Is Golbat Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
Golbat is as far as this line goes in Let's Go. No Crobat. Erika's gym is about the only spot where Golbat contributes. The stats plateau too early to keep up with anything past mid-game.
Not available yet. You cannot get Zubat before this fight.
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.
Golbat trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Golbat trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Golbat trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Golbat trades roughly evenly with Giovanni's team.
Golbat trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Golbat has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Golbat trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Golbat trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Golbat trades roughly evenly with Trace's team.
This is the Let's Go Pikachu team. In Let's Go Eevee, Trace brings Raichu Lv 57 in place of Jolteon Lv 57.
Catch Zubat
Catch Zubat in Mt. Moon (walking, Lv 5-10).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 5)
- LV 5FlyingWing AttackPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 35
- LV 25BugLeech LifePower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Lt. Surge
- TMGhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 28PoisonToxicPower —Accuracy 90%PP 10
- LV 33FlyingAir SlashPower 113Accuracy 95%PP 15
- After Erika
- HMFlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15
- TMGrassMega DrainPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Sabrina
- TMPoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Zubat to Golbat
Zubat evolves into Golbat at Level 22. Your Zubat should hit Level 22 before you reach Lt. Surge, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 22)
- LV 22FlyingWing AttackPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 35
- LV 22DarkCrunchPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Lt. Surge
- TMNormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- LV 31BugLeech LifePower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Erika
- HMFlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15
- LV 40PoisonToxicPower —Accuracy 90%PP 10
- After Sabrina
- TMPoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 51FlyingAir SlashPower 113Accuracy 95%PP 15
How to Get Golbat in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
5 encounter spots for Golbat at decent spawn rates starting from mid-game routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.
5 locations to catch Golbat7 locations to catch Zubat
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 3
Badge 4
Badge 5
Badge 6
Badge 7
Badge 8Catch Zubat at any of the 7 locations below, then level it up to 22, and it evolves into Golbat.
Badge 1
Badge 2 Badge 3 Badge 4 Badge 5 Badge 6 Badge 7 Badge 8Where To Catch Golbat in Let's Go
Zubat gets you Golbat sooner: catch it (before Badge 2) and evolve it at Lv 22. Wild Golbat first appears at Rock Tunnel (after Badge 3).
- Step 1Catch ZubatMt. Moon - 1FLv.5-10CaveRate 40%Mt. Moon - B1FLv.5-10CaveRate 40%Diglett's Cave - 1FLv.13-18CaveRate 10%Rock Tunnel - B1FLv.18-23CaveRate 20%Rock Tunnel - 1FLv.18-23CaveRate 10%Pokémon Tower - 3FLv.27-32FloorRate 5%Pokémon Tower - 4FLv.27-32FloorRate 5%Pokémon Tower - 5FLv.27-32FloorRate 5%Pokémon Tower - 6FLv.27-32FloorRate 5%Seafoam Islands - Area 1Lv.39-44GrassRate 16%Seafoam Islands - Area 2Lv.39-44GrassRate 16%Seafoam Islands - Area 3Lv.39-44GrassRate 16%Victory Road - 1FLv.41-46CaveRate 10%Cerulean Cave - 1FLv.51-56CaveRate 10%Cerulean Cave - B1FLv.51-56CaveRate 10%Cerulean Cave - 2FLv.51-56CaveRate 5%
- Step 2Golbat ✓Rock Tunnel - 1FLv.18-23CaveRate 20%Rock Tunnel - B1FLv.18-23CaveRate 10%Pokémon Tower - 3FLv.27-32FloorRate 5%Pokémon Tower - 4FLv.27-32FloorRate 5%Pokémon Tower - 5FLv.27-32FloorRate 5%Pokémon Tower - 6FLv.27-32FloorRate 5%Seafoam Islands - Area 1Lv.39-44GrassRate 20%Seafoam Islands - Area 2Lv.39-44GrassRate 20%Seafoam Islands - Area 3Lv.39-44GrassRate 20%Victory Road - 1FLv.41-46CaveRate 15%Cerulean Cave - 2FLv.51-56CaveRate 20%Cerulean Cave - 1FLv.51-56CaveRate 15%Cerulean Cave - B1FLv.51-56CaveRate 15%or evolve from Zubat (Step 1)
How to Get Shiny Golbat in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, the strongest route to a Shiny Golbat is Catch Combo, which reaches about 1 in 274 at full boosts. Pick a method and tune your setup below to see live odds. Compare Shiny Golbat odds across every game
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Golbat Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Catch Combo at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
Catch Combo: Catch one species back-to-back. A Lure stacks on top of a 31-plus combo.
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 |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 29 |
| 25%one in four | 79 |
| 50%coin flip | 190 |
| 90%very likely | 630 |
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 Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee 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 5 types, giving it decent defensive coverage.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Ice, Psychic, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison, Fairy |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
What is Golbat Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Golbat
 Magneton ElectricSteel | C | |
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Golbat View Rhydon builds →Rock Slide 2x97-114%KO Thunder Punch 2x64-76% | ||
 Zapdos Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodPower Plant Interact Encounter | ||
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | B | |
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Golbat View Jynx builds →Psychic 2x98-116%KO Blizzard 2x119-140%KO | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Golbat View Kadabra builds →Psychic 2x102-120%KO Thunder Punch 2x25-29% | ||
 Articuno Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodSeafoam Islands Interact Encounter | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift | ||
 Hypno Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Golbat View Hypno builds →Psychic 2x68-80% Thunder Punch 2x41-48% | ||
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Cinnabar Island Gift) | ||
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
 Electabuzz Electric | C | |
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift | ||
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift | ||
Golbat Evolutions
Golbat is the evolved form of Zubat and the last stage of this two-stage line. Evolving from Zubat gave Golbat the biggest boost in HP (+35), bringing the total to 455 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Let's Go Golbat Best Moveset
The final evolution here, since Crobat doesn't exist in this roster. 80 Attack at 90 Speed with Poison/Flying TermStab gives the moveset some pace. Capped at a middle-evolution stat total of 455 while everything else gets to evolve further. Decent speed, limited ceiling.
Best Build
Zubat Candy
Quick Candy+SPEJolly raises Speed and lowers Sp. Atk. Madam Celadon sets this nature when you pick Pink, then Blue. It costs 10,000 Pokedollars and lasts for the rest of the day.
Candy for Golbat
- Zubat Candy
- Quick Candy
Quick Candy L
Quick Candy XL
Zubat Candy raises every stat, but only Zubat and Golbat can eat it. The stat candy that goes with Golbat is Quick Candy (Speed), and any Pokemon can eat it; Quick Candy L needs level 30 and Quick Candy XL needs level 60 or higher.
Master Trainer
Keaton battles with one level 75 Golbat that knows Fly, Confuse Ray and Roost. It takes extra damage from Electric, Ice, Psychic and Rock moves. Win to earn the Golbat Master title. Find Keaton in Victory Road.
Moves List
Golbat develops a solid moveset just through leveling. Crunch and Leech Life show up naturally, and the progression handles both STAB and utility without leaning on TMs for the core attacks.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- 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.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM 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 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
All 14 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It attacks in a stealthy manner, without warning. Its sharp fangs are used to bite and to suck blood.
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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