Zubat (Pokémon)

Zubat ズバット Zubat

Artwork from FR/LG

Types Species  Poison  Flying  Bat Pokémon Ability Exp. at 100 Inner Focus 1,000,000 Pokédex Kanto #041 Johto #037 Hoenn #063 Sinnoh #028 Browser Fiore R-058 Almia R-014 Height Weight 2'07" 16.5 lbs. Pokédex color Body style Footprint Catch rate Purple 255 Gender ratio   50% male   50% female Egg groups Egg cycles Flying 16 (4080 steps*) EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 1 Exp. 54 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Pokémon Palace Network Pokédex (Gen. I-III) On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV On Eevee's Pokédex (Gen. I-IV) On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex (Gen. IV) On Serebii's Pokédex: Generation I/II Generation III (Spin-Off games) Generation IV (Spin-Off games) On Azure Heights Pokédex (Gen. I) On Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex (Gen. I-II) On Ultimate Pokémon Center Pokédex (Gen. I-IV) Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

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

Cave Pokémon

Since Zubat don't prefer sunlight, they can be found quite easily in caves, particularly in caverns with limestone, which enhances their ultrasonic radar.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

At night it goes in search of other Pokémon and sometimes humans to suck blood from.

In the anime

A flock of Zubat.

Major appearances

Brock's Zubat

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

In the manga

In the Pokémon Special manga

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

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2: Zubat is a member of Team Skull, along with Koffing and the leader Skuntank.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Zubat is capable of learning the following moves in Generation IV.

• Moves in bold are damaging moves to which STAB applies.

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball
	Acquisition: Catch
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Hatch
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 13.7%	Friend Area: Echo Cave
Phrases
51%-100% HP	My ultrasonic radar makes me fearless!
26%-50% HP	Uh-oh, bad news. Half HP...
1%-25% HP	It's no good... I can't fly straight anymore...
Level Up	Oh, hey! I leveled up!
Pokémon Ranger
Group:  Poison	Loops: 2	Minimum Experience: 18
Poké Assist: ( Poison )	Field Move: None	Maximum Experience: 38
"Zubat prefers dark places like caves. It uses ultrasonic waves to attack."
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 5.5%	IQ Group: D
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Group:  Flying	Poké Assist: ( Flying )	Field Move: (Cut ×1)
"It flits around and releases supersonic waves to attack."

Evolution

	Unevolved	→ Level 22	First evolution	→ Happiness	Second evolution
	Zubat  Poison  Flying		Golbat  Poison  Flying		Crobat  Poison  Flying

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
			File:Spr 3e 041 s.gif
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
			File:Spr 4p 041 m.png	NO SPRITES AVAILABLE
			File:Spr 4p 041 m s.png

For other sprites and images, please see Zubat images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Zubat and its evolution, Golbat, have been in every single regional Pokédex.
• Oddly, Zubat can learn Mean Look though it has no eyes.
• 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.
• Zubat's lacking of eyes could be an allusion to the old saying, "blind as a bat".
• Before Generation IV, Zubat was the only Poison-type to learn Faint Attack through breeding.
• Zubat and its evolutions are the only Pokémon to have three double resistances.

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

• Brock's Zubat

External links

Notes

This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species.