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 X & Y, 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 X & Y. 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.

InfiltratorHA

Bypasses light screen, reflect, and safeguard.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

Even though it has no eyes, it can sense obstacles using ultrasonic waves it emits from its mouth.

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 5 resistances to work with.

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

Type ChartExcellent

4Weak

5Resist

1Immune

Score+3

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Ice Psychic Rock

½xResist

Poison Fairy

¼xResist

Grass Fighting Bug

0xImmune

Ground

STAB (4)

Grass Fairy Fighting Bug

How to Beat Zubat in X & Y (Best Counters)

Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 ConfusionLv. 1 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Zubat Rock Tomb 2x 83-98% Confusion 2x 98-115%KO Rock Throw 2x 73-87% Charge Beam 2x 65-77% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 ConfusionLv. 1 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Zubat Rock Tomb 2x 121-144%KO Confusion 2x 67-81% Rock Throw 2x 102-121%KO Charge Beam 2x 44-54% View Solrock builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Zubat Ancient Power 2x 92-110%KO Rock Tomb 2x 137-162%KO Rock Throw 2x 117-138%KO View Archen builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 7 Damage vs Zubat Rock Tomb 2x 73-87% Rock Throw 2x 63-75% View Onix builds →
Tyrunt RockDragon	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift TM Move Moves Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Zubat Rock Tomb 2x 117-138%KO View Tyrunt builds →

X & Y Evolution

Zubat kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Golbat all the way to Crobat. For breeding, quick to hatch with plenty of partners 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 51 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Brave Bird, Curse, Defog and 11 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

14moves

Breed With (best first)

X & Y Zubat Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 6.

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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 8 types adds range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Leech Life

D2010010Bug

Lv 4

Supersonic

——5520Normal

Lv 8

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Lv 12

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 15

Wing Attack

—6010035Flying

Lv 19

Confuse Ray

D—10010Ghost

Lv 23

Swift

—60—20Normal

Lv 26

Air Cutter

D609525Flying

Lv 30

Acrobatics

D5510015Flying

Lv 34

Mean Look

———5Normal

Lv 37

Poison Fang

D5010015Poison

Lv 41

Haze

C——30Ice

Lv 45

Air Slash

D759515Flying

TM Moves

TM62

Acrobatics

D5510015Flying

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

HM02

Fly

D909515Flying

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM66

Payback

—5010010Dark

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM19

Roost

C——10Flying

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM51

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM41

Torment

——10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM89

U-turn

D7010020Bug

TM09

Venoshock

D6510010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Brave Bird

C12010015Flying

Egg

Curse

C——10Ghost

Egg

Defog

C——15Flying

Egg

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Egg

Giga Drain

D7510010Grass

Egg

Gust

—4010035Flying

Egg

Hypnosis

D—6020Psychic

Egg

Nasty Plot

C——20Dark

Egg

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Egg

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Egg

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

Egg

Venom Drench

D—10020Poison

Egg

Whirlwind-6

C——20Normal

Egg

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Tutor Moves

Zubat can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Gen 4

Ominous Wind

—601005Ghost

Gen 5

Pluck

—6010020Flying

Gen 4

Twister

—4010020Dragon

X & Y Zubat Locations

4 encounter spots for Zubat at decent spawn rates starting from early-game routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.

Best Locations to Catch Zubat in X & Y

Which version you're playing matters for Zubat. 4 walking spots at Lv. 8-15 spread across X and Y, and some routes only appear in one cartridge. Check the version badges below.

Connecting Cave

XGrass Lv.8 Cave

UncommonEarly

Horde battle

Connecting Cave

YGrass Lv.8 Cave

UncommonEarly

Horde battle

Connecting Cave

XGrass Lv.13-15 Cave

UncommonEarly

Connecting Cave

YGrass Lv.13-15 Cave

UncommonEarly

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 X & Y, 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 X & Y. 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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Pikachu Electric	C
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Ralts PsychicFairy	D
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 6 Damage vs Zubat Confusion 2x 65-81% View Ralts builds →

