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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield. 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 emits ultrasonic waves from its mouth to check its surroundings. Even in tight caves, Zubat flies around with skill.

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 5 resistances to work with.

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

Type ChartExcellent

4Weak

5Resist

1Immune

Score+3

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Ice Psychic Rock

½xResist

Poison Fairy

¼xResist

Grass Fighting Bug

0xImmune

Ground

STAB (4)

Grass Fairy Fighting Bug

How to Beat Zubat in Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

Shuckle BugRock	B
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM22 Rock TombTM48 Rock ThrowLv. 15 RolloutLv. 5 Damage vs Zubat Rock Slide 2x 43-51% Rock Tomb 2x 34-41% Rock Throw 2x 30-35% Rollout 2x 18-22% View Shuckle builds →
Bronzong SteelPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves ExtrasensoryLv. 28 Rock SlideTM22 Rock TombTM48 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Zubat Extrasensory 2x 131-154%KO Rock Slide 2x 97-115%KO Rock Tomb 2x 77-92% Confusion 2x 82-97% View Bronzong builds →
Togedemaru ElectricSteel	C
Available Moves Moves Zing ZapLv. 40 DischargeLv. 45 Volt SwitchTM80 SparkLv. 25 Damage vs Zubat Zing Zap 2x 168-197%KO Discharge 2x 80-95% Volt Switch 2x 71-84% Spark 2x 138-162%KO View Togedemaru builds →
Coalossal RockFire	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM22 Ancient PowerLv. 20 Rock TombTM48 Smack DownLv. 1 Damage vs Zubat Rock Slide 2x 135-159%KO Ancient Power 2x 98-116%KO Rock Tomb 2x 107-127%KO Smack Down 2x 92-108%KO View Coalossal builds →
Barbaracle RockWater	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM22 Ancient PowerLv. 20 Rock TombTM48 Icy WindTM27 Damage vs Zubat Rock Slide 2x 168-197%KO Ancient Power 2x 73-86% Rock Tomb 2x 135-159%KO Icy Wind 2x 46-54% View Barbaracle builds →

Sword & Shield 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 42 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Curse, Defog, Gust and 4 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

7moves

Breed With (best first)

Sword & Shield Zubat Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

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Moves

Don't skip the egg moves. Zubat picks up Curse and Defog only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Brave Bird and Fly while coverage across 8 types adds range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Absorb

—2010025Grass

Lv 1

Supersonic

D—5520Normal

Lv 5

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Lv 10

Mean Look

D——5Normal

Lv 15

Poison Fang

D5010015Poison

Lv 20

Quick Guard+3

———15Fighting

Lv 25

Air Cutter

D609525Flying

Lv 30

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 35

Haze

C——30Ice

Lv 40

Venoshock

D6510010Poison

Lv 45

Confuse Ray

D—10010Ghost

Lv 50

Air Slash

D759515Flying

Lv 55

Leech Life

D8010010Bug

TM Moves

TM78

Acrobatics

D5510015Flying

TR12

Agility

C——30Psychic

TM95

Air Slash

D759515Flying

TM58

Assurance

—6010010Dark

TM31

Attract

C—10015Normal

TR66

Brave Bird

C12010015Flying

TR32

Crunch

D8010015Dark

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM39

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM06

Fly

D909515Flying

TM28

Giga Drain

D7510010Grass

TR36

Heat Wave

D959010Fire

TR18

Leech Life

D8010010Bug

TR68

Nasty Plot

C——20Dark

TM57

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM25

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM33

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM76

Round

D6010015Normal

TR33

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TR22

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TM30

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM34

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM40

Swift

D60—20Normal

TR37

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM23

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM56

U-turn

D7010020Bug

TR35

Uproar

D9010010Normal

TR91

Venom Drench

——10020Poison

TM74

Venoshock

D6510010Poison

TR69

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Egg Moves

Egg

Curse

C——10Ghost

Egg

Defog

C——15Flying

Egg

Gust

D4010035Flying

Egg

Hypnosis

C—6020Psychic

Egg

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Egg

Whirlwind-6

D——20Normal

Egg

Wing Attack

—6010035Flying

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Dual Wingbeat

D409010Flying

Sword & Shield Zubat Locations

A handful of locations for Zubat with high spawn rates across endgame 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 Zubat in Sword & Shield

Zubat appears in 6 walking locations at Lv. 60-65 across Shield and Sword. Not all encounters show up in every version, so check which ones match your game.

Roaring-Sea Caves

ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65 Cave

40%Post

All Weather

Roaring-Sea Caves

SwordOverworld Lv.60-65 Cave

40%Post

All Weather

Tunnel to the Top

SwordOverworld Lv.60-65 Cave

40%Post

All Weather

Tunnel to the Top

ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65 Cave

40%Post

All Weather

Lakeside Cave

ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65 Cave

20%Post

All Weather

Lakeside Cave

SwordOverworld Lv.60-65 Cave

20%Post

All Weather

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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield. 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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Stunfisk GroundElectric	A
Available Move Moves Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Zubat Thunder Shock 2x 67-81% View Stunfisk builds →
Shuckle BugRock	B
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 15 RolloutLv. 5 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Zubat Rock Throw 2x 38-46% Rollout 2x 23-29% Rock Blast 2x 23-29% View Shuckle builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 20 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Smack DownLv. 4 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Zubat Rock Slide 2x 92-110%KO Rock Throw 2x 63-75% Smack Down 2x 63-75% Rock Blast 2x 33-40% View Onix builds →
Bronzor SteelPsychic	D
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Zubat Confusion 2x 42-52% View Bronzor builds →
Dwebble BugRock	D
Available Moves Moves Smack DownLv. 8 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Zubat Smack Down 2x 77-92% Rock Blast 2x 42-52% View Dwebble builds →

