What does Zubat evolve into?

Golbat at level 22 is the mid-stage. Push through to Crobat by leveling up for the final form. 245 BST right now won't cut it long-term.

At what level does Zubat evolve?

Level 22 gets you Golbat . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

In FireRed & LeafGreen, For a casual playthrough, Zubat works as a placeholder. Poison/Flying coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Golbat . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Zubat?

You can find Zubat in FireRed & LeafGreen. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 20 other games across the series.

Zubat - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

55Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

You won't find a real weakness in Zubat's stat line. It's well-rounded for the Bat Pokemon, and what it does with that depends on moveset and items. Yields 1 Speed EV, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP40

Attack45

Defense35

Sp. Atk30

Sp. Def40

Speed55

Total245

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.8 m

Weight7.5 kg

Base XP49

Abilities

Inner Focus

Prevents flinching.

InfiltratorHANot in game

Bypasses light screen, reflect, and safeguard.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

It has no eyes. Instead, it relies on its ultrasonic cries for echo location to flit about in darkness.

Zubat Weakness

Electric, Ice, Psychic, and Rock moves hit Zubat for super-effective damage. The upside? Ground-type moves can't touch it at all. The Poison/Flying typing picks up 4 resistances to work with.

Zubat Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Ice, Psychic, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Poison
0.25x (Resist)	Grass, Fighting, Bug
0x (Immune)	Ground

Type ChartGood

4Weak

4Resist

1Immune

Score+2

Gen III Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Ice Psychic Rock

½xResist

¼xResist

0xImmune

STAB (3)

How to Beat Zubat in FireRed & LeafGreen (Best Counters)

Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 12 Damage vs Zubat Rock Tomb 2x 72-85% Rock Throw 2x 61-72% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutLv. 26 Damage vs Zubat Rock Tomb 2x 103-123%KO Rock Throw 2x 86-101%KO Rollout 2x 54-63% View Geodude builds →
Pikachu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Shock WaveTM34 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Zubat Thunderbolt 2x 100-118%KO Shock Wave 2x 68-80% Thunder Shock 2x 46-55% View Pikachu builds →
Voltorb Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 21 Shock WaveTM34 Damage vs Zubat Thunderbolt 2x 107-127%KO Spark 2x 79-93% Shock Wave 2x 72-85% View Voltorb builds →
Drowzee Psychic	D
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 11 Damage vs Zubat Confusion 2x 54-63% View Drowzee builds →

FireRed & LeafGreen Evolution

Zubat kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Golbat all the way to Crobat. For breeding, quick to hatch with a decent partner pool via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 290 total stats over Zubat. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#041Zubat

Level 22

#042Golbat

High Friendship

#169Crobat

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Zubat

PoisonFlying

Golbat

PoisonFlying

Crobat

PoisonFlying

75+35

85+10

ATK

80+35

90+10

DEF

70+35

80+10

SP.ATK

65+35

70+5

SP.DEF

75+35

80+5

SPE

90+35

130+40

BST

245D-Tier

455D-Tier+210

535B-Tier+80

ROLE

Balanced

Pivot

TYPE

Utility

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Zubat easily with 25 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Curse, Feint Attack, Gust and 3 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Flying

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

6moves

Breed With (best first)

FireRed & LeafGreen Zubat Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 3.

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Moves

Don't skip the egg moves. Zubat picks up Curse and Feint Attack only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Sludge Bomb and Wing Attack while Bug and Ghost coverage and more adds range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Leech Life

—2010010Bug

Lv 6

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Lv 11

Supersonic

——5520Normal

Lv 16

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 21

Wing Attack

—6010035Flying

Lv 26

Confuse Ray

D—10010Ghost

Lv 31

Air Cutter

—559525Flying

Lv 36

Mean Look

D——5Normal

Lv 41

Poison Fang

—5010015Poison

Lv 46

Haze

D——30Ice

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

D751005Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM49

Snatch+4

———10Dark

TM47

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM41

Torment

D—10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Curse

C——10Ghost

Egg

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Egg

Gust

—4010035Flying

Egg

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Egg

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Egg

Whirlwind-6

D——20Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Tutor

Mimic

———10Normal

Tutor

Substitute

C——10Normal

FireRed & LeafGreen Zubat Locations

Zubat is available from early-game routes onward at high spawn rates. 58 encounter spots give you plenty of options. Grab one early and it'll be ready to evolve or train by mid-game.

Best Locations to Catch Zubat in FireRed & LeafGreen

Zubat's encounter pool splits between FireRed and LeafGreen. You've got 58 walking spots at Lv. 7-40 total, but your version determines which ones actually show up.

