Utility
Balanced
DTier
55Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Noibat's stats barely vary. None sit in respectable range with no real gaps. It's a blank slate for EV investment. Worth 1 Speed EV, medium-fast 1M XP curve to max.

Base Stats
Below
HP40
D
Attack30
F
Defense35
F
Sp. Atk45
D
Sp. Def40
D
Speed55
D
Total245
Details
Catch Rate
Easy190 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height0.5 m
1'08"Tiny
Weight8.0 kg
17.6 lbsFeather
Base XP49
Low Yield
Abilities
Frisk
Reveals an opponent's held item upon entering battle.
Infiltrator
Bypasses light screen, reflect, and safeguard.
TelepathyHA
Protects against friendly Pokémon's damaging moves.
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1
Speed training source
Pokedex Entries
No Sun Moon entries available

This Pokémon emits ultrasonic waves from its large ears to search for fruit to eat. It mistakes Applin for its food.

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.

Noibat Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
4x (Critical)Ice
2x (Weak)Rock, Dragon, Fairy
0.5x (Resist)Fire, Water, Fighting, Bug
0.25x (Resist)Grass
0x (Immune)Ground
Type ChartGood
4Weak
5Resist
1Immune
Score-1
4xCritical
Ice
2xWeak
RockDragonFairy
½xResist
FireWaterFightingBug
¼xResist
Grass
0xImmune
Ground
STAB (4)
GrassFightingBugDragon
How to Beat Noibat in Sun & Moon (Best Counters)
Garchomp
Garchomp
DragonGround
A
Dragon is super effective against NoibatView Garchomp →

Sun & Moon Evolution

Noibat evolves into Noivern. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. Plenty of partners 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

2 Forms
Noibat
#714Noibat
48
Level 48
Noivern
#715Noivern
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Noibat
FlyingDragon
Noivern
FlyingDragon
HP
40
85+45
ATK
30
70+40
DEF
35
80+45
SP.ATK
45
97+52
SP.DEF
40
80+40
SPE
55
123+68
BST
245D-Tier
535A-Tier+290
ROLE
Balanced
Pivot
TYPE
Utility
Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Noibat easily with 57 breeding partners from the Dragon and Flying egg groups. Pass egg moves like Outrage, Snatch, Switcheroo and 1 more to offspring.

Egg Groups
DragonFlying
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
4moves
Breed With (best first)
gyaradostogekisstogeticcharizardkingdrasceptileflygonmiloticnoivernhawluchaaltariascrafty
12 of 57·

Sun & Moon Noibat Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 7.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

The egg pool carries weight here. Outrage and Snatch aren't available any other way for Noibat, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Draco Meteor and Outrage for solid options.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Screech
——8540Normal
Lv 1
Supersonic
——5520Normal
Lv 1
Tackle
—4010035Normal
Lv 5
Absorb
—4010025Grass
Lv 11
Gust
D4010035Flying
Lv 13
Bite
D6010025Dark
Lv 16
Wing Attack
D6010035Flying
Lv 18
Agility
C——30Psychic
Lv 23
Air Cutter
D609525Flying
Lv 27
Roost
C——10Flying
Lv 31
Razor Wind
—8010010Normal
Lv 35
Tailwind
C——15Flying
Lv 40
Whirlwind-6
C——20Normal
Lv 43
Super Fang
D—9010Normal
Lv 48
Air Slash
D759515Flying
Lv 58
Hurricane
D1107010Flying

TM Moves

TM
TM62
Acrobatics
D5510015Flying
TM40
Aerial Ace
D60—20Flying
TM45
Attract
C—10015Normal
TM31
Brick Break
D7510015Fighting
TM100
Confide
D——20Normal
TM97
Dark Pulse
D8010015Dark
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM85
Dream Eater
D10010015Psychic
TM49
Echoed Voice
D4010015Normal
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM76
Fly
D909515Flying
TM21
Frustration
D—10020Normal
TM10
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
TM28
Leech Life
D8010010Bug
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM29
Psychic
D9010010Psychic
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM27
Return
D—10020Normal
TM19
Roost
C——10Flying
TM48
Round
D6010015Normal
TM30
Shadow Ball
D8010015Ghost
TM65
Shadow Claw
D7010015Ghost
TM88
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM22
Solar Beam
D20010010Grass
TM51
Steel Wing
D709025Steel
TM90
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM87
Swagger
D—8515Normal
TM12
Taunt
C—10020Dark
TM46
Thief
D6010025Dark
TM41
Torment
——10015Dark
TM06
Toxic
C—9010Poison
TM89
U-turn
D7010020Bug
TM93
Wild Charge
D9010015Electric
TM81
X-Scissor
D8010015Bug

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Outrage
D12010010Dragon
Egg
Snatch+4
D——10Dark
Egg
Switcheroo
D—10010Dark
Egg
Tailwind
C——15Flying

Tutor Moves

Tut
Tutor
Draco Meteor
C130905Dragon

Transfer Moves

Gen
Gen 6
Cut
—509530Normal
Gen 6
Secret Power
—7010020Normal

How to Get Noibat in Sun & Moon

Noibat can't be caught in Sun & Moon. Bring it over from X, Ultra Sun, or Sword instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

Noibat is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Catch in the wild in:

Ultra SunWalking · Verdant Cavern

Then trade to Sun & Moon.

Also found in:

XSword

Noibat Guide

  • Noibat evolves into Noivern at level 48. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 245 BST.

  • Noibat evolves into Noivern at level 48. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

  • In Sun & Moon, 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.

  • Noibat is catchable in Sun & Moon. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 6 other games across the series.

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

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