What does Woobat evolve into?

Get Woobat to Swoobat by leveling up. At 313 BST, Woobat is just the starting point.

In Black & White, For a casual playthrough, Woobat works as a placeholder. Psychic/Flying coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Swoobat . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Woobat?

You can find Woobat in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 6 other games across the series.

What games is Woobat in?

Yes, Woobat is in Black & White. It shows up in 7 games across the series.

Woobat - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

72Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Woobat's spread. It leans mixed with Speed out front. And you'll get 1 Speed EV per KO for it. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP55

Attack45

Defense43

Sp. Atk55

Sp. Def43

Speed72

Total313

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.4 m

Weight2.1 kg

Base XP65

Abilities

Unaware

Ignores other Pokémon's stat modifiers for damage and accuracy calculation.

Klutz

Prevents the Pokémon from using its held item in battle.

SimpleHA

Doubles the Pokémon's stat modifiers. These doubled modifiers are still capped at -6 or 6 stages.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

Its habitat is dark forests and caves. It emits ultrasonic waves from its nose to learn about its surroundings.

Woobat Weakness

Woobat's Psychic/Flying typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric, Ice, Rock, Ghost, and Dark. It shrugs off Ground-type attacks completely.

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

Type ChartAvg

5Weak

3Resist

1Immune

Score-3

Gen V Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Ice Rock Ghost Dark

½xResist

Grass Psychic

¼xResist

Fighting

0xImmune

Ground

STAB (4)

Fighting Poison Grass Bug

How to Beat Woobat in Black & White (Best Counters)

Zebstrika Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 DischargeLv. 36 Volt SwitchTM72 Damage vs Woobat Thunder 2x 153-181%KO Thunderbolt 2x 126-149%KO Discharge 2x 112-133%KO Volt Switch 2x 99-117%KO View Zebstrika builds →
Krokorok GroundDark	D
Available Moves Moves Foul PlayLv. 40 CrunchLv. 28 Rock SlideTM80 Shadow ClawTM65 Damage vs Woobat Foul Play 2x 133-157%KO Crunch 2x 112-133%KO Rock Slide 2x 70-83% Shadow Claw 2x 65-78% View Krokorok builds →
Pawniard DarkSteel	D
Available Moves Moves Shadow ClawTM65 Feint AttackLv. 17 AssuranceLv. 33 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Woobat Shadow Claw 2x 69-81% Feint Attack 2x 88-104%KO Assurance 2x 88-104%KO Thief 2x 88-104%KO View Pawniard builds →
Houndour DarkFire	D
Available Moves Moves Foul PlayLv. 40 Shadow BallTM30 BiteLv. 16 Feint AttackLv. 32 Damage vs Woobat Foul Play 2x 105-125%KO Shadow Ball 2x 75-88% Bite 2x 67-80% Feint Attack 2x 67-80% View Houndour builds →
Zorua Dark	D
Obtain MethodCastelia City Gift Available Moves Moves Foul PlayLv. 29 Shadow BallTM30 Feint AttackLv. 17 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Woobat Foul Play 2x 112-133%KO Shadow Ball 2x 75-88% Feint Attack 2x 72-85% Thief 2x 72-85% View Zorua builds →

Black & White Evolution

Woobat is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Swoobat. Check the evolution method below. A massive partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are quick to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 112 total stats over Woobat. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#527Woobat

High Friendship

#528Swoobat

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Woobat

PsychicFlying

Swoobat

PsychicFlying

67+2

ATK

57+12

DEF

55+12

SP.ATK

77+22

SP.DEF

55+12

SPE

114+42

BST

323D-Tier

425C-Tier+102

ROLE

Balanced

Pivot

TYPE

Utility

Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Woobat easily with 181 breeding partners from the Ground and Flying egg groups. Pass egg moves like Charm, Fake Tears, Flatter and 6 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

GroundFlying

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

9moves

Breed With (best first)

Black & White Woobat Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.

