Is Zubat Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Still the most common cave encounter from the first hour. The Crobat payoff through friendship evolution is worth the grind. Poison/Flying typing takes a hit from Fantina's Ghost gym at the third badge, but recovers from there.
Roark's team hits Zubat's weaknesses hard.
Zubat has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Golbat has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Golbat has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Golbat trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Byron's team hits Crobat's weaknesses hard.
Crobat has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Crobat trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Crobat has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Crobat trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Crobat has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Crobat trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Crobat has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Crobat has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Crobat has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Crobat trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Zubat on Route 203 (walking, Lv 4, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Roark
- TM88FlyingPluckPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Floaroma Town
- LV 17FlyingWing AttackPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 35
- After Fantina
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 213
- After Maylene
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15Veilstone City (Galactic Warehouse)
- After Crasher Wake
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Route 210
- LV 41FlyingAir SlashPower 113Accuracy 95%PP 20
- After Candice
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Item ball on B2F of the Team Galactic HQ in Veilstone City
- Post-Game
- TUTORFireHeat WavePower 100Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Zubat to Golbat
Zubat evolves into Golbat at Level 22. Your Zubat should hit Level 22 before you reach Fantina, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Roark
- TM88FlyingPluckPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Floaroma Town
- After Fantina
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 213
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Maylene
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15Veilstone City (Galactic Warehouse)
- After Candice
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Item ball on B2F of the Team Galactic HQ in Veilstone City
- LV 51FlyingAir SlashPower 113Accuracy 95%PP 20
- Post-Game
- TUTORFireHeat WavePower 100Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Golbat to Crobat
Golbat evolves into Crobat with high friendship. Friendship is usually high enough before you reach Byron.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 37)
- LV 37PoisonCross PoisonPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Fantina
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 213
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Maylene
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15Veilstone City (Galactic Warehouse)
- After Candice
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Item ball on B2F of the Team Galactic HQ in Veilstone City
- LV 51FlyingAir SlashPower 113Accuracy 95%PP 20
- Post-Game
- TUTORFireHeat WavePower 100Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Zubat in Platinum
The dominant cave dweller of this batch. Thirty-three encounters across sixteen areas, common nearly everywhere underground, levels 3 to 32. Zubat floods almost every cave you walk through in Sinnoh.
16 locations to catch Zubat
Encountered via Surfing, tall grass encounters
Badge 1
Badge 2
Badge 3
Badge 4
Badge 5
Badge 6Where To Catch Zubat in Pt
Zubat is where the line starts, caught through walking and surfing encounters at Lv. 3-32. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
- Step 1Zubat ✓Ravaged PathLv.3-6GrassRate 65%Oreburgh Gate - 1FLv.5-8GrassRate 50%Oreburgh Gate - B1FLv.6-9GrassRate 45%Oreburgh Mine - B1FLv.5-7CaveRate 25%Oreburgh Mine - B2FLv.6-8CaveRate 25%Mt. Coronet - Route 211 EntranceLv.14-15CaveRate 15%NightRoute 204 - SouthLv.3GrassRate 10%NightRoute 203Lv.4GrassRate 10%NightRoute 207Lv.5GrassRate 10%NightRoute 204 - NorthLv.8GrassRate 10%NightRoute 211 - WestLv.14GrassRate 10%NightMt. Coronet - Route 211 EntranceLv.15CaveRate 5%Morning/dayMt. Coronet - 4FLv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 90%Mt. Coronet - B1FLv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 90%Mt. Coronet - Route 207 EntranceLv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 90%Lost Tower - 1FLv.17-19FloorRate 35%Lost Tower - 2FLv.17-19FloorRate 35%Lost Tower - 3FLv.18-20FloorRate 35%Lost Tower - 4FLv.18-20FloorRate 35%Lost Tower - 5FLv.19-21FloorRate 35%Oreburgh Gate - B1FLv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 30%Ravaged PathLv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 30%Wayward Cave - 1FLv.17-19CaveRate 15%Mt. Coronet - Route 207 EntranceLv.18-19CaveRate 15%NightRoute 206Lv.17GrassRate 10%NightRoute 208Lv.19GrassRate 10%NightRoute 209Lv.19GrassRate 10%NightWayward Cave - B1FLv.19CaveRate 10%Route 214Lv.22GrassRate 10%NightRoute 211 - EastLv.28GrassRate 10%NightIron Island - 1FLv.30GrassRate 10%Mt. Coronet - Route 207 EntranceLv.19CaveRate 5%Morning/dayRoute 216Lv.32GrassRate 10%Night
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into GolbatOreburgh Gate - B1FLv.10GrassRate 5%Turnback Cave - Section 1Lv.17-18CaveRate 25%Turnback Cave - Section 2 Room 1Lv.25-27CaveRate 25%Turnback Cave - Section 2 Room 2Lv.27-28CaveRate 25%Turnback Cave - Section 2 Room 3Lv.27-28CaveRate 25%Turnback Cave - Section 2 Room 4Lv.27-28CaveRate 25%Turnback Cave - Section 2 Room 5Lv.27-28CaveRate 25%Turnback Cave - Section 2 Room 6Lv.27-28CaveRate 25%Iron Island - B1F Left CaveLv.30-32GrassRate 20%Iron Island - B1F Right CaveLv.30-32GrassRate 20%Mt. Coronet - 4FLv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 10%Mt. Coronet - B1FLv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 10%Mt. Coronet - Route 207 EntranceLv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 10%Lost Tower - 5FLv.22FloorRate 10%Victory Road - B1FLv.30-50Surfing on waterRate 10%Oreburgh Gate - B1FLv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 5%Ravaged PathLv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 5%Lost Tower - 4FLv.21FloorRate 5%Lost Tower - 3FLv.21FloorRate 1%Turnback Cave - Section 3Lv.37-38CaveRate 25%Iron Island - B2F Left CaveLv.31-33GrassRate 20%Iron Island - B2F Right CaveLv.31-33GrassRate 20%Iron Island - B3FLv.31-33GrassRate 20%Mt. Coronet - B1FLv.33-34CaveRate 15%NightMt. Coronet - Route 216 EntranceLv.33-34CaveRate 15%NightMt. Coronet - 2FLv.37-38CaveRate 15%NightMt. Coronet - 4FLv.37-38CaveRate 15%NightMt. Coronet - 5FLv.37-38CaveRate 15%NightMt. Coronet - 6FLv.37-38CaveRate 15%NightMt. Coronet - 7FLv.37-38CaveRate 15%NightMt. Coronet - Top CaveLv.37-38CaveRate 15%NightVictory Road - 2FLv.41-44CaveRate 15%NightVictory Road - B1FLv.41-44CaveRate 15%NightVictory Road - 1FLv.42-43CaveRate 15%NightMt. Coronet - 3FLv.37-38CaveRate 14%NightIron Island - 1FLv.32GrassRate 10%Mt. Coronet - SummitLv.38CaveRate 10%NightSendoff SpringLv.38GrassRate 10%NightMt. Coronet - B1FLv.34CaveRate 5%Morning/dayMt. Coronet - Route 216 EntranceLv.34CaveRate 5%Morning/dayMt. Coronet - 2FLv.38CaveRate 5%Morning/dayMt. Coronet - 4FLv.38CaveRate 5%Morning/dayMt. Coronet - 5FLv.38CaveRate 5%Morning/dayMt. Coronet - 6FLv.38CaveRate 5%Morning/dayMt. Coronet - 7FLv.38CaveRate 5%Morning/dayMt. Coronet - Top CaveLv.38CaveRate 5%Morning/dayVictory Road - 1FLv.43CaveRate 5%Morning/dayVictory Road - 2FLv.44CaveRate 5%Morning/dayVictory Road - B1FLv.44CaveRate 5%Morning/dayMt. Coronet - 3FLv.38CaveRate 4%Morning/daySnowpoint Temple - 1FLv.47-50CaveRate 80%Snowpoint Temple - B1FLv.47-50CaveRate 80%Snowpoint Temple - B2FLv.47-50CaveRate 80%Snowpoint Temple - B3FLv.47-50CaveRate 80%Snowpoint Temple - B4FLv.47-50CaveRate 80%Snowpoint Temple - B5FLv.47-50CaveRate 80%Stark Mountain - EntranceLv.52CaveRate 20%Victory Road - Nat Dex Area B1FLv.47-50CaveRate 15%NightVictory Road - Nat Dex AreaLv.49-50CaveRate 15%NightVictory Road - Nat Dex Exit AreaLv.49CaveRate 15%NightRoute 227Lv.51GrassRate 10%NightStark Mountain - OutsideLv.51CaveRate 10%NightStark Mountain - InteriorLv.53CaveRate 10%Victory Road - Nat Dex Exit AreaLv.49CaveRate 5%Morning/dayVictory Road - Nat Dex AreaLv.50CaveRate 5%Morning/dayVictory Road - Nat Dex Area B1FLv.50CaveRate 5%Morning/dayor evolve from Zubat (Step 1)
- Step 3Evolve into CrobatBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Zubat egg.
Bring the right balls: check Zubat catch odds in the Platinum Catch Rate Calculator before you throw.
How to Get Shiny Zubat in Platinum
Zubat swarms Sinnoh's caves but also flits through the nighttime grass of Route 203 and Route 204, where a Poké Radar chain to 40 lands a 1 in 200 shiny. Compare Shiny Zubat odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Zubat Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
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.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
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.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Zubat in the Platinum Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Ice, Psychic, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Zubat Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Zubat
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Zubat View Rampardos builds →Rock Slide 2x231-273%KO Ice Beam 2x86-101%KO Thunderbolt 2x86-101%KO | ||
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Zubat View Gardevoir builds →Psychic 2x201-238%KO Thunderbolt 2x140-166%KO | ||
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) | ||
 Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Zubat View Probopass builds →Thunderbolt 2x95-112%KO Rock Slide 2x99-117%KO | ||
 Manectric Electric | C | |
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Zubat View Kadabra builds →Psychic 2x195-230%KO Shock Wave 2x88-104%KO | ||
 Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodOld Chateau Interact Encounter | ||
 Lunatone RockPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Zubat View Lunatone builds →Psychic 2x161-191%KO Ice Beam 2x112-132%KO Rock Slide 2x99-117%KO | ||
 Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Zubat View Regice builds →Ice Beam 2x175-206%KO Thunderbolt 2x117-138%KO Rock Slide 2x61-73% | ||
 Luxray Electric | C | |
 Bastiodon RockSteel | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Shieldon (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Zubat View Bastiodon builds →Rock Slide 2x95-113%KO Ice Beam 2x68-81% Thunderbolt 2x68-81% | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Zubat View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Slide 2x158-187%KO Thunder Fang 2x92-109%KO Ice Fang 2x92-109%KO | ||
 Anorith RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift | ||
 Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Zubat View Solrock builds →Rock Slide 2x145-171%KO Psychic 2x109-129%KO | ||
Zubat Evolutions
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
Breeding
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.
Pt Zubat Best Moveset
Stats across the board in the 30-55 range leave this moveset with no offensive or defensive role. Poison/Flying typing and AbilityInner Focus don't help when the numbers can't back them up. Crobat is the destination.
Best Build
Zubat best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- U Turn
- Brave Bird
- Pluck
- Quick Attack
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
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
32 of 33 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It checks its surroundings and location using reflections of the ultrasonic waves from its mouth.
Zubat Platinum Guide
In Platinum, 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.
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Zubat appears in 21 games spanning 9 generations. Gen 1 originals like Zubat have the longest track record of availability in the series.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
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 5BW
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
Winds & Waves
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