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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver. 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

Utility

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

While flying, it constantly emits ultrasonic waves from its mouth to check its surroundings.

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 IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Ice Psychic Rock

½xResist

¼xResist

0xImmune

STAB (3)

How to Beat Zubat in HeartGold & SoulSilver (Best Counters)

Sudowoodo Rock	C
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Zubat Rock Tomb 2x 125-148%KO Rock Throw 2x 105-124%KO View Sudowoodo builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutLv. 22 Rock BlastLv. 27 Damage vs Zubat Rock Tomb 2x 121-144%KO Rock Throw 2x 101-120%KO Rollout 2x 64-76% Rock Blast 2x 53-64% View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Zubat Rock Tomb 2x 71-84% Rock Throw 2x 60-72% View Onix builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 22 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Zubat Thunder 2x 200-236%KO Thunderbolt 2x 165-196%KO Spark 2x 68-80% Charge Beam 2x 95-112%KO View Magnemite builds →
Bronzor SteelPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves ExtrasensoryLv. 19 Rock TombTM39 ConfusionLv. 1 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Zubat Extrasensory 2x 60-72% Rock Tomb 2x 33-40% Confusion 2x 40-48% Charge Beam 2x 27-32% View Bronzor builds →

HeartGold & SoulSilver 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 31 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Brave Bird, Curse, Feint Attack and 7 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

10moves

Breed With (best first)

HeartGold & SoulSilver Zubat Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

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Moves

Don't skip the egg moves. Zubat picks up Brave Bird and Curse only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Brave Bird and Fly while coverage across 9 types adds range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Leech Life

—2010010Bug

Lv 5

Supersonic

——5520Normal

Lv 9

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Lv 13

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 17

Wing Attack

D6010035Flying

Lv 21

Confuse Ray

D—10010Ghost

Lv 25

Air Cutter

D559525Flying

Lv 29

Mean Look

D——5Normal

Lv 33

Poison Fang

D5010015Poison

Lv 37

Haze

D——30Ice

Lv 41

Air Slash

D759520Flying

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

HM02

Fly

D909515Flying

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

D6010010Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM66

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM88

Pluck

—6010020Flying

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM51

Roost

C——10Flying

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM49

Snatch+4

———10Dark

TM47

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

—6010025Dark

TM41

Torment

——10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM89

U-turn

D7010020Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Brave Bird

C12010015Flying

Egg

Curse

C——10Ghost

Egg

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Egg

Gust

D4010035Flying

Egg

Hypnosis

D—7020Psychic

Egg

Nasty Plot

C——20Dark

Egg

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Egg

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Egg

Whirlwind-6

D——20Normal

Egg

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Air Cutter

D559525Flying

Tutor

Heat Wave

D1009010Fire

Tutor

Ominous Wind

D601005Ghost

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Super Fang

D—9010Normal

Tutor

Swift

—60—20Normal

Tutor

Tailwind

D——15Flying

Tutor

Twister

—4010020Dragon

Tutor

Uproar

—9010010Normal

Tutor

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

HeartGold & SoulSilver Zubat Locations

high spawn rates in early-game routes across 83 locations. Zubat's one of the easier catches on the list. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.

Best Locations to Catch Zubat in HeartGold & SoulSilver

You can catch Zubat through 83 walking encounters from Lv. 2-32, but availability differs between SoulSilver and HeartGold. Some spots are exclusive to one version.

