What does Zubat evolve into?

Golbat at level 22 is the mid-stage. Push through to Crobat by leveling up for the final form. 245 BST right now won't cut it long-term.

At what level does Zubat evolve?

Level 22 gets you Golbat . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

In Black 2 & White 2, For a casual playthrough, Zubat works as a placeholder. Poison/Flying coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Golbat . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Zubat?

You can find Zubat in Black 2 & White 2. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 20 other games across the series.

Zubat - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

55Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

You won't find a real weakness in Zubat's stat line. It's well-rounded for the Bat Pokemon, and what it does with that depends on moveset and items. Yields 1 Speed EV, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP40

Attack45

Defense35

Sp. Atk30

Sp. Def40

Speed55

Total245

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.8 m

Weight7.5 kg

Base XP49

Abilities

Inner Focus

Prevents flinching.

InfiltratorHA

Bypasses light screen, reflect, and safeguard.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

It does not need eyes, because it emits ultrasonic waves to check its surroundings while it flies.

Zubat Weakness

Electric, Ice, Psychic, and Rock moves hit Zubat for super-effective damage. The upside? Ground-type moves can't touch it at all. The Poison/Flying typing picks up 4 resistances to work with.

Zubat 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 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 Psychic Rock

½xResist

¼xResist

0xImmune

STAB (3)

How to Beat Zubat in Black 2 & White 2 (Best Counters)

Magnemite ElectricSteel	D
Available Move Moves Thunder ShockLv. 7 Damage vs Zubat Thunder Shock 2x 70-84% View Magnemite builds →
Mareep Electric	D
Available Move Moves Thunder ShockLv. 8 Damage vs Zubat Thunder Shock 2x 56-66% View Mareep builds →

Black 2 & White 2 Evolution

Zubat kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Golbat all the way to Crobat. For breeding, quick to hatch with a decent partner pool via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 290 total stats over Zubat. 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 Zubat easily with 45 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Brave Bird, Curse, Defog and 10 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Flying

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

13moves

Breed With (best first)

Black 2 & White 2 Zubat Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.

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Moves

Don't skip the egg moves. Zubat picks up Brave Bird and Curse only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Brave Bird and Fly while coverage across 9 types adds range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Leech Life

—2010010Bug

Lv 4

Supersonic

D—5520Normal

Lv 8

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Lv 12

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 15

Wing Attack

D6010035Flying

Lv 19

Confuse Ray

D—10010Ghost

Lv 23

Swift

—60—20Normal

Lv 26

Air Cutter

D559525Flying

Lv 30

Acrobatics

D5510015Flying

Lv 34

Mean Look

———5Normal

Lv 37

Poison Fang

—5010015Poison

Lv 41

Haze

C——30Ice

Lv 45

Air Slash

D759520Flying

TM Moves

TM62

Acrobatics

D5510015Flying

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

HM02

Fly

D909515Flying

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM66

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM88

Pluck

—6010020Flying

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

—6010010Dark

TM41

Torment

——10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM89

U-turn

D7010020Bug

TM09

Venoshock

—6510010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Brave Bird

C12010015Flying

Egg

Curse

C——10Ghost

Egg

Defog

D——15Flying

Egg

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Egg

Giga Drain

D7510010Grass

Egg

Gust

D4010035Flying

Egg

Hypnosis

——6020Psychic

Egg

Nasty Plot

C——20Dark

Egg

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Egg

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Egg

Steel Wing

—709025Steel

Egg

Whirlwind-6

D—10020Normal

Egg

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Giga Drain

D7510010Grass

Tutor

Heat Wave

D1009010Fire

Tutor

Roost

C——10Flying

Tutor

Sleep Talk

D——10Normal

Tutor

Snatch+4

———10Dark

Tutor

Snore

—4010015Normal

Tutor

Super Fang

D—9010Normal

Tutor

Tailwind

C——30Flying

Tutor

Uproar

—9010010Normal

Tutor

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Gen 4

Ominous Wind

—601005Ghost

Gen 4

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

Gen 4

Twister

—4010020Dragon

Black 2 & White 2 Zubat Locations

Zubat's scattered across 2 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 Zubat in Black 2 & White 2

Castelia Sewers

White 2Grass Lv.14-17

CommonEarly

Any

Castelia Sewers

Black 2Grass Lv.14-17

CommonEarly

Any

Zubat Guide

Golbat at level 22 is the mid-stage. Push through to Crobat by leveling up for the final form. 245 BST right now won't cut it long-term.
Level 22 gets you Golbat. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
In Black 2 & White 2, For a casual playthrough, Zubat works as a placeholder. Poison/Flying coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Golbat. That's where the stats start mattering.
You can find Zubat in Black 2 & White 2. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 20 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Present since Red & Blue, Zubat appears in 21 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Zubat have the longest track record of availability in the series.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Terrakion RockFighting	A
Obtain MethodRoute 22 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 67 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Smack DownTM23 Damage vs Zubat Stone Edge 2x 268-316%KO Rock Slide 2x 202-237%KO Rock Tomb 2x 162-190%KO Smack Down 2x 135-159%KO View Terrakion builds →
Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 DischargeLv. 51 SparkLv. 21 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Zubat Thunder 2x 272-321%KO Discharge 2x 199-235%KO Spark 2x 106-125%KO Charge Beam 2x 126-149%KO View Magnezone builds →
Lairon SteelRock	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Zubat Rock Slide 2x 150-177%KO Rock Tomb 2x 119-141%KO View Lairon builds →
Probopass RockSteel	C
Available Moves Moves Zap CannonLv. 50 ThunderTM25 Stone EdgeLv. 46 Power GemLv. 32 Damage vs Zubat Zap Cannon 2x 125-148%KO Thunder 2x 115-136%KO Stone Edge 2x 137-162%KO Power Gem 2x 126-149%KO View Probopass builds →
Crustle BugRock	C
Available Moves Moves Rock WreckerLv. 55 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Smack DownTM23 Damage vs Zubat Rock Wrecker 2x 337-397%KO Rock Slide 2x 170-201%KO Rock Tomb 2x 137-162%KO Smack Down 2x 115-136%KO View Crustle builds →

Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Move Moves PsybeamLv. 18 Damage vs Zubat Psybeam 2x 132-156%KO View Sigilyph builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	D
Available Moves Moves SparkLv. 21 Thunder ShockLv. 7 Damage vs Zubat Spark 2x 70-82% Thunder Shock 2x 77-90% View Magnemite builds →
Dwebble BugRock	D
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 29 Rock TombTM39 Smack DownLv. 17 Rock BlastLv. 5 Damage vs Zubat Rock Slide 2x 115-136%KO Rock Tomb 2x 93-111%KO Smack Down 2x 79-95% Rock Blast 2x 41-49% View Dwebble builds →
Baltoy GroundPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves ExtrasensoryLv. 28 PsybeamLv. 13 Rock TombTM39 Ancient PowerLv. 21 Damage vs Zubat Extrasensory 2x 84-99% Psybeam 2x 70-82% Rock Tomb 2x 47-55% Ancient Power 2x 41-49% View Baltoy builds →
Mareep Electric	D
Available Moves Moves Power GemLv. 29 Thunder ShockLv. 8 Damage vs Zubat Power Gem 2x 77-90% Thunder Shock 2x 59-70% View Mareep builds →

Emolga ElectricFlying	C
Available Moves Moves SparkLv. 13 Shock WaveLv. 22 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Zubat Spark 2x 110-130%KO Shock Wave 2x 94-111%KO Thunder Shock 2x 63-74% View Emolga builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves SynchronoiseLv. 31 PsybeamLv. 18 Smack DownTM23 Damage vs Zubat Synchronoise 2x 232-274%KO Psybeam 2x 128-152%KO Smack Down 2x 46-54% View Sigilyph builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	D
Available Moves Moves SparkLv. 21 Thunder ShockLv. 7 Damage vs Zubat Spark 2x 65-78% Thunder Shock 2x 75-89% View Magnemite builds →
Dwebble BugRock	D
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 29 Rock TombTM39 Smack DownTM23 Rock BlastLv. 5 Damage vs Zubat Rock Slide 2x 112-133%KO Rock Tomb 2x 90-107%KO Smack Down 2x 75-89% Rock Blast 2x 41-48% View Dwebble builds →
Baltoy GroundPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves ExtrasensoryLv. 28 PsybeamLv. 13 Rock TombTM39 Ancient PowerLv. 21 Damage vs Zubat Extrasensory 2x 81-96% Psybeam 2x 65-78% Rock Tomb 2x 43-52% Ancient Power 2x 42-49% View Baltoy builds →

Aron SteelRock	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Zubat Rock Slide 2x 118-140%KO Rock Tomb 2x 93-111%KO View Aron builds →
Boldore Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Power GemLv. 25 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Smack DownTM23 Damage vs Zubat Power Gem 2x 91-108%KO Rock Slide 2x 160-189%KO Rock Tomb 2x 129-153%KO Smack Down 2x 108-127%KO View Boldore builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 7 Smack DownTM23 Damage vs Zubat Rock Slide 2x 88-104%KO Rock Tomb 2x 72-85% Rock Throw 2x 61-72% Smack Down 2x 61-72% View Onix builds →
Nosepass Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Power GemLv. 32 DischargeLv. 39 Rock SlideTM80 SparkLv. 25 Damage vs Zubat Power Gem 2x 86-101%KO Discharge 2x 57-67% Rock Slide 2x 88-104%KO Spark 2x 51-61% View Nosepass builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	D
Available Moves Moves SparkLv. 21 Thunder ShockLv. 7 Damage vs Zubat Spark 2x 66-78% Thunder Shock 2x 74-88% View Magnemite builds →

Aron SteelRock	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Zubat Rock Slide 2x 122-143%KO Rock Tomb 2x 98-116%KO View Aron builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Future SightLv. 45 BlizzardTM14 Stone EdgeLv. 41 PsychicLv. 33 Damage vs Zubat Future Sight 2x 224-265%KO Blizzard 2x 138-162%KO Stone Edge 2x 135-159%KO Psychic 2x 169-200%KO View Lunatone builds →
Boldore Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 48 Power GemLv. 25 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Zubat Stone Edge 2x 223-262%KO Power Gem 2x 92-108%KO Rock Slide 2x 168-197%KO Rock Tomb 2x 135-159%KO View Boldore builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 DischargeLv. 43 SparkLv. 21 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Zubat Thunder 2x 206-243%KO Discharge 2x 151-178%KO Spark 2x 66-78% Charge Beam 2x 96-114%KO View Magnemite builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 41 PsychicLv. 33 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Zubat Stone Edge 2x 204-241%KO Psychic 2x 110-130%KO Rock Slide 2x 153-181%KO Rock Tomb 2x 123-146%KO View Solrock builds →