Stat Ranges at Lv. 100
Min = 0 IVs, 0 EVs, hindering nature. Max = 31 IVs, 252 EVs, boosting nature.
- Generation
- I (Kanto)
- Color
- Purple
- Shape
- Wings
- Habitat
- Cave
- Growth Rate
- Medium
- Capture Rate
- 255 (100.0%)
- Gender Ratio
- 50% Male / 50% Female
- Egg Groups
- Flying
- Hatch Counter
- 15 cycles (~4,096 steps)
- Base Experience
- 49
- EV Yield
- 1 Spe
- Height
- 0.8 m (2'07")
- Weight
- 7.5 kg (16.5 lbs)
Damage taken when attacked by each type. Accounts for Poison/Flying dual typing.
Prevents flinching.
Bypasses light screen, reflect, and safeguard.
Generation VII
It sleeps in caves during the day. It has no eyes, so to check its surroundings while flying, it emits ultrasonic waves.
When exposed to sunlight, they suffer burns. The frequency of their ultrasonic waves can differ slightly from colony to colony.
It has no eyeballs, so it can’t see. It checks its surroundings via the ultrasonic waves it emits from its mouth.
Their skin is so thin that they’ll be burned if sunlight hits them. When it gets cold out, they gather together to warm one another’s bodies.
Emits ultrasonic cries while it flies. They act as a sonar used to check for objects in its way.
Generation VIII
It emits ultrasonic waves from its mouth to check its surroundings. Even in tight caves, Zubat flies around with skill.
Zubat live in caves, down where the sun’s light won’t reach. In the morning, they gather together to keep each other warm as they sleep.
Makes its home in gloomy caves. Atrophied eyes have left this Pokémon blind, so it scans its surroundings via sound waves that it emits from its mouth as it flies.
Show older entries (Gen I, II, III, IV, V, VI)
Generation I
Forms colonies in perpetually dark places. Uses ultrasonic waves to identify and approach targets.
Emits ultrasonic cries while it flies. They act as a sonar used to check for ob jects in its way.
Generation II
While flying, it constantly emits ultrasonic waves from its mouth to check its sur roundings.
Capable of flying safely in dark places, it emits ultrasonic cries to check for any obstacles.
During the day, it gathers with others and hangs from the ceilings of old buildings and caves.
Generation III
ZUBAT remains quietly unmoving in a dark spot during the bright daylight hours. It does so because prolonged exposure to the sun causes its body to become slightly burned.
ZUBAT avoids sunlight because exposure causes it to become unhealthy. During the daytime, it stays in caves or under the eaves of old houses, sleeping while hanging upside down.
While living in pitch-black caverns, their eyes gradually grew shut and deprived them of vision. They use ultrasonic waves to detect obstacles.
It has no eyes. Instead, it relies on its ultrasonic cries for echo location to flit about in darkness.
It forms colonies in perpetually dark places and uses ultrasonic waves to identify and approach targets.
Generation IV
Even though it has no eyes, it can sense obstacles using ultrasonic waves it emits from its mouth.
Disliking sunlight, it sleeps deep in forests and caves until sundown.
It checks its surroundings and location using reflections of the ultrasonic waves from its mouth.
While flying, it constantly emits ultrasonic waves from its mouth to check its surroundings.
Capable of flying safely in dark places, it emits ultrasonic cries to check for any obstacles.
Generation V
It checks its surroundings and location using reflections of the ultrasonic waves from its mouth.
It does not need eyes, because it emits ultrasonic waves to check its surroundings while it flies.
Generation VI
Even though it has no eyes, it can sense obstacles using ultrasonic waves it emits from its mouth.
It has no eyes. Instead, it relies on its ultrasonic cries for echolocation to flit about in darkness.
Zubat remains quietly unmoving in a dark spot during the bright daylight hours. It does so because prolonged exposure to the sun causes its body to become slightly burned.
Zubat avoids sunlight because exposure causes it to become unhealthy. During the daytime, it stays in caves or under the eaves of old houses, sleeping while hanging upside down.
Level Up
19 moves| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pow | Acc | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GustSTAB | fly | S | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| 1 | Absorb | gra | S | 20 | 100% | 25 |
| 6 | Hypnosis | psy | N | — | 60% | 20 |
| 11 | Supersonic | nor | N | — | 55% | 20 |
| 11 | Astonish | gho | P | 30 | 100% | 15 |
| 23 | Swift | nor | S | 60 | — | 20 |
| 25 | Cross PoisonSTAB | poi | P | 70 | 100% | 20 |
| 28 | Wing AttackSTAB | fly | P | 60 | 100% | 35 |
| 30 | Bite | dar | P | 60 | 100% | 25 |
| 31 | Air CutterSTAB | fly | S | 60 | 95% | 25 |
| 33 | AcrobaticsSTAB | fly | P | 55 | 100% | 15 |
| 36 | Mean Look | nor | N | — | — | 5 |
| 40 | VenoshockSTAB | poi | S | 65 | 100% | 10 |
| 41 | Poison FangSTAB | poi | P | 50 | 100% | 15 |
| 43 | Quick Guard | fig | N | — | — | 15 |
| 45 | Confuse Ray | gho | N | — | 100% | 10 |
| 46 | Haze | ice | N | — | — | 30 |
| 50 | Air SlashSTAB | fly | S | 75 | 95% | 15 |
| 55 | Leech Life | bug | P | 80 | 100% | 10 |
TM / HM
43 moves
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pow | Acc | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AcrobaticsSTAB | fly | P | 55 | 100% | 15 |
| Aerial AceSTAB | fly | P | 60 | — | 20 |
| Agility | psy | N | — | — | 30 |
| Air SlashSTAB | fly | S | 75 | 95% | 15 |
| Assurance | dar | P | 60 | 100% | 10 |
| Attract | nor | N | — | 100% | 15 |
| Brave BirdSTAB | fly | P | 120 | 100% | 15 |
| Crunch | dar | P | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| Curse | gho | N | — | — | 10 |
| Defog | fly | N | — | — | 15 |
| Double Team | nor | N | — | — | 15 |
| Endure | nor | N | — | — | 10 |
| Facade | nor | P | 70 | 100% | 20 |
| FlySTAB | fly | P | 90 | 95% | 15 |
| Giga Drain | gra | S | 75 | 100% | 10 |
| Heat Wave | fir | S | 95 | 90% | 10 |
| Leech Life | bug | P | 80 | 100% | 10 |
| Nasty Plot | dar | N | — | — | 20 |
| Payback | dar | P | 50 | 100% | 10 |
| PluckSTAB | fly | P | 60 | 100% | 20 |
| Protect | nor | N | — | — | 10 |
| Rain Dance | wat | N | — | — | 5 |
| Rest | psy | N | — | — | 5 |
| Roost | fly | N | — | — | 5 |
| Round | nor | S | 60 | 100% | 15 |
| Shadow Ball | gho | S | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| Sleep Talk | nor | N | — | — | 10 |
| Sludge BombSTAB | poi | S | 90 | 100% | 10 |
| Snore | nor | S | 50 | 100% | 15 |
| Steel Wing | ste | P | 70 | 90% | 25 |
| Substitute | nor | N | — | — | 10 |
| Sunny Day | fir | N | — | — | 5 |
| Swagger | nor | N | — | 85% | 15 |
| Swift | nor | S | 60 | — | 20 |
| Taunt | dar | N | — | 100% | 20 |
| Thief | dar | P | 60 | 100% | 25 |
| Torment | dar | N | — | 100% | 15 |
| U Turn | bug | P | 70 | 100% | 20 |
| Uproar | nor | S | 90 | 100% | 10 |
| Venom Drench | poi | N | — | 100% | 20 |
| VenoshockSTAB | poi | S | 65 | 100% | 10 |
| Whirlwind | nor | N | — | — | 20 |
| Zen Headbutt | psy | P | 80 | 90% | 15 |
Egg Moves
13 moves
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pow | Acc | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brave BirdSTAB | fly | P | 120 | 100% | 15 |
