Utility
Balanced
313Low
72Moderate
DTier

While most trainers evolve Woobat into Swoobat immediately, the unevolved form has a niche with Eviolite boosting its defenses. Ground moves can't touch it, which offsets the 5 weaknesses somewhat. Known as the Bat Pokemon. Can go either physical or special depending on the set.

Nothing fancy in Woobat's spread. It leans mixed with Speed out front. And you'll get 1 Speed EV per KO for it. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats
313Avg
HP55
D
Attack45
D
Defense43
D
Sp. Atk55
D
Sp. Def43
D
Speed72
C
Total313
Low <60
Avg 60-89
High 90-149
Top 150+
EV YieldDefeating Woobat yields +1 Spe
HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1
Details
Catch190EasyMedium Fast1M XP0.4m / 1'04"2.1kg / 4.6 lbs65Base XP
Pokedex Entries

Its habitat is dark forests and caves. It emits ultrasonic waves from its nose to learn about its surroundings.

Black

Suction from its nostrils enables it to stick to cave walls during sleep. It leaves a heart-shaped mark behind.

White

Woobat Weakness

Avg

Woobat's Psychic/Flying typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric, Ice, Rock, Ghost, and Dark moves. It shrugs off Ground-type attacks completely.

Gen V Type Chart
  • Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
  • Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
4xCriticali
None
½xResisti
¼xResisti
0xImmunei
5Weak
3Resist
1Immune
Scorei-3
Stealth Rock25% on switch
Abilities
UnawareIgnores other Pokémon's stat modifiers for damage and accuracy calculation.
KlutzPrevents the Pokémon from using its held item in battle.
SimpleHADoubles the Pokémon's stat modifiers. These doubled modifiers are still capped at -6 or 6 stages.

Woobat is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Swoobat. Check the evolution method below. A massive partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are quick to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 112 total stats over Woobat.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Woobat
#527Woobat
High Friendship
Swoobat
#528Swoobat
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Woobat
PsychicFlying
Swoobat
PsychicFlying
HP
65
67+2
ATK
45
57+12
DEF
43
55+12
SP.ATK
55
77+22
SP.DEF
43
55+12
SPE
72
114+42
BST
323D-Tier
425C-Tier+102
ROLE
Balanced
Pivot
TYPE
Utility
Special
Breeding
Very Easy

Breed Woobat easily with 180 breeding partners from the Ground and Flying egg groups. Pass egg moves like Charm, Fake Tears, Flatter and 6 more to offspring.

Egg Groups
GroundFlying
Gender
50.0%50.0%
Hatch Time
15 cycles·3,855 steps
Quick~4 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
9moves
Breed With (best first)
togekissraichutogeticpikachunidokinggolduckampharosrhydonaltariadewgongswannaarbok

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.

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

The natural movepool does the job, but Charm and Fake Tears from the egg pool give Woobat something extra. Pair those with Future Sight and Synchronoise for STAB and coverage across 7 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Confusion
5010025Psychic
Lv 4
Odor Sleuth
40Normal
Lv 8
Gust
4010035Flying
Lv 12
Assurance
5010010Dark
Lv 15
Heart Stamp
6010025Psychic
Lv 19
Imprison
10Psychic
Lv 21
Air Cutter
559525Flying
Lv 25
Attract
10015Normal
Lv 29
Amnesia
20Psychic
Lv 29
Calm Mind
20Psychic
Lv 32
Air Slash
759520Flying
Lv 36
Future Sight
10010010Psychic
Lv 41
Psychic
9010010Psychic
Lv 47
Endeavor
1005Normal

