Is Crobat Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Friendship evolution from Golbat, available from the earliest caves in Sinnoh. Crobat is one of the fastest Pokemon in the region. AbilityInner Focus prevents flinching. Handles Gardenia and Maylene, contributes against Aaron. A reliable team member from start to finish.
Golbat trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Golbat resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Golbat has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Golbat trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Golbat has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Byron's team hits Crobat's weaknesses hard.
Crobat resists most of Candice's coverage and hits back hard.
Crobat trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Crobat has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Crobat has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Crobat trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Crobat has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Crobat has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Crobat has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Crobat has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Crobat trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Golbat
Catch Golbat on Oreburgh Gate (Surf, Lv 20-40, rare).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 20)
- LV 20FlyingWing AttackPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 35
- After Roark
- TM88FlyingPluckPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Floaroma Town
- After Gardenia
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 213
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Maylene
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15Inside the Galactic Warehouse in Veilstone City
- After Candice
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Galactic HQ B2F in Veilstone City
- LV 51FlyingAir SlashPower 113Accuracy 95%PP 20
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Golbat to Crobat
Golbat evolves into Crobat with high friendship. Friendship is usually high enough before you reach Byron.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 36)
- LV 36PoisonCross PoisonPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Roark
- TM88FlyingPluckPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Floaroma Town
- After Gardenia
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 213
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Maylene
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15Inside the Galactic Warehouse in Veilstone City
- After Candice
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Galactic HQ B2F in Veilstone City
- LV 51FlyingAir SlashPower 113Accuracy 95%PP 20
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Crobat in Diamond & Pearl
Crobat has no wild spot in Diamond or Pearl. Catch a Golbat in the deep caves and raise it to high friendship, an evolution that rewards a Pokemon you have travelled with for a while.
Catch Zubat or Golbat at any of these 22 spots to eventually evolve into Crobat.
Encountered via Surfing, tall grass encounters
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Badge 8How to Obtain Crobat in DP
Zubat is your first catch on the way to Crobat. You'll find walking and surfing encounters from Lv. 4-66 across 164 total spots in the chain.
- Step 1Catch ZubatRavaged PathLv.4-6GrassRate 78%Oreburgh Gate - B1FLv.8-10GrassRate 60%Wayward Cave - 1FLv.14-16CaveRate 45%Wayward Cave - B1FLv.15-17CaveRate 35%Oreburgh Gate - 1FLv.6GrassRate 20%Oreburgh Mine - B1FLv.7CaveRate 20%Oreburgh Mine - B2FLv.8CaveRate 20%Mt. Coronet - Route 211 EntranceLv.12-13CaveRate 20%Mt. Coronet - Route 207 EntranceLv.14-15CaveRate 20%Route 204 - SouthLv.4GrassRate 10%NightRoute 203Lv.5GrassRate 10%NightRoute 204 - NorthLv.6GrassRate 10%NightRoute 207Lv.6GrassRate 10%NightRoute 211 - WestLv.12GrassRate 10%NightMt. Coronet - Route 211 EntranceLv.13CaveRate 10%MorningMt. Coronet - Route 207 EntranceLv.15CaveRate 10%MorningRoute 206Lv.15GrassRate 10%NightMt. Coronet - 4F Room 1Lv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 90%Mt. Coronet - B1FLv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 90%Mt. Coronet - Route 207 EntranceLv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 90%Oreburgh Gate - B1FLv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 60%Ravaged PathLv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 60%Lost Tower - 1FLv.16-18FloorRate 50%Morning/dayLost Tower - 2FLv.17-19FloorRate 50%Morning/dayLost Tower - 3FLv.18-20FloorRate 49%Morning/dayLost Tower - 4FLv.19-21FloorRate 45%Morning/dayLost Tower - 1FLv.16-18FloorRate 40%NightLost Tower - 2FLv.17-19FloorRate 40%NightLost Tower - 5FLv.20-21FloorRate 40%Morning/dayLost Tower - 3FLv.18-20FloorRate 39%NightLost Tower - 4FLv.19-21FloorRate 35%NightLost Tower - 5FLv.20-21FloorRate 30%NightRoute 208Lv.16GrassRate 20%NightRoute 209Lv.16GrassRate 10%NightRoute 211 - EastLv.26GrassRate 10%NightIron Island - 1FLv.30GrassRate 10%Route 216Lv.33GrassRate 10%NightAcuity LakefrontLv.35GrassRate 10%NightRoute 217Lv.35GrassRate 10%Night
