What does Noibat evolve into?

Noibat evolves into Noivern at level 48. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 245 BST.

At what level does Noibat evolve?

Noibat evolves into Noivern at level 48. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

In X & Y, Noibat does the job early-game if you need a Flying/Dragon type on your team. Evolve it into Noivern before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Where can you catch Noibat?

Noibat is catchable in X & Y. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 6 other games across the series.

Noibat - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

55Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Noibat's stats barely vary. None sit in respectable range with no real gaps. It's a blank slate for EV investment. Worth 1 Speed EV, medium-fast 1M XP curve to max.

Base Stats

Below

HP40

Attack30

Defense35

Sp. Atk45

Sp. Def40

Speed55

Total245

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.5 m

Weight8.0 kg

Base XP49

Abilities

Frisk

Reveals an opponent's held item upon entering battle.

Infiltrator

Bypasses light screen, reflect, and safeguard.

TelepathyHA

Protects against friendly Pokémon's damaging moves.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

They live in pitch-black caves. Their enormous ears can emit ultrasonic waves of 200,000 hertz.

Noibat Weakness

Type-wise, Noibat takes extra damage from Ice, Rock, Dragon, and Fairy. Watch out for Ice attacks, those deal 4x damage. Ground moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. It resists 5 types, giving it decent defensive coverage.

Noibat Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Ice
2x (Weak)	Rock, Dragon, Fairy
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Water, Fighting, Bug
0.25x (Resist)	Grass
0x (Immune)	Ground

Type ChartGood

4Weak

5Resist

1Immune

Score-1

4xCritical

Ice

2xWeak

Rock Dragon Fairy

½xResist

Fire Water Fighting Bug

¼xResist

Grass

0xImmune

Ground

STAB (4)

Grass Fighting Bug Dragon

How to Beat Noibat in X & Y (Best Counters)

Carbink RockFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 MoonblastLv. 50 Power GemLv. 46 Dazzling GleamTM99 Damage vs Noibat Stone Edge 2x 128-151%KO Moonblast 2x 110-130%KO Power Gem 2x 95-112%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x 95-112%KO View Carbink builds →
Klefki SteelFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Play RoughLv. 43 Dazzling GleamTM99 Draining KissLv. 18 Fairy WindLv. 5 Damage vs Noibat Play Rough 2x 163-193%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x 133-157%KO Draining Kiss 2x 83-99% Fairy Wind 2x 69-81% View Klefki builds →
Dedenne ElectricFairy	C
Available Move Moves Play RoughLv. 42 Damage vs Noibat Play Rough 2x 128-151%KO View Dedenne builds →
Cryogonal Ice	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Freeze-DryLv. 50 Aurora BeamLv. 25 Damage vs Noibat Blizzard 4x 417-490%KO Ice Beam 4x 341-402%KO Freeze-Dry 4x 270-318%KO Aurora Beam 4x 248-292%KO View Cryogonal builds →
Amaura RockIce	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Stone EdgeTM71 Ice BeamTM13 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Noibat Blizzard 4x 319-376%KO Stone Edge 2x 143-170%KO Ice Beam 4x 261-308%KO Rock Slide 2x 108-128%KO View Amaura builds →

X & Y Evolution

Noibat evolves into Noivern. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A decent partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 290 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#714Noibat

Level 48

#715Noivern

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Noibat

FlyingDragon

Noivern

FlyingDragon

85+45

ATK

70+40

DEF

80+45

SP.ATK

97+52

SP.DEF

80+40

SPE

123+68

BST

245D-Tier

535A-Tier+290

ROLE

Balanced

Pivot

TYPE

Utility

Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Noibat easily with 50 breeding partners from the Dragon and Flying egg groups. Pass egg moves like Outrage, Snatch, Switcheroo and 1 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

DragonFlying

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

4moves

Breed With (best first)

X & Y Noibat Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 6.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

The egg pool carries weight here. Outrage and Snatch aren't available any other way for Noibat, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Draco Meteor and Outrage for solid options.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Screech

