For Crystal, we rate Crobat C-Tier: a niche pick in Crystal's meta. At 535 BST, it fits the pivot role. Toxic with Leftovers is the standard set.

What is Crobat weak to?

In Crystal, watch for Raikou (Electric), Lapras (Ice), and Alakazam (Psychic) when using Crobat. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Rock-type attackers are also a problem.

What role does Crobat play in battle?

Base 130 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. On offense, Crobat is a physical attacker with base 90 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a pivot.

What counters Crobat?

For Crystal, Crobat has answers, but so do you. Super-effective STAB from faster Pokemon is the simplest answer. Electric, Ice, and Psychic-type attackers hit hardest.

How do you use Crobat in battle?

In Crystal, use Crobat as a pivot. Physical side carries the damage. It outspeeds most threats,

Crobat - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Pivot

CTier

130Speed · Extreme

Stats & Training

Speed and Attack carry most of Crobat's stat budget. Sp. Atk's the obvious dump stat. Moderately hard to find and yields 3 Speed stat exp. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

High

HP85

Attack90

Defense80

Sp. Atk70

Sp. Def80

Speed130

Total535

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging90 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.8 m

Weight75.0 kg

Base XP241

Abilities

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

Inner Focus

Prevents flinching.

InfiltratorHA

Bypasses light screen, reflect, and safeguard.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+3

Strong Speed training target

Pokedex Entries

As a result of its pursuit of faster, yet more silent flight, a new set of wings grew on its hind legs.

Crystal

Crobat Weakness

Electric, Ice, Psychic, and Rock moves hit Crobat for super-effective damage. The upside? Ground-type moves can't touch it at all. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses.

Crobat Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Ice, Psychic, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Poison
0.25x (Resist)	Grass, Fighting, Bug
0x (Immune)	Ground

Type ChartGood

4Weak

4Resist

1Immune

Score+2

Gen II Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Ice Psychic Rock

½xResist

¼xResist

0xImmune

STAB (3)

How to Beat Crobat in Crystal (Best Counters)

In Crystal, Raikou can KO Crobat with Thunder (104-123%). Golem's Explosion hits Crobat for 81-95%. Jolteon deals 82-96% with Thunderbolt.

Raikou Electric	S
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves RestRecovery Sleep Talk ThunderSTAB Hidden Power Ice Damage vs Crobat Thunder 2x 104-123%KO View Raikou builds →
Golem RockGround	A
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves EarthquakeSTAB Explosion Rapid Spin RoarUtility Damage vs Crobat Explosion 81-95% Rapid Spin 16-20% View Golem builds →
Jolteon Electric	A
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves ThunderboltSTAB Baton Pass Thunder Wave GrowthSetup Damage vs Crobat Thunderbolt 2x 82-96% View Jolteon builds →
Jynx IcePsychic	B
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Ice Beam Lovely Kiss PsychicSTAB Thief Damage vs Crobat Ice Beam 2x 85-100%KO Psychic 2x 85-100%KO Thief 19-23% View Jynx builds →
Alakazam Psychic	B
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves PsychicSTAB RecoverRecovery Fire Punch Ice Punch Damage vs Crobat Psychic 2x 98-116%KO View Alakazam builds →

Crystal Evolution

End of the line. Crobat caps a three-stage chain that started at Zubat. Breeding produces the base form, and eggs are quick to hatch. Speed grew the most through evolution (+75 over Zubat), and Crobat peaks at 535 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#041Zubat

Level 22

#042Golbat

High Friendship

#169Crobat

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Zubat

PoisonFlying

Golbat

PoisonFlying

Crobat

PoisonFlying

75+35

85+10

ATK

80+35

90+10

DEF

70+35

80+10

SP.ATK

65+35

70+5

SP.DEF

75+35

80+5

SPE

90+35

130+40

BST

245D-Tier

455D-Tier+210

535B-Tier+80

ROLE

Balanced

Pivot

TYPE

Utility

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Crobat to get Zubat eggs easily using 19 partners from the Flying egg group. Notable egg moves include Feint Attack, Gust, Pursuit and 2 more.

