Is Woobat Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Psychic/Flying with AbilityUnaware ignoring stat boosts. Wild in caves early. Swoobat at friendship. Fast with decent Sp. Atk. Handles Marshal and contributes against Ghetsis's Toxicroak.
Woobat trades roughly evenly with Cheren's team.
Woobat has the type edge here and should clean up Roxie's team.
Woobat has the type edge here and should clean up Burgh's team.
Elesa's team hits Woobat's weaknesses hard.
Clay's team hits Woobat's weaknesses hard.
Swoobat trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Drayden's team hits Swoobat's weaknesses hard.
Swoobat trades roughly evenly with Marlon's team.
Swoobat trades roughly evenly with Shauntal's team.
Grimsley's team hits Swoobat's weaknesses hard.
Swoobat trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Swoobat has the type edge here and should clean up Marshal's team.
Iris's team hits Swoobat's weaknesses hard.
Catchable
Catch Woobat in Relic Passage (walking, Lv 16-18, common).
Evolve Woobat to Swoobat
Woobat evolves into Swoobat with high friendship. Friendship is usually high enough before you reach Skyla.
How to Get Woobat in Black 2 & White 2
From level 16 to level 58, Woobat never stops appearing. Nine areas hold its 48 chances, common or uncommon in grass nearly everywhere, plus a pair inside a hidden grotto.
Where To Catch Woobat in B2W2
The line opens with Woobat at Lv. 16-58 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 1Woobat ✓Relic Passage - Room 1Lv.27-30CaveRate 36%AnyRelic Passage - Room 2Lv.27-30CaveRate 36%AnyRelic Passage - Room 3Lv.16-18CaveRate 31%AnyMistralton Cave - 1FLv.27-28CaveRate 30%AnyMistralton Cave - 2FLv.27-28CaveRate 30%AnyMistralton Cave - 3FLv.27-28CaveRate 30%AnyRoute 6Lv.25-29Hidden GrottoAnyReversal Mountain - B1F/R5Lv.32-35CaveRate 35%AnyReversal Mountain - Room 1Lv.32-35CaveRate 35%AnyReversal Mountain - Room 2Lv.32-35CaveRate 35%AnyReversal Mountain - Room 3Lv.32-35CaveRate 35%AnyReversal Mountain - Room 4Lv.32-35CaveRate 35%AnySeaside Cave - 1FLv.34-36CaveRate 35%AnySeaside Cave - B1FLv.39-41CaveRate 35%AnyWellspring Cave - 1FLv.55-58CaveRate 50%AnyWellspring Cave - B1FLv.55-58CaveRate 50%AnyClay Tunnel - Room 1Lv.54CaveRate 10%AnyClay Tunnel - Room 2Lv.54CaveRate 10%AnyClay Tunnel - Room 3Lv.54CaveRate 10%AnyTwist Mountain - 1FLv.54CaveRate 10%AnyTwist Mountain - 2FLv.54CaveRate 10%AnyTwist Mountain - 3FLv.54CaveRate 10%AnyTwist Mountain - B1FLv.54CaveRate 10%AnyUnderground Ruins - All areasLv.54FloorRate 10%Any
- Step 2Evolve into Swoobat
To plan your throws, open the Black 2 & White 2 catch rate calculator with Woobat preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Woobat in Black 2 & White 2
Woobat rewards the Day Care route: pair one with a parent from another language and hatch eggs until the heart-nosed shiny shows. Compare Shiny Woobat odds across every game
Black 2 & White 2 Shiny Woobat Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method at full boosts, about 1 in 1,024 on each try. Tune it below.
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.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 108 |
| 25%one in four | 295 |
| 50%coin flip | 710 |
| 90%very likely | 2,357 |
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.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Black 2 & White 2 shiny odds calculator with Woobat already selected.
Woobat Weakness
Woobat's Psychic/Flying typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric, Ice, Rock, Ghost, and Dark. It shrugs off Ground-type attacks completely.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Ice, Rock, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Psychic |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Woobat Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Woobat
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Woobat View Glaceon builds →Blizzard 2x247-291%KO Shadow Ball 2x111-130%KO Bite 2x45-53% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
 Zoroark Dark | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Zorua (Driftveil City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Woobat View Zoroark builds →Foul Play 2x162-191%KO Shadow Ball 2x103-121%KO | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Woobat View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x145-170%KO Shadow Claw 2x96-114%KO Rock Slide 2x103-121%KO Blizzard 2x105-124%KO | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Woobat View Chandelure builds →Shadow Ball 2x181-214%KO Payback 2x36-42% | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 22 Interact Encounter | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Woobat View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 2x137-161%KO Thunder 2x116-136%KO | ||
 Beartic Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Woobat View Beartic builds →Icicle Crash 2x176-207%KO Shadow Claw 2x96-114%KO Rock Slide 2x103-121%KO | ||
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Woobat View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x180-211%KO Shadow Claw 2x89-105%KO Rock Slide 2x95-112%KO | ||
 Ampharos Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Woobat View Ampharos builds →Thunder 2x222-261%KO Power Gem 2x87-103%KO | ||
 Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Woobat View Probopass builds →Power Gem 2x92-109%KO Thunder 2x105-124%KO | ||
 Dwebble BugRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Woobat View Dwebble builds →Rock Wrecker 2x176-207%KO Shadow Claw 2x55-65% Feint Attack 2x47-56% | ||
 Drapion PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Woobat View Drapion builds →Crunch 2x121-143%KO Rock Slide 2x76-89% Thunder Fang 2x67-79% Ice Fang 2x67-79% | ||
 Zebstrika Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Woobat View Zebstrika builds →Wild Charge 2x148-175%KO Pursuit 2x45-53% | ||
Woobat Evolutions
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. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Woobat easily with 181 breeding partners from the Field and Flying egg groups. Pass egg moves like Charm, Fake Tears, Flatter and 6 more to offspring.
B2W2 Woobat Best Moveset
Psychic/Flying with AbilitySimple as a hidden ability doubling all stat changes. MoveCalm Mind gives +2 Sp. Atk and +2 Sp. Def per turn. 55 Sp. Atk at base starts low. The moveset gambles on surviving long enough to boost. Swoobat one evolution away.
Best Build
Woobat best EVs are Defense and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Calm Mind
- Roost
- Stored Power
- Air Slash
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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 8 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.
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
The heart-shaped mark left on a body after a Woobat has been attached to it is said to bring good fortune.
Woobat Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, for a casual playthrough, Woobat works as a placeholder. Psychic/Flying coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Swoobat. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
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.
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 5BWDebut
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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