Is Noibat Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Breed-only. Flying/Dragon with AbilityInfiltrator bypassing screens and substitutes. Noivern at 48 brings 123 Speed. The Dragon slot in Hoenn is fiercely competitive (Salamence, Flygon, Garchomp), but Noivern's speed is unique.
Roxanne's team hits Noibat's weaknesses hard.
Noibat resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Wattson's team hits Noibat's weaknesses hard.
Noibat trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Norman's typing presses Noibat's defenses.
Winona's team hits Noibat's weaknesses hard.
Tate & Liza's team hits Noibat's weaknesses hard.
Wallace's team hits Noibat's weaknesses hard.
Noibat trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Noibat trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Glacia's team hits Noibat's weaknesses hard.
Noibat trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Steven's team hits Noibat's weaknesses hard.
Noibat cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Noibat in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
No wild encounters for Noibat in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Bring Noibat over from X & Y, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, or Sword & Shield, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.
How to Obtain Noibat in ORAS
Step 1Noibat ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom X & YAvailableCatch in X & Y via Walking · Terminus Cave · Shaking spot, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon via Walking · Verdant Cavern. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sword & ShieldNot TradeableAppears in Sword & Shield via Overworld · Bridge Field · Thunderstorm. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Noivern
Noibat Weakness
Type-wise, Noibat takes extra damage from Ice, Rock, Dragon, and Fairy. Watch out for Ice attacks, those deal 4x damage. Ground moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. It resists 5 types, giving it decent defensive coverage.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Ice |
| 2x (Weak) | Rock, Dragon, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Fighting, Bug |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
What is Noibat Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Noibat
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noibat View Aerodactyl builds →Ice Fang 4x180-213%KO Rock Tomb 2x127-150%KO | ||
 Amaura RockIce | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noibat View Amaura builds →Aurora Beam 4x187-220%KO Rock Tomb 2x85-100%KO | ||
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Anorith RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noibat View Aerodactyl builds →Ice Fang 4x182-214%KO Rock Tomb 2x125-148%KO Dragon Claw 2x111-132%KO | ||
 Druddigon Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noibat View Druddigon builds →Dragon Claw 2x186-220%KO Rock Tomb 2x96-113%KO | ||
 Gabite DragonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noibat View Gabite builds →Dragon Claw 2x151-177%KO Rock Tomb 2x76-90% | ||
Amaura RockIce | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noibat View Amaura builds →Aurora Beam 4x179-211%KO Ancient Power 2x82-97% Dragon Tail 2x56-68% | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noibat View Aerodactyl builds →Ice Fang 4x185-219%KO Rock Tomb 2x128-152%KO Dragon Claw 2x115-136%KO | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noibat View Rampardos builds →Rock Tomb 2x189-224%KO Dragon Tail 2x127-149%KO | ||
Druddigon Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noibat View Druddigon builds →Dragon Claw 2x193-228%KO Rock Tomb 2x97-115%KO | ||
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Noibat View Gardevoir builds →Draining Kiss 2x119-140%KO | ||
 Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Noibat View Latios builds →Dragon Breath 2x148-175%KO | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Move Moves
Damage vs Noibat View Latias builds →Dragon Breath 2x129-152%KO | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noibat View Aerodactyl builds →Ice Fang 4x194-228%KO Rock Tomb 2x132-156%KO Dragon Claw 2x118-139%KO | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noibat View Rampardos builds →Rock Tomb 2x194-228%KO Dragon Tail 2x129-152%KO | ||
 Aurorus RockIce | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Amaura (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noibat View Aurorus builds →Blizzard 4x441-519%KO Stone Edge 2x176-208%KO Dragon Tail 2x71-85% | ||
 Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noibat View Regice builds →Ice Beam 4x363-427%KO Ancient Power 2x82-96% | ||
 Beartic Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noibat View Beartic builds →Icicle Crash 4x456-537%KO Stone Edge 2x180-212%KO | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noibat View Rampardos builds →Stone Edge 2x331-389%KO Blizzard 4x209-246%KO Dragon Tail 2x134-158%KO | ||
Aurorus RockIce | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Amaura (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noibat View Aurorus builds →Blizzard 4x419-493%KO Stone Edge 2x171-202%KO Dragon Tail 2x69-82% | ||
Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noibat View Regice builds →Ice Beam 4x348-409%KO Ancient Power 2x78-92% | ||
Beartic Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noibat View Beartic builds →Icicle Crash 4x448-527%KO Stone Edge 2x175-206%KO | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Cranidos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noibat View Cranidos builds →Head Smash 2x379-446%KO Blizzard 4x121-142%KO | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noibat View Latios builds →Ice Beam 4x299-353%KO Dragon Pulse 2x213-251%KO | ||
Aurorus RockIce | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Amaura (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noibat View Aurorus builds →Ice Beam 4x358-421%KO Stone Edge 2x178-209%KO Dragon Tail 2x71-84% | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noibat View Latias builds →Ice Beam 4x260-306%KO Dragon Pulse 2x184-217%KO | ||
Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noibat View Regice builds →Ice Beam 4x361-425%KO Ancient Power 2x80-94% | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Noibat View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x506-595%KO Ice Beam 4x170-200%KO Dragon Tail 2x135-160%KO | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Tyranitar can KO Noibat with Stone Edge (365-429%). Clefable threatens a KO with Moonblast (94-111%). Kyurem's Ice Beam also KOs at 279-329%.
 Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Noibat View Tyranitar builds →Stone Edge 2x365-429%KO Pursuit73-86% Crunch146-172%KO Superpower73-86% | ||
 Clefable Fairy | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Noibat View Clefable builds →Moonblast 2x94-111%KO | ||
 Kyurem DragonIce | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Noibat View Kyurem builds →Ice Beam 4x279-329%KO | ||
 Dragonite Dragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMultiscale ItemLum Berry NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Noibat View Dragonite builds →Extreme Speed86-101%KO Outrage 2x386-455%KO | ||
Noibat Evolutions
Noibat evolves into Noivern. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A decent partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 290 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Noibat easily with 50 breeding partners from the Dragon and Flying egg groups. Pass egg moves like Outrage, Snatch, Switcheroo and 1 more to offspring.
ORAS Noibat Best Moveset
Flying/Dragon at 45 Sp. Atk. Dragon carries Fairy weakness. AbilityInfiltrator bypasses screens. AbilityTelepathy as a hidden ability avoids ally damage. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Noivern one evolution away adds 97 Sp. Atk and 123 Speed.
Best Build
Noibat best EVs are Sp. Atk and HP
Special Tank Moveset
- Acrobatics
- Shadow Ball
- Hurricane
- Outrage
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Hard to wall, honestly. Noibat threatens 11 types beyond its own STAB, with Normal and Bug standing out. Pair that with Sky Attack and Draco Meteor and switchins need to think twice.
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
They live in pitch-black caves. Their enormous ears can emit ultrasonic waves of 200,000 hertz.
Even a robust wrestler will become dizzy and unable to stand when exposed to its 200,000-hertz ultrasonic waves.
Noibat Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Noibat does the job early-game if you need a Flying/Dragon type on your team. Evolve it into Noivern before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Game Availability
Introduced in X & Y, Noibat has appeared in 7 games across 5 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
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 6XYDebut
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