Egg Groups

Flying

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

5moves

Breed With (best first)

Crystal Crobat Best Moveset

Best Build

Experimental

Support

Ability

Not in Gen 2

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Nature

Not in Gen 2

Support Moveset

ToxicUtility
Confuse Ray
Giga Drain
HazeUtility

Recommended Teammates

SteelixDecent

Moves

Don't skip the egg moves. Crobat picks up Feint Attack and Gust only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Fly and Wing Attack while Bug and Dark coverage and more adds range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Leech Life

—2010010Bug

Lv 1

Screech

D—8540Normal

Lv 1

Supersonic

——5520Normal

Lv 6

Supersonic

——5520Normal

Lv 12

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 19

Confuse Ray

A—10010Ghost

Lv 30

Wing Attack

B6010035Flying

Lv 42

Mean Look

D——5Normal

Lv 55

Haze

B——30Ice

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM03

Curse

C——10Ghost

TM43

Detect+4

D——5Fighting

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM20

Endure+4

D——10Normal

HM02

Fly

C709515Flying

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

A751005Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM35

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM13

Snore

—4010015Normal

TM47

Steel Wing

B709025Steel

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM34

Swagger

C—8515Normal

TM39

Swift

D60—20Normal

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

S—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Feint Attack

D60—20Dark

Egg

Gust

—4010035Flying

Egg

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Egg

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Egg

Whirlwind-6

C——20Normal

Tutor Moves

Crobat can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Crobat in Crystal

No wild encounters for Crobat. The 3-stage chain runs through Zubat, which you can catch at solid rates from the locations below. Evolve with high friendship once you've got the levels.

How to Obtain Crobat in Crystal

The path to Crobat starts with Zubat at Lv. 2-53 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.

