In X & Y, Golbat isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Crobat to unlock its full potential. At 455 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.

What is Golbat weak to?

In X & Y, Golbat's biggest threats include Jolteon (Electric), Cloyster (Ice), and Alakazam (Psychic), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Rock-type attackers are also a problem.

How do you evolve Golbat?

In X & Y, Zubat evolves into Golbat at level 22. Golbat evolves into Crobat by leveling up. Golbat is a middle-stage evolution in the Zubat line.

What is the best ability for Golbat?

Inner Focus is the go-to ability for Golbat. It prevents flinching. Its hidden ability Infiltrator can work in specific setups.

What role does Golbat play in battle?

In X & Y, Golbat fills the support role. It's leaning toward the physical side (base 80 Attack). Base 90 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.

Golbat - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Support

DTier

90Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

Golbat's stats barely vary. 2 sit in respectable range with no real gaps. It's a blank slate for EV investment. Worth 2 Speed EVs, medium-fast 1M XP curve to max.

Base Stats

Above

HP75

Attack80

Defense70

Sp. Atk65

Sp. Def75

Speed90

Total455

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging90 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.6 m

Weight55.0 kg

Base XP159

Abilities

Inner FocusTop Pick

Prevents flinching.

InfiltratorHA

Bypasses light screen, reflect, and safeguard.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+2

Speed training target

Pokedex Entries

Once it bites, it will not stop draining energy from the victim even if it gets too heavy to fly.

Golbat Weakness

Type-wise, Golbat takes extra damage from Electric, Ice, Psychic, and Rock. Ground moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. It resists 5 types, giving it decent defensive coverage.

Golbat Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Ice, Psychic, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Poison, Fairy
0.25x (Resist)	Grass, Fighting, Bug
0x (Immune)	Ground

Type ChartExcellent

4Weak

5Resist

1Immune

Score+3

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Ice Psychic Rock

½xResist

Poison Fairy

¼xResist

Grass Fighting Bug

0xImmune

Ground

STAB (4)

Grass Fairy Fighting Bug

How to Beat Golbat in X & Y (Best Counters)

In X & Y, Weavile's Ice Shard hits Golbat for 51-60%. Zapdos's Thunderbolt hits Golbat for 62-73%. Tyranitar's Stone Edge also KOs at 113-133%.

Weavile DarkIce	A
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves Knock Off Icicle Crash Ice Shard PursuitSTAB Damage vs Golbat Knock Off 41-48% Ice Shard 2x 51-60% Pursuit 25-30% View Weavile builds →
Zapdos ElectricFlying	A
Recommended Build AbilityStatic ItemSitrus Berry NatureTimid Moves Heat Wave TailwindUtility ThunderboltSTAB RoostRecovery Damage vs Golbat Heat Wave 22-26% Thunderbolt 2x 62-73% View Zapdos builds →
Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves Stone Edge PursuitSTAB CrunchSTAB Superpower Damage vs Golbat Stone Edge 2x 113-133%KO Pursuit 23-27% Crunch 45-53% Superpower 11-13% View Tyranitar builds →
Latios DragonPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Draco Meteor ProtectPriority PsyshockSTAB TailwindUtility Damage vs Golbat Draco Meteor 72-85% Psyshock 2x 89-105%KO View Latios builds →
Rotom ElectricGhost	C
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves Volt Switch Shadow Ball Will O Wisp Pain Split Damage vs Golbat Volt Switch 2x 49-58% Shadow Ball 28-33% View Rotom builds →

X & Y Evolution

Golbat is the middle stage between Zubat and Crobat. It's a three-stage line with one more evolution to go. For breeding, quick to hatch with plenty of partners via one egg group. HP has grown the most so far (+35), but there's still another 80 stats to gain in the final evolution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#041Zubat

Level 22

#042Golbat

High Friendship

#169Crobat

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Zubat

PoisonFlying

Golbat

PoisonFlying

Crobat

PoisonFlying

75+35

85+10

ATK

80+35

90+10

DEF

70+35

80+10

SP.ATK

65+35

70+5

SP.DEF

75+35

80+5

SPE

90+35

130+40

BST

245D-Tier

455D-Tier+210

535B-Tier+80

ROLE

Balanced

Pivot

TYPE

Utility

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Golbat to get Zubat eggs easily using 51 partners from the Flying egg group. Notable egg moves include Brave Bird, Curse, Defog and 11 more.

Egg Groups

Flying

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

14moves

Breed With (best first)

X & Y Golbat Best Moveset

Golbat hasn't fully evolved, but Eviolite's 50% bulk boost makes it viable anyway. Jolly nature with flexible EVs shapes the defensive spread, and Innerfocus adds utility.

Best Build

Experimental

Ability

Inner Focus

Item

EvioliteBULK

Best Nature for Golbat

Jolly+SPE

Golbat best EVs are Speed and Attack

EVs

Atk

Def

SpD

Spe

Doubles Utility Moveset

Brave BirdSTAB
TailwindUtility
Super Fang
TauntUtility

Recommended Teammates

ExcadrillExcellent

TyranitarExcellent

HitmontopExcellent

Moves

The egg pool carries weight here. Brave Bird and Curse aren't available any other way for Golbat, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Brave Bird and Fly for solid options.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Lv 1

Leech Life

C2010010Bug

Lv 1

Screech

——8540Normal

Lv 1

Supersonic

——5520Normal

Lv 4

Supersonic

——5520Normal

Lv 8

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Lv 12

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 15

Wing Attack

—6010035Flying

Lv 19

Confuse Ray

D—10010Ghost

Lv 24

Swift

—60—20Normal

Lv 28

Air Cutter

D609525Flying

Lv 33

Acrobatics

C5510015Flying

Lv 38

Mean Look

———5Normal

Lv 42

Poison Fang

A5010015Poison

Lv 47

Haze

C——30Ice

Lv 52

Air Slash

B759515Flying

TM Moves

TM62

Acrobatics

C5510015Flying

TM40

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

HM02

Fly

C909515Flying

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

C150905Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM66

Payback

—5010010Dark

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM19

Roost

S——10Flying

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

C9010010Poison

TM51

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM12

Taunt

S—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM41

Torment

——10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

B—9010Poison

TM89

U-turn

A7010020Bug

TM09

Venoshock

C6510010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Brave Bird

S12010015Flying

Egg

Curse

C——10Ghost

Egg

Defog

A——15Flying

Egg

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Egg

Giga Drain

D7510010Grass

Egg

Gust

—4010035Flying

Egg

Hypnosis

D—6020Psychic

Egg

Nasty Plot

B——20Dark

Egg

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Egg

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Egg

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

Egg

Venom Drench

D—10020Poison

Egg

Whirlwind-6

C——20Normal

Egg

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Tutor Moves

Golbat can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Gen 4

Ominous Wind

—601005Ghost

Gen 5

Pluck

—6010020Flying

Gen 4

Twister

—4010020Dragon

How to Get Golbat in X & Y

No wild encounters for Golbat. The 2-stage line runs through Zubat, which you can catch at decent rates from the locations below. Evolve at level 22 once you've got the levels.

How to Obtain Golbat in X & Y

The path to Golbat starts with Zubat at Lv. 8-15 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.

Step 1Catch Zubat
Connecting Cave
XGrass Lv.8 Cave
UncommonEarly
Horde battle
Connecting Cave
YGrass Lv.8 Cave
UncommonEarly
Horde battle
Connecting Cave
XGrass Lv.13-15 Cave
UncommonEarly
Connecting Cave
YGrass Lv.13-15 Cave
UncommonEarly
Train until Level 22
Step 2Golbat ✓

Golbat Guide

In X & Y, Golbat isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Crobat to unlock its full potential. At 455 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.
In X & Y, Golbat's biggest threats include Jolteon (Electric), Cloyster (Ice), and Alakazam (Psychic), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Rock-type attackers are also a problem.
In X & Y, Zubat evolves into Golbat at level 22. Golbat evolves into Crobat by leveling up. Golbat is a middle-stage evolution in the Zubat line.
Inner Focus is the go-to ability for Golbat. It prevents flinching. Its hidden ability Infiltrator can work in specific setups.
In X & Y, Golbat fills the support role. It's leaning toward the physical side (base 80 Attack). Base 90 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.

Game Availability

Golbat has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 21 titles across all 10 generations. As a Gen 1 original, it's one of the most consistently available Pokemon in the franchise.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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