041 #041 Zubat #043 Oddish 043

Golbat Golbat #042 - Bat Pokemon

Golbat
Hear Golbat's Cry
types PoisonFlying
gender 50.0% Male50.0% Female
height 5'3" 1.6 m
weight 121.3 lb. 55.0 kg
generation
National: #042 | Johto: #038 | Hoenn: #064 | Sinnoh: #029

Family Family

Breeding

Egg Groups Steps to Hatch
Flying 3,825

042 Locations

Where to catch Golbat in Pokemon Diamond and Pearl

AreaLevelsMethodRarity
Mt. Coronet (Route 207)20-40Surfing10%
Mt. Coronet (2f)37Walking in tall grass or a cave10%
Mt. Coronet (3f)37Walking in tall grass or a cave10%
Mt. Coronet (Snowfall)39Walking in tall grass or a cave10%
Mt. Coronet (Blizzard)39Walking in tall grass or a cave10%
Mt. Coronet (4f)39Walking in tall grass or a cave10%
Mt. Coronet (4f)20-40Surfing10%
Mt. Coronet (5f)39Walking in tall grass or a cave10%
Mt. Coronet (6f)41Walking in tall grass or a cave10%
Mt. Coronet (7f)41Walking in tall grass or a cave10%
Mt. Coronet (Cave)39Walking in tall grass or a cave10%
Mt. Coronet (Route 216)31-32Walking in tall grass or a cave20%
Mt. Coronet (B1f)31-32Walking in tall grass or a cave20%
Mt. Coronet (B1f)20-40Surfing10%
Victory Road (1f)44-46Walking in tall grass or a cave20%
Victory Road (2f)45-47Walking in tall grass or a cave20%
Victory Road (B1f)44-46Walking in tall grass or a cave20%
Victory Road (B1f)35-50Surfing100%
Victory Road (Inside B1f)50-52Walking in tall grass or a cave20%
Victory Road (Inside B1f)40-55Surfing90%
Victory Road (Inside)50-52Walking in tall grass or a cave20%
Victory Road (Inside Exit)50-52Walking in tall grass or a cave20%
Ravaged Path20-40Surfing5%
Oreburgh Gate (B1f)20-40Surfing5%
Stark Mountain54Walking in tall grass or a cave10%
Lost Tower (5f)21-23Walking in tall grass or a cave10%
Stark Mountain (Inside)56Walking in tall grass or a cave10%
Turnback Cave (Pillar 1)55-56Walking in tall grass or a cave30%
Turnback Cave (Pillar 2)55-56Walking in tall grass or a cave30%
Turnback Cave (Pillar 3)55-56Walking in tall grass or a cave30%
Turnback Cave (Before Pillar 1)45-46Walking in tall grass or a cave30%
Turnback Cave (Between Pillars 1 And 2)55-56Walking in tall grass or a cave30%
Turnback Cave (Between Pillars 2 And 3)65-66Walking in tall grass or a cave30%
Turnback Cave (After Pillar 3)55-56Walking in tall grass or a cave30%
Snowpoint Temple (1f)50-52Walking in tall grass or a cave35%
Snowpoint Temple (B1f)52-54Walking in tall grass or a cave35%
Snowpoint Temple (B2f)52-54Walking in tall grass or a cave35%
Snowpoint Temple (B3f)52-54Walking in tall grass or a cave35%
Snowpoint Temple (B4f)54-56Walking in tall grass or a cave35%
Snowpoint Temple (B5f)54-56Walking in tall grass or a cave35%
Iron Island (1f)31Walking in tall grass or a cave10%
Iron Island (B1f Left)30-31Walking in tall grass or a cave20%
Iron Island (B1f Right)30-31Walking in tall grass or a cave20%
Iron Island (B2f Right)30-31Walking in tall grass or a cave20%
Iron Island (B2f Left)31-32Walking in tall grass or a cave20%
Iron Island (B3f)31-32Walking in tall grass or a cave20%
Lost Tower (3f)19Walking in tall grass or a cave1%
Lost Tower (4f)20-21Walking in tall grass or a cave5%
Stark Mountain (Entrance)54Walking in tall grass or a cave10%
Route 22754Walking in tall grass or a cave10%

