Woobat (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Woobat (disambiguation).

Woobat Bat Pokémon コロモリ Koromori #0527 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Psychic Flying Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Unaware or Klutz Cacophony Cacophony Simple Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 190 (35.2%)
Breeding Egg Groups Field and Flying Hatch time 15 cycles
Height 1'04" 0.4 m Woobat 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 4.6 lbs. 2.1 kg Woobat 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 65	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 1 Woobat 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 1 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Blue	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Woobat (Japanese: コロモリ Koromori) is a dual-type Psychic/Flying Pokémon introduced in Generation V.

It evolves into Swoobat when leveled up with high friendship.

Biology

Woobat is a blue, spherical Pokémon, resembling a Honduran White Bat. It is covered in shaggy fur and has a large, piggish nose with a heart-shaped nostril. Two tufts of shaggy fur hide its eyes, and its mouth has a single fang in the center of its upper jaw. There are two relatively small, black wings on either side of its body.

Woobat's nose serves various purposes: It uses ultrasonic waves from its nostrils for echolocation, and it can also be used to grip walls as Woobat sleeps, which leaves heart-shaped marks on the walls of caves. A Woobat's heart-shaped mark is said to give good fortune to whoever it leaves its mark on. Woobat preys on bug Pokémon and is known to live in caves and dark forests.

Evolution

Woobat evolves into Swoobat.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

Unevolved Woobat  Psychic  Flying

→

First evolution Swoobat  Psychic  Flying

In the anime

Main series

Woobat in the anime

Major appearances

Jessie's Woobat

In Enter Iris and Axew!, Jessie caught a Woobat while in a cave with James and Meowth. She used him to battle Ash and Iris. He managed to defeat Ash's newly caught Pidove, but was defeated by Oshawott's Water Gun. Jessie had to give Woobat to Giovanni as a sign that they accomplished something in Unova.

Other

In Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!, two wild Woobat attacked Ash and his Sewaddle. They were then scared off thanks to the teamwork between Sewaddle and Pikachu.

Minor appearances

Multiple Woobat debuted alongside Jessie's in Enter Iris and Axew!.

In Dancing With the Ducklett Trio!, multiple Woobat scared Sandile.

Multiple Woobat appeared in White—Victini and Zekrom and Black—Victini and Reshiram.

Two Woobat appeared in A Maractus Musical!, with one appearing in a flashback.

A Trainer's Woobat appeared in Cilan Takes Flight.

A Trainer's Woobat appeared in Climbing the Tower of Success!.

In Expedition to Onix Island!, multiple Woobat were living at a deserted island.

A Trainer's Woobat appeared in Mission: Defeat Your Rival!.

In Genesect and the Legend Awakened, multiple Woobat were living at Pokémon Hills.

Two Woobat appeared in the ending credits of Eevee & Friends.

Multiple Woobat appeared in A Pokémon of a Different Color!.

In Celebrating the Hero's Comet!, multiple Woobat were living at an unnamed island in the Decolore Islands.

A Woobat appeared in A Fashionable Battle!.

A Woobat appeared in Cloudy Fate, Bright Future!, under the ownership of a Psychic.

Two Woobat appeared in Raid Battle in The Ruins!, with one under the ownership of a Trainer and the other being a resident of the Colossus Ruins at the Desert Resort.

A Trainer's Woobat appeared during a flashback in HZ019.

A Woobat appeared in HZ022.

Pokémon Evolutions

A Woobat briefly appeared in a flashback The Plan as one of the Pokémon that N had befriended while living in a forest as a child.

In the manga

Woobat in Pokémon Adventures

Pocket Monsters BW: Good Partners

A Woobat appeared in a fantasy in BWGP01.

Multiple Woobat appeared in BWGP04, with one under the ownership of Takurō and the rest being wild.

Pocket Monsters BW

A Woobat appeared in Pocket Monsters BW.

Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder

A Woobat appeared in Justice Trainer Shin Appears!.

A Woobat appeared in The King's Identity...!!.

Pocket Monsters HGSS

A Woobat appeared in PMHGSS23.

Pokémon Adventures

In A Nickname for Tepig, Black was attacked by a wild Woobat. Eventually, he manages to defeat it.

A Woobat, nicknamed Charlotte, is one of the Pokémon employed by White in her BW Agency and is used for comedic roles. It first appeared in Lights, Camera...Action.

A Trainer's Woobat appeared in An Odd Speech.

Two Woobat appeared in N's flashback in Listening to Pokémon.