- Step 2Catch or Evolve GolbatIron Island - B1F Left CaveLv.30-31GrassRate 20%Iron Island - B1F Right CaveLv.30-31GrassRate 20%Iron Island - B2F Left CaveLv.30-31GrassRate 20%Mt. Coronet - 4F Room 1Lv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 10%Mt. Coronet - B1FLv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 10%Mt. Coronet - Route 207 EntranceLv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 10%Lost Tower - 5FLv.21-23FloorRate 10%Lost Tower - 4FLv.20-21FloorRate 5%Oreburgh Gate - B1FLv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 5%Ravaged PathLv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 5%Lost Tower - 3FLv.19FloorRate 1%Victory Road - B1FLv.35-50Surfing on waterRate 100%Victory Road - Nat Dex Area B1FLv.40-55Surfing on waterRate 90%Turnback CaveLv.45-66CaveRate 30%Iron Island - B2F Right CaveLv.31-32GrassRate 20%Iron Island - B3FLv.31-32GrassRate 20%Mt. Coronet - B1FLv.31-32CaveRate 20%Mt. Coronet - Route 216 EntranceLv.31-32CaveRate 20%Victory Road - 1FLv.44-46CaveRate 20%Victory Road - B1FLv.44-46CaveRate 20%Victory Road - 2FLv.45-47CaveRate 20%Iron Island - 1FLv.31GrassRate 10%Mt. Coronet - 2FLv.37CaveRate 10%Mt. Coronet - 3FLv.37CaveRate 10%Mt. Coronet - 4F Room 1Lv.39CaveRate 10%Mt. Coronet - 4F Room 3Lv.39CaveRate 10%Mt. Coronet - SummitLv.39CaveRate 10%NightMt. Coronet - Top CaveLv.39CaveRate 10%Mt. Coronet - 5FLv.41CaveRate 10%Mt. Coronet - 6FLv.41CaveRate 10%Snowpoint Temple - 1FLv.50-52CaveRate 35%Snowpoint Temple - B1FLv.52-54CaveRate 35%Snowpoint Temple - B2FLv.52-54CaveRate 35%Snowpoint Temple - B3FLv.52-54CaveRate 35%Snowpoint Temple - B4FLv.54-56CaveRate 35%Snowpoint Temple - B5FLv.54-56CaveRate 35%Victory Road - Nat Dex AreaLv.50-52CaveRate 20%Victory Road - Nat Dex Area B1FLv.50-52CaveRate 20%Victory Road - Nat Dex Exit AreaLv.50-52CaveRate 20%Route 227Lv.54GrassRate 10%NightStark Mountain - EntranceLv.54CaveRate 10%Stark Mountain - OutsideLv.54CaveRate 10%NightStark Mountain - InteriorLv.56CaveRate 10%or evolve from Zubat (Step 1)
- Step 3Crobat ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Zubat egg.
How to Get Shiny Crobat in Diamond & Pearl
Crobat needs a well-loved Golbat, so chain a Zubat at the Acuity Lakefront by night at 1 in 200 and raise it up two stages. Compare Shiny Crobat odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Crobat Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
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 | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
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 Crobat in the Diamond & Pearl Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
Crobat Weakness
Electric, Ice, Psychic, and Rock moves hit Crobat for super-effective damage. The upside? Ground-type moves can't touch it at all. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Ice, Psychic, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Crobat Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Crobat
 Azelf Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodLake Valor Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Azelf builds →Future Sight 2x123-145%KO Thunderbolt 2x65-77% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 2x106-125%KO Avalanche 2x43-51% Thunderbolt 2x29-35% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x119-140%KO Shock Wave 2x40-47% | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Mesprit Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Mesprit builds →Future Sight 2x106-125%KO Ice Beam 2x56-66% Thunderbolt 2x56-66% | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Jynx builds →Dream Eater 2x96-113%KO Ice Beam 2x91-108%KO | ||
 Lunatone RockPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Lunatone builds →Future Sight 2x97-115%KO Ice Beam 2x51-61% Stone Edge 2x53-63% Charge Beam 2x28-33% | ||
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Kabutops builds →Stone Edge 2x96-113%KO Ice Beam 2x39-45% | ||
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Oreburgh City Gift) | ||
 Bronzong SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Bronzong builds →Future Sight 2x85-100%KO Rock Slide 2x39-46% Charge Beam 2x24-28% | ||
 Cresselia Psychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Cresselia builds →Future Sight 2x81-95% Ice Beam 2x43-51% Charge Beam 2x23-27% | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Metagross builds →Zen Headbutt 2x88-104%KO Rock Slide 2x55-65% | ||
Crobat Evolutions
End of the line. Crobat caps a three-stage chain that started at Zubat. Breeding produces the base form, and eggs are quick to hatch. Speed grew the most through evolution (+75 over Zubat), and Crobat peaks at 535 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Crobat to get Zubat eggs easily using 31 partners from the Flying egg group. Notable egg moves include Brave Bird, Curse, Feint Attack and 7 more.
DP Crobat Best Moveset
130 Speed is among the highest in the game, and MoveBrave Bird is new this generation for a powerful physical Flying option. The moveset hits fast with physical attacks and MoveU-turn to switch out, keeping offensive momentum. Poison/Flying gives useful resistances to Fighting, Grass, and Bug.
Best Build
Crobat best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Stallbreaker Moveset
- U Turn
- Brave Bird
- Roost
- Taunt
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Crobat picks up Brave Bird and Curse only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Brave Bird and Fly while coverage across 7 types adds range.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- 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. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, 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, Egg, 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
36 of 37 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Having four wings enables it to fly faster and more quietly. It turns active when the night comes.
A Pokémon that gained vastly enhanced flying performance by having its legs turn into wings.
Crobat Event Distributions
In Diamond & Pearl, Crobat is a one-time Mystery Gift event Pokemon rather than a repeat giveaway.
Battle in KonaHeartGoldSoulSilverDiamondPearlPlatinumNot shiny
Crobat Diamond & Pearl Guide
In Diamond & Pearl, use Crobat as a support. Splits damage between physical and special. It outspeeds most threats,
For Diamond & Pearl, run Jolly on Crobat. +Speed is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the support role.
Game Availability
Available in 18 titles since its debut in Gold & Silver, Crobat spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in most mainline games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
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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