Where to catch Golbat in Pokemon Platinum

AreaLevelsMethodRarity
Mt. Coronet (Route 207)20-40Surfing10%
Mt. Coronet (2f)37-38Walking in tall grass or a cave27%
Mt. Coronet (3f)37-38Walking in tall grass or a cave26%
Mt. Coronet (Snowfall)38Walking in tall grass or a cave10%
Mt. Coronet (Blizzard)38Walking in tall grass or a cave10%
Mt. Coronet (4f)37-38Walking in tall grass or a cave27%
Mt. Coronet (4f)20-40Surfing10%
Mt. Coronet (5f)37-38Walking in tall grass or a cave27%
Mt. Coronet (6f)37-38Walking in tall grass or a cave27%
Mt. Coronet (7f)37-38Walking in tall grass or a cave27%
Mt. Coronet (Cave)37-38Walking in tall grass or a cave27%
Mt. Coronet (Route 216)33-34Walking in tall grass or a cave15%
Mt. Coronet (B1f)33-34Walking in tall grass or a cave15%
Mt. Coronet (B1f)20-40Surfing10%
Victory Road (1f)42-43Walking in tall grass or a cave15%
Victory Road (2f)41-44Walking in tall grass or a cave15%
Victory Road (B1f)41-44Walking in tall grass or a cave15%
Victory Road (B1f)30-50Surfing10%
Victory Road (Inside B1f)47-50Walking in tall grass or a cave15%
Victory Road (Inside)49-50Walking in tall grass or a cave15%
Victory Road (Inside Exit)49Walking in tall grass or a cave15%
Ravaged Path20-40Surfing5%
Oreburgh Gate (B1f)10Walking in tall grass or a cave5%
Oreburgh Gate (B1f)20-40Surfing5%
Stark Mountain51Walking in tall grass or a cave10%
Lost Tower (5f)22Walking in tall grass or a cave10%
Stark Mountain (Inside)53Walking in tall grass or a cave10%
Sendoff Spring38Walking in tall grass or a cave10%
Turnback Cave (Pillar 1)17-18Walking in tall grass or a cave25%
Turnback Cave (Pillar 2)37-38Walking in tall grass or a cave25%
Turnback Cave (Pillar 3)37-38Walking in tall grass or a cave25%
Turnback Cave (Before Pillar 1)17-18Walking in tall grass or a cave25%
Turnback Cave (Between Pillars 1 And 2)25-27Walking in tall grass or a cave25%
Turnback Cave (Between Pillars 2 And 3)37-38Walking in tall grass or a cave25%
Turnback Cave (After Pillar 3)45-47Walking in tall grass or a cave25%
Snowpoint Temple (1f)47-50Walking in tall grass or a cave80%
Snowpoint Temple (B1f)47-50Walking in tall grass or a cave80%
Snowpoint Temple (B2f)47-50Walking in tall grass or a cave80%
Snowpoint Temple (B3f)47-50Walking in tall grass or a cave80%
Snowpoint Temple (B4f)47-50Walking in tall grass or a cave80%
Snowpoint Temple (B5f)47-50Walking in tall grass or a cave80%
Iron Island (1f)32Walking in tall grass or a cave10%
Iron Island (B1f Left)30-32Walking in tall grass or a cave20%
Iron Island (B1f Right)30-32Walking in tall grass or a cave20%
Iron Island (B2f Right)31-33Walking in tall grass or a cave20%
Iron Island (B2f Left)31-33Walking in tall grass or a cave20%
Iron Island (B3f)31-33Walking in tall grass or a cave20%
Lost Tower (3f)21Walking in tall grass or a cave1%
Lost Tower (4f)21Walking in tall grass or a cave5%
Stark Mountain (Entrance)52Walking in tall grass or a cave20%
Route 22751Walking in tall grass or a cave10%

Where to catch Golbat in Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver

AreaLevelsMethodRarity
Union Cave (B2f)22Walking in tall grass or a cave20%
Slowpoke Well (B1f)23Walking in tall grass or a cave5%
Whirl Islands (1f)23Walking in tall grass or a cave5%
Whirl Islands (B1f)23Walking in tall grass or a cave5%
Whirl Islands (B2f)23Walking in tall grass or a cave5%
Whirl Islands (B3f)24Walking in tall grass or a cave5%
Mt. Mortar (Upper Cave)30Walking in tall grass or a cave5%
Ice Path (1f)22Walking in tall grass or a cave30%
Ice Path (B1f)22Walking in tall grass or a cave30%
Ice Path (B2f)23Walking in tall grass or a cave30%
Ice Path (B3f)23Walking in tall grass or a cave30%
Dark Cave (Blackthorn City Entrance)23Walking in tall grass or a cave5%
Seafoam Islands (1f)30-32Walking in tall grass or a cave30%
Seafoam Islands (B1f)32-34Walking in tall grass or a cave30%
Seafoam Islands (B2f)33-35Walking in tall grass or a cave30%
Seafoam Islands (B3f)34-36Walking in tall grass or a cave30%
Cerulean Cave (2f)41-42Walking in tall grass or a cave20%
Mt. Silver (2f)48Walking in tall grass or a cave5%
Mt. Silver (1f Top)48Walking in tall grass or a cave5%
Mt. Silver (4f)48Walking in tall grass or a cave5%
Cerulean Cave (B1f)47Walking in tall grass or a cave10%
Mt. Silver (1f)45Walking in tall grass or a cave5%
Mt. Silver (Mountainside)48-51Walking in tall grass or a cave40%
Mt. Silver (3f)48Walking in tall grass or a cave5%
Mt. Silver (Top)48Walking in tall grass or a cave5%
Victory Road (1f)32Walking in tall grass or a cave30%
Tohjo Falls22Walking in tall grass or a cave20%
Victory Road (2f)32Walking in tall grass or a cave30%
Victory Road (3f)32Walking in tall grass or a cave30%
Cerulean Cave (1f)38-39Walking in tall grass or a cave50%
Seafoam Islands (B4f)38-40Walking in tall grass or a cave30%
Route 47 (Inside Cave)20-22Walking in tall grass or a cave24%

Moves Moves

Abilities

Inner FocusPrevents flinching.

Level-up Moves

Lv.MoveTypeClassPow.PPAcc.Effect
1SupersonicNormalNone--2055%Confuses the target.
1ScreechNormalNone--4085%Lowers the target's Defense by two stages.
1Leech LifeBugPhysical2015100%Heals the user by half the damage inflicted.
1AstonishGhostPhysical3015100%Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
5SupersonicNormalNone--2055%Confuses the target.
9AstonishGhostPhysical3015100%Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
13BiteDarkPhysical6025100%Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
17Wing AttackFlyingPhysical6035100%Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
21Confuse RayGhostNone--10100%Confuses the target.
27Air CutterFlyingSpecial552595%Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
33Mean LookNormalNone--5--Prevents the target from leaving battle.
39Poison FangPoisonPhysical5015100%Has a 30% chance to badly poison the target.
45HazeIceNone--30--Resets all Pokemon's stats, accuracy, and evasion.
51Air SlashFlyingSpecial752095%Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.

TMs/HMs

#MoveTypeClassPow.PPAcc.Effect
TM6ToxicPoisonNone--1090%Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
TM10Hidden PowerNormalSpecial115100%Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
TM11Sunny DayFireNone--5--Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.
TM12TauntDarkNone--20100%For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves.
TM15Hyper BeamNormalSpecial150590%User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
TM17ProtectNormalNone--10--Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
TM18Rain DanceWaterNone--5--Changes the weather to rain for five turns.
TM19Giga DrainGrassSpecial7510100%Heals the user by half the damage inflicted.
TM21FrustrationNormalPhysical120100%Power increases as happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
TM27ReturnNormalPhysical120100%Power increases with happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
TM30Shadow BallGhostSpecial8015100%Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one stage.
TM32Double TeamNormalNone--15--Raises the user's evasion by one stage.
TM36Sludge BombPoisonSpecial9010100%Has a 30% chance to poison the target.
TM40Aerial AceFlyingPhysical6020--Never misses.
TM41TormentDarkNone--15100%Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row.
TM42FacadeNormalPhysical7020100%Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.
TM43Secret PowerNormalPhysical7020100%Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain.
TM44RestPsychicNone--10--User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.
TM45AttractNormalNone--15100%Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
TM46ThiefDarkPhysical4010100%Takes the target's item.
TM47Steel WingSteelPhysical702590%Has a 10% chance to raise the user's Defense by one stage.
TM49SnatchDarkNone--10--Steals the target's move, if it's self-targeted.
TM51RoostFlyingNone--10--Heals the user by half its max HP.
TM58EndureNormalNone--10--Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
TM66PaybackDarkPhysical5010100%Power is doubled if the target has already moved this turn.
TM68Giga ImpactNormalPhysical150590%User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
TM78CaptivateNormalNone--20100%Lowers the target's Special Attack by two stages if it's the opposite gender.
TM82Sleep TalkNormalNone--10--Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.
TM83Natural GiftNormalPhysical115100%Power and type depend on the held berry.
TM87SwaggerNormalNone--1590%Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses the target.
TM88PluckFlyingPhysical6020100%If target has a berry, inflicts double damage and uses the berry.
TM89U-turnBugPhysical7020100%User must switch out after attacking.
TM90SubstituteNormalNone--10--Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
HM2FlyFlyingPhysical901595%User flies high into the air, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.

