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 & White, 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 & White. 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 checks its surroundings and location using reflections of the ultrasonic waves from its mouth.

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 & White (Best Counters)

In Black & White, Terrakion can KO Zubat with Stone Edge (328-386%). Magnezone threatens a KO with Thunderbolt (297-350%). Reuniclus's Psychic also KOs at 218-257%.

Terrakion RockFighting	A
Recommended Build AbilityJustified ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves Close Combat Stone Edge Quick Attack X Scissor Damage vs Zubat Close Combat 49-57% Stone Edge 2x 328-386%KO View Terrakion builds →
Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemAir Balloon NatureModest Moves Hidden Power Fire ThunderboltSTAB Flash Cannon Volt Switch Damage vs Zubat Thunderbolt 2x 297-350%KO Flash Cannon 133-156%KO Volt Switch 2x 232-273%KO View Magnezone builds →
Reuniclus Psychic	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves RecoverRecovery Focus Blast Calm Mind PsychicSTAB Damage vs Zubat Focus Blast 24-28% Psychic 2x 218-257%KO View Reuniclus builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves EarthquakeSTAB Ice Shard Icicle Crash Superpower Damage vs Zubat Ice Shard 2x 218-257%KO Superpower 54-64% View Mamoswine builds →
Raikou Electric	C
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Calm Mind ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Ice Aura Sphere Damage vs Zubat Thunderbolt 2x 324-381%KO Aura Sphere 24-28% View Raikou builds →

Black & White 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 & White 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 8 types adds range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Leech Life

—2010010Bug

Lv 5

Supersonic

D—5520Normal

Lv 9

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Lv 13

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 17

Wing Attack

D6010035Flying

Lv 21

Confuse Ray

D—10010Ghost

Lv 25

Air Cutter

D559525Flying

Lv 29

Mean Look

———5Normal

Lv 33

Acrobatics

D5510015Flying

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

Zubat can't learn any Tutor moves

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

How to Get Zubat in Black & White

Zubat can't be caught in Black & White. Bring it over from Red, Yellow, or Gold instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

Zubat is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

Red Yellow Gold

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 & White, 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 & White. 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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