Step 1Catch Zubat
Slowpoke Well - 1F
Grass Lv.5-8 Cave
85%Early
Mt. Mortar - B1F
Grass Lv.15-17 Cave
60%Early
Union Cave - B1F
Grass Lv.6-8 Cave
50%Early
Morning/day
Route 33
Grass Lv.6 Route
40%Early
Night
Rock Tunnel - 1F
Grass Lv.12-15 Cave
40%Early
Night
Rock Tunnel - B1F
Grass Lv.12-15 Cave
40%Early
Night
Dark Cave - West
Grass Lv.2-4 Cave
39%Early
Dark Cave - West
Grass Lv.2 Cave
34%Early
Swarm active
Dark Cave - West
Grass Lv.2-4 Cave
34%Early
Morning
Union Cave - B1F
Grass Lv.6 Cave
30%Early
Night
Mt. Moon - 1F
Grass Lv.6 Cave
30%Early
Route 42
Grass Lv.14 Route
30%Early
Night
Mt. Mortar - 1F North
Grass Lv.15 Cave
30%Early
Day
Mt. Mortar - 1F North
Grass Lv.15 Cave
30%Early
Night
Union Cave - 1F
Grass Lv.5-7 Cave
25%Early
Morning/day
Route 32
Grass Lv.6 Route
10%Early
Night
Route 3
Grass Lv.6 Route
10%Early
Night
Route 4
Grass Lv.6 Route
10%Early
Night
Rock Tunnel - 1F
Grass Lv.12 Cave
10%Early
Morning/day
Rock Tunnel - B1F
Grass Lv.12 Cave
10%Early
Morning/day
Burned Tower - 1F
Grass Lv.14 Building
10%Early
Burned Tower - B1F
Grass Lv.15 Building
10%Early
Route 30
Grass Lv.3 Route
5%Early
Night
Route 31
Grass Lv.4 Route
5%Early
Night
Union Cave - 1F
Grass Lv.7 Cave
5%Early
Night
Mt. Mortar - 1F South
Grass Lv.13 Cave
5%Early
Route 10
Grass Lv.15 Route
5%Early
Night
Route 9
Grass Lv.15 Route
5%Early
Night
Slowpoke Well - B1F
Grass Lv.19-23 Cave
85%Mid
Union Cave - B2F
Grass Lv.22 Cave
50%Mid
Morning/day
Ice Path - 1F
Grass Lv.22 Ice
30%Mid
Union Cave - B2F
Grass Lv.22 Cave
30%Mid
Night
Tohjo Falls
Grass Lv.22 Water
30%Mid
Dark Cave - East
Grass Lv.23 Cave
30%Mid
Ice Path - B1F
Grass Lv.23 Ice
30%Mid
Whirl Islands - 1F
Grass Lv.23 Water
30%Mid
Ice Path - B2F
Grass Lv.24 Ice
30%Mid
Whirl Islands - B1F
Grass Lv.24 Water
30%Mid
Ice Path - B3F
Grass Lv.25 Ice
30%Mid
Whirl Islands - B2F
Grass Lv.25 Water
30%Mid
Whirl Islands - B2F Inner Cave
Grass Lv.26 Water
30%Mid
Train until Level 22
Step 2Catch or Evolve Golbat
Mt. Mortar - 1F North
Grass Lv.15 Cave
10%Early
Mt. Mortar - 1F South
Grass Lv.13 Cave
5%Early
Rock Tunnel - B1F
Grass Lv.15 Cave
5%Early
Night
Ice Path - 1F
Grass Lv.22-24 Ice
30%Mid
Union Cave - B2F
Grass Lv.22 Cave
30%Mid
Ice Path - B1F
Grass Lv.23-25 Ice
29%Mid
Ice Path - B2F
Grass Lv.24-26 Ice
25%Mid
Mt. Mortar - B1F
Grass Lv.17 Cave
20%Mid
Tohjo Falls
Grass Lv.24 Water
20%Mid
Ice Path - B3F
Grass Lv.25 Ice
20%Mid
Route 42
Grass Lv.16 Route
15%Mid
Night
Mt. Mortar - 2F
Grass Lv.30 Cave
15%Mid
Night
Whirl Islands - 1F
Grass Lv.24-25 Water
10%Mid
Night
Whirl Islands - B1F
Grass Lv.25-26 Water
10%Mid
Night
Whirl Islands - B2F
Grass Lv.26-27 Water
10%Mid
Night
Whirl Islands - B2F Inner Cave
Grass Lv.27-28 Water
10%Mid
Night
Dark Cave - East
Grass Lv.23 Cave
5%Mid
Slowpoke Well - B1F
Grass Lv.23 Cave
5%Mid
Whirl Islands - 1F
Grass Lv.25 Water
5%Mid
Morning/day
Whirl Islands - B1F
Grass Lv.26 Water
5%Mid
Morning/day
Whirl Islands - B2F
Grass Lv.27 Water
5%Mid
Morning/day
Whirl Islands - B2F Inner Cave
Grass Lv.28 Water
5%Mid
Morning/day
Mt. Mortar - 2F
Grass Lv.30 Cave
5%Mid
Day
Mt. Silver - 1F
Grass Lv.42-46 Cave
45%Late
Night
Victory Road - 1F
Grass Lv.34 Cave
30%Late
Night
Mt. Silver - Outside
Grass Lv.40-44 Cave
30%Late
Night
Route 28
Grass Lv.40-42 Route
30%Late
Night
Victory Road - 1F
Grass Lv.34 Cave
10%Late
Morning/day
Mt. Silver - 1F
Grass Lv.45 Cave
5%Late
Morning/day
Mt. Silver - Side chambers
Grass Lv.46-50 Cave
80%Post
Morning/day
Mt. Silver - 2F
Grass Lv.46-48 Cave
50%Post
Night
Mt. Silver - Side chambers
Grass Lv.46-50 Cave
50%Post
Night
Mt. Silver - Summit
Grass Lv.49-53 Cave
45%Post
Night
Mt. Silver - 2F
Grass Lv.46-48 Cave
30%Post
Morning/day
Mt. Silver - Summit
Grass Lv.51 Cave
30%Post
Morning/day
or evolve from Zubat (Step 1)
Friendship
Step 3Crobat ✓

Crobat Guide

For Crystal, we rate Crobat C-Tier: a niche pick in Crystal's meta. At 535 BST, it fits the pivot role. Toxic with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Crystal, watch for Raikou (Electric), Lapras (Ice), and Alakazam (Psychic) when using Crobat. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Rock-type attackers are also a problem.
Base 130 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. On offense, Crobat is a physical attacker with base 90 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a pivot.
For Crystal, Crobat has answers, but so do you. Super-effective STAB from faster Pokemon is the simplest answer. Electric, Ice, and Psychic-type attackers hit hardest.
In Crystal, use Crobat as a pivot. Physical side carries the damage. It outspeeds most threats,

Game Availability

Available in 18 titles since its debut in Gold & Silver, Crobat spans 9 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in most mainline games.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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