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Golbat Bat Pokémon ゴルバット Golbat #0042 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Poison Flying Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Inner Focus Cacophony Cacophony Infiltrator Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 90 (20.1%)
Breeding Egg Group Flying Hatch time 15 cycles
Height 5'03" 1.6 m Golbat 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 121.3 lbs. 55.0 kg Golbat 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 171 Gen. I-IV Unknown IV 159 V+	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 2 Golbat 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 2 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   Purple	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Golbat (Japanese: ゴルバット Golbat) is a dual-type Poison/Flying Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

It evolves from Zubat starting at level 22 and evolves into Crobat when leveled up with high friendship.

(Specifics may differ in past games. Refer to Game data→Evolution data for these details.)

Biology

Golbat is a large, blue, chiropteran Pokémon with purple wing membranes. It has small eyes with slit-like pupils, along with tiny triangular ears with purple insides, and a massive mouth with two fangs in each jaw. The fangs are smaller on a female Golbat. While its mouth seems to be otherwise empty, Golbat occasionally displays a long, purple tongue. It has short legs with long, tiny feet. Despite this, Golbat can walk skillfully on the ground.

Golbat's fangs have hollow tubes (similar to straws) specialized for sucking blood. While they are strong enough to pierce thick hide, they are also unexpectedly fragile. There are some Golbat that have missing fangs as a result of their hunger-fueled attempt to try drinking blood from Steel-type Pokémon. Golbat feeds on the blood of both Pokémon and humans and is capable of drinking over 10 ounces (300 milliliters) of blood in one sitting. It is gluttonous, and drinks so much blood that its blood type will change to that of its victim following a feed. It occasionally gorges itself to the extent that it becomes too heavy to fly, leaving itself vulnerable in turn. However, it is also willing to share gathered blood with other members of its kind that are hungry. One particular Golbat could utilize Supersonic to produce a magic mirror in its mouth for scrying to see things from a distance, even if walls or land are in the way. Golbat is nocturnal and can be found quite easily in caves.

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  Golbat hanging upside-down

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  Golbat with its mouth closed

Evolution

Golbat evolves from Zubat and evolves into Crobat.

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

Unevolved Zubat  Poison  Flying

→

First evolution Golbat  Poison  Flying

→

Second evolution Crobat  Poison  Flying

In the anime

Main series

Golbat in the anime

Major appearances

Brock's Golbat

Brock's Golbat evolved from Zubat in Hassle in the Castle. It eventually evolved into a Crobat in Control Freak!.

Koga's Golbat

In The Ninja Poké-Showdown, Koga's Zubat went up against Charmander in his rematch against Ash, and it was eventually defeated. It later reappeared in a flashback during The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!.

Other

In Round One - Begin!, a Golbat was the third Pokémon that Mandi used against Ash during the first round of the Indigo Plateau Conference. It was defeated by Kingler. It reappeared in a flashback in Friends to the End.

A Golbat appeared in Fight for the Meteorite under the ownership of multiple Team Magma Grunts.

In The Ribbon Cup Caper, Brodie used a Golbat to escape with Haze after stealing a golden Poké Ball.

In The Scheme Team, Agatha used a Golbat to save Ash's Pikachu from the hands of Team Rocket. Afterward, it worked together with Pikachu to send them blasting off.

Starting in Enter Galactic!, Team Galactic Grunts used multiple Golbat in several episodes of Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.

A Golbat appeared in Mutiny in the Bounty and Ill-Will Hunting!, under the ownership of J's henchmen.

A Golbat appeared in Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!, Meowth, Colress and Team Rivalry!, and Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals!, under the ownership of Team Plasma Grunts.

A Golbat appeared in Turning Heads and Training Hard!, under the ownership of a Team Skull Grunt.

A Golbat appeared in PK15.

In Battling in the Freezing Raid!, Goh caught a Golbat whilst exploring the Seafoam Islands.

Minor appearances

In The Whistle Stop, Brock's Zubat accidentally lured multiple Golbat with supersonic waves.

In The Power of One, multiple Golbat sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.

A Golbat appeared in the Japanese credits of Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.

In The Fortune Hunters, a Golbat was stolen by Butch and Cassidy.

In Hokey Poké Balls!, a Golbat was stolen by Team Rocket.

In That's Just Swellow, a Golbat participated in the Crossgate PokéRinger competition.

In Who's Flying Now?, a Golbat was featured in the Fortree City Feather Festival.

Multiple Golbat appeared in Destiny Deoxys.

Multiple Golbat appeared in a cave in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate! and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness.

In A Stealthy Challenge!, multiple Golbat ended up separating Ash, his friends, and Sanpei.

In To Top a Totem!, multiple Golbat flying in the air just as a Psyduck fell from the sky.

Multiple Golbat appeared in A Seasoned Search!.

A Golbat appeared in a flashback in Lulled to La-La Land!.

In I Choose You!, a Golbat was under the control of Marshadow.

A Golbat appeared in The Power of Us.

Multiple Golbat appeared in Evolving Research!.

In The Battlefield of Truth and Love!, a Golbat was watching Bewear and Stufful put on a performance in their hot springs.

A Golbat appeared in This Could be the Start of Something Big!.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Generations

Golbat in Pokémon Generations

A Golbat appeared in The Lake of Rage, under the ownership of a Team Rocket Grunt. Along with Grimer, Magnemite, Raticate, and Houndoom, it was defeated by Lance's Dragonite during Lance and Ethan's infiltration of the Team Rocket HQ.

In The Vision, a Team Magma Grunt's Golbat was defeated by Brendan's Sceptile during the pair's intrusion of the Team Magma Hideout.

Multiple Golbat appeared in The New World.

In the manga

Golbat in Pokémon Adventures

Ash & Pikachu

Two Golbat appeared in Two Groups Attacking! Magma VS. Aqua, one under the ownership of Tabitha and the other under the ownership of a Team Magma Grunt.

Magical Pokémon Journey

In Adventuring the Stone, Pikachu defeated a flock of Golbat so that he and the others could reach the legendary Stone of Adventure found deep within a cave.

Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure

A Golbat appeared in JBA4, under the ownership of a Team Rocket Grunt.

Pokémon Adventures

Main article: Koga's Golbat

Koga has a Golbat as one of his team members, which first appeared in That Awful Arbok!. It is special in that it is able to use Supersonic in order to project a clear visual of the locations of others, using its gaping mouth as a screen. Agatha also possesses a Golbat, which fought Koga's Golbat in Muk Raking.

Multiple Golbat appeared in Chinchou in Charge, where they attacked Misty, Brock, and Erika in the Tohjo Falls alongside multiple Zubat and Crobat.

A Golbat appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.

Multiple Golbat made cameo appearances in Guile from Mawile and Mashing Makuhita.

Much later, in My, My, My Mimic, a Golbat was caught by Carr to try to ambush Red and Blue. However, it was frozen and beaten by the newly arrived Lorelei.

Multiple Golbat appeared in Lucky Lucario I.

A Golbat appeared in Out-Odding Oddish, under the ownership of a Pokéathlon participant.

Team Rocket General Petrel owns a Golbat as a means of aerial transportation. It first appeared in Fortunately for Feraligatr.

A Team Plasma Grunt's Golbat was seen in The Final Battle: Crushed Ambition.

A Golbat appeared in A Photoshoot and the Abandoned Thrifty Megamart, where it was seen inside the abandoned Thrifty Megamart.

Plumeria's Golbat first appeared in Play the Melody That Echoes in the Altar, where it was seen chasing after Faba.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

Jupiter owns a Golbat that first appeared in Team Galactic's Conspiracy, Revealed!!.

Saturn also has a Golbat. It first appeared in Challenge! The Fortress Of Steel!!.

Golbat is commonly owned by Team Galactic Grunts. One first appeared in The Legendary Pokémon, Captured.

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

Black owns a Golbat in Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys.

Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All

A Golbat appeared in GDZ23.

Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~

A Golbat appeared in The Blue Scroll: Mitsunari, Kiyomasa, and Masanori, under the ownership of Nene.

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Green caught a Golbat in The Big Battle In The Viridian Forest!!.

Green caught a second Golbat in Receive the Moon Stone!! after it evolved from a Zubat.

A Golbat appeared in The Legendary Pokémon Appears!!.

A Golbat appeared in Fierce Competition at the Pokémon Baseball Tournament!, where it was one of the Pokémon that took part in a baseball match.

A Golbat appeared in Panic on the Luxury Liner?!, under the ownership of Agatha.

Giovanni sent out a Golbat in Good-Bye, Pikachu?! to force Red into surrendering Dratini over.

A Golbat appeared in Demanding Tests at the Pokémon School!.

In the TCG

Main article: Golbat (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Stadium 2: Golbat stars in the mini-game "Gutsy Golbat." The object is to fly around and collect as many hearts as can be collected; the player with the most hearts at the end of the cave is the winner.
• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team: Golbat is part of an unnamed rescue team that gathers at Pokémon Square just before the player and partner are able to access Magma Cavern.

Pokédex entries

Golbat in the Alola PokédexSM	Golbat in the Alola PokédexUSUM

Game locations

Generation I Red Blue Seafoam Islands, Victory Road, Cerulean Cave Blue (Japan) Seafoam Islands, Victory Road, Cerulean Cave Yellow Seafoam Islands, Victory Road, Cerulean Cave

Generation II Gold Silver Dark Cave (Blackthorn City side), Union Cave, Slowpoke Well, Mt. Mortar, Whirl Islands, Ice Path, Mt. Silver Cave, Victory Road, Tohjo Falls Crystal Dark Cave (Blackthorn City side), Union Cave, Slowpoke Well, Mt. Mortar, Whirl Islands, Ice Path, Mt. Silver Cave, Victory Road, Tohjo Falls (all times) Routes 28 and 42, Rock Tunnel, Mt. SilverNight

Generation III Ruby Sapphire Cave of Origin, Shoal Cave, Sky Pillar Meteor Falls, Seafloor Cavern, Victory Road (Surfing and walking) Emerald Cave of Origin, Shoal Cave, Sky Pillar Meteor Falls, Seafloor Cavern, Victory Road (Surfing and walking) FireRed LeafGreen Cerulean Cave, Icefall Cave, Lost Cave, Seafoam Islands, Victory Road Colosseum Trade XD Evolve Zubat

Generation IV Diamond Pearl Ravaged Path, Oreburgh Gate, Victory Road, Mt. Coronet (Surfing, all times) Stark Mountain, Mt. Coronet, Victory Road, Iron Island, Snowpoint Temple, Lost Tower, Turnback Cave (all times) Route 227Night Platinum Ravaged Path, Oreburgh Gate, Victory Road, Mt. Coronet (Surfing, all times) Stark Mountain, Oreburgh Gate, Mt. Coronet, Victory Road, Iron Island, Snowpoint Temple, Lost Tower, Turnback Cave (all times) Route 227, Sendoff SpringNight HeartGold SoulSilver Cliff Cave, Dark Cave, Ice Path, Mt. Mortar, Mt. Silver Cave, Slowpoke Well, Union Cave, Cerulean Cave, Seafoam Islands, Tohjo Falls, Whirl Islands, Victory Road Safari ZoneNight (Mountain and Savannah, default) Pal Park Mountain Pokéwalker Scary Cave, Quiet Cave

Generation V Black White Route 13, Giant Chasm Black 2 White 2 Dreamyard, Celestial Tower, Strange House

Generation VI X Y Evolve Zubat Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Meteor Falls, Cave of Origin, Seafloor Cavern, Shoal Cave, Scorched Slab, Victory Road, Sky Pillar, Sealed Chamber

Generation VII Sun Moon Thrifty Megamart (Abandoned Site), Mount Lanakila, Vast Poni Canyon, Resolution Cave Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Thrifty Megamart (Abandoned Site), Mount Lanakila, Vast Poni Canyon, Resolution Cave Lush Jungle (Cave), Diglett's Tunnel, Memorial Hill (SOS Battle) Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee Rock Tunnel, Pokémon Tower, Seafoam Islands, Victory Road, Cerulean Cave

Generation VIII Sword Shield TradeVersion 1.3.0+ Expansion Pass Tunnel to the Top, Roaring-Sea Caves (Wanderer) Frostpoint Field, Dyna Tree Hill, Giant's Bed, Frigid Sea, Ballimere Lake (Max Raid Battle) Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl Ravaged Path, Oreburgh Gate, Victory Road, Mt. Coronet (Surfing, all times) Stark Mountain, Mt. Coronet, Victory Road, Iron Island, Snowpoint Temple, Lost Tower, Turnback Cave (all times) Route 227Night Grand Underground - Grassland Cave, Spacious Cave, Swampy Cave, Sunlit Cavern, Bogsunk Cavern (After obtaining TM96 (Strength)) Legends: Arceus Obsidian Fieldlands: Deertrack HeightsNight, Windswept RunNight, Nature's PantryNight, Tidewater DamNight, The HeartwoodNight, Oreburrow TunnelNight and nearby (additional DayNight), near Obsidian FallsNight, massive mass outbreaks Crimson Mirelands: Cloudpool RidgeNight, near Diamond SettlementNight, Diamond HeathNight, Bolderoll SlopeNight Coronet Highlands: Heavenward LookoutNight, Wayward WoodNight, Wayward Cave, near Ancient QuarryNight Alabaster Icelands: Snowpoint Temple

Generation IX Scarlet Violet Unobtainable

In side games

Held items

Pokémon caught in Generation I must be traded to a Generation II game in order for a held item to appear.

Games		Held items
Red	Blue	Berry (100%)
Yellow
Legends: Arceus		Normal Chesto Berry (35%) Spoiled Apricorn (15%) Grit items by level Alpha Exp. Candy M (100%) Seed of Mastery (20%) Grit items by level

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball Acquisition: Evolve		Pokémon Pinball RS Acquisition: Evolve		Pokémon Trozei! Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -19% Friend Area: Echo Cave Phrases 51%-100% HP I don't let go when I chomp down! 26%-50% HP Bad trouble! My health is down to half. 1%-25% HP No... I feel faint... I need a transfusion... Level up I have leveled up! I demand more blood!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -4.5% IQ group: D
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon Body size: Standard (1 tile) How to Recruit: Introduced by Noivern Connected to: Noivern Connection Orb Set: 9 Phrases Normal I feel like sinking my teeth into something… You know what I'm talking about? Low HP (< 50%) I need to sink my teeth into something… Quick!
Pokémon Ranger Group: Poison Poké Assist: Poison Field move: (Gust ×2) Loops: 7 Min. exp.: 32 Max. exp.: 49 Browser entry R-059 With large wings that can cloak its body, Golbat can whip up gusting winds.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group: Flying Poké Assist: Flying Field move: (Crush ×2) Browser entry R-015 It lets loose supersonic waves and spits poison to attack.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poison Poké Assist: (present) Poison Field move: (present) (Cut ×3) Poké Assist: (past) Poison Field move: (past) (Cut ×1) Browser entry R-043/N-065 It attacks by scattering poison gas that makes Pokémon Tired.
Pokémon Rumble Attack ●●● Defense ●●● Speed ●●●			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●● Defense ●●● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.05 seconds Base HP: 54 Base Attack: 76 Base Defense: 54 Base Speed: 60
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: Golbat love the Cavern Zone. They agree that their favorite Attraction is Salamence's Air Ace.
Pokémon Conquest HP: ★★★ Move: Poison Fang Attack: ★★ Ability 1: Interference Ability 2: Inner Focus Ability 3: Sponge Defense: ★★★ Speed: ★★★★ Evolves from Zubat when its Speed is 55 or higher Evolves into Crobat when it has a link of 65% or higher Range: 4 Perfect Links: Nene, Sandayū, and Yoshi
Pokémon Battle Trozei Poison Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Poison Attack Power: 60 - 105 5 #318 Power of 4 Increases damage when you make a match of four.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 181 Base Attack: 161 Base Defense: 150 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 1 km Evolution Requirement: 100 Fast Attacks: Wing Attack, Bite Charged Attacks: Shadow Ball*, Air Cutter, Poison Fang, Ominous Wind†, Frustration, Return

Evolution data

Golbat evolves from Zubat starting at level 22 and evolves into Crobat when leveled up with high friendship. Golbat cannot evolve into Crobat in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen until the player obtains the National Pokédex, as its evolution will be interrupted. Golbat also cannot evolve into Crobat in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, as Crobat is not present in those games.

Unevolved Zubat  Poison  Flying

Level 22 →

First evolution Golbat  Poison  Flying

+ Level up with high friendship →

Second evolution Crobat  Poison  Flying

Sprites

Generation I Red Green Red Blue Yellow Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation II Gold Silver Crystal Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back
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 Let's Go, Pikachu! Let's Go, Eevee!
Generation VIII Sword Shield Male Shiny Male Female Shiny Female Legends: Arceus
This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation IX.
Cross-Generation HOME

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

Trivia

• No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Golbat and its evolutionary line.
  • Gobat and Zubat are the only Pokémon introduced in Generation I to currently have a unique type combination.
  • Golbat and its evolutionary line are the only Poison-type Pokémon in the Flying Egg Group.
• Golbat and its evolutionary line share their category with Woobat. They are all known as the Bat Pokémon.
• The depiction of Golbat's large tongue has been sporadic, having not appeared in any game in over a decade:
  • The only core series games to depict its tongue were Pokémon Red and Blue.
  • The last game to ever depict its tongue was Pokémon Battle Revolution.

Origin

Golbat seems to be based on a bat, particularly vampire bats, which bite other animals to feed on their blood. Its Poison type may be inspired by either the anticoagulant properties of vampire bat saliva or the fact that bats are infamous for spreading deadly diseases such as rabies. Its gaping maw could be a caricature of mythological vampires.

Name origin

Golbat may be a combination of gore, ghoul, and bat.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ゴルバット Golbat From gore, ghoul, and bat French Nosferalto From Nosferatu and alto Spanish Golbat Same as English/Japanese name German Golbat Same as English/Japanese name Italian Golbat Same as English/Japanese name Korean 골뱃 Golbat Transcription of Japanese name Mandarin Chinese 大嘴蝠 Dàzuǐfú From 大嘴 dà zuǐ and 蝠 fú Cantonese Chinese 大嘴蝠 Daaihjéuifūk* 大口蝠 Daaihháufūk* From 大嘴 daaih jéui and 蝠 fūk From 大口 daaihháu and 蝠 fūk

More languages Hindi गोलबैट Golbat Transcription of English name Lithuanian Golbatas From the English name Russian Голбат Golbat Transcription of English name Thai โกลแบท Konbaet Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

• Brock's Golbat
• Koga's Golbat

External links

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