Is Crobat Good in Crystal Playthrough?
The Crobat from early Zubat friendship is one of Crystal's fastest paths to an elite team member. Outspeeds everything through the gym circuit and hits hard enough to matter against Chuck, Karen, and Koga at the E4. Crystal's single-version roster means no competition for the Poison/Flying slot from version exclusives.
Zubat trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Zubat has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Zubat trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Golbat has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Golbat has the type edge here and should clean up Chuck's team.
Jasmine's team hits Golbat's weaknesses hard.
Golbat trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Crobat trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Lt. Surge's team hits Crobat's weaknesses hard.
Crobat has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Crobat resists most of Erika's coverage and hits back hard.
Crobat has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Crobat trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Brock's team hits Crobat's weaknesses hard.
Crobat trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Crobat trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Crobat has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Crobat has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Crobat has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Crobat has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Catch Zubat on Route 30 (walking, Lv 3, rare).
- STARTING (Lv 3)
- LV 3BugLeech Life80100%10
- After Falkner
- TM39NormalSwift60100%20
- LV 12DarkBite60100%25
- After Whitney
- TM13NormalSnore50100%15
- LV 27FlyingWing Attack90100%35
- After Jasmine
- TM10NormalHidden Power60100%15
- TM46DarkThief60100%25
Your Zubat should hit Level 22 before you reach Morty, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 22)
- LV 22BugLeech Life80100%10
- LV 22DarkBite60100%25
- After Falkner
- TM39NormalSwift60100%20
- After Whitney
- TM13NormalSnore50100%15
- LV 30FlyingWing Attack90100%35
- After Jasmine
- TM10NormalHidden Power60100%15
- TM46DarkThief60100%25
Friendship is usually high enough before you reach Clair.
- STARTING (Lv 31)
- LV 31FlyingWing Attack90100%35
- LV 31BugLeech Life80100%10
- LV 31DarkBite60100%25
- LV 31GhostConfuse Ray—100%10
- After Falkner
- TM39NormalSwift60100%20
- After Chuck
- HM02FlyingFly13595%15
- After Jasmine
- TM10NormalHidden Power60100%15
- TM46DarkThief60100%25
How to Get Crobat in Crystal
No wild encounters for Crobat. The 3-stage chain runs through Zubat, which you can catch at solid rates from the locations below. Evolve with high friendship once you've got the levels.
How to Obtain Crobat in C
The path to Crobat starts with Zubat at Lv. 2-53 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Catch ZubatSlowpoke Well - 1FLv.5-8CaveRate 85%Mt. Mortar - B1FLv.15-17CaveRate 60%Union Cave - B1FLv.6-8CaveRate 50%Morning/dayRoute 33Lv.6GrassRate 40%NightRock Tunnel - 1FLv.12-15CaveRate 40%NightRock Tunnel - B1FLv.12-15CaveRate 40%NightDark Cave - WestLv.2-4CaveRate 39%Dark Cave - WestLv.2-4CaveRate 34%MorningDark Cave - WestLv.2CaveRate 34%Swarm activeUnion Cave - B1FLv.6CaveRate 30%NightMt. Moon - 1FLv.6CaveRate 30%Mt. Mortar - 1F NorthLv.13CaveRate 30%NightMt. Mortar - 1F NorthLv.13CaveRate 30%DayRoute 42Lv.14GrassRate 30%NightUnion Cave - 1FLv.5-7CaveRate 25%Morning/dayRoute 32Lv.6GrassRate 10%NightRoute 3Lv.6GrassRate 10%NightRoute 4Lv.6GrassRate 10%NightRock Tunnel - 1FLv.12CaveRate 10%Morning/dayRock Tunnel - B1FLv.12CaveRate 10%Morning/dayBurned Tower - 1FLv.14FloorRate 10%Mt. Mortar - 1F SouthLv.14CaveRate 10%NightBurned Tower - B1FLv.15FloorRate 10%Route 30Lv.3GrassRate 5%NightRoute 31Lv.4GrassRate 5%NightUnion Cave - 1FLv.7CaveRate 5%NightMt. Mortar - 1F SouthLv.15CaveRate 5%Morning/dayRoute 10Lv.15GrassRate 5%NightRoute 9Lv.15GrassRate 5%NightSlowpoke Well - B1FLv.19-23CaveRate 80%Union Cave - B2FLv.22CaveRate 50%Morning/dayIce Path - 1FLv.22CaveRate 30%Union Cave - B2FLv.22CaveRate 30%NightDark Cave - EastLv.23CaveRate 30%Ice Path - B1FLv.23CaveRate 30%Whirl Islands - 1FLv.23GrassRate 30%Ice Path - B2FLv.24CaveRate 30%Whirl Islands - B1FLv.24GrassRate 30%Ice Path - B3FLv.25CaveRate 30%Whirl Islands - B2FLv.25GrassRate 30%Whirl Islands - B2F Inner CaveLv.26GrassRate 30%
Step 2Catch or Evolve GolbatMt. Mortar - 1F NorthLv.13CaveRate 10%Mt. Mortar - 1F SouthLv.15CaveRate 5%Rock Tunnel - B1FLv.15CaveRate 5%NightIce Path - 1FLv.22-24CaveRate 30%Union Cave - B2FLv.22CaveRate 30%Ice Path - B1FLv.23-25CaveRate 29%Ice Path - B2FLv.24-26CaveRate 25%Mt. Mortar - B1FLv.17CaveRate 20%Ice Path - B3FLv.25CaveRate 20%Route 42Lv.16GrassRate 15%NightMt. Mortar - 2FLv.30-32CaveRate 15%NightWhirl Islands - 1FLv.24-25GrassRate 10%NightWhirl Islands - B1FLv.25-26GrassRate 10%NightWhirl Islands - B2FLv.26-27GrassRate 10%NightWhirl Islands - B2F Inner CaveLv.27-28GrassRate 10%NightDark Cave - EastLv.23CaveRate 5%Slowpoke Well - B1FLv.23CaveRate 5%Whirl Islands - 1FLv.25GrassRate 5%Morning/dayWhirl Islands - B1FLv.26GrassRate 5%Morning/dayWhirl Islands - B2FLv.27GrassRate 5%Morning/dayWhirl Islands - B2F Inner CaveLv.28GrassRate 5%Morning/dayMt. Mortar - 2FLv.30CaveRate 5%DayMt. Silver - 1FLv.42-46CaveRate 45%NightVictory Road - 1FLv.34CaveRate 30%NightMt. Silver - OutsideLv.40-44CaveRate 30%NightRoute 28Lv.40-42GrassRate 30%NightVictory Road - 1FLv.34CaveRate 10%Morning/dayMt. Silver - 1FLv.45CaveRate 5%Morning/dayMt. Silver - Side chambersLv.46-50CaveRate 80%Morning/dayMt. Silver - 2FLv.46-48CaveRate 50%NightMt. Silver - Side chambersLv.48-50CaveRate 50%NightMt. Silver - SummitLv.49-53CaveRate 45%NightMt. Silver - 2FLv.48CaveRate 30%Morning/dayMt. Silver - SummitLv.51CaveRate 30%Morning/dayor evolve from Zubat (Step 1)
Step 3Crobat ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Crobat egg.
Crobat Weakness
Electric, Ice, Psychic, and Rock moves hit Crobat for super-effective damage. The upside? Ground-type moves can't touch it at all. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Ice, Psychic, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
- Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
What is Crobat Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Crobat
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Lapras builds →Blizzard 2x97-116%KO Thunder 2x64-77% | ||
 Smoochum IcePsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Kadabra builds →Confusion 2x54-64% Ice Punch 2x53-63% Thunder Punch 2x53-63% | ||
 Elekid Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Elekid builds →Thunder 2x80-94% Ice Punch 2x33-40% | ||
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
 Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Lapras builds →Blizzard 2x95-113%KO Thunder 2x64-75% | ||
 Magnemite ElectricSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Magnemite builds →Thunder 2x105-124%KO Rollout 2x12-14% | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Sudowoodo builds →Rock Throw 2x47-56% Ice Punch 2x21-26% Thunder Punch 2x21-26% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Kadabra builds →Psybeam 2x68-81% Ice Punch 2x52-61% Thunder Punch 2x52-61% | ||
 Magneton ElectricSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Magneton builds →Thunder 2x118-140%KO Rollout 2x13-16% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x118-140%KO Ice Punch 2x50-60% Thunder Punch 2x50-60% | ||
 Celebi PsychicGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Celebi builds →Future Sight 2x101-119%KO Ancient Power 2x34-41% | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | B | |
Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
Magneton ElectricSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Magneton builds →Thunder 2x115-136%KO Rollout 2x12-15% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x115-136%KO Ice Punch 2x48-57% Thunder Punch 2x48-57% | ||
Celebi PsychicGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Celebi builds →Future Sight 2x98-116%KO Ancient Power 2x33-40% | ||
Jynx IcePsychic | B | |
Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
Magneton ElectricSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Magneton builds →Thunder 2x115-136%KO Rollout 2x12-15% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x115-136%KO Ice Punch 2x48-57% Thunder Punch 2x48-57% | ||
Celebi PsychicGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Celebi builds →Future Sight 2x98-116%KO Ancient Power 2x33-40% | ||
Jynx IcePsychic | B | |
Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
Magneton ElectricSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Magneton builds →Thunder 2x115-136%KO Rollout 2x12-15% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x115-136%KO Ice Punch 2x48-57% Thunder Punch 2x48-57% | ||
Celebi PsychicGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Celebi builds →Future Sight 2x98-116%KO Ancient Power 2x33-40% | ||
Jynx IcePsychic | B | |
Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
Magneton ElectricSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Magneton builds →Thunder 2x119-141%KO Rollout 2x12-15% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x119-141%KO Thunder Punch 2x50-59% Ice Punch 2x50-59% | ||
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodWhirl Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Lugia builds →Dream Eater 2x79-93% Thunder 2x63-74% Blizzard 2x63-74% | ||
Celebi PsychicGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Celebi builds →Future Sight 2x102-120%KO Ancient Power 2x35-41% | ||
In Crystal, Raikou can KO Crobat with Thunder (104-123%).
 Raikou Electric | S | |
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves
Damage vs Crobat View Raikou builds →Thunder 2x104-123%KO | ||
Crobat Evolutions
End of the line. Crobat caps a three-stage chain that started at Zubat. Breeding produces the base form, and eggs are quick to hatch. Speed grew the most through evolution (+75 over Zubat), and Crobat peaks at 535 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Crobat to get Zubat eggs easily using 19 partners from the Flying egg group. Notable egg moves include Feint Attack, Gust, Pursuit and 2 more.
C Crobat Best Moveset
130 Speed means acting before nearly everything. MoveSludge Bomb gives Poison a real attacking move, and MoveConfuse Ray disrupts on top. MoveHidden Power adds type coverage. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. The Speed alone commands competitive attention, backed by Poison damage and disruption.
Best Build
Support Moveset
- Toxic
- Confuse Ray
- Giga Drain
- Haze
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Crobat picks up Feint Attack and Gust only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Fly and Wing Attack while Bug and Dark coverage and more adds range.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
As a result of its pursuit of faster, yet more silent flight, a new set of wings grew on its hind legs.
Crobat Crystal Guide
For Crystal, we rate Crobat B-Tier: a solid option in Crystal for the right team. At 535 BST, it fits the pivot role. Toxic with Leftovers is the standard set.
Base 130 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. On offense, Crobat is a physical attacker with base 90 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a pivot.
In Crystal, run Toxic, Confuseray, Giga Drain, and Haze on Crobat. Toxic is the most common pick at 0% usage. This set covers the pivot role with a mix of damage and utility.
For Crystal, Crobat has answers, but so do you. Super-effective STAB from faster Pokemon is the simplest answer. Electric, Ice, and Psychic-type attackers hit hardest.
Game Availability
Available in 18 titles since its debut in Gold & Silver, Crobat spans 9 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in most mainline games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves