Zubat (Pokémon)
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| Zubat ズバット Zubat | |
 Artwork from FR/LG | |
| Pronunciation | zoo-bat [1] |
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| Types | Poison/Flying |
| Species | Bat Pokémon |
| Kanto Dex National Dex | #041 |
| Johto Dex | #037 |
| Hoenn Dex | #063 |
| Sinnoh Dex | #028 |
| Fiore Browser | R-058 |
| Almia Browser | R-014 |
| Height | 2′07″ (0.8m) |
| Weight | 16.5 lbs. (7.5kg) |
| Ability | Inner Focus |
| Egg group | Flying |
| Time to hatch | 3,840 steps |
| Effort yield | 1 Spd |
| Exp. yield | 54 base exp. |
| Lv. 100 at | 1,000,000 exp. |
| Gender | 50% ♀/50% ♂ |
| Pokédex color | Purple |
| Catch rate | 255 |
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Zubat (Japanese: ズバット Zubat) is a dual-type Poison/Flying Pokémon.
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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. Zubat 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
Habitat
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 fruit and Venomoth.
In the anime
Brock had a Zubat that he caught at Mt. Moon. It later evolved into a Golbat and then a Crobat.
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.
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
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2: Zubat is a member of Team Skull, along with Koffing and the leader Skuntank.
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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| Yellow | Emits ultrasonic cries while it flies. They act as a sonar used to check for objects in its way. | |
| Stadium | It has neither eyes nor a nose. It emits ultrasonic cries that bounce back to its large ears, enabling it to fly safely. | |
| II | Gold | While flying, it constantly emits ultrasonic waves from its mouth to check its surroundings. |
| Silver | Capable of flying safely in dark places, it emits ultrasonic cries to check for any obstacles. | |
| Crystal | During the day, it gathers with others and hangs from the ceilings of old buildings and caves. | |
| Stadium 2 | While flying, it constantly emits ultrasonic waves from its mouth to check its surroundings. | |
| 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. |
| 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. | |
| Emerald | While living in pitch-black caverns, their eyes gradually grew shut and deprived them of vision. They use ultrasonic waves to detect obstacles. | |
| FireRed | It has no eyes. Instead, it relies on its ultrasonic cries for echo location to flit about in darkness. | |
| LeafGreen | It forms colonies in perpetually dark places and uses ultrasonic waves to identify and approach targets. | |
| IV | Diamond | Even though it has no eyes, it can sense obstacles using ultrasonic waves it emits from it mouth. |
| Pearl | Disliking sunlight, it sleeps deep in forests and caves until sundown. | |
| Platinum | JPIt finds out about its surroundings and its own whereabouts by the reverberations of the ultrasonic waves it releases from its mouth. |
Game locations
In side games
| Game | Location |
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| Pokémon Channel | Ruins of Truth |
| Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire | Hatch from egg |
| Pokémon Trozei! | Phobos Drill Endless Level 19 Trozei Battle Mr. Who's Den |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Red and Blue) | Lapis Cave (1F-3F) Murky Cave (1F-5F) |
| Pokémon Ranger | Krokka Tunnel |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Time and Darkness) | Aegis Cave |
| Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia | Ranger School Marine Cave |
Base stats
| HP: | 40 | |
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| Attack: | 45 | |
| Defense: | 35 | |
| Special: | 40 | |
| SpAtk: | 30 | |
| SpDef: | 40 | |
| Speed: | 55 |
The Special stat was used only in Generation I; it was later split into Special Attack and Special Defense.
Type effectiveness
| Weak to | Resistant to | Immune to | Normal effectiveness |
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Learnset
Zubat is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.
By leveling up
| Generation IV Other generation learnsets: I - II - III | ||||||||
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| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Contest | Appeal |
| Start | Leech Life | Bug | Physical | 20 | 100% | 15 | Smart | 1 ♥
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| Start | Supersonic | Normal | Status | — | 55% | 20 | Smart | 2 ♥♥
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| Start | Astonish | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100% | 15 | Smart | 3 ♥♥♥
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| Start | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100% | 25 | Tough | 3 ♥♥♥
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| 17 | Wing Attack | Flying | Physical | 60 | 100% | 35 | Cool | 3 ♥♥♥
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| 21 | Confuse Ray | Ghost | Status | — | 100% | 10 | Smart | 2 ♥♥
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| 25 | Air Cutter | Flying | Special | 55 | 95% | 25 | Cool | 3 ♥♥♥
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| 29 | Mean Look | Normal | Status | — | —% | 5 | Beauty | 2 ♥♥
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| 33 | Poison Fang | Poison | Physical | 50 | 100% | 15 | Smart | 2 ♥♥
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| 37 | Haze | Ice | Status | — | —% | 30 | Beauty | 2 ♥♥
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| 41 | Air Slash | Flying | Special | 75 | 95% | 20 | Cool | 0 |
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By TM/HM
By breeding
By tutoring
| Generation III and IV Other generation learnsets: II - III | ||||||||||||||
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| Game | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Contest | Appeal | ||||||
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Air Cutter | Flying | Special | 55 | 95% | 25 | Cool | 3 ♥♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100% | 15 | Tough | 0 |
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Endure | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 100 | 90% | 10 | Beauty | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Mimic | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Cute | 0 |
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Ominous Wind | Ghost | Special | 60 | 100% | 5 | Smart | 0 |
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Psych Up | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Smart | 0 |
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Snore | Normal | Special | 40 | 100% | 15 | Cute | 3 ♥♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Smart | 1 ♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90% | 15 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Swift | Normal | Special | 60 | —% | 20 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Twister | Dragon | Special | 40 | 100% | 20 | Cool | 3 ♥♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Uproar | Normal | Special | 50 | 100% | 10 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | 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 only from an evolution of this Pokémon A colored initial indicates that the move is not available to be tutored in this game, while a colored background indicates that the move is available. | ||||||||||||||
Side game data
| Pokémon Pinball | ||
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| Acquisition: Catch | 
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| Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire | ||
| Acquisition: Hatch | 
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| Pokémon Trozei! | ||
| Rarity: Common |
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| 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: 
| Loops: 2 | Minimum Experience: 18 |
| Poké Assist:
| 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: 
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| Field Move: Cut |
Evolution
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| III | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | ||