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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 0
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Speed 2
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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 dual-type Poison/Flying Pokémon.
It evolves from Zubat starting at level 22, and evolves into Crobat via happiness.
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 high-pitched screeches.
Golbat basically have the same abilities as Zubat, only stronger. Even though Golbat isn't a fully evolved Pokémon, it can use Hyper Beam and Giga Impact.
Behavior
Golbat tend to be gluttonous and are prone to drinking blood until they get too heavy to fly straight.
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 anime
Major appearances
Brock had a Golbat that he caught as a Zubat. It eventually evolved into a Crobat.
Other
Koga used a Golbat against Ash's Charmander in his rematch against Ash.
In Round One - Begin!, a Golbat was the third Pokémon that Mandi used against Ash Ketchum during the first round of the Indigo League. It was defeated by Ash's Kingler.
Minor appearances
In the series, Golbat and its relatives were frequently employed by criminal organizations, such as Team Magma (Fight for the Meteorite and The Ribbon Cup Caper (employed by Brodie to escape with Haze after stealing a golden Poké Ball)), Team Galactic (Enter Galactic!, Losing Its Lustrous, Double Team Turnover!, Steeling Peace of Mind! and Saving the World From Ruins!), and Pokémon Hunter J's evil cronies (Mutiny in the Bounty, Ill-Will Hunting!, and Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part One).
Pokédex entries
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Pokémon
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Source
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Entry
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EP032
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Golbat
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Ash's Pokédex
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Golbat. Attacking with its sharp fangs, this Pokémon can drain three hundred cubic centimeters of blood per bite.
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Episode
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Pokémon
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Source
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Entry
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DP069
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Golbat
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Dawn's Pokédex
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Golbat, the Bat Pokémon and the evolved form of Zubat. Being nocturnal, Golbat fly at night in search of prey.
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In 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 can be collected; the player with the most hearts at the end of the cave is the winner.
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
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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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It attacks in a stealthy manner, without warning. Its sharp fangs are used to bite and suck blood.
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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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Generation IV
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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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Platinum
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Its sharp fangs puncture the toughest of hides and have small holes for greedily sucking blood.
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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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Generation IV
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Diamond
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Pearl
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Platinum
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Common
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Stark Mountain, Victory Road, Ravaged Path, Oreburgh Gate, Mt. Coronet, Iron Island, Snowpoint Temple, Lost Tower, Sendoff Spring, Turnback Cave (all times), Route 227 (night)
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HeartGold
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SoulSilver
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Pal Park
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Pokéwalker
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In side games
Held items
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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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
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Side game data
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Evolution
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Sprites
Trivia
- Golbat, its evolution, and its pre-evolution are the only Pokémon to have three 4× resistances.
- The only time Golbat's tongue is shown is in Red and Blue sprites. It also appears in its 3D form in games like Pokémon Stadium.
- Golbat is the first Pokémon in the National Pokédex listing to gain a new evolution in a later generation.
- To date, every villainous team in the main series of games have had at least one of their members use Golbat and/or one its evolutionary family.
- Zubat and Golbat have been in all regional Pokédexes.
- Golbat and Chansey are the only Pokémon that evolve by happiness that are already evolved. Before Generation IV, Golbat was the only one.
- Until Generation IV, both Golbat and Zubat could not learn Fly.
- Golbat is capable of learning Brave Bird despite not actually being based on a bird.
- Pokémon Platinum is the only game in which both of Golbat's wings are pointing down in its sprite.
- Unlike Zubat's wings, the outside of Golbat's wings looks almost the same as the inside. However, in its Pokémon Yellow sprite, they resemble Zubat's wings instead, even though the backsprite does not reflect this.
Origin
Golbat is likely based on a vampire bat.
Name origin
Golbat's name is derived from the words gold and bat. It might be a shortening of golden-capped fruit bat, the largest bat species in existence. However, it may also be derived from the words ghoul and bat.
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