSilver |
Evolve Zubat at Level 22. |
| Game | Where to Find Golbat |
|---|---|
 Pokemon Black |
Evolve Zubat at Level 22. |
 Pokemon White |
Evolve Zubat at Level 22. |
 Pokemon Black 2 |
Evolve Zubat at Level 22. |
 Pokemon White 2 |
Evolve Zubat at Level 22. |
| Game | Where to Find Golbat |
|---|---|
 Pokemon X |
Evolve Zubat at Level 22. |
 Pokemon Y |
Evolve Zubat at Level 22. |
 Pokemon Omega Ruby |
Evolve Zubat at Level 22. |
 Pokemon Alpha Sapphire |
Evolve Zubat at Level 22. |
| Game | Where to Find Golbat |
|---|---|
 Pokemon Sun |
Evolve Zubat at Level 22. |
 Pokemon Moon |
Evolve Zubat at Level 22. |
 Pokemon Ultra Sun |
Evolve Zubat at Level 22. |
 Pokemon Ultra Moon |
Evolve Zubat at Level 22. |
 Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu |
Evolve Zubat at Level 22. |
 Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee |
Evolve Zubat at Level 22. |
| Game | Where to Find Golbat |
|---|---|
 Pokemon Sword |
Evolve Zubat at Level 22. |
 Pokemon Shield |
Evolve Zubat at Level 22. |
 Pokemon Brilliant Diamond |
Evolve Zubat at Level 22. |
 Pokemon Shining Pearl |
Evolve Zubat at Level 22. |
 Pokemon Legends Arceus |
Evolve Zubat at Level 22. |
| Game | Where to Find Golbat |
|---|---|
 Pokemon Scarlet |
Not available in this game. |
 Pokemon Violet |
Not available in this game. |
 Pokemon Legends Z-A |
Not available in this game. |
| Game | Where to Find Golbat |
|---|---|
 Pokemon Winds and Waves |
Coming soon once official location, encounter or transfer information is confirmed. |
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Here are quick answers to common questions about Golbat. This FAQ is visible on-page content only and does not use FAQ schema markup.
Golbat is a Poison and Flying-type Pokemon.
Golbat is weak to Electric, Ice, Psychic and Rock-type moves.
Golbat evolves from Zubat at Level 22.
Golbat evolves into Crobat through high friendship.
Golbat’s abilities are Inner Focus and Infiltrator.
Golbat’s useful moves often include Poison Fang, Air Slash, Brave Bird, Leech Life, Cross Poison, Roost, U-turn and Toxic.
Golbat can be useful in playthroughs and niche formats, especially with Eviolite, but Crobat is usually the stronger final form.
Golbat is currently listed as not available in Pokemon Legends Z-A based on checked current Pokedex sources.
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