Dark Cave - West

SoulSilverGrass Lv.2-4 Cave

CommonEarly

Dark Cave - West

HeartGoldGrass Lv.2-4 Cave

CommonEarly

Route 33

HeartGoldGrass Lv.4-8 Route

CommonEarly

Night

Ilex Forest

HeartGoldGrass Lv.5-6 Forest

CommonEarly

Night

Ilex Forest

SoulSilverGrass Lv.5-6 Forest

CommonEarly

Night

Slowpoke Well - 1F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.5-8 Cave

CommonEarly

Slowpoke Well - 1F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.5-8 Cave

CommonEarly

Union Cave - 1F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.5-7 Cave

CommonEarly

Union Cave - 1F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.5-7 Cave

CommonEarly

Route 3

SoulSilverGrass Lv.5 Route

CommonEarly

Night

Route 3

HeartGoldGrass Lv.5 Route

CommonEarly

Night

Route 4

SoulSilverGrass Lv.5 Route

CommonEarly

Night

Route 4

HeartGoldGrass Lv.5 Route

CommonEarly

Night

Mt. Moon - 1F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.6 Cave

CommonEarly

Mt. Moon - 1F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.6-8 Cave

CommonEarly

Mt. Moon - 2F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.6 Cave

CommonEarly

Mt. Moon - 2F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.6-8 Cave

CommonEarly

Union Cave - B1F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.7-9 Cave

CommonEarly

Union Cave - B1F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.7-9 Cave

CommonEarly

Mt. Mortar - 1F South

HeartGoldGrass Lv.13-15 Cave

CommonEarly

Mt. Mortar - 1F South

SoulSilverGrass Lv.13-15 Cave

CommonEarly

Route 42

SoulSilverGrass Lv.14-16 Route

CommonEarly

Night

Route 42

HeartGoldGrass Lv.14-16 Route

CommonEarly

Night

Mt. Mortar - B1F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.15-17 Cave

CommonEarly

Mt. Mortar - B1F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.15-17 Cave

CommonEarly

Rock Tunnel - 1F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.8 Cave

UncommonEarly

Rock Tunnel - 1F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.8 Cave

UncommonEarly

Rock Tunnel - B1F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.10 Cave

UncommonEarly

Rock Tunnel - B1F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.10 Cave

UncommonEarly

Burned Tower - 1F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.14 Building

10%Early

Burned Tower - 1F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.14 Building

10%Early

Burned Tower - B1F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.15 Building

10%Early

Burned Tower - B1F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.15 Building

10%Early

Route 32

HeartGoldGrass Lv.4 Route

RareEarly

Morning/night

Route 32

SoulSilverGrass Lv.4 Route

RareEarly

Morning/night

Route 33

HeartGoldGrass Lv.4 Route

RareEarly

Morning

Route 33

SoulSilverGrass Lv.4 Route

RareEarly

Morning

Ilex Forest

HeartGoldGrass Lv.5 Forest

RareEarly

Morning/day

Ilex Forest

SoulSilverGrass Lv.5 Forest

RareEarly

Morning/day

Mt. Mortar - 1F North

HeartGoldGrass Lv.14 Cave

RareEarly

Mt. Mortar - 1F North

SoulSilverGrass Lv.14 Cave

RareEarly

Slowpoke Well - B1F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.19-23 Cave

CommonMid

Slowpoke Well - B1F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.19-23 Cave

CommonMid

Ice Path - 1F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.22 Ice

CommonMid

Night

Ice Path - B1F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.22 Ice

CommonMid

Night

Union Cave - B2F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.22 Cave

CommonMid

Union Cave - B2F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.22 Cave

CommonMid

Tohjo Falls

SoulSilverGrass Lv.22 Water

CommonMid

Tohjo Falls

HeartGoldGrass Lv.22 Water

CommonMid

Dark Cave - East

SoulSilverGrass Lv.23 Cave

CommonMid

Dark Cave - East

HeartGoldGrass Lv.23 Cave

CommonMid

Ice Path - B2F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.23 Ice

CommonMid

Night

Ice Path - B3F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.23 Ice

CommonMid

Night

Whirl Islands - 1F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.23 Water

CommonMid

Whirl Islands - 1F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.23 Water

CommonMid

Whirl Islands - B1F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.23 Water

CommonMid

Whirl Islands - B1F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.23 Water

CommonMid

Whirl Islands - B2F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.23 Water

CommonMid

Whirl Islands - B2F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.23 Water

CommonMid

Whirl Islands - B3F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.24 Water

CommonMid

Whirl Islands - B3F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.24 Water

CommonMid

Seafoam Islands - 1F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.26-28 Water

CommonMid

Seafoam Islands - 1F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.26-28 Water

CommonMid

Ice Path - 1F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.22 Ice

UncommonMid

Morning/day

Ice Path - B1F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.22 Ice

UncommonMid

Morning/day

Ice Path - B2F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.23 Ice

UncommonMid

Morning/day

Ice Path - B3F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.23 Ice

UncommonMid

Morning/day

Seafoam Islands - B1F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.28-29 Water

UncommonMid

Seafoam Islands - B1F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.28-29 Water

UncommonMid

Seafoam Islands - B2F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.29-30 Water

UncommonMid

Seafoam Islands - B2F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.29-30 Water