TM Moves

Src
TM62
Acrobatics
5510015Flying
TM40
Aerial Ace
6020Flying
TM45
Attract
10015Normal
TM04
Calm Mind
20Psychic
TM57
Charge Beam
509010Electric
TM32
Double Team
15Normal
TM85
Dream Eater
10010015Psychic
TM63
Embargo
10015Dark
TM53
Energy Ball
8010010Grass
TM42
Facade
7010020Normal
TM70
Flash
10020Normal
HM02
Fly
909515Flying
TM21
Frustration
10020Normal
TM74
Gyro Ball
1005Steel
TM10
Hidden Power
6010015Normal
TM16
Light Screen
30Psychic
TM88
Pluck
6010020Flying
TM17
Protect+4
10Normal
TM77
Psych Up
10Normal
TM29
Psychic
9010010Psychic
TM03
Psyshock
8010010Psychic
TM18
Rain Dance
5Water
TM33
Reflect
20Psychic
TM44
Rest
10Psychic
TM27
Return
10020Normal
TM48
Round
6010015Normal
TM20
Safeguard
25Normal
TM30
Shadow Ball
8010015Ghost
TM90
Substitute
10Normal
TM87
Swagger
9015Normal
TM12
Taunt
10020Dark
TM19
Telekinesis
15Psychic
TM46
Thief
6010010Dark
TM73
Thunder Wave
10020Electric
TM41
Torment
10015Dark
TM06
Toxic
9010Poison
TM92
Trick Room-7
5Psychic
TM89
U-turn
7010020Bug

Egg Moves

Src
Egg
Charm
10020Normal
Egg
Fake Tears
10020Dark
Egg
Flatter
10015Dark
Egg
Helping Hand+5
20Normal
Egg
Knock Off
6510020Dark
Egg
Roost
10Flying
Egg
Stored Power
2010010Psychic
Egg
Supersonic
5520Normal
Egg
Synchronoise
12010015Psychic

Tutor Moves

Woobat can't learn any Tutor moves

Woobat's scattered across 48 spots in early-game routes with high spawn rates. Check the list below for the closest location to wherever you are in the game. This one's quick.

Best Locations

walking encounters for Woobat across 48 spots at Lv. 10-47. The catch is that Black and White don't share every location, so compare what's available in your version.

