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Artwork from FR/LG
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Height
5′03″
Imperial
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1.6 m
Metric
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5′03″/1.6 m
Red-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
Blue-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
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Weight
121.3 lbs.
Imperial
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55.0 kg
Metric
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121.3 lbs./55.0 kg
Red-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Blue-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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EV yield
HP
0
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Atk
0
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Def
0
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Sp.Atk
0
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Sp.Def
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Speed
0
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| Base Exp.: 171
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Battle Exp.: 1711*
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Golbat (Japanese: ゴルバット Golbat) is a Poison/Flying-type Pokémon. It is a very common sight in many caves later on in all handheld Pokémon RPGs.
Golbat has the ability Inner Focus, which prevents flinching.
Golbat evolves from Zubat starting at Level 22, then into Crobat when it grows a level and its Tameness is 220 or above.
Biology
Physiology
Golbat has a large mouth with four fangs. It now has a small pair of white eyes. Golbat has short pair of legs and the same coloring as Zubat.
Gender differences
A female has smaller fangs.
Special abilities
They have a nasty bite. They can also confuse foes with Template:M2.
Behavior
Habitat
Golbat can be found quite easily in caves, particularly in caverns with limestone, which enhances their ultrasonic radar.
Diet
Main article: Pokémon food
It loves the blood and energy of humans and Pokémon and at night it flies around looking for victims. But when it absorbs blood its blood type changes to the same blood type as its victims.
In the animeIn the manga
Koga has a Golbat as one of his team members. This Golbat is special in that it is able to use Supersonic in order to project a clear visual of the locations of others, using its gaping mouth as a screen. Agatha also possesses a Golbat.
In the TCGGame data
NPC appearances
- Pokémon Stadium 2: Golbat stars in the mini-game "Gutsy Golbat." The object is to fly around and collect as many hearts as you can, the player with the most hearts at the end of the cave is the winner.
Pokédex entries
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| Generation I
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| Red
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Once it strikes, it will not stop draining energy from the victim even if it gets too heavy to fly.
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| Blue
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| Yellow
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Emits ultrasonic cries while it flies. They act as a sonar used to check for objects in its way.
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| Stadium
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Bites its prey and feeds on the victim's energy. Its own blood type changes to that of its victim.
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| Generation II
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| Gold
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However hard its victim's hide may be, it punctures with sharp fangs and gorges itself with blood.
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| Silver
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It can drink more than 10 ounces of blood at once. If it has too much, it gets heavy and flies clumsily.
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| Crystal
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When it plunges its fangs into its prey, it instantly draws and gulps down more than ten ounces of blood.
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| Stadium 2
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However hard its victim's hide may be, it punctures with sharp fangs and gorges itself with blood.
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| Generation III
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| Ruby
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Golbat loves to drink the blood of living things. It is particularly active in the pitch black of night. This Pokémon flits around in the night skies, seeking fresh blood.
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| Sapphire
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Golbat bites down on prey with its four fangs and drinks the victim's blood. It becomes active on inky dark moonless nights, flying around to attack people and Pokémon.
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| Emerald
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Its fangs easily puncture even thick animal hide. It loves to feast on the blood of people and Pokémon. It flits about in darkness and strikes from behind.
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| FireRed
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It clamps down on its prey with needle-sharp fangs and drains over 10 ounces of blood in one gulp.
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| LeafGreen
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Once it strikes, it will not stop draining energy from the victim even if it gets too heavy to fly.
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| Diamond
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It loves the blood of humans and Pokémon. It flies around at night in search of neck veins.
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| Pearl
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Once it starts sucking blood, it does not stop until it is full. It flies at night in search of prey.
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| HeartGold
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| SoulSilver
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Game locations
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
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In side games
Base stats
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Range
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At Lv. 100
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75
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135 - 182
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260 - 354
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80
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76 - 145
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148 - 284
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70
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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65
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63 - 128
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121 - 251
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75
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72 - 139
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139 - 273
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90
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85 - 156
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166 - 306
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Total: 455
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
- This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 75.
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Type effectiveness
Template:DP type effectiveness
Notes:
- In Generation I, the effectiveness of Bug-type moves is 100.
- If Gravity is used, the effectiveness of Ground-type moves becomes 200
Learnset
Template:Evolved learnset intro
In Generation III
In Generation IV
Side game data
Template:Side game
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
The only time Golbat's tongue is shown in the sprite in Red/Blue.
Origin
Name origin
Golbat's name is derived from the words gold and bat. However, it may also be derived from the words ghoul and bat.
In other languages
- German: Golbat
- French: Nosferalto - Comes from Nosferatu. Alto means high, referring to the fact that the French name of Zubat is Nosferapti, pti (petit) meaning little.
- Korean: 골뱃 Golbaet
- Chinese (Taiwan): 大嘴蝠 (Da Zui Fu) - big-mouthed bat
- Chinese (Hong Kong): 大口蝠 (Da Kou Fu) - big mouthed bat
Related articlesExternal links
For other sprites and images, please see Golbat images on Bulbagarden Archives.