Multiple Woobat appeared in Battle at the Dreamyard.

A Woobat sitting on its Trainer's shoulder in Castelia City appeared in The Case of the Missing Pokémon, where they watch as Tep trying to find the person who kidnapped Bianca's Litwick.

Multiple Woobat appeared in Mine Mayhem.

A Woobat appeared in Up in the Air.

A Woobat liberated by Team Plasma appeared in The Final Battle: Crushed Ambition.

A Student's Woobat appeared in Epilogue: Graduation Ceremony.

Pokédex entries

In the TCG

Main article: Woobat (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Generations V-VI

Generation VII onward

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Side game data

Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●● Defense ● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 2.08 seconds Base HP: 52 Base Attack: 69 Base Defense: 46 Base Speed: 60
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond PokéPark Pad entry: Woobat came from the Crag Area with Ferrothorn. They like their new home and enjoy flying around.
Pokémon Battle Trozei Psychic Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Psychic Attack Power: 50 - 100 5 #670 Eject Removes one non-Support Pokémon icon without fail.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 163 Base Attack: 107 Base Defense: 85 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 1 km Evolution Requirement: 50 + 1 km Fast Attacks: Confusion, Air Slash Charged Attacks: Air Cutter, Aerial Ace, Psyshock
New Pokémon Snap Photodex entry #207 Woobat love dark environments. It looks like they left those heart-shaped markings on the ruin walls. They use the suction from their nostrils to stick themselves to walls while they sleep.

Evolution data

Unevolved Woobat  Psychic  Flying

+ Level up with high friendship →

First evolution Swoobat  Psychic  Flying

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back
Generation VIII Sword Shield
This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation IX.
Cross-Generation HOME

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

Trivia

• Woobat was first seen on concept art from Pokémon the Series: Black & White along with Servine, Dewott, and Axew.
• Karl, a character in Zoroark: Master of Illusions, wears a baseball cap with a Woobat depicted on it. As Woobat's official reveal was four days before the movie's release in Japan, the reveal of Karl's design was the first time Woobat's existence was hinted at.
• Woobat's evolutionary family has several similarities with Zubat's. All of the members of both lines are called the Bat Pokémon (excluding Swoobat), live in caves or other dark places, and have no visible eyes at their respective unevolved states; furthermore, members of both lines reach their respective fully evolved forms by friendship, and both have similar Shiny forms (with green main bodies). Also, Woobat and Zubat have somewhat similar English names, both having rhyming prefixes and bat as a suffix.
• Woobat shares its category with the Zubat evolutionary family. They are all known as the Bat Pokémon.
• Woobat is the only unevolved Pokémon that received an increase to its base stats in Generation VII.

Origin

Bulbanews has an article related to this subject:

On the Origin of Species: Woobat

Woobat appears to be based on the Honduran white bat (a white species of fruit bat) and a literal interpretation of a heart-nosed bat. It also bears some resemblance to a vampire bat, despite its difference in diet. The hair covering its eyes may be a reference to bad eyesight of bats. Its shiny form's pale green coloration is likely inspired by the Honduran white bat's tent-making behavior, living beneath leaves that filter sunlight to give the bats a camouflaging greenish appearance. Woobat's nose resembles a rubber stamp, befitting its signature move, Heart Stamp. Its single tooth resembles baby teeth which may allude to its status as the first stage Pokémon with low base stats.

Name origin

Woobat may be a combination of woo and bat. It may also involve wool from its woolly appearance.

Koromori may be a combination of 心 kokoro (heart) or コロコロ korokoro (onomatopoeia for lightly rolling) and 蝙蝠 kōmori (bat).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese コロモリ Koromori From 心 kokoro or コロコロ korokoro and 蝙蝠 kōmori French Chovsourir From chauve-souris and sourire Spanish Woobat Same as English name German Fleknoil From Fledermaus and Fellknäuel Italian Woobat Same as English name Korean 또르박쥐 Ttorbakjwi From 또르르 ttoreureu and 박쥐 bakjwi Mandarin Chinese 滾滾蝙蝠 / 滚滚蝙蝠 Gǔngǔnbiānfú From 滾滾 / 滚滚 gǔngǔn and 蝙蝠 biānfú Cantonese Chinese 滾滾蝙蝠 Gwángwánpīnfūk From 滾滾 gwángwán and 蝙蝠 pīnfūk

More languages Russian Вубат Vubat Transcription of English name Thai โคโรโมริ Khoromori Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

• Jessie's Woobat

External links

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