Egg Moves

MoveTypeClassPow.PPAcc.Effect
GustFlyingSpecial4035100%Inflicts regular damage and can hit Pokemon in the air.
WhirlwindNormalNone--20100%Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokemon.
HypnosisPsychicNone--2060%Puts the target to sleep.
Quick AttackNormalPhysical4030100%Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
CurseGhostNone--10--Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.
Faint AttackDarkPhysical6020--Never misses.
PursuitDarkPhysical4020100%If the target leaves battle this turn, user will hit the target with double power and then hit its replacement normally.
Brave BirdFlyingPhysical12015100%User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.
Nasty PlotDarkNone--20--Raises the user's Special Attack by two stages.
Zen HeadbuttPsychicPhysical801590%Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.

Stats Stats

at level 100 Base Hindering (90%) Neutral (100%) Beneficial (110%)
HP75
Statbar
260 - 354260 - 354260 - 354
Attack80
Statbar
148 - 233165 - 259181 - 284
Defense70
Statbar
130 - 215145 - 239159 - 262
Sp. Attack65
Statbar
121 - 206135 - 229148 - 251
Sp. Defense75
Statbar
139 - 224155 - 249170 - 273
Speed90
Statbar
166 - 251185 - 279203 - 306
TOTAL 455
Statbar

Other Stats

Base Experience Max Experience Catch Rate Happiness EV Yields
171 1,000,000 90 70 Speed: 2 points

Damage Taken

Normal 1x
Fighting 0.25x
Flying 1x
Poison 0.5x
Ground 0x
Rock 2x
Bug 0.25x
Ghost 1x
Steel 1x
Fire 1x
Water 1x
Grass 0.25x
Electric 2x
Psychic 2x
Ice 2x
Dragon 1x
Dark 1x
Fairy 0.5x

Images Images

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SoulSilver
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Sapphire
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LeafGreen
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Silver
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RedGolbatGolbat
Blue
YellowGolbatGolbat

Flavor Text Flavortext

Black 2Flitting around in the dead of night, it sinks its fangs into its prey and drains a nearly fatal amount of blood.
White 2
Black
White
DiamondIt loves the blood of humans and Pokemon. It flies around at night in search of neck veins.
Pearl
Platinum
HeartGoldHowever hard its victim's hide may be, it punctures with sharp fangs and gorges itself with blood.
SoulSilverIt can drink more than 10 ounces of blood at once. If it has too much, it gets heavy and flies clumsily.
RubyGOLBAT loves to drink the blood of living things. It is particularly active in the pitch black of night. This Pokemon flits around in the night skies, seeking fresh blood.
Sapphire
Emerald
FireRedIt clamps down on its prey with needle- sharp fangs and drains over 10 ounces of blood in one gulp.
LeafGreenOnce it bites, it will not stop draining energy from the victim even if it gets too heavy to fly.
GoldHowever hard its victim's hide may be, it punctures with sharp fangs and gorges itself with blood.
SilverIt can drink more than 10 ounces of blood at once. If it has too much, it gets heavy and flies clumsily.
CrystalWhen it plunges its fangs into its prey, it instantly draws and gulps down more than ten ounces of blood.
RedOnce it strikes, it will not stop draining energy from the victim even if it gets too heavy to fly.
Blue
YellowIt attacks in a stealthy manner, without warning. Its sharp fangs are used to bite and suck blood.

Other Other

Name Etymology Gol (as in ghoul) + bat
041 #041 Zubat #043 Oddish 043