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

Moves

The natural movepool does the job, but Charm and Fake Tears from the egg pool give Woobat something extra. Pair those with Future Sight and Synchronoise for STAB and coverage across 7 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Confusion

D5010025Psychic

Lv 4

Odor Sleuth

———40Normal

Lv 8

Gust

D4010035Flying

Lv 12

Assurance

—5010010Dark

Lv 15

Heart Stamp

—6010025Psychic

Lv 19

Imprison

———10Psychic

Lv 21

Air Cutter

D559525Flying

Lv 25

Attract

C—10015Normal

Lv 29

Amnesia

D——20Psychic

Lv 29

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

Lv 32

Air Slash

D759520Flying

Lv 36

Future Sight

C10010010Psychic

Lv 41

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

Lv 47

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

TM Moves

TM62

Acrobatics

D5510015Flying

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM57

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

TM63

Embargo

D—10015Dark

TM53

Energy Ball

D8010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

HM02

Fly

D909515Flying

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM74

Gyro Ball

D—1005Steel

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM88

Pluck

—6010020Flying

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

———10Normal

TM29

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

TM03

Psyshock

C8010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM33

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM19

Telekinesis

———15Psychic

TM46

Thief

—6010010Dark

TM73

Thunder Wave

C—10020Electric

TM41

Torment

——10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM92

Trick Room-7

C——5Psychic

TM89

U-turn

D7010020Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Charm

——10020Normal

Egg

Fake Tears

——10020Dark

Egg

Flatter

——10015Dark

Egg

Helping Hand+5

———20Normal

Egg

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Egg

Roost

C——10Flying

Egg

Stored Power

D2010010Psychic

Egg

Supersonic

D—5520Normal

Egg

Synchronoise

—12010015Psychic

Tutor Moves

Woobat can't learn any Tutor moves

Black & White Woobat Locations

Woobat's scattered across 48 spots in early-game routes with high spawn rates. Check the list below for the closest location to wherever you are in the game. This one's quick.

Best Locations to Catch Woobat in Black & White

walking encounters for Woobat across 48 spots at Lv. 10-47. The catch is that Black and White don't share every location, so compare what's available in your version.