Wellspring Cave - 1F
BlackGrassLv.10-13CommonEarlyCaveAny
EFFORTLESS
Wellspring Cave - 1F
WhiteGrassLv.10-13CommonEarlyCaveAny
EFFORTLESS
Wellspring Cave - B1F
WhiteGrassLv.10-13CommonEarlyCaveAny
EFFORTLESS
Wellspring Cave - B1F
BlackGrassLv.10-13CommonEarlyCaveAny
EFFORTLESS
Mistralton Cave - 1F
WhiteGrassLv.28-30CommonMidCaveAny
EFFORTLESS
Mistralton Cave - 1F
BlackGrassLv.28-30CommonMidCaveAny
EFFORTLESS
Mistralton Cave - 2F
WhiteGrassLv.28-30CommonMidCaveAny
EFFORTLESS
Mistralton Cave - 2F
BlackGrassLv.28-30CommonMidCaveAny
EFFORTLESS
Mistralton Cave - 3F
WhiteGrassLv.28-30CommonMidCaveAny
EFFORTLESS
Mistralton Cave - 3F
BlackGrassLv.28-30CommonMidCaveAny
EFFORTLESS
Twist Mountain - 1F
WhiteGrassLv.28-30UncommonMidCaveWinter
EASY
Twist Mountain - 1F
WhiteGrassLv.28-31UncommonMidCaveSummer
EASY
Twist Mountain - 1F
BlackGrassLv.28-30UncommonMidCaveWinter
EASY
Twist Mountain - 1F
BlackGrassLv.28-31UncommonMidCaveSummer
EASY
Twist Mountain - 2F
WhiteGrassLv.28-31UncommonMidCaveSummer
EASY
Twist Mountain - 2F
BlackGrassLv.28-30UncommonMidCaveWinter
EASY
Twist Mountain - 2F
BlackGrassLv.28-31UncommonMidCaveSummer
EASY
Twist Mountain - 2F
WhiteGrassLv.28-30UncommonMidCaveWinter
EASY
Twist Mountain - 3F
WhiteGrassLv.28-30UncommonMidCaveWinter
EASY
Twist Mountain - 3F
WhiteGrassLv.28-31UncommonMidCaveSummer
EASY
Twist Mountain - 3F
BlackGrassLv.28-30UncommonMidCaveWinter
EASY
Twist Mountain - 3F
BlackGrassLv.28-31UncommonMidCaveSummer
EASY
Twist Mountain - 1F
WhiteGrassLv.29-31UncommonMidCaveSpring/autumn
EASY
Twist Mountain - 1F
BlackGrassLv.29-31UncommonMidCaveSpring/autumn
EASY
Twist Mountain - 2F
BlackGrassLv.29-31UncommonMidCaveSpring/autumn
EASY
Twist Mountain - 2F
WhiteGrassLv.29-31UncommonMidCaveSpring/autumn
EASY
Twist Mountain - 3F
WhiteGrassLv.29-31UncommonMidCaveSpring/autumn
EASY
Twist Mountain - 3F
BlackGrassLv.29-31UncommonMidCaveSpring/autumn
EASY
Victory Road - 2F
WhiteGrassLv.37-40UncommonLateCaveAny
EASY
Victory Road - 2F
BlackGrassLv.37-40UncommonLateCaveAny
EASY
Victory Road - 4F
WhiteGrassLv.37-40UncommonLateCaveAny
EASY
Victory Road - 4F
BlackGrassLv.37-40UncommonLateCaveAny
EASY
Victory Road - 1F
WhiteGrassLv.39UncommonLateCaveAny
EASY
Victory Road - 1F
BlackGrassLv.39UncommonLateCaveAny
EASY
Victory Road - 3F
WhiteGrassLv.39UncommonLateCaveAny
EASY
Victory Road - 3F
BlackGrassLv.39UncommonLateCaveAny
EASY
Victory Road - 5F
WhiteGrassLv.39-42UncommonLateCaveAny
EASY
Victory Road - 5F
BlackGrassLv.39-42UncommonLateCaveAny
EASY
Victory Road - 6F
BlackGrassLv.39-42UncommonLateCaveAny
EASY
Victory Road - 6F
WhiteGrassLv.39-42UncommonLateCaveAny
EASY
Victory Road - 7F
BlackGrassLv.39-42UncommonLateCaveAny
EASY
Victory Road - 7F
WhiteGrassLv.39-42UncommonLateCaveAny
EASY
Challenger's Cave - 1F
BlackGrassLv.47UncommonPostCaveAny
EASY
Challenger's Cave - 1F
WhiteGrassLv.47UncommonPostCaveAny
EASY
Challenger's Cave - B1F
BlackGrassLv.47UncommonPostCaveAny
EASY
Challenger's Cave - B1F
WhiteGrassLv.47UncommonPostCaveAny
EASY
Challenger's Cave - B2F
WhiteGrassLv.47UncommonPostCaveAny
EASY
Challenger's Cave - B2F
BlackGrassLv.47UncommonPostCaveAny
EASY
  • At 313 BST, Woobat is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Swoobat before bringing it to any serious fight.

  • Watch for Rotom (Electric), Weavile (Ice), and Terrakion (Rock) when using Woobat. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Ghost and Dark-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

  • Woobat evolves into Swoobat by leveling up. Woobat is the base form of this evolutionary line.

  • Woobat gets Unaware, Klutz, and Simple. But Unaware is the one that matters — it's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.

  • Woobat is leaning toward the special side (base 55 Sp. Atk). Fragile — can't afford to take many hits, too. But the speed tells the real story — base 72 Speed is workable — faster than some, slower than many.

  • Woobat appears in 7 games, including Black & White, Black 2 & White 2, and X & Y.

Since Black & White, Woobat has been obtainable in 7 games. A Generation 5 debut means a shorter history, but Woobat has appeared steadily across every generation since.