Brock's Crobat: Difference between revisions

Despite having been in Brock's possession in its unevolved stage for a long period of time, little was seen of Zubat in the anime and it was used rarely in battles.  This may be because Brock himself did not battle often, and tended to favor his {{t|Rock}}-type Pokémon when he did.  Possibly due to its lack of experience, Zubat did not evolve even as it traveled with Brock through [[Kanto]], stayed with him with [[Professor Ivy]] while Ash and [[Misty]] explored the [[Orange Islands]], and came with him to [[Johto]].

It was in this region, over a hundred and fifty episodes after it was first obtained, that Zubat reached its second stage, Golbat.  In ''[[EP165|Hassle in the Castle]]'', Ash, Misty, and Brock entered a castle where a woman named [[Dr. Anna]] used different Pokémon for diagnosing and treating patients.  One of these was her Zubat, Mimi, which used its {{m|Supersonic}} to scan patients.  Eager to impress the doctor, Brock released his Zubat to assist her.  [[Jessie]], [[James]], and [[Meowth (Team Rocket)|Meowth]] entered the scene, and as Dr. Anna, Brock, and the two Zubat pursued them, causing them to become stuck in an underground maze.  Dr. Anna had Mimi use Supersonic again to create a map, and with the assistance of Brock's Zubat an entire map of the maze was generated.  They wandered through the maze, encountering multiple traps and with Brock fantasizing about marriage, until their Zubat were able to find the exit door.  This wouldn't open, and [[Team Rocket]] were given the opportunity to grab both of the Zubat, only to find themselves stuck as well.  They were eventually freed from the maze by [[Brock's Forretress|Pineco]]'s {{m|Explosion}} and the two Zubat flew free of the bag they were held in.  Team Rocket tried to make off with [[Ash's Pikachu]], but the two Zubat blew away Weezing's {{m|Smokescreen}} and Brock's Zubat engaged in battle with Team Rocket's Pokémon.  During this battle, it [[Evolution|evolved]] into Golbat, and was able to send Team Rocket packing with the help of Pikachu.  Brock had hoped to stay and help Dr. Anna, but had his hopes crushed when he learned that Golbat was so strong that its Supersonic overloaded Dr. Anna's computer.