Is Zubat Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
Zubat fills every cave in Kanto without contributing much to your team. Poison/Flying doesn't help against the gym lineup, and without Crobat available in Let's Go, Golbat is the ceiling. Low ceiling.
Zubat trades roughly evenly with Brock's team.
Zubat trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Lt. Surge's team hits Golbat's weaknesses hard.
Golbat resists most of Erika's coverage and hits back hard.
Golbat trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Golbat trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Golbat trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Golbat trades roughly evenly with Giovanni's team.
Golbat trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Golbat has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Golbat trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Lance's team hits Golbat's weaknesses hard.
Golbat trades roughly evenly with Trace's team.
This is the Let's Go Pikachu team. In Let's Go Eevee, Trace brings Raichu Lv 57 in place of Jolteon Lv 57.
Catchable
Catch Zubat in Mt. Moon (walking, Lv 5-10).
Evolve Zubat to Golbat
Zubat evolves into Golbat at Level 22. Your Zubat should hit Level 22 before you reach Lt. Surge, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Zubat in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
Zubat has the same seven spots in both versions: Mt. Moon, Diglett's Cave, Rock Tunnel, Pokémon Tower, Seafoam Islands, Victory Road and Cerulean Cave. Mt. Moon has it most often, at Lv 5-10 on 1F and B1F.
7 locations to catch Zubat
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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Zubat is where the line starts, caught through walking encounters at Lv. 5+. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
- Step 1Zubat ✓Mt. Moon - 1FLv.5-10CaveRate 40%Mt. Moon - B1FLv.5-10CaveRate 40%Diglett's Cave - 1FLv.13-18CaveRate 10%Rock Tunnel - B1FLv.18-23CaveRate 20%Rock Tunnel - 1FLv.18-23CaveRate 10%Pokémon Tower - 3FLv.27-32FloorRate 5%Pokémon Tower - 4FLv.27-32FloorRate 5%Pokémon Tower - 5FLv.27-32FloorRate 5%Pokémon Tower - 6FLv.27-32FloorRate 5%Seafoam Islands - Area 1Lv.39-44GrassRate 16%Seafoam Islands - Area 2Lv.39-44GrassRate 16%Seafoam Islands - Area 3Lv.39-44GrassRate 16%Victory Road - 1FLv.41-46CaveRate 10%Cerulean Cave - 1FLv.51-56CaveRate 10%Cerulean Cave - B1FLv.51-56CaveRate 10%Cerulean Cave - 2FLv.51-56CaveRate 5%
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into GolbatRock Tunnel - 1FLv.18-23CaveRate 20%Rock Tunnel - B1FLv.18-23CaveRate 10%Pokémon Tower - 3FLv.27-32FloorRate 5%Pokémon Tower - 4FLv.27-32FloorRate 5%Pokémon Tower - 5FLv.27-32FloorRate 5%Pokémon Tower - 6FLv.27-32FloorRate 5%Seafoam Islands - Area 1Lv.39-44GrassRate 20%Seafoam Islands - Area 2Lv.39-44GrassRate 20%Seafoam Islands - Area 3Lv.39-44GrassRate 20%Victory Road - 1FLv.41-46CaveRate 15%Cerulean Cave - 2FLv.51-56CaveRate 20%Cerulean Cave - 1FLv.51-56CaveRate 15%Cerulean Cave - B1FLv.51-56CaveRate 15%or evolve from Zubat (Step 1)
How to Get Shiny Zubat in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, the strongest route to a Shiny Zubat is Catch Combo, which reaches about 1 in 274 at full boosts. Pick a method and tune your setup below to see live odds. Compare Shiny Zubat odds across every game
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Zubat Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Catch Combo at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
Catch Combo: Catch one species back-to-back. A Lure stacks on top of a 31-plus combo.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 29 |
| 25%one in four | 79 |
| 50%coin flip | 190 |
| 90%very likely | 630 |
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Zubat in the Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
Zubat Weakness
Electric, Ice, Psychic, and Rock moves hit Zubat for super-effective damage. The upside? Ground-type moves can't touch it at all. The Poison/Flying typing picks up 5 resistances to work with.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Ice, Psychic, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison, Fairy |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
What is Zubat Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Zubat
 Magneton ElectricSteel | C | |
 Zapdos Electric | B | |
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
 Kadabra Psychic | B | |
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Zubat View Jynx builds →Psychic 2x202-237%KO Blizzard 2x243-287%KO | ||
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | B | |
 Articuno Ice | B | |
 Hypno Psychic | C | |
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift | ||
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Cinnabar Island Gift) | ||
 Electabuzz Electric | C | |
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift | ||
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift | ||
Zubat Evolutions
Zubat is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Golbat. Check the evolution method below. The evolved forms gain up to 210 total stats over Zubat. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Let's Go Zubat Best Moveset
Poison/Flying at 245 total stats. Nothing in the move slots competes at any level. In this format, no Crobat exists. Golbat is the final evolution, so even the ceiling on this line is lower than every other game.
Best Build
Jolly raises Speed and lowers Sp. Atk. Madam Celadon sets this nature when you pick Pink, then Blue. It costs 10,000 Pokedollars and lasts for the rest of the day.
Candy for Zubat
Zubat Candy
Quick Candy
Quick Candy L
Quick Candy XL
Zubat Candy raises every stat, but only Zubat and Golbat can eat it. The stat candy that goes with Zubat is Quick Candy (Speed), and any Pokemon can eat it; Quick Candy L needs level 30 and Quick Candy XL needs level 60 or higher.
Master Trainer
West battles with one level 70 Zubat that knows Air Slash and Confuse Ray. It takes extra damage from Electric, Ice, Psychic and Rock moves. Win to earn the Zubat Master title. Find West in Rock Tunnel.
Moves List
The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Zubat's Grass and Dark coverage and more all comes from technical machines, built on top of Fly and Sludge Bomb for same-type damage. Fly and Sludge Bomb are the payoff moves.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Emits ultrasonic cries while it flies. They act as a sonar used to check for objects in its way.
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Zubat appears in 21 games spanning 9 generations. Gen 1 originals like Zubat have the longest track record of availability in the series.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
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