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 Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, 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 Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee. 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

Emits ultrasonic cries while it flies. They act as a sonar used to check for objects in its way.

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 Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee (Best Counters)

Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 23 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Zubat Rock Slide 2x 157-185%KO Rock Throw 2x 106-125%KO View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 30 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Zubat Rock Slide 2x 90-107%KO Rock Throw 2x 62-73% View Onix builds →
Pikachu Electric	C
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Moves Moves ThunderLv. 30 ThunderboltLv. 21 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Zubat Thunder 2x 128-151%KO Thunderbolt 2x 106-125%KO Thunder Shock 2x 49-57% View Pikachu builds →

Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Evolution

Zubat kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Golbat all the way to Crobat. For breeding, quick to hatch with a small 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

2 Forms

#041Zubat

Level 22

#042Golbat

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Zubat

PoisonFlying

Golbat

PoisonFlying

75+35

ATK

80+35

DEF

70+35

SP.ATK

65+35

SP.DEF

75+35

SPE

90+35

BST

245D-Tier

455C-Tier+210

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Utility

Physical

Breeding is not available in this game

Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Zubat Best Moveset

Best Build

Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee uses different battle mechanics.

Competitive build content is not applicable for this game. Select a main series game for builds.

Moves

The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Zubat's Grass and Dark coverage and more all comes from technical machines, built on top of Fly and Sludge Bomb for same-type damage. Fly and Sludge Bomb are the payoff moves.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Absorb

—4010025Grass

Lv 1

Supersonic

——5520Normal

Lv 4

Wing Attack

D6010035Flying

Lv 9

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 12

Swift

D60—20Normal

Lv 17

Confuse Ray

D—10010Ghost

Lv 20

Haze

C——30Ice

Lv 25

Leech Life

D8010010Bug

Lv 28

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Lv 33

Air Slash

D759515Flying

TM Moves

TM12

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM14

Fly

D909515Flying

TM01

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

TM53

Mega Drain

D7510015Grass

TM07

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM05

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM50

Roost

C——10Flying

TM43

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM52

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM08

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM02

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM27

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM18

U-turn

D7010020Bug

Egg Moves

Zubat doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Zubat can't learn any Tutor moves

Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Zubat Locations

Zubat's scattered across 32 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 Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee

walking encounters for Zubat across 32 spots at Lv. 5-56. The catch is that Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee don't share every location, so compare what's available in your version.

Mt. Moon - 1F

Let's Go PikachuGrass Lv.5-10 Cave

40%Early

Mt. Moon - 1F

Let's Go EeveeGrass Lv.5-10 Cave

40%Early

Mt. Moon - B1F

Let's Go PikachuGrass Lv.5-10 Cave

40%Early

Mt. Moon - B1F

Let's Go EeveeGrass Lv.5-10 Cave

40%Early

Diglett's Cave

Let's Go PikachuGrass Lv.13-18 Cave

10%Early

Diglett's Cave

Let's Go EeveeGrass Lv.13-18 Cave

10%Early

Rock Tunnel - B1F

Let's Go EeveeGrass Lv.18-23 Cave

20%Mid

Rock Tunnel - B1F

Let's Go PikachuGrass Lv.18-23 Cave

20%Mid

Rock Tunnel - 1F

Let's Go EeveeGrass Lv.18-23 Cave

10%Mid

Rock Tunnel - 1F

Let's Go PikachuGrass Lv.18-23 Cave

10%Mid

Pokémon Tower - 1F

Let's Go PikachuGrass Lv.27-32 Building

5%Mid

Pokémon Tower - 1F

Let's Go EeveeGrass Lv.27-32 Building

5%Mid

Pokémon Tower - 2F

Let's Go EeveeGrass Lv.27-32 Building

5%Mid

Pokémon Tower - 2F

Let's Go PikachuGrass Lv.27-32 Building

5%Mid

Pokémon Tower - 3F

Let's Go EeveeGrass Lv.27-32 Building

5%Mid

Pokémon Tower - 3F

Let's Go PikachuGrass Lv.27-32 Building

5%Mid

Pokémon Tower - 4F

Let's Go EeveeGrass Lv.27-32 Building

5%Mid

Pokémon Tower - 4F

Let's Go PikachuGrass Lv.27-32 Building

5%Mid

Seafoam Islands - Area 1

Let's Go PikachuGrass Lv.39-44 Water

16%Late

Seafoam Islands - Area 1

Let's Go EeveeGrass Lv.39-44 Water

16%Late

Seafoam Islands - Area 2

Let's Go PikachuGrass Lv.39-44 Water

16%Late

Seafoam Islands - Area 2

Let's Go EeveeGrass Lv.39-44 Water

16%Late

Seafoam Islands - Area 3

Let's Go PikachuGrass Lv.39-44 Water

16%Late

Seafoam Islands - Area 3

Let's Go EeveeGrass Lv.39-44 Water

16%Late

Victory Road - 1F-3F

Let's Go PikachuGrass Lv.41-46 Cave

10%Late

Victory Road - 1F-3F

Let's Go EeveeGrass Lv.41-46 Cave

10%Late

Cerulean Cave - 1F

Let's Go EeveeGrass Lv.51-56 Cave

10%Post

Cerulean Cave - 1F

Let's Go PikachuGrass Lv.51-56 Cave

10%Post

Cerulean Cave - B1F

Let's Go PikachuGrass Lv.51-56 Cave

10%Post

Cerulean Cave - B1F

Let's Go EeveeGrass Lv.51-56 Cave

10%Post

Cerulean Cave - 2F

Let's Go EeveeGrass Lv.51-56 Cave

5%Post

Cerulean Cave - 2F

Let's Go PikachuGrass Lv.51-56 Cave

5%Post

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 Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, 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 Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee. 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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