——8540Normal

Lv 1

Supersonic

——5520Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

D5010035Normal

Lv 5

Leech Life

D2010010Bug

Lv 11

Gust

—4010035Flying

Lv 13

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 16

Wing Attack

—6010035Flying

Lv 18

Agility

C——30Psychic

Lv 23

Air Cutter

D609525Flying

Lv 27

Roost

C——10Flying

Lv 31

Razor Wind

D8010010Normal

Lv 35

Tailwind

C——15Flying

Lv 40

Whirlwind-6

C——20Normal

Lv 43

Super Fang

D—9010Normal

Lv 48

Air Slash

D759515Flying

Lv 58

Hurricane

D1107010Flying

TM Moves

TM62

Acrobatics

D5510015Flying

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

D7510015Fighting

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

HM01

Cut

D509530Normal

TM97

Dark Pulse

D8010015Dark

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

D10010015Psychic

TM49

Echoed Voice

D4010015Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

HM02

Fly

D909515Flying

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM19

Roost

C——10Flying

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM65

Shadow Claw

D7010015Ghost

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

D12010010Grass

TM51

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM41

Torment

——10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM89

U-turn

D7010020Bug

TM93

Wild Charge

D9010015Electric

TM81

X-Scissor

D8010015Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Outrage

D12010010Dragon

Egg

Snatch+4

———10Dark

Egg

Switcheroo

C—10010Dark

Egg

Tailwind

C——15Flying

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Draco Meteor

C130905Dragon

X & Y Noibat Locations

A solid number of locations for Noibat with decent spawn rates across late-game routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.

Best Locations to Catch Noibat in X & Y

walking encounters for Noibat across 20 spots at Lv. 44-59. The catch is that X and Y don't share every location, so compare what's available in your version.

Terminus Cave - 1F

XGrass Lv.44-45 Cave

RareLate

Shaking spot

Terminus Cave - 1F

YGrass Lv.44-45 Cave

RareLate

Shaking spot

Terminus Cave - 2F Left

XGrass Lv.44-45 Cave

RareLate

Shaking spot

Terminus Cave - 2F Left

YGrass Lv.44-45 Cave

RareLate

Shaking spot

Terminus Cave - 2F Right

XGrass Lv.44-45 Cave

RareLate

Shaking spot

Terminus Cave - 2F Right

YGrass Lv.44-45 Cave

RareLate

Shaking spot

Terminus Cave - B1F

XGrass Lv.44-45 Cave

RareLate

Shaking spot

Terminus Cave - B1F

YGrass Lv.44-45 Cave

RareLate

Shaking spot

Terminus Cave - B2F

XGrass Lv.44-45 Cave

RareLate

Shaking spot

Terminus Cave - B2F

YGrass Lv.44-45 Cave

RareLate

Shaking spot

Terminus Cave - B3F

XGrass Lv.44-45 Cave

RareLate

Shaking spot

Terminus Cave - B3F

YGrass Lv.44-45 Cave

RareLate

Shaking spot

Victory Road - Cave 1

XGrass Lv.59 Cave

UncommonPost

Shaking spot

Victory Road - Cave 1

YGrass Lv.59 Cave

UncommonPost

Shaking spot

Victory Road - Cave 2

XGrass Lv.59 Cave

UncommonPost

Shaking spot

Victory Road - Cave 2

YGrass Lv.59 Cave

UncommonPost

Shaking spot

Victory Road - Cave 3

XGrass Lv.59 Cave

UncommonPost

Shaking spot

Victory Road - Cave 3

YGrass Lv.59 Cave

UncommonPost

Shaking spot

Victory Road - Cave 4

XGrass Lv.59 Cave

UncommonPost

Shaking spot

Victory Road - Cave 4

YGrass Lv.59 Cave

UncommonPost

Shaking spot

Noibat Guide

Noibat evolves into Noivern at level 48. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 245 BST.
Noibat evolves into Noivern at level 48. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.
In X & Y, Noibat does the job early-game if you need a Flying/Dragon type on your team. Evolve it into Noivern before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Noibat is catchable in X & Y. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 6 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Introduced in X & Y, Noibat has appeared in 7 games across 5 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Flabébé Fairy	D
Available Move Moves Fairy WindLv. 6 Damage vs Noibat Fairy Wind 2x 65-81% View Flabébé builds →
Ralts PsychicFairy	D
Upcoming Move Moves View Ralts builds →
Azurill NormalFairy	D
Upcoming Move Moves View Azurill builds →

Mawile SteelFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Fairy WindLv. 1 Damage vs Noibat Rock Tomb 2x 75-88% Fairy Wind 2x 54-63% View Mawile builds →
Amaura RockIce	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Aurora BeamLv. 20 Rock TombTM39 Icy WindLv. 13 Rock ThrowLv. 10 Damage vs Noibat Aurora Beam 4x 196-231%KO Rock Tomb 2x 87-104%KO Icy Wind 4x 165-196%KO Rock Throw 2x 73-87% View Amaura builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift TM Move Moves Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Noibat Rock Tomb 2x 73-87% View Shieldon builds →
Spritzee Fairy	D
Available Move Moves Fairy WindLv. 1 Damage vs Noibat Fairy Wind 2x 58-69% View Spritzee builds →
Swirlix Fairy	D
Available Move Moves Fairy WindLv. 5 Damage vs Noibat Fairy Wind 2x 58-69% View Swirlix builds →

