PokeTools
Golbat

Golbat in Emerald.

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#042 · 97 wild locations

Golbat appears in 97 places in Pokemon Emerald. The best odds are Meteor Falls (surfing, 90% at level 30-35).

Where to find Golbat

odds are the game's slot tables
AreaHowLevelOdds
Meteor Falls1F 2RSurfing30-3590%
Meteor FallsB1F 1RSurfing30-3590%
Meteor FallsB1F 2RSurfing30-3590%
Victory RoadB2FSurfing30-3560%
Meteor Falls1F 2RWalking in grass or caves3330%
Meteor FallsB1F 1RWalking in grass or caves3330%
Meteor FallsStevensCaveWalking in grass or caves3330%
Victory RoadB2FSurfing25-3030%
Meteor Falls1F 2RWalking in grass or caves3525%
Meteor FallsB1F 1RWalking in grass or caves3525%
Meteor FallsStevensCaveWalking in grass or caves3525%
Meteor FallsB1F 2RWalking in grass or caves3320%
Meteor FallsB1F 2RWalking in grass or caves3520%
Sky Pillar1FWalking in grass or caves3420%
Sky Pillar3FWalking in grass or caves3420%
Sky Pillar5FWalking in grass or caves3420%
Victory Road1FWalking in grass or caves4020%
Victory RoadB1FWalking in grass or caves4020%
Victory RoadB2FWalking in grass or caves4020%
Sky Pillar1FWalking in grass or caves3510%
Sky Pillar3FWalking in grass or caves3510%
Sky Pillar5FWalking in grass or caves3510%
Victory RoadB1FWalking in grass or caves3810%
Victory RoadB2FWalking in grass or caves4210%
Victory RoadB2FSurfing35-4010%
Meteor Falls1F 2RWalking in grass or caves385%
Meteor Falls1F 2RWalking in grass or caves405%
Meteor FallsB1F 1RWalking in grass or caves385%
Meteor FallsB1F 1RWalking in grass or caves405%
Meteor FallsB1F 2RWalking in grass or caves385%
Meteor FallsB1F 2RWalking in grass or caves405%
Meteor FallsStevensCaveWalking in grass or caves385%
Meteor FallsStevensCaveWalking in grass or caves405%
Seafloor CavernEntranceSurfing30-355%
Seafloor CavernRoom6Surfing30-355%
Seafloor CavernRoom7Surfing30-355%
Shoal CaveLowTideEntranceRoomWalking in grass or caves325%
Shoal CaveLowTideInnerRoomWalking in grass or caves325%
Shoal CaveLowTideLowerRoomWalking in grass or caves325%
Shoal CaveLowTideStairsRoomWalking in grass or caves325%
Victory Road1FWalking in grass or caves385%
Victory RoadB1FWalking in grass or caves425%
Victory RoadB2FWalking in grass or caves445%
Cave of Origin1FWalking in grass or caves344%
Cave of Origin1FWalking in grass or caves354%
Cave of OriginEntranceWalking in grass or caves344%
Cave of OriginEntranceWalking in grass or caves354%
Cave of OriginUnusedRubySapphireMap1Walking in grass or caves344%
Cave of OriginUnusedRubySapphireMap1Walking in grass or caves354%
Cave of OriginUnusedRubySapphireMap2Walking in grass or caves344%
Cave of OriginUnusedRubySapphireMap2Walking in grass or caves354%
Cave of OriginUnusedRubySapphireMap3Walking in grass or caves344%
Cave of OriginUnusedRubySapphireMap3Walking in grass or caves354%
Seafloor CavernRoom1Walking in grass or caves344%
Seafloor CavernRoom1Walking in grass or caves354%
Seafloor CavernRoom2Walking in grass or caves344%
Seafloor CavernRoom2Walking in grass or caves354%
Seafloor CavernRoom3Walking in grass or caves344%
Seafloor CavernRoom3Walking in grass or caves354%
Seafloor CavernRoom4Walking in grass or caves344%
Seafloor CavernRoom4Walking in grass or caves354%
Seafloor CavernRoom5Walking in grass or caves344%
Seafloor CavernRoom5Walking in grass or caves354%
Seafloor CavernRoom6Walking in grass or caves344%
Seafloor CavernRoom6Walking in grass or caves354%
Seafloor CavernRoom7Walking in grass or caves344%
Seafloor CavernRoom7Walking in grass or caves354%
Seafloor CavernRoom8Walking in grass or caves344%
Seafloor CavernRoom8Walking in grass or caves354%
Shoal CaveLowTideIceRoomWalking in grass or caves304%
Cave of Origin1FWalking in grass or caves331%
Cave of Origin1FWalking in grass or caves361%
Cave of OriginEntranceWalking in grass or caves331%
Cave of OriginEntranceWalking in grass or caves361%
Cave of OriginUnusedRubySapphireMap1Walking in grass or caves331%
Cave of OriginUnusedRubySapphireMap1Walking in grass or caves361%
Cave of OriginUnusedRubySapphireMap2Walking in grass or caves331%
Cave of OriginUnusedRubySapphireMap2Walking in grass or caves361%
Cave of OriginUnusedRubySapphireMap3Walking in grass or caves331%
Cave of OriginUnusedRubySapphireMap3Walking in grass or caves361%
Seafloor CavernRoom1Walking in grass or caves331%
Seafloor CavernRoom1Walking in grass or caves361%
Seafloor CavernRoom2Walking in grass or caves331%
Seafloor CavernRoom2Walking in grass or caves361%
Seafloor CavernRoom3Walking in grass or caves331%
Seafloor CavernRoom3Walking in grass or caves361%
Seafloor CavernRoom4Walking in grass or caves331%
Seafloor CavernRoom4Walking in grass or caves361%
Seafloor CavernRoom5Walking in grass or caves331%
Seafloor CavernRoom5Walking in grass or caves361%
Seafloor CavernRoom6Walking in grass or caves331%
Seafloor CavernRoom6Walking in grass or caves361%
Seafloor CavernRoom7Walking in grass or caves331%
Seafloor CavernRoom7Walking in grass or caves361%
Seafloor CavernRoom8Walking in grass or caves331%
Seafloor CavernRoom8Walking in grass or caves361%
Shoal CaveLowTideIceRoomWalking in grass or caves321%

