
Is Crobat Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Golbat evolves into Crobat through friendship, but the evolution is blocked until the National Dex in FRLG. AbilityInner Focus prevents flinching. Once available, Crobat is fast with Poison/Flying coverage. The Kanto Dex lock means Golbat stays a Golbat for the entire story.
Brock's team hits Zubat's weaknesses hard.
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.
Crobat trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Crobat has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Crobat has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Crobat has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Crobat has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Crobat has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Crobat trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Crobat trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Crobat has the type edge here and should clean up Terry's team.
Catch Zubat on Mt. Moon (walking, Lv 7-10, common).
- STARTING (Lv 7)
- LV 7BugLeech Life80100%10
- LV 21FlyingWing Attack90100%35
- After Erika
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb135100%10
- TM40FlyingAerial Ace90100%20
- TM30GhostShadow Ball80100%15
- TM19GrassGiga Drain75100%10
- LV 31FlyingAir Cutter9095%25
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
Your Zubat should hit Level 22 before you reach Lt. Surge, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 22)
- LV 22FlyingWing Attack90100%35
- LV 22BugLeech Life80100%10
- After Erika
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb135100%10
- TM40FlyingAerial Ace90100%20
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM30GhostShadow Ball80100%15
- LV 35FlyingAir Cutter9095%25
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
Friendship is usually high enough before you reach Koga.
- STARTING (Lv 29)
- LV 29FlyingWing Attack90100%35
- After Lt. Surge
- HM02FlyingFly13595%15
- After Erika
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb135100%10
- TM40FlyingAerial Ace90100%20
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM30GhostShadow Ball80100%15
- LV 35FlyingAir Cutter9095%25
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Crobat in FireRed & LeafGreen
Crobat is the evolution of a Golbat raised to high friendship, and Golbat is catchable in multiple FireRed and LeafGreen caves. One of the few Johto evolutions with a fully in-game chain.
Catch Zubat or Golbat at any of these 8 spots to eventually evolve into Crobat.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
How to Obtain Crobat in FRLG
Zubat is your first catch on the way to Crobat. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 6-61 across 118 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Catch ZubatAltering CaveLv.6-16CaveRate 100%Default encounter table. The 8 e-Reader rotatingMt. Moon - 1FLv.7-10CaveRate 69%Mt. Moon - B2FLv.8-11CaveRate 49%Rock Tunnel - 1FLv.15-16CaveRate 30%Rock Tunnel - B1FLv.15-16CaveRate 30%Seafoam Islands - 1FLv.22-26GrassRate 34%Seafoam Islands - B1FLv.22-26GrassRate 34%Seafoam Islands - B2FLv.22-24GrassRate 20%Seafoam Islands - B3FLv.24GrassRate 10%Lost Cave - Room 1Lv.37CaveRate 20%Lost Cave - Room 2Lv.37CaveRate 20%Lost Cave - Room 3Lv.37CaveRate 20%Lost Cave - Room 4Lv.37CaveRate 20%Lost Cave - Room 5Lv.37CaveRate 20%Lost Cave - Room 6Lv.37CaveRate 20%Lost Cave - Room 7Lv.37CaveRate 20%Lost Cave - Room 8Lv.37CaveRate 20%Lost Cave - Room 9Lv.37CaveRate 20%Lost Cave - Room 10Lv.37CaveRate 20%Lost Cave - Room 11Lv.37CaveRate 20%Lost Cave - Room 12Lv.37CaveRate 20%Lost Cave - Room 13Lv.37CaveRate 20%Lost Cave - Room 14Lv.37CaveRate 20%Victory Road - 1FLv.32CaveRate 10%Victory Road - 3FLv.32CaveRate 10%Victory Road - 2FLv.34CaveRate 10%Icefall Cave - 1F Room 1Lv.40CaveRate 10%Icefall Cave - 1F Room 2Lv.40CaveRate 10%Icefall Cave - 1F Room 3Lv.40CaveRate 10%Icefall Cave - B1FLv.40CaveRate 10%
Step 2Catch or Evolve GolbatSeafoam Islands - B4FLv.26-30GrassRate 15%Seafoam Islands - 1FLv.26-30GrassRate 11%Seafoam Islands - B1FLv.26-30GrassRate 11%Seafoam Islands - B2FLv.26-30GrassRate 10%Seafoam Islands - B3FLv.26-30GrassRate 10%Icefall Cave - 1F Room 1Lv.45-48CaveRate 25%Icefall Cave - 1F Room 2Lv.45-48CaveRate 25%Icefall Cave - 1F Room 3Lv.45-48CaveRate 25%Icefall Cave - B1FLv.45-48CaveRate 25%Lost Cave - Room 1Lv.41-43CaveRate 20%Lost Cave - Room 2Lv.41-43CaveRate 20%Lost Cave - Room 3Lv.41-43CaveRate 20%Lost Cave - Room 4Lv.41-43CaveRate 20%Lost Cave - Room 5Lv.41-43CaveRate 20%Lost Cave - Room 6Lv.41-43CaveRate 20%Lost Cave - Room 7Lv.41-43CaveRate 20%Lost Cave - Room 8Lv.41-43CaveRate 20%Lost Cave - Room 9Lv.41-43CaveRate 20%Lost Cave - Room 10Lv.41-43CaveRate 20%Lost Cave - Room 11Lv.41CaveRate 20%Lost Cave - Room 12Lv.41CaveRate 20%Lost Cave - Room 13Lv.41CaveRate 20%Lost Cave - Room 14Lv.41CaveRate 20%Victory Road - 1FLv.44CaveRate 5%Victory Road - 3FLv.44CaveRate 5%Cerulean Cave - 2FLv.49-58CaveRate 25%Cerulean Cave - 1FLv.46-55CaveRate 14%Cerulean Cave - B1FLv.52-61CaveRate 11%Victory Road - 2FLv.46CaveRate 5%or evolve from Zubat (Step 1)
Step 3Crobat ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Four Island Pokemon Day Care to receive a Crobat egg. Requires the Rainbow Pass to access Four Island.
