Dwayne's Crobat

**Dwayne's Crobat** (Japanese: **ドゥエインのクロバット** *Douein's Crobat*) is the first Pokémon that Dwayne caught during his travels in the Sinnoh region, and his thirty-first overall.

## **New Era**

### **Sinnoh**

While walking through Route 201, Dwayne and Professor Rowan stumble upon Zubat, who crashes directly onto them. Upset, Zubat attacks them with Gust, with Rowan commenting that a wild Zubat being out in an open and illuminated area was quite strange, and comments that Zubat seemed quite nervous even before bumping into them. Liking Zubat's battle-ready attitude, Dwayne decides to catch it, and sends Eevee out to battle it. Zubat immediately goes into the offensive with Bite, but Eevee manages to dodge the attack, and she retaliates with Tackle, crashing onto Zubat, who quickly recovers. Zubat then attacks with Supersonic, which Eevee also manages to evade. Dwayne then calls for a Copycat, and Eevee fires off a Supersonic of her own, which hits Zubat and leaves it confused. As Zubat becomes dazed by its confusion, Eevee lands another direct hit with Tackle, sending Zubat crashing into a nearby tree, and Dwayne throws a Poké Ball, and Dwayne successfully catches Zubat.

Rowan congratulates Dwayne on his capture, and Dwayne lets out his newly-caught Zubat out, welcoming him to his team. Soon therafter, they notice an Electric-type attack in the distance and Zubat quickly flies towards the location, with Dwayne and Rowan chasing after him. When Dwayne and Rowan get closer, they see a bunch of Zubat flying wildly while dodging the attack, and below them, an Elekid being the source of the attack. The Elekid's Trainer throws a Poké Ball, which hits one of the Zubat, but the Zubat that the Poké Ball hits is Dwayne's, and therefore the capture doesn't work. As the Trainer catches the Poké Ball, Dwayne and Rowan approach the Trainer, a girl in her late teens. Upon seeing Dwayne, the girl seems to immediately recognize him, although she's clearly not happy on seeing him, letting out a frustrated grunt.

Dwayne calls Zubat back down, who lands on his shoulder, and Rowan correctly guesses that the reason why Zubat was on the area was because the girl had attacked them, which she confirms, saying she ventured into a nearby cave looking for Zubat to catch, but they all escaped, and Dwayne's Zubat had just prevented her from catching one. Dwayne apologizes for ruining her catch, and the girl then asks if Dwayne is sure the Zubat he caught is the best one. The girl says she watched his battle with Zubat, and says that Zubat was caught was too easily and therefore it was weak, a statement that angers Dwayne, who then asks her how can she tell if a Pokémon is strong or not.

The girl then explains that by scanning a Pokémon with the Pokédex, a Trainer can see what attacks it knows thereby saving a lot of time and energy in the long run. She lets three Starly out of their Poké Balls, and after scanning the three Starly to see which of them know Aerial Ace, she then returns them all to their Poké Balls. Then, after telling two of the Starly to get lost as they're not needed, she throws two of the Poké Balls which send out the Starly with a blue light, signifying their permanent release. Dwayne remarks this is an unusual way to treat Pokémon, as he believes any Pokémon has the ability to be strong, but the girl scoffs at this and challenges Dwayne to a three-on-three battle. Professor Rowan offers his back garden as their battlefield.

Once at Rowan's garder, the girl introduces herself as Lazuli, and says that she would challenge the Sinnoh League and ultimately challenge the Champion. Lazuli spells out the rules; it will be a three-on-three battle with no substitutions, the first to reach two wins will get the match. Lazuli starts with Starly while Dwayne chooses Zubat. Dwayne starts off by commanding his Zubat to use Quick Attack, but Starly manages to dodge it. Starly uses Aerial Ace. Zubat tries to counter with a Supersonic, but Starly uses Double Team followed by another Aerial Ace and as a result