Mt. Moon - 1F

FireRedGrass Lv.7-10 Cave

CommonEarly

Mt. Moon - 1F

LeafGreenGrass Lv.7-10 Cave

CommonEarly

Mt. Moon - B2F

FireRedGrass Lv.8-11 Cave

CommonEarly

Mt. Moon - B2F

LeafGreenGrass Lv.8-11 Cave

CommonEarly

Rock Tunnel - 1F

FireRedGrass Lv.15-16 Cave

CommonEarly

Rock Tunnel - 1F

LeafGreenGrass Lv.15-16 Cave

CommonEarly

Rock Tunnel - B1F

FireRedGrass Lv.15-16 Cave

CommonEarly

Rock Tunnel - B1F

LeafGreenGrass Lv.15-16 Cave

CommonEarly

Seafoam Islands - 1F

FireRedGrass Lv.22-26 Water

CommonMid

Seafoam Islands - 1F

LeafGreenGrass Lv.22-26 Water

CommonMid

Seafoam Islands - B1F

LeafGreenGrass Lv.22-26 Water

CommonMid

Seafoam Islands - B1F

FireRedGrass Lv.22-26 Water

CommonMid

Seafoam Islands - B2F

LeafGreenGrass Lv.22-24 Water

UncommonMid

Seafoam Islands - B2F

FireRedGrass Lv.22-24 Water

UncommonMid

Seafoam Islands - B3F

LeafGreenGrass Lv.24 Water

UncommonMid

Seafoam Islands - B3F

FireRedGrass Lv.24 Water

UncommonMid

Victory Road - 1F

FireRedGrass Lv.32 Cave

UncommonLate

Victory Road - 1F

LeafGreenGrass Lv.32 Cave

UncommonLate

Victory Road - 3F

FireRedGrass Lv.32 Cave

UncommonLate

Victory Road - 3F

LeafGreenGrass Lv.32 Cave

UncommonLate

Victory Road - 2F

FireRedGrass Lv.34 Cave

UncommonLate

Victory Road - 2F

LeafGreenGrass Lv.34 Cave

UncommonLate

Lost Cave - Room 1

LeafGreenGrass Lv.37 Cave

UncommonLate

Lost Cave - Room 1

FireRedGrass Lv.37 Cave

UncommonLate

Lost Cave - Room 10

FireRedGrass Lv.37 Cave

UncommonLate

Lost Cave - Room 10

LeafGreenGrass Lv.37 Cave

UncommonLate

Lost Cave - Room 11

FireRedGrass Lv.37 Cave

UncommonLate

Lost Cave - Room 11

LeafGreenGrass Lv.37 Cave

UncommonLate

Lost Cave - Room 12

FireRedGrass Lv.37 Cave

UncommonLate

Lost Cave - Room 12

LeafGreenGrass Lv.37 Cave

UncommonLate

Lost Cave - Room 13

FireRedGrass Lv.37 Cave

UncommonLate

Lost Cave - Room 13

LeafGreenGrass Lv.37 Cave

UncommonLate

Lost Cave - Room 14

FireRedGrass Lv.37 Cave

UncommonLate

Lost Cave - Room 14

LeafGreenGrass Lv.37 Cave

UncommonLate

Lost Cave - Room 2

FireRedGrass Lv.37 Cave

UncommonLate

Lost Cave - Room 2

LeafGreenGrass Lv.37 Cave

UncommonLate

Lost Cave - Room 3

FireRedGrass Lv.37 Cave

UncommonLate

Lost Cave - Room 3

LeafGreenGrass Lv.37 Cave

UncommonLate

Lost Cave - Room 4

LeafGreenGrass Lv.37 Cave

UncommonLate

Lost Cave - Room 4

FireRedGrass Lv.37 Cave

UncommonLate

Lost Cave - Room 5

LeafGreenGrass Lv.37 Cave

UncommonLate

Lost Cave - Room 5

FireRedGrass Lv.37 Cave

UncommonLate

Lost Cave - Room 6

LeafGreenGrass Lv.37 Cave

UncommonLate

Lost Cave - Room 6

FireRedGrass Lv.37 Cave

UncommonLate

Lost Cave - Room 7

FireRedGrass Lv.37 Cave

UncommonLate

Lost Cave - Room 7

LeafGreenGrass Lv.37 Cave

UncommonLate

Lost Cave - Room 8

FireRedGrass Lv.37 Cave

UncommonLate

Lost Cave - Room 8

LeafGreenGrass Lv.37 Cave

UncommonLate

Lost Cave - Room 9

FireRedGrass Lv.37 Cave

UncommonLate

Lost Cave - Room 9

LeafGreenGrass Lv.37 Cave

UncommonLate

Icefall Cave - 1F Room 1

FireRedGrass Lv.40 Cave

UncommonLate

Icefall Cave - 1F Room 1

LeafGreenGrass Lv.40 Cave

UncommonLate

Icefall Cave - 1F Room 2

FireRedGrass Lv.40 Cave

UncommonLate

Icefall Cave - 1F Room 2

LeafGreenGrass Lv.40 Cave

UncommonLate

Icefall Cave - 1F Room 3

LeafGreenGrass Lv.40 Cave

UncommonLate

Icefall Cave - 1F Room 3

FireRedGrass Lv.40 Cave

UncommonLate

Icefall Cave - B1F

LeafGreenGrass Lv.40 Cave

UncommonLate

Icefall Cave - B1F

FireRedGrass Lv.40 Cave

UncommonLate

Zubat Guide

Golbat at level 22 is the mid-stage. Push through to Crobat by leveling up for the final form. 245 BST right now won't cut it long-term.
Level 22 gets you Golbat. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
In FireRed & LeafGreen, For a casual playthrough, Zubat works as a placeholder. Poison/Flying coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Golbat. That's where the stats start mattering.