Stunfisk GroundElectric	A
Available Moves Moves ElectrowebTM82 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Zubat Electroweb 2x 88-105%KO Thunder Shock 2x 67-80% View Stunfisk builds →
Shuckle BugRock	B
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 15 RolloutLv. 5 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Zubat Rock Throw 2x 33-40% Rollout 2x 20-25% Rock Blast 2x 20-25% View Shuckle builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 20 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Smack DownLv. 4 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Zubat Rock Slide 2x 88-105%KO Rock Throw 2x 58-70% Smack Down 2x 58-70% Rock Blast 2x 33-40% View Onix builds →
Bronzor SteelPsychic	D
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Zubat Confusion 2x 42-50% View Bronzor builds →
Dwebble BugRock	D
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 24 Smack DownLv. 8 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Zubat Rock Slide 2x 110-130%KO Smack Down 2x 75-90% Rock Blast 2x 42-50% View Dwebble builds →

Stunfisk GroundElectric	A
Available Moves Moves ElectrowebTM82 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Zubat Electroweb 2x 92-109%KO Thunder Shock 2x 68-82% View Stunfisk builds →
Shuckle BugRock	B
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 15 RolloutLv. 5 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Zubat Rock Throw 2x 30-36% Rollout 2x 23-27% Rock Blast 2x 18-23% View Shuckle builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 1 Rock TombLv. 20 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Zubat Stone Edge 2x 200-236%KO Rock Tomb 2x 123-145%KO Rock Throw 2x 103-123%KO Rock Blast 2x 53-64% View Sudowoodo builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 20 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Smack DownLv. 4 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Zubat Rock Slide 2x 85-100%KO Rock Throw 2x 58-68% Smack Down 2x 58-68% Rock Blast 2x 30-36% View Onix builds →
Bronzor SteelPsychic	D
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Zubat Confusion 2x 42-50% View Bronzor builds →

Stunfisk GroundElectric	A
Available Moves Moves ElectrowebTM82 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Zubat Electroweb 2x 93-109%KO Thunder Shock 2x 68-81% View Stunfisk builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 35 PsychicLv. 30 PsyshockLv. 20 Rock SlideLv. 15 Damage vs Zubat Stone Edge 2x 132-155%KO Psychic 2x 167-198%KO Psyshock 2x 149-176%KO Rock Slide 2x 101-120%KO View Lunatone builds →
Shuckle BugRock	B
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 15 RolloutLv. 5 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Zubat Rock Throw 2x 29-35% Rollout 2x 20-25% Rock Blast 2x 18-21% View Shuckle builds →
Drednaw WaterRock	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombLv. 1 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Zubat Rock Tomb 2x 140-166%KO Rock Blast 2x 62-74% View Drednaw builds →
Bronzor SteelPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves ExtrasensoryLv. 28 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Zubat Extrasensory 2x 62-74% Confusion 2x 41-49% View Bronzor builds →

Stunfisk GroundElectric	A
Available Moves Moves ElectrowebTM82 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Zubat Electroweb 2x 93-110%KO Thunder Shock 2x 68-80% View Stunfisk builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 35 PsychicLv. 30 PsyshockLv. 20 Rock SlideLv. 15 Damage vs Zubat Stone Edge 2x 132-157%KO Psychic 2x 167-197%KO Psyshock 2x 147-173%KO Rock Slide 2x 101-120%KO View Lunatone builds →
Shuckle BugRock	B
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 15 RolloutLv. 5 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Zubat Rock Throw 2x 31-37% Rollout 2x 19-23% Rock Blast 2x 17-20% View Shuckle builds →
Drednaw WaterRock	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombLv. 1 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Zubat Rock Tomb 2x 144-170%KO Rock Blast 2x 62-73% View Drednaw builds →
Bronzor SteelPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves ExtrasensoryLv. 28 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Zubat Extrasensory 2x 62-73% Confusion 2x 39-47% View Bronzor builds →

Hatterene PsychicFairy	A
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Bounce ItemLeftovers NatureQuiet Moves Dazzling Gleam Trick Room PsychicSTAB ProtectPriority Damage vs Zubat Dazzling Gleam 68-81% Psychic 2x 308-362%KO View Hatterene builds →
Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves CrunchSTAB Stone Edge Earthquake Stealth Rock Damage vs Zubat Crunch 221-261%KO Stone Edge 2x 554-652%KO View Tyranitar builds →
Regieleki Electric	A
Recommended Build AbilityTransistor ItemMagnet NatureTimid Moves Volt Switch ProtectPriority ElectrowebSTAB ThunderboltSTAB Damage vs Zubat Volt Switch 2x 176-208%KO Electroweb 2x 139-164%KO Thunderbolt 2x 226-266%KO View Regieleki builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Icicle Crash Ice Shard Knock Off Damage vs Zubat Ice Shard 2x 172-203%KO Knock Off 93-109%KO View Mamoswine builds →
Raikou Electric	B
Recommended Build AbilityInnerfocus ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureTimid Moves ThunderboltSTAB Scald Volt Switch Calm Mind Damage vs Zubat Thunderbolt 2x 249-293%KO Scald 74-87% Volt Switch 2x 194-228%KO View Raikou builds →