Zubat
ズバット Zubat
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Artwork from FR/LG
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HP
0
| Atk
0
| Def
0
| Sp.Atk
0
| Sp.Def
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| Speed
1
| Exp.
54
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Zubat (Japanese: ズバット Zubat) is a dual-type Poison/Flying Pokémon.
It evolves into Golbat starting at level 22, who evolves into Crobat via happiness.
Biology
Physiology
Zubat is a small, blue bat-like Pokémon. It has two long, skinny tails. Zubat's face lacks any eyes and a nose. The insides of Zubat's ears and undersides of its wings are purple.
Gender differences
A female has smaller fangs.
Special abilities
Though blind, they get around well with echolocation. They can also confuse foes with their high-pitched squeals.
Zubat can also attack with its fangs with moves like Bite and Poison Fang. It is also capable of energy-draining moves such as Leech Life and Giga Drain.
Zubat is one of the few Pokémon that can use Air Cutter. Even though Zubat is actually mammalian, it can use Brave Bird.
Behavior
Zubat constantly swarm around caves during the night-time, and hang upside-down when asleep.
Habitat
Since Zubat prefer the dark, they can be found in caves. However, at night, they can be found roaming outside, usually for food.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
At night it goes in search of other Pokémon and sometimes humans to suck blood from.
In the anime
Major appearances
Brock had a Zubat that he caught in Clefairy and the Moon Stone at Mt. Moon. It later evolved into a Golbat and then a Crobat during the Johto saga.
Other
One of Brock's love interests, Dr. Anna, used the Supersonic soundwaves made by her Zubat (nicknamed Mimi) to scan her patients in Hassle in the Castle.
Minor appearances
Like in the games, Zubat are commonly found in any random caves in the anime, and sometimes outdoors at night.
Another group of Zubat appeared in Leading a Stray!.
Pokédex entries
| Episode
| Pokémon
| Pokédex
| Entry
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| EP006
| Zubat
| Ash's Pokédex
| Zubat, blind Pokémon with supersonic powers. Zubat live in caves and hate to fly outside in daylight.
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| This concludes the entries from the original series.
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In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Zubat makes a cameo in the Red, Green & Blue chapter in Raging Rhydon as a Mt. Moon wild Pokémon.
In the TCG
- Main article: Zubat (TCG)
Game data
NPC appearances
Pokédex entries
| Gen
| Game
| Pokédex entry
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| I
| Red
| Forms colonies in perpetually dark places. Uses ultrasonic waves to identify and approach targets.
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| Blue
| Forms colonies in perpetually dark places. Uses ultrasonic waves to identify and approach targets.
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| Yellow
| Emits ultrasonic cries while it flies. They act as a sonar used to check for objects in its way.
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| Stadium
| It has neither eyes nor a nose. It emits ultrasonic cries that bounce back to its large ears, enabling it to fly safely.
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| II
| Gold
| While flying, it constantly emits ultrasonic waves from its mouth to check its surroundings.
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| Silver
| Capable of flying safely in dark places, it emits ultrasonic cries to check for any obstacles.
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| Crystal
| During the day, it gathers with others and hangs from the ceilings of old buildings and caves.
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| Stadium 2
| While flying, it constantly emits ultrasonic waves from its mouth to check its surroundings.
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| III
| Ruby
| Zubat remains quietly unmoving in a dark spot during the bright daylight hours. It does so because prolonged exposure to the sun causes its body to become slightly burned.
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| Sapphire
| Zubat avoids sunlight because exposure causes it to become unhealthy. During the daytime, it stays in caves or under the eaves of old houses, sleeping while hanging upside down.
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| Emerald
| While living in pitch-black caverns, their eyes gradually grew shut and deprived them of vision. They use ultrasonic waves to detect obstacles.
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| FireRed
| It has no eyes. Instead, it relies on its ultrasonic cries for echo location to flit about in darkness.
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| LeafGreen
| It forms colonies in perpetually dark places and uses ultrasonic waves to identify and approach targets.
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| IV
| Diamond
| Even though it has no eyes, it can sense obstacles using ultrasonic waves it emits from it mouth.
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| Pearl
| Disliking sunlight, it sleeps deep in forests and caves until sundown.
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| Platinum
| It checks its surroundings and location using reflections of the ultrasonic waves from its mouth.
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| HeartGold
| While flying, it constantly emits ultrasonic waves from its mouth to check its surroundings.
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| SoulSilver
| Capable of flying safely in dark places, it emits ultrasonic cries to check for any obstacles.