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Crobat Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Crobat
Pikachu Electric | C | |
Pikachu Electric | C | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Kadabra builds →Confusion 2x52-62% Shock Wave 2x43-52% | ||
Geodude RockGround | C | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x119-140%KO Shock Wave 2x40-48% | ||
Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Pikachu Electric | C | |
Electrode Electric | B | |
Rhyhorn GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Rhyhorn builds →Rock Tomb 2x39-47% Ice Beam 2x25-29% Thunderbolt 2x25-29% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x119-140%KO Shock Wave 2x40-48% | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 2x72-85% Thunderbolt 2x48-57% Psychic 2x47-55% | ||
Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | B | |
Hypno Psychic | C | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x116-137%KO Shock Wave 2x39-46% | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 2x71-83% Thunderbolt 2x47-56% Psychic 2x44-52% | ||
Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | A | |
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift Available Move Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Aerodactyl builds →Ancient Power 2x54-64% | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | B | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x119-141%KO Shock Wave 2x40-48% | ||
Magneton ElectricSteel | A | |
Zapdos Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodPower Plant Interact Encounter | ||
Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Rhydon builds →Rock Tomb 2x56-66% Thunderbolt 2x31-36% Ice Beam 2x31-36% | ||
Omastar RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Omanyte (Cinnabar Island Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Omastar builds →Ice Beam 2x61-73% Rock Tomb 2x30-36% | ||
Deoxys Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodBirth Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Deoxys builds →Psycho Boost 2x168-198%KO Thunderbolt 2x76-90% Ice Beam 2x76-90% Rock Tomb 2x41-48% | ||
Mewtwo Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodCerulean Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Mewtwo builds →Psychic 2x111-131%KO Ice Beam 2x78-92% Thunderbolt 2x78-92% Rock Tomb 2x31-37% | ||
Magneton ElectricSteel | A | |
Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Tyranitar builds →Rock Slide 2x82-97% Ice Beam 2x51-61% Thunderbolt 2x51-61% | ||
Raikou Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Interact Encounter | ||
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Dugtrio's Rock Slide hits Crobat for 80-94%. Celebi's Psychic hits Crobat for 52-62%. Heracross deals 62-73% with Rock Slide.
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityArenatrap ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Dugtrio builds →Rock Slide 2x80-94% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Celebi builds →Psychic 2x52-62% Giga Drain5-6% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySwarm ItemSalacberry NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Heracross builds →Megahorn12-14% Rock Slide 2x62-73% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityEffect Spore ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Breloom builds →Mach Punch4-5% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPure Power ItemSalacberry NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Medicham builds →Shadow Ball21-25% Rock Slide 2x39-46% | ||
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
FRLG Crobat Best Moveset
130 Speed makes Crobat one of the fastest Pokemon available. AbilityInner Focus prevents flinch. Poison/Flying TermStab from MoveSludge Bomb (physical Poison) and MoveAerial Ace (physical Flying) both hit from the 90 Attack. The moveset scouts with fast MoveMean Look or attacks with speed-priority coverage.
Best Build
Crobat best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Sludge Bomb
- Shadow Ball
- Aerial Ace
- Hidden Power Fighting
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Crobat picks up Curse and Feint Attack only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Fly and Sludge Bomb while Ghost and Bug coverage and more 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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
The development of wings on its legs enables it to fly fast but also makes it tough to stop and rest.
It flies so silently through the dark on its four wings that it may not be noticed even when nearby.
Crobat FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Crobat is obtained in Pokemon FireRed & LeafGreen by evolving Golbat with high friendship.
Game Availability
Available in 18 titles since its debut in Gold & Silver, Crobat spans 9 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 7LGPE

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

Winds & Waves