Wellspring Cave - 1F

BlackGrass Lv.10-13 Cave

CommonEarly

Any

Wellspring Cave - 1F

WhiteGrass Lv.10-13 Cave

CommonEarly

Any

Wellspring Cave - B1F

WhiteGrass Lv.10-13 Cave

CommonEarly

Any

Wellspring Cave - B1F

BlackGrass Lv.10-13 Cave

CommonEarly

Any

Mistralton Cave - 1F

WhiteGrass Lv.28-30 Cave

CommonMid

Any

Mistralton Cave - 1F

BlackGrass Lv.28-30 Cave

CommonMid

Any

Mistralton Cave - 2F

WhiteGrass Lv.28-30 Cave

CommonMid

Any

Mistralton Cave - 2F

BlackGrass Lv.28-30 Cave

CommonMid

Any

Mistralton Cave - 3F

WhiteGrass Lv.28-30 Cave

CommonMid

Any

Mistralton Cave - 3F

BlackGrass Lv.28-30 Cave

CommonMid

Any

Twist Mountain - 1F

WhiteGrass Lv.28-30 Cave

UncommonMid

Winter

Twist Mountain - 1F

WhiteGrass Lv.28-31 Cave

UncommonMid

Summer

Twist Mountain - 1F

BlackGrass Lv.28-30 Cave

UncommonMid

Winter

Twist Mountain - 1F

BlackGrass Lv.28-31 Cave

UncommonMid

Summer

Twist Mountain - 2F

WhiteGrass Lv.28-31 Cave

UncommonMid

Summer

Twist Mountain - 2F

BlackGrass Lv.28-30 Cave

UncommonMid

Winter

Twist Mountain - 2F

BlackGrass Lv.28-31 Cave

UncommonMid

Summer

Twist Mountain - 2F

WhiteGrass Lv.28-30 Cave

UncommonMid

Winter

Twist Mountain - 3F

WhiteGrass Lv.28-30 Cave

UncommonMid

Winter

Twist Mountain - 3F

WhiteGrass Lv.28-31 Cave

UncommonMid

Summer

Twist Mountain - 3F

BlackGrass Lv.28-30 Cave

UncommonMid

Winter

Twist Mountain - 3F

BlackGrass Lv.28-31 Cave

UncommonMid

Summer

Twist Mountain - 1F

WhiteGrass Lv.29-31 Cave

UncommonMid

Spring/autumn

Twist Mountain - 1F

BlackGrass Lv.29-31 Cave

UncommonMid

Spring/autumn

Twist Mountain - 2F

BlackGrass Lv.29-31 Cave

UncommonMid

Spring/autumn

Twist Mountain - 2F

WhiteGrass Lv.29-31 Cave

UncommonMid

Spring/autumn

Twist Mountain - 3F

WhiteGrass Lv.29-31 Cave

UncommonMid

Spring/autumn

Twist Mountain - 3F

BlackGrass Lv.29-31 Cave

UncommonMid

Spring/autumn

Victory Road - 2F

WhiteGrass Lv.37-40 Cave

UncommonLate

Any

Victory Road - 2F

BlackGrass Lv.37-40 Cave

UncommonLate

Any

Victory Road - 4F

WhiteGrass Lv.37-40 Cave

UncommonLate

Any

Victory Road - 4F

BlackGrass Lv.37-40 Cave

UncommonLate

Any

Victory Road - 1F

WhiteGrass Lv.39 Cave

UncommonLate

Any

Victory Road - 1F

BlackGrass Lv.39 Cave

UncommonLate

Any

Victory Road - 3F

WhiteGrass Lv.39 Cave

UncommonLate

Any

Victory Road - 3F

BlackGrass Lv.39 Cave

UncommonLate

Any

Victory Road - 5F

WhiteGrass Lv.39-42 Cave

UncommonLate

Any

Victory Road - 5F

BlackGrass Lv.39-42 Cave

UncommonLate

Any

Victory Road - 6F

BlackGrass Lv.39-42 Cave

UncommonLate

Any

Victory Road - 6F

WhiteGrass Lv.39-42 Cave

UncommonLate

Any

Victory Road - 7F

BlackGrass Lv.39-42 Cave

UncommonLate

Any

Victory Road - 7F

WhiteGrass Lv.39-42 Cave

UncommonLate

Any

Challenger's Cave - 1F

BlackGrass Lv.47 Cave

UncommonPost

Any

Challenger's Cave - 1F

WhiteGrass Lv.47 Cave

UncommonPost

Any

Challenger's Cave - B1F

BlackGrass Lv.47 Cave

UncommonPost

Any

Challenger's Cave - B1F

WhiteGrass Lv.47 Cave

UncommonPost

Any

Challenger's Cave - B2F

WhiteGrass Lv.47 Cave

UncommonPost

Any

Challenger's Cave - B2F

BlackGrass Lv.47 Cave

UncommonPost

Any

Woobat Guide

Get Woobat to Swoobat by leveling up. At 313 BST, Woobat is just the starting point.
In Black & White, For a casual playthrough, Woobat works as a placeholder. Psychic/Flying coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Swoobat. That's where the stats start mattering.
You can find Woobat in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 6 other games across the series.
Yes, Woobat is in Black & White. It shows up in 7 games across the series.

Game Availability

Since Black & White, Woobat has been obtainable in 7 games. A Generation 5 debut means a shorter history, but Woobat has appeared steadily across every generation since.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Liepard Dark	C
Upcoming Move Moves PursuitLv. 15 Learns Pursuit at Level 15 View Liepard builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
Available Move Moves Feint AttackLv. 9 Damage vs Woobat Feint Attack 2x 81-98% View Scraggy builds →

