Is Crobat Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Friendship evolution from Golbat. One of the fastest Pokemon in Sinnoh. Poison/Flying handles Gardenia's Grass gym and contributes against Maylene. AbilityInner Focus stops flinching. Can arrive before Fantina's third gym if you keep Golbat in the party.
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 Fantina's team.
Golbat has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Golbat trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Byron's team hits Crobat's weaknesses hard.
Crobat has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Crobat trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Crobat has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Crobat trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Crobat has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Crobat trades roughly evenly with Lucian'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 Mars'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 (walking, Lv 10, rare).
Recommended Moves
- After Roark
- TM88FlyingPluckPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Floaroma Town
- After Fantina
- 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 15Veilstone City (Galactic Warehouse)
- After Candice
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Item ball on B2F of the Team Galactic HQ in Veilstone City
- LV 51FlyingAir SlashPower 113Accuracy 95%PP 20
- Post-Game
- TUTORFireHeat WavePower 100Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
- 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 37)
- LV 37PoisonCross PoisonPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Fantina
- 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 15Veilstone City (Galactic Warehouse)
- After Candice
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Item ball on B2F of the Team Galactic HQ in Veilstone City
- LV 51FlyingAir SlashPower 113Accuracy 95%PP 20
- Post-Game
- TUTORFireHeat WavePower 100Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Crobat in Platinum
Crobat is friendship-based, with no wild encounter. Catch a Zubat or Golbat in the caves, keep its happiness high, and it evolves once you have leveled it enough.
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 Pt
The path to Crobat starts with Zubat at Lv. 3-32 via walking and surfing encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 1Catch ZubatRavaged PathLv.3-6GrassRate 65%Oreburgh Gate - 1FLv.5-8GrassRate 50%Oreburgh Gate - B1FLv.6-9GrassRate 45%Oreburgh Mine - B1FLv.5-7CaveRate 25%Oreburgh Mine - B2FLv.6-8CaveRate 25%Mt. Coronet - Route 211 EntranceLv.14-15CaveRate 15%NightRoute 204 - SouthLv.3GrassRate 10%NightRoute 203Lv.4GrassRate 10%NightRoute 207Lv.5GrassRate 10%NightRoute 204 - NorthLv.8GrassRate 10%NightRoute 211 - WestLv.14GrassRate 10%NightMt. Coronet - Route 211 EntranceLv.15CaveRate 5%Morning/dayMt. Coronet - 4FLv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 90%Mt. Coronet - B1FLv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 90%Mt. Coronet - Route 207 EntranceLv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 90%Lost Tower - 1FLv.17-19FloorRate 35%Lost Tower - 2FLv.17-19FloorRate 35%Lost Tower - 3FLv.18-20FloorRate 35%Lost Tower - 4FLv.18-20FloorRate 35%Lost Tower - 5FLv.19-21FloorRate 35%Oreburgh Gate - B1FLv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 30%Ravaged PathLv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 30%Wayward Cave - 1FLv.17-19CaveRate 15%Mt. Coronet - Route 207 EntranceLv.18-19CaveRate 15%NightRoute 206Lv.17GrassRate 10%NightRoute 208Lv.19GrassRate 10%NightRoute 209Lv.19GrassRate 10%NightWayward Cave - B1FLv.19CaveRate 10%Route 214Lv.22GrassRate 10%NightRoute 211 - EastLv.28GrassRate 10%NightIron Island - 1FLv.30GrassRate 10%Mt. Coronet - Route 207 EntranceLv.19CaveRate 5%Morning/dayRoute 216Lv.32GrassRate 10%Night
- Step 2Catch or Evolve GolbatOreburgh Gate - B1FLv.10GrassRate 5%Turnback Cave - Section 1Lv.17-18CaveRate 25%Turnback Cave - Section 2 Room 1Lv.25-27CaveRate 25%Turnback Cave - Section 2 Room 2Lv.27-28CaveRate 25%Turnback Cave - Section 2 Room 3Lv.27-28CaveRate 25%Turnback Cave - Section 2 Room 4Lv.27-28CaveRate 25%Turnback Cave - Section 2 Room 5Lv.27-28CaveRate 25%Turnback Cave - Section 2 Room 6Lv.27-28CaveRate 25%Iron Island - B1F Left CaveLv.30-32GrassRate 20%Iron Island - B1F Right CaveLv.30-32GrassRate 20%Mt. Coronet - 4FLv.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.22FloorRate 10%Victory Road - B1FLv.30-50Surfing on waterRate 10%Oreburgh Gate - B1FLv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 5%Ravaged PathLv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 5%Lost Tower - 4FLv.21FloorRate 5%Lost Tower - 3FLv.21FloorRate 1%Turnback Cave - Section 3Lv.37-38CaveRate 25%Iron Island - B2F Left CaveLv.31-33GrassRate 20%Iron Island - B2F Right CaveLv.31-33GrassRate 20%Iron Island - B3FLv.31-33GrassRate 20%Mt. Coronet - B1FLv.33-34CaveRate 15%NightMt. Coronet - Route 216 EntranceLv.33-34CaveRate 15%NightMt. Coronet - 2FLv.37-38CaveRate 15%NightMt. Coronet - 4FLv.37-38CaveRate 15%NightMt. Coronet - 5FLv.37-38CaveRate 15%NightMt. Coronet - 6FLv.37-38CaveRate 15%NightMt. Coronet - 7FLv.37-38CaveRate 15%NightMt. Coronet - Top CaveLv.37-38CaveRate 15%NightVictory Road - 2FLv.41-44CaveRate 15%NightVictory Road - B1FLv.41-44CaveRate 15%NightVictory Road - 1FLv.42-43CaveRate 15%NightMt. Coronet - 3FLv.37-38CaveRate 14%NightIron Island - 1FLv.32GrassRate 10%Mt. Coronet - SummitLv.38CaveRate 10%NightSendoff SpringLv.38GrassRate 10%NightMt. Coronet - B1FLv.34CaveRate 5%Morning/dayMt. Coronet - Route 216 EntranceLv.34CaveRate 5%Morning/dayMt. Coronet - 2FLv.38CaveRate 5%Morning/dayMt. Coronet - 4FLv.38CaveRate 5%Morning/dayMt. Coronet - 5FLv.38CaveRate 5%Morning/dayMt. Coronet - 6FLv.38CaveRate 5%Morning/dayMt. Coronet - 7FLv.38CaveRate 5%Morning/dayMt. Coronet - Top CaveLv.38CaveRate 5%Morning/dayVictory Road - 1FLv.43CaveRate 5%Morning/dayVictory Road - 2FLv.44CaveRate 5%Morning/dayVictory Road - B1FLv.44CaveRate 5%Morning/dayMt. Coronet - 3FLv.38CaveRate 4%Morning/daySnowpoint Temple - 1FLv.47-50CaveRate 80%Snowpoint Temple - B1FLv.47-50CaveRate 80%Snowpoint Temple - B2FLv.47-50CaveRate 80%Snowpoint Temple - B3FLv.47-50CaveRate 80%Snowpoint Temple - B4FLv.47-50CaveRate 80%Snowpoint Temple - B5FLv.47-50CaveRate 80%Stark Mountain - EntranceLv.52CaveRate 20%Victory Road - Nat Dex Area B1FLv.47-50CaveRate 15%NightVictory Road - Nat Dex AreaLv.49-50CaveRate 15%NightVictory Road - Nat Dex Exit AreaLv.49CaveRate 15%NightRoute 227Lv.51GrassRate 10%NightStark Mountain - OutsideLv.51CaveRate 10%NightStark Mountain - InteriorLv.53CaveRate 10%Victory Road - Nat Dex Exit AreaLv.49CaveRate 5%Morning/dayVictory Road - Nat Dex AreaLv.50CaveRate 5%Morning/dayVictory Road - Nat Dex Area B1FLv.50CaveRate 5%Morning/dayor 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 Platinum
Crobat evolves from a well-bonded Golbat, so chain a Golbat on Route 227 to 40 for a 1 in 200 shiny, then raise its friendship. Compare Shiny Crobat odds across every game
Platinum 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 Platinum 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
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x195-230%KO Zen Headbutt 2x70-83% Avalanche 2x53-63% Thunderbolt 2x39-45% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 2x106-125%KO Avalanche 2x43-51% Thunderbolt 2x29-35% | ||
 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% | ||
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x123-145%KO Thunderbolt 2x65-77% | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x119-140%KO Shock Wave 2x40-47% | ||
 Mesprit Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Mesprit builds →Future Sight 2x106-125%KO Ice Beam 2x56-66% Thunderbolt 2x56-66% | ||
 Regirock Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 228 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Regirock builds →Stone Edge 2x85-101%KO Thunderbolt 2x31-37% | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Tyranitar builds →Stone Edge 2x110-130%KO Thunderbolt 2x51-61% Ice Beam 2x51-61% | ||
 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% | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Jynx builds →Dream Eater 2x96-113%KO Ice Beam 2x91-108%KO | ||
 Bastiodon RockSteel | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Shieldon (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Bastiodon builds →Stone Edge 2x52-61% Ice Beam 2x31-36% Thunderbolt 2x31-36% | ||
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.
Pt Crobat Best Moveset
Poisoning with MoveToxic at 130 Speed and switching with MoveU-turn before the opponent responds gives the moveset a unique harassment role. 90 Attack powers MoveBrave Bird for physical Flying damage, and Poison/Flying typing resists Fighting and Grass.
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 9 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
Base Stats
The transformation of its legs into wings made it better at flying, but more clumsy at walking.
Crobat Event Distributions
In Platinum, Crobat is a one-time Mystery Gift event Pokemon rather than a repeat giveaway.
Battle in KonaHeartGoldSoulSilverDiamondPearlPlatinumNot shiny
Crobat Platinum Guide
In Platinum, use Crobat as a support. Splits damage between physical and special. It outspeeds most threats,
For Platinum, 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
Winds & Waves
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