Is Golbat Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Friendship evolution into Crobat can happen as early as the mid-game if you keep Golbat in the party. AbilityInner Focus helps against flinch-heavy opponents. Every step with Golbat is investment toward one of the fastest Pokemon in Sinnoh.
Roark's team hits Zubat's weaknesses hard.
Zubat has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
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 trades roughly evenly with 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 Zubat
Catch Zubat on Route 203 (walking, Lv 5, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Roark
- TM88FlyingPluckPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Floaroma Town
- LV 17FlyingWing AttackPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 35
- After Gardenia
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 213
- LV 25FlyingAir CutterPower 83Accuracy 95%PP 25
- After Maylene
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15Inside the Galactic Warehouse in Veilstone City
- After Crasher Wake
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Route 210
- LV 41FlyingAir SlashPower 113Accuracy 95%PP 20
- After Candice
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Galactic HQ B2F in Veilstone City
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Zubat to Golbat
Zubat evolves into Golbat at Level 22. Your Zubat should hit Level 22 before you reach Maylene, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 22)
- LV 22FlyingWing 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 Golbat in Diamond & Pearl
Golbat takes over the late caves where Zubat thins out, common through 84 encounters in Victory Road, Mt. Coronet, and the endgame dungeons. Levels run high, stretching past 60 in the deepest spots.
10 locations to catch Golbat17 locations to catch Zubat
Encountered via Surfing, tall grass encounters
Encountered via Surfing, tall grass encounters
Badge 1
Badge 2
Badge 3
Badge 4
Badge 5
Badge 6
Badge 7
Badge 8Catch Zubat at any of the 17 locations below, then level it up to 22 — it evolves into Golbat.
Badge 1 Badge 2 Badge 3 Badge 4 Badge 5 Badge 6Where To Catch Golbat in DP
Zubat gets you Golbat sooner: catch it at the very start and evolve it at Lv 22. Wild Golbat first appears at Mt. Coronet (after Badge 2).
- 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 2Golbat ✓Iron 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 3Evolve into CrobatBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Zubat egg.
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in Diamond & Pearl for Golbat.
How to Get Shiny Golbat in Diamond & Pearl
Golbat haunts Iron Island, the Lost Tower, and Mt. Coronet, where keeping a PokeRadar chain going is the way to its 1 in 200 shiny. Compare Shiny Golbat odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Golbat 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.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Diamond & Pearl shiny odds for Golbat.
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 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage.
| 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 Golbat Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Golbat
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) | ||
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Golbat View Kabutops builds →Rock Slide 2x84-100%KO Ice Beam 2x42-50% | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Golbat View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x131-155%KO Shock Wave 2x45-53% | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Golbat View Abomasnow builds →Ice Beam 2x84-100%KO Rock Slide 2x47-56% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Oreburgh City Gift) | ||
 Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Golbat View Probopass builds →Thunderbolt 2x47-56% Rock Slide 2x48-57% | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Golbat View Jynx builds →Dream Eater 2x105-124%KO Ice Beam 2x100-118%KO | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Golbat View Weavile builds →Avalanche 2x71-84% Dream Eater 2x35-41% | ||
 Bronzong SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Golbat View Bronzong builds →Future Sight 2x93-110%KO Rock Slide 2x46-54% Charge Beam 2x27-31% | ||
 Lunatone RockPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Golbat View Lunatone builds →Dream Eater 2x92-108%KO Ice Beam 2x58-68% Rock Slide 2x48-57% Charge Beam 2x31-37% | ||
 Manectric Electric | C | |
 Omastar RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Omanyte (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Golbat View Omastar builds →Ice Beam 2x67-79% Ancient Power 2x64-76% | ||
Golbat Evolutions
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 a decent partner pool 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
Breeding
Breed with Golbat 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 Golbat Best Moveset
90 Speed is solid and AbilityInner Focus prevents flinching, but Crobat takes the same typing and role to a much higher level. The moveset runs physical Flying and Poison attacks off 80 Attack, functional but completely outclassed by its own evolution.
Best Build
Golbat best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Taunt
- Air Slash
- Roost
- U Turn
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
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
34 of 35 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It loves the blood of humans and Pokémon. It flies around at night in search of neck veins.
Once it starts sucking blood, it does not stop until it is full. It flies at night in search of prey.
Golbat Diamond & Pearl Guide
In Diamond & Pearl, Golbat does the job early-game if you need a Poison/Flying type on your team. Evolve it into Crobat before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
In Diamond & Pearl, Golbat plays as a support. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully.
In Diamond & Pearl, Careful is the go-to nature for Golbat. That's +Sp. Def / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 252 HP / 176 Def / 76 SpD / 4 Spe EVs. Fits the support role.
Game Availability
Golbat has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 21 titles across all 9 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
- 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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