| Curse | gho | N | — | — | 10 |
| Defog | fly | N | — | — | 15 |
| Giga Drain | gra | S | 75 | 100% | 10 |
| GustSTAB | fly | S | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| Hypnosis | psy | N | — | 60% | 20 |
| Nasty Plot | dar | N | — | — | 20 |
| Quick Attack | nor | P | 40 | 100% | 30 |
| Steel Wing | ste | P | 70 | 90% | 25 |
| Venom Drench | poi | N | — | 100% | 20 |
| Whirlwind | nor | N | — | — | 20 |
| Wing AttackSTAB | fly | P | 60 | 100% | 35 |
| Zen Headbutt | psy | P | 80 | 90% | 15 |
Move Tutor
14 moves
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pow | Acc | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air CutterSTAB | fly | S | 60 | 95% | 25 |
| Defog | fly | N | — | — | 15 |
| Dual WingbeatSTAB | fly | P | 40 | 90% | 10 |
| Endure | nor | N | — | — | 10 |
| Giga Drain | gra | S | 75 | 100% | 10 |
| Heat Wave | fir | S | 95 | 90% | 10 |
| Roost | fly | N | — | — | 5 |
| Sleep Talk | nor | N | — | — | 10 |
| Snore | nor | S | 50 | 100% | 15 |
| Substitute | nor | N | — | — | 10 |
| Swagger | nor | N | — | 85% | 15 |
| Swift | nor | S | 60 | — | 20 |
| Uproar | nor | S | 90 | 100% | 10 |
| Zen Headbutt | psy | P | 80 | 90% | 15 |
Best STAB Moves
Same-type attack bonus (1.5x power)
Best Coverage Moves
Off-type moves for hitting weaknesses
Tools for Zubat
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About Zubat
Zubat is a Poison and Flying-type Pokemon introduced in Generation 1 (Kanto). It emits ultrasonic waves from its mouth to check its surroundings. Even in tight caves, Zubat flies around with skill. Zubat stands 0.8 m (2'07") tall and weighs 7.5 kg (16.5 lbs), making it a small Pokemon.
Zubat Base Stats
Zubat has a base stat total of 245, which is very low, suggesting it has not yet fully evolved. Its highest stat is Speed at 55 (below average), while its lowest is Sp. Atk at 30 (poor). Zubat is average speed with a base Speed of 55.
Zubat Weaknesses & Resistances
As a Poison and Flying-type, Zubat is weak to Electric, Ice, Psychic, Rock-type moves, resists Grass (¼x), Fighting (¼x), Poison, Bug (¼x), Fairy-type attacks, and is completely immune to Ground-type moves. This gives Zubat 4 weaknesses, 5 resistances, and 1 immunity.
Zubat Abilities
Zubat's abilities include Inner Focus, Infiltrator. Inner Focus prevents flinching. Its Hidden Ability is Infiltrator, which bypasses light screen, reflect, and safeguard.
Zubat Moves & Learnset
Zubat can learn 89 moves in Generation 8, including 19 by leveling up, 43 via TM/HM, 13 through breeding, and 14 from move tutors. Its strongest STAB moves include Brave Bird (Flying, 120 power), Fly (Flying, 90 power), Sludge Bomb (Poison, 90 power), Air Slash (Flying, 75 power). For coverage, Zubat can learn Heat Wave (Fire), Uproar (Normal), Leech Life (Bug).
Training Zubat
Zubat has a capture rate of 255 (100.0%), making it relatively easy to catch. Defeating Zubat yields 1 Speed EV. It has a medium growth rate and requires approximately 4,096 steps to hatch from an Egg. Zubat belongs to the Flying egg group. Zubat is part of a 3-stage evolution line (Zubat → Golbat → Crobat).
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