Carbink RockFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 31 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Smack DownLv. 12 Damage vs Zubat Ancient Power 2x 69-82% Rock Tomb 2x 73-86% Rock Throw 2x 62-74% Smack Down 2x 62-74% View Carbink builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 ConfusionLv. 1 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Zubat Rock Slide 2x 99-117%KO Rock Tomb 2x 79-94% Confusion 2x 92-109%KO Rock Throw 2x 66-78% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 ConfusionLv. 1 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Zubat Rock Slide 2x 145-171%KO Rock Tomb 2x 118-140%KO Confusion 2x 62-74% Rock Throw 2x 99-117%KO View Solrock builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Zubat Ancient Power 2x 92-109%KO Rock Tomb 2x 135-160%KO Rock Throw 2x 112-132%KO View Archen builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 7 Smack DownLv. 22 Damage vs Zubat Rock Tomb 2x 69-82% Rock Throw 2x 58-70% Smack Down 2x 58-70% View Onix builds →

Carbink RockFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 31 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Smack DownLv. 12 Damage vs Zubat Ancient Power 2x 69-82% Rock Tomb 2x 73-86% Rock Throw 2x 62-74% Smack Down 2x 62-74% View Carbink builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 ConfusionLv. 1 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Zubat Rock Slide 2x 99-117%KO Rock Tomb 2x 79-94% Confusion 2x 92-109%KO Rock Throw 2x 66-78% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 ConfusionLv. 1 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Zubat Rock Slide 2x 145-171%KO Rock Tomb 2x 118-140%KO Confusion 2x 62-74% Rock Throw 2x 99-117%KO View Solrock builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Zubat Ancient Power 2x 92-109%KO Rock Tomb 2x 135-160%KO Rock Throw 2x 112-132%KO View Archen builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 7 Smack DownLv. 22 Damage vs Zubat Rock Tomb 2x 69-82% Rock Throw 2x 58-70% Smack Down 2x 58-70% View Onix builds →

Carbink RockFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 31 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Smack DownLv. 12 Damage vs Zubat Ancient Power 2x 69-82% Rock Tomb 2x 73-86% Rock Throw 2x 62-74% Smack Down 2x 62-74% View Carbink builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 ConfusionLv. 1 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Zubat Rock Slide 2x 99-117%KO Rock Tomb 2x 79-94% Confusion 2x 92-109%KO Rock Throw 2x 66-78% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 ConfusionLv. 1 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Zubat Rock Slide 2x 145-171%KO Rock Tomb 2x 118-140%KO Confusion 2x 62-74% Rock Throw 2x 99-117%KO View Solrock builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Zubat Ancient Power 2x 92-109%KO Rock Tomb 2x 135-160%KO Rock Throw 2x 112-132%KO View Archen builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 7 Smack DownLv. 22 Damage vs Zubat Rock Tomb 2x 69-82% Rock Throw 2x 58-70% Smack Down 2x 58-70% View Onix builds →

Magneton ElectricSteel	C
Available Moves Moves Zap CannonLv. 1 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 21 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Zubat Zap Cannon 2x 266-313%KO Thunderbolt 2x 201-237%KO Spark 2x 93-110%KO Charge Beam 2x 113-133%KO View Magneton builds →
Carbink RockFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 31 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Smack DownLv. 12 Damage vs Zubat Ancient Power 2x 70-83% Rock Tomb 2x 76-90% Rock Throw 2x 64-77% Smack Down 2x 64-77% View Carbink builds →
Stunfisk GroundElectric	C
Obtain MethodRoute 14 Surfing Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 DischargeLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 Thunder ShockLv. 9 Damage vs Zubat Thunderbolt 2x 147-173%KO Discharge 2x 132-157%KO Rock Tomb 2x 62-73% Thunder Shock 2x 68-80% View Stunfisk builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves PsychicLv. 33 Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Zubat Psychic 2x 167-197%KO Rock Slide 2x 101-120%KO Rock Tomb 2x 81-97% Confusion 2x 93-110%KO View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves PsychicLv. 33 Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Zubat Psychic 2x 110-130%KO Rock Slide 2x 152-180%KO Rock Tomb 2x 121-143%KO Confusion 2x 62-73% View Solrock builds →

Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves Stone Edge PursuitSTAB CrunchSTAB Superpower Damage vs Zubat Stone Edge 2x 419-493%KO Pursuit 84-99% Crunch 168-197%KO Superpower 42-49% View Tyranitar builds →
Latios DragonPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Draco Meteor ProtectPriority PsyshockSTAB TailwindUtility Damage vs Zubat Draco Meteor 254-299%KO Psyshock 2x 313-369%KO View Latios builds →
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Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves Flash Cannon Volt Switch ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Fire Damage vs Zubat Flash Cannon 120-142%KO Volt Switch 2x 211-248%KO Thunderbolt 2x 271-319%KO View Magnezone builds →
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