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Golbat, a Poison and Flying type Pokémon, official artwork

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Golbat: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Golbat is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Speed (90) and Attack (80), with a base stat total of 455.

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What is Golbat weak to?

How much damage Golbat takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toElectricIcePsychicRock
0.5×ResistsFairyPoison
0.25×ResistsBugFightingGrass
0×Immune toGround

Golbat takes super-effective damage from Electric, Ice, Psychic, Rock. It resists Fairy, Poison, Bug, Fighting, Grass and is immune to Ground.

Best moveset for Golbat

Golbat has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Brave BirdFlying120
  • Double-EdgeNormal120
  • Heat WaveFire95
  • Sludge BombPoison90

Best nature for Golbat

Jolly. Golbat's Attack (80) far outclasses its Special Attack (65), and its 90 Speed is worth maximising, so Jolly (+Speed, −Sp. Atk) fits best.

Abilities

  • Inner FocusThis Pokemon cannot be made to flinch. Immune to Intimidate.
  • InfiltratorMoves ignore substitutes and foe's Reflect/Light Screen/Safeguard/Mist/Aurora Veil.

Evolution line

Zubat
Golbat
Crobat
Full learnset (82 moves; tap to expand)

Golbat is not obtainable in Scarlet/Violet, so this is its National Dex movepool.

MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Brave BirdFlying120100%Physical
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Heat WaveFire9590%Special
FlyFlying9095%Physical
Sludge BombPoison90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
UproarNormal90100%Special
CrunchDark80100%Physical
Leech LifeBug80100%Physical
Razor WindNormal80100%Special
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
Zen HeadbuttPsychic8090%Physical
Air SlashFlying7595%Special
Giga DrainGrass75100%Special
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
HeadbuttNormal70100%Physical
Secret PowerNormal70100%Physical
Steel WingSteel7090%Physical
U-turnBug70100%Physical
VenoshockPoison65100%Special
Aerial AceFlying60-Physical
Air CutterFlying6095%Special
AssuranceDark60100%Physical
BiteDark60100%Physical
Feint AttackDark60-Physical
Hidden Power WaterWater60100%Special
Ominous WindGhost60100%Special
PluckFlying60100%Physical
RoundNormal60100%Special
SwiftNormal60-Special
ThiefDark60100%Physical
Wing AttackFlying60100%Physical
AcrobaticsFlying55100%Physical
PaybackDark50100%Physical
Poison FangPoison50100%Physical
SnoreNormal50100%Special
Dual WingbeatFlying4090%Physical
GustFlying40100%Special
Mega DrainGrass40100%Special
PursuitDark40100%Physical
Quick AttackNormal40100%Physical
TwisterDragon40100%Special
AstonishGhost30100%Physical
AbsorbGrass20100%Special
RageNormal20100%Physical
BideNormal?-Physical
FrustrationNormal?100%Physical
Natural GiftNormal?100%Physical
ReturnNormal?100%Physical
Super FangNormal?90%Physical
AgilityPsychic--Status
AttractNormal-100%Status
CaptivateNormal-100%Status
ConfideNormal--Status
Confuse RayGhost-100%Status
CurseGhost--Status
DefogFlying--Status
DetectFighting--Status
Double TeamNormal--Status
EndureNormal--Status
HazeIce--Status
HypnosisPsychic-60%Status
Mean LookNormal--Status
MimicNormal--Status
Nasty PlotDark--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Quick GuardFighting--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RestPsychic--Status
RoostFlying--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SnatchDark--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
SupersonicNormal-55%Status
SwaggerNormal-85%Status
TailwindFlying--Status
TauntDark-100%Status
TormentDark-100%Status
ToxicPoison-90%Status
Venom DrenchPoison-100%Status
WhirlwindNormal--Status