UncommonMid

Cliff Cave - 1F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.18 Cave

RareMid

Night

Cliff Cave - 1F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.18 Cave

RareMid

Night

Cliff Cave - 2F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.18 Cave

RareMid

Night

Cliff Cave - 2F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.18 Cave

RareMid

Night

Cliff Cave - B1F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.18 Cave

RareMid

Night

Cliff Cave - B1F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.18 Cave

RareMid

Night

Ice Path - 1F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.22 Ice

RareMid

Morning/night

Ice Path - B1F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.22 Ice

RareMid

Morning/night

Ice Path - B2F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.23 Ice

RareMid

Morning/night

Ice Path - B3F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.23 Ice

RareMid

Morning/night

Seafoam Islands - B3F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.31-32 Water

UncommonLate

Seafoam Islands - B3F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.31-32 Water

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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver. 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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Plusle Electric	D
Upcoming Move Moves SparkLv. 15 Learns Spark at Level 15 View Plusle builds →
Minun Electric	D
Upcoming Move Moves SparkLv. 15 Learns Spark at Level 15 View Minun builds →
Shinx Electric	D
Upcoming Move Moves SparkLv. 13 Learns Spark at Level 13 View Shinx builds →
Meditite FightingPsychic	D
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 8 Damage vs Zubat Confusion 2x 61-75% View Meditite builds →

Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Zubat Rock Tomb 2x 70-84% Rock Throw 2x 65-77% View Onix 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 →
Bronzor SteelPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Zubat Rock Tomb 2x 35-42% Confusion 2x 47-56% View Bronzor builds →
Plusle Electric	D
Available Move Moves SparkLv. 15 Damage vs Zubat Spark 2x 81-98% View Plusle builds →
Minun Electric	D
Available Move Moves SparkLv. 15 Damage vs Zubat Spark 2x 70-84% View Minun builds →

Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Zubat Rock Tomb 2x 73-87% Rock Throw 2x 63-75% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 Damage vs Zubat Rock Tomb 2x 108-127%KO Rock Throw 2x 92-110%KO View Geodude builds →
Bronzor SteelPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves ExtrasensoryLv. 19 Rock TombTM39 ConfusionLv. 1 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Zubat Extrasensory 2x 63-75% Rock Tomb 2x 35-42% Confusion 2x 42-52% Charge Beam 2x 29-35% View Bronzor builds →
Plusle Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 15 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Zubat Thunder 2x 185-219%KO Thunderbolt 2x 156-185%KO Spark 2x 87-104%KO Charge Beam 2x 87-104%KO View Plusle builds →
Minun Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 15 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Zubat Thunder 2x 171-202%KO Thunderbolt 2x 140-167%KO Spark 2x 77-92% Charge Beam 2x 83-98% View Minun builds →

Sudowoodo Rock	C
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Zubat Rock Tomb 2x 127-150%KO Rock Throw 2x 106-126%KO View Sudowoodo builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Zubat Rock Tomb 2x 73-87% Rock Throw 2x 65-77% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutLv. 22 Rock BlastLv. 25 Damage vs Zubat Rock Tomb 2x 106-126%KO Rock Throw 2x 90-106%KO Rollout 2x 56-68% Rock Blast 2x 48-58% View Geodude builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 22 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Zubat Thunder 2x 210-247%KO Thunderbolt 2x 173-203%KO Spark 2x 69-82% Charge Beam 2x 98-116%KO View Magnemite builds →
Bronzor SteelPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves ExtrasensoryLv. 19 Rock TombTM39 ConfusionLv. 1 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Zubat Extrasensory 2x 65-77% Rock Tomb 2x 35-42% Confusion 2x 45-53% Charge Beam 2x 29-35% View Bronzor builds →

Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Fire Thunder Wave Explosion Damage vs Zubat Thunderbolt 2x 271-319%KO Explosion 121-143%KO View Magnezone builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves Earthquake Stealth Rock TauntUtility Stone Edge Damage vs Zubat Stone Edge 2x 284-334%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Celebi PsychicGrass	B
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves RecoverRecovery Thunder Wave Grass Knot Hidden Power Fire View Celebi builds →
Weavile DarkIce	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemExpert Belt NatureJolly Moves Ice Shard Night Slash Low Kick PursuitSTAB Damage vs Zubat Ice Shard 2x 125-148%KO Pursuit 62-74% View Weavile builds →
Raikou Electric	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureRash Moves ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Ice Aura Sphere Calm Mind Damage vs Zubat Thunderbolt 2x 273-322%KO Aura Sphere 20-24% View Raikou builds →