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Game locations
| Gen
| Game
| Rarity
| Area
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| I
| Red
| Blue
| Common
| Mt. Moon, Rock Tunnel, Seafoam Islands, and Victory Road
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| Yellow
| Common
| Mt. Moon, Rock Tunnel, Seafoam Islands, and Victory Road
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| II
| Gold
| Silver
| Common
| Routes 3, 4, 10, 30, 31, 32, 33 and 42, Rock Tunnel, Whirl Islands, Ilex Forest, Mt. Moon, Dark Cave, Ice Path, Mt. Mortar, Union Cave, Tohjo Falls, Burned Tower, and Slowpoke Well
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| Crystal
| Common
| Routes 3, 4, 9, 10, 30, 31, 32, 33 and 42, Rock Tunnel, Whirl Islands, Ilex Forest, Mt. Moon, Dark Cave, Ice Path, Mt. Mortar, Union Cave, Tohjo Falls, Burned Tower, and Slowpoke Well
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| III
| Ruby
| Sapphire
| Common
| Cave of Origin, Granite Cave, Meteor Falls, Seafloor Cavern, Shoal Cave, and Victory Road
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| Emerald
| Common
| Altering Cave, Cave of Origin, Granite Cave, Meteor Falls, Seafloor Cavern, Shoal Cave, and Victory Road
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| FireRed
| LeafGreen
| Common
| Icefall Cave, Lost Cave, Mt. Moon, Rock Tunnel, Seafoam Islands, and Victory Road
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| Colosseum
| None
| Trade
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| XD
| Common
| Cave Poké Spot
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| IV
| Diamond
| Pearl
| Common
| Iron Island, Ravaged Path, Oreburgh Gate, Oreburgh Mine, Wayward Cave, Mt. Coronet, Lost Tower (all times)
Routes 203, 204, 206, 207, 208, 209, 211, 216, and 217, Acuity Lakefront (night)
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| Platinum
| Common
| Iron Island, Ravaged Path, Oreburgh Gate, Oreburgh Mine, Wayward Cave, Mt. Coronet, Lost Tower (all times)
Routes 203, 204, 206, 207, 208, 209, 211, 214, and 216, Acuity Lakefront (night)
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| HeartGold
| SoulSilver
| Common
| Dark Cave, Union Cave, Slowpoke Well, Ilex Forest, Burned Tower, Mt. Mortar, Ice Path, Whirl Islands (all times)
Routes 32 and 33 (night)
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| Pal Park
| Mountain
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In side games
Held items
Stats
Base stats
| Stat
| Range
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| At Lv. 50
| At Lv. 100
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| 100 - 147
| 190 - 284
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| 45 - 106
| 85 - 207
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| 36 - 95
| 67 - 185
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| 31 - 90
| 58 - 174
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| 40 - 101
| 76 - 196
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| 54 - 117
| 103 - 229
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature.
- This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 40.
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Pokéthlon stats
Type effectiveness
| Weak to
| Resistant to
| Immune to
| Normal effectiveness
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Learnset
Zubat is capable of learning the following moves in Generation IV.
- Moves in bold are damaging moves to which STAB applies.
Generation IV
Other generation learnsets: II - III
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| Father
| Move
| Type
| Cat.
| Pwr.
| Acc.
| PP
| Contest
| Appeal
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| Starly, Staravia, Staraptor
| Brave Bird
| Flying
| Physical
| 120
| 100%
| 15
| Cute
| 2 ♥♥
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Farfetch'd
Aerodactyl
Skarmory
| Curse*
| ???
| Status
| —
| —%
| 10
| Tough
| 0
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| Murkrow, Honchkrow
| Faint Attack
| Dark
| Physical
| 60
| —%
| 20
| Smart
| 2 ♥♥
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| Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
| Gust
| Flying
| Special
| 40
| 100%
| 35
| Smart
| 3 ♥♥♥
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| Hoothoot, Noctowl
| Hypnosis
| Psychic
| Status
| —
| 60%
| 20
| Smart
| 2 ♥♥
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| Honchkrow
| Nasty Plot
| Dark
| Status
| —
| —%
| 20
| Cute
| 0
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Spearow, Fearow
Doduo, Dodrio
Murkrow, Honchkrow
Wingull, Pelipper
| Pursuit
| Dark
| Physical
| 40
| 100%
| 20
| Smart
| 1 ♥
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Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Doduo, Dodrio
Taillow, Swellow
Wingull, Pelipper
Starly, Staravia, Staraptor
| Quick Attack
| Normal
| Physical
| 40
| 100%
| 30
| Cool
| 2 ♥♥
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Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
Starly, Staravia, Staraptor
| Whirlwind
| Normal
| Status
| —
| 100%
| 20
| Smart
| 0
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| Hoothoot, Noctowl
| Zen Headbutt
| Psychic
| Physical
| 80
| 90%
| 15
| Beauty
| 2 ♥♥
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Bold indicates a move that gets STAB
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB from an evolution of this Pokémon
*Indicates a move only available by chain breeding
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Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- Zubat and its evolution, Golbat, have been in every single regional Pokédex.
- Zubat is the last Pokémon in alphabetical order.
- Zubat's Gold sprite has a coloring error: the rear of the left wing should be dark blue and not light purple. This was corrected for the Crystal version of the sprite.
- To date, every villainous team in the main series of games have had at least one of their members use Zubat and/or one of its evolutionary family members.
- Zubat is one of the few Pokémon with a Generation III back sprite that is noticeably different from its Generation II back sprite.
- Before Generation IV, Zubat was the only Poison-type to learn Faint Attack through breeding.
- Zubat is one of three Pokémon with no known eyes, the other two being Staryu and its evolution Starmie.
- Oddly, it can learn Mean Look though it has no eyes.
- Zubat is capable of learning Brave Bird despite not actually being based on a bird.
Origin
Naturally, Zubat's design is inspired by bats.
Name origin
Zubat may be a pun on a combination of the word bat and ずばっと zubatto, which is when an edged tool forcefully pierces something.
In other languages
- German: Zubat
- French: Nosferapti - Nosferatu is another word for vampire. The "rapti" part probably comes from the root rapt which relates to predatory characteristics. The "pti" can also come from petit (little), to go with the alto (high) in Golbat's French name.
- Korean: 주뱃 Jubaet
- Chinese (Taiwan): 超音蝠 (Chao Yin Fu) - Chinese for "supersonic bat".
- Chinese (Hong Kong): 波音蝠 (Po Yin Fu) - Chinese for "soundwave bat".
Related articles
External links
Notes
( Poison )
( Flying )
(Cut ×1)
For other sprites and images, please see Zubat images on Bulbagarden Archives.