Liepard Dark	C
Available Moves Moves ThiefTM46 PursuitLv. 15 Damage vs Woobat Thief 2x 91-109%KO Pursuit 2x 66-78% View Liepard builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Woobat Ancient Power 2x 83-98% Rock Throw 2x 97-114%KO View Archen builds →
Roggenrola Rock	C
Available Move Moves Rock BlastLv. 14 Damage vs Woobat Rock Blast 2x 38-47% View Roggenrola builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
Available Move Moves Feint AttackLv. 9 Damage vs Woobat Feint Attack 2x 83-98% View Scraggy builds →
Blitzle Electric	D
Available Move Moves Shock WaveLv. 11 Damage vs Woobat Shock Wave 2x 66-78% View Blitzle builds →

Liepard Dark	C
Available Moves Moves ThiefTM46 SnarlTM95 PursuitLv. 15 Damage vs Woobat Thief 2x 94-111%KO Snarl 2x 86-102%KO Pursuit 2x 62-74% View Liepard builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Woobat Ancient Power 2x 82-97% Rock Throw 2x 94-111%KO View Archen builds →
Zorua Dark	D
Obtain MethodCastelia City Gift Available Moves Moves Feint AttackLv. 17 ThiefTM46 SnarlTM95 PursuitLv. 5 Damage vs Woobat Feint Attack 2x 74-88% Thief 2x 74-88% Snarl 2x 78-92% Pursuit 2x 51-60% View Zorua builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
Available Moves Moves Feint AttackLv. 9 SnarlTM95 PaybackLv. 23 Damage vs Woobat Feint Attack 2x 82-97% Snarl 2x 46-55% Payback 2x 69-83% View Scraggy builds →
Blitzle Electric	D
Available Moves Moves Shock WaveLv. 11 PursuitLv. 22 Damage vs Woobat Shock Wave 2x 62-74% Pursuit 2x 34-40% View Blitzle builds →

Liepard Dark	C
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 ThiefTM46 SnarlTM95 PursuitLv. 15 Damage vs Woobat Shadow Ball 2x 76-91% Thief 2x 88-104%KO Snarl 2x 81-96% Pursuit 2x 60-72% View Liepard builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Woobat Ancient Power 2x 77-92% Rock Tomb 2x 105-124%KO Rock Throw 2x 88-104%KO View Archen builds →
Krokorok GroundDark	D
Available Moves Moves BiteLv. 4 AssuranceLv. 16 ThiefTM46 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Woobat Bite 2x 81-96% Assurance 2x 81-96% Thief 2x 81-96% Rock Tomb 2x 53-64% View Krokorok builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift TM Move Moves Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Woobat Rock Tomb 2x 53-64% View Shieldon builds →
Kabuto RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Woobat Rock Tomb 2x 81-96% Thief 2x 53-64% View Kabuto builds →

Liepard Dark	C
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 AssuranceLv. 31 ThiefTM46 SnarlTM95 Damage vs Woobat Shadow Ball 2x 79-93% Assurance 2x 90-107%KO Thief 2x 90-107%KO Snarl 2x 81-96% View Liepard builds →
Emolga ElectricFlying	C
Available Moves Moves SparkLv. 13 Shock WaveLv. 22 Thunder ShockLv. 1 PursuitLv. 16 Damage vs Woobat Spark 2x 87-104%KO Shock Wave 2x 79-93% Thunder Shock 2x 54-64% Pursuit 2x 36-43% View Emolga builds →
Krokorok GroundDark	D
Available Moves Moves CrunchLv. 28 BiteLv. 4 AssuranceLv. 16 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Woobat Crunch 2x 112-132%KO Bite 2x 85-100%KO Assurance 2x 85-100%KO Thief 2x 85-100%KO View Krokorok builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 28 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Woobat Ancient Power 2x 54-64% Rock Tomb 2x 54-64% View Shieldon builds →
Zorua Dark	D
Obtain MethodCastelia City Gift Available Moves Moves Foul PlayLv. 29 Shadow BallTM30 Feint AttackLv. 17 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Woobat Foul Play 2x 112-132%KO Shadow Ball 2x 73-86% Feint Attack 2x 73-86% Thief 2x 73-86% View Zorua builds →