Carbink RockFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 31 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Smack DownLv. 12 Damage vs Noibat Ancient Power 2x 69-82% Rock Tomb 2x 73-86% Rock Throw 2x 62-74% Smack Down 2x 62-74% View Carbink builds →
Mawile SteelFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Fairy WindLv. 1 Damage vs Noibat Rock Tomb 2x 73-86% Fairy Wind 2x 52-62% View Mawile builds →
Amaura RockIce	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Aurora BeamLv. 20 Ancient PowerLv. 26 Rock TombTM39 Icy WindLv. 13 Damage vs Noibat Aurora Beam 4x 178-210%KO Ancient Power 2x 82-97% Rock Tomb 2x 82-97% Icy Wind 4x 152-179%KO View Amaura builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 28 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Noibat Ancient Power 2x 62-74% Rock Tomb 2x 66-78% View Shieldon builds →
Spritzee Fairy	D
Available Moves Moves MoonblastLv. 31 Draining KissLv. 21 Fairy WindLv. 1 Damage vs Noibat Moonblast 2x 125-148%KO Draining Kiss 2x 69-82% Fairy Wind 2x 56-66% View Spritzee builds →

Carbink RockFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 31 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Smack DownLv. 12 Damage vs Noibat Ancient Power 2x 69-82% Rock Tomb 2x 73-86% Rock Throw 2x 62-74% Smack Down 2x 62-74% View Carbink builds →
Mawile SteelFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Fairy WindLv. 1 Damage vs Noibat Rock Tomb 2x 73-86% Fairy Wind 2x 52-62% View Mawile builds →
Amaura RockIce	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Aurora BeamLv. 20 Ancient PowerLv. 26 Rock TombTM39 Icy WindLv. 13 Damage vs Noibat Aurora Beam 4x 178-210%KO Ancient Power 2x 82-97% Rock Tomb 2x 82-97% Icy Wind 4x 152-179%KO View Amaura builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 28 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Noibat Ancient Power 2x 62-74% Rock Tomb 2x 66-78% View Shieldon builds →
Spritzee Fairy	D
Available Moves Moves MoonblastLv. 31 Draining KissLv. 21 Fairy WindLv. 1 Damage vs Noibat Moonblast 2x 125-148%KO Draining Kiss 2x 69-82% Fairy Wind 2x 56-66% View Spritzee builds →

Carbink RockFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 31 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Smack DownLv. 12 Damage vs Noibat Ancient Power 2x 69-82% Rock Tomb 2x 73-86% Rock Throw 2x 62-74% Smack Down 2x 62-74% View Carbink builds →
Mawile SteelFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Fairy WindLv. 1 Damage vs Noibat Rock Tomb 2x 73-86% Fairy Wind 2x 52-62% View Mawile builds →
Amaura RockIce	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Aurora BeamLv. 20 Ancient PowerLv. 26 Rock TombTM39 Icy WindLv. 13 Damage vs Noibat Aurora Beam 4x 178-210%KO Ancient Power 2x 82-97% Rock Tomb 2x 82-97% Icy Wind 4x 152-179%KO View Amaura builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 28 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Noibat Ancient Power 2x 62-74% Rock Tomb 2x 66-78% View Shieldon builds →
Spritzee Fairy	D
Available Moves Moves MoonblastLv. 31 Draining KissLv. 21 Fairy WindLv. 1 Damage vs Noibat Moonblast 2x 125-148%KO Draining Kiss 2x 69-82% Fairy Wind 2x 56-66% View Spritzee builds →

Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves Stone Edge PursuitSTAB CrunchSTAB Superpower Damage vs Noibat Stone Edge 2x 419-493%KO Pursuit 84-99% Crunch 168-197%KO Superpower 83-98% View Tyranitar builds →
Latios DragonPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Draco Meteor ProtectPriority PsyshockSTAB TailwindUtility Damage vs Noibat Draco Meteor 2x 508-598%KO Psyshock 157-184%KO View Latios builds →
Whimsicott GrassFairy	B
Recommended Build AbilityPrankster ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves TailwindUtility EncoreUtility TauntUtility SafeguardUtility View Whimsicott builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemChoice Scarf NatureAdamant Moves EarthquakeSTAB Ice Shard Icicle Crash Rock Slide Damage vs Noibat Ice Shard 4x 290-342%KO Rock Slide 2x 181-214%KO View Mamoswine builds →
Kyurem DragonIce	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Ice Beam Earth Power RoostRecovery SubstituteUtility Damage vs Noibat Ice Beam 4x 535-630%KO View Kyurem builds →