Evolution

3 stages
Zubat→Golbat→Crobat

Evolves into Crobat when levelled up with high friendship.

Evolve now or wait

from the game's learnsets and the relearner rule

Golbat evolves when traded; the comparison below assumes you do it at level 25, the level you first meet it. Nothing is lost by evolving straight away: every move Golbat learns after that, Crobat learns too.

Rule the game applies: the Move Relearner in Fallarbor Town (he takes a Heart Scale) teaches only the level-up moves of the form you hand him, at or below its current level. Delaying an evolution costs the evolved form's higher base stats for every level you wait; a move you barely use is not worth that.

Golbat learnset in Emerald

13 level-up moves · 22 machines

By level

1Screech
1Leech Life
1Supersonic
1Astonish
6Supersonic
11Astonish
16Bite
21Wing Attack
28Confuse Ray
35Air Cutter
42Mean Look
49Poison Fang
56Haze

Crobat by level

1Screech
1Leech Life
1Supersonic
1Astonish
6Supersonic
11Astonish
16Bite
21Wing Attack
28Confuse Ray
35Air Cutter
42Mean Look
49Poison Fang
56Haze

TMs and HMs it can learn (22)

TM06 Toxic, TM10 Hidden Power, TM11 Sunny Day, TM12 Taunt, TM15 Hyper Beam, TM17 Protect, TM18 Rain Dance, TM19 Giga Drain, TM21 Frustration, TM27 Return, TM30 Shadow Ball, TM32 Double Team, TM36 Sludge Bomb, TM40 Aerial Ace, TM41 Torment, TM42 Facade, TM43 Secret Power, TM44 Rest, TM45 Attract, TM46 Thief, TM47 Steel Wing, TM49 Snatch

Keep going

Golbat in the PokedexStats, abilities and moves in every gameHow to evolve ZubatThe line in every gameBack to the Emerald guideEvery area in orderCatch rate calculatorGen 3 formula for Golbat

Nearby in the Pokedex

Jigglypuff in EmeraldZubat in EmeraldOddish in EmeraldGloom in Emerald