You can find Zubat in FireRed & LeafGreen. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 20 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Present since Red & Blue, Zubat appears in 21 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Zubat have the longest track record of availability in the series.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 Damage vs Zubat Rock Tomb 2x 105-126%KO Rock Throw 2x 88-105%KO View Geodude builds →
Pikachu Electric	C
Available Move Moves Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Zubat Thunder Shock 2x 51-63% View Pikachu builds →
Abra Psychic	C
Upcoming Move Moves View Abra builds →

Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 Damage vs Zubat Rock Tomb 2x 105-126%KO Rock Throw 2x 88-105%KO View Geodude builds →
Pikachu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves Shock WaveTM34 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Zubat Shock Wave 2x 70-84% Thunder Shock 2x 51-63% View Pikachu builds →
Abra Psychic	C
TM Move Moves Shock WaveTM34 Damage vs Zubat Shock Wave 2x 79-93% View Abra builds →

Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 12 Damage vs Zubat Rock Tomb 2x 71-84% Rock Throw 2x 61-72% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutLv. 26 Rock BlastLv. 31 Damage vs Zubat Rock Tomb 2x 109-129%KO Rock Throw 2x 90-106%KO Rollout 2x 57-68% Rock Blast 2x 48-57% View Geodude builds →
Rhyhorn GroundRock	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Ice BeamTM13 Shock WaveTM34 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Zubat Thunderbolt 2x 53-63% Ice Beam 2x 53-63% Shock Wave 2x 35-43% Rock Tomb 2x 113-133%KO View Rhyhorn builds →
Pikachu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Shock WaveTM34 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Zubat Thunderbolt 2x 106-125%KO Shock Wave 2x 73-87% Thunder Shock 2x 51-61% View Pikachu builds →
Voltorb Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 21 Shock WaveTM34 RolloutLv. 32 Damage vs Zubat Thunderbolt 2x 113-133%KO Spark 2x 84-99% Shock Wave 2x 77-91% Rollout 2x 22-25% View Voltorb builds →

Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 12 Damage vs Zubat Rock Tomb 2x 71-84% Rock Throw 2x 61-72% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutLv. 26 Rock BlastLv. 31 Damage vs Zubat Rock Tomb 2x 109-129%KO Rock Throw 2x 90-106%KO Rollout 2x 57-68% Rock Blast 2x 48-57% View Geodude builds →
Rhyhorn GroundRock	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Ice BeamTM13 Shock WaveTM34 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Zubat Thunderbolt 2x 53-63% Ice Beam 2x 53-63% Shock Wave 2x 35-43% Rock Tomb 2x 113-133%KO View Rhyhorn builds →
Pikachu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Shock WaveTM34 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Zubat Thunderbolt 2x 106-125%KO Shock Wave 2x 73-87% Thunder Shock 2x 51-61% View Pikachu builds →
Voltorb Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 21 Shock WaveTM34 RolloutLv. 32 Damage vs Zubat Thunderbolt 2x 113-133%KO Spark 2x 84-99% Shock Wave 2x 77-91% Rollout 2x 22-25% View Voltorb builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	A
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 29 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Zubat Ancient Power 2x 130-154%KO Rock Tomb 2x 130-154%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 12 Damage vs Zubat Rock Tomb 2x 70-83% Rock Throw 2x 58-69% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutLv. 26 Rock BlastLv. 31 Damage vs Zubat Rock Tomb 2x 105-124%KO Rock Throw 2x 88-105%KO Rollout 2x 53-63% Rock Blast 2x 47-55% View Geodude builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Zubat Blizzard 2x 128-150%KO Ice Beam 2x 104-123%KO Rock Tomb 2x 65-77% View Omanyte builds →
Kabuto RockWater	D
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Zubat Blizzard 2x 87-103%KO Ice Beam 2x 72-84% Rock Tomb 2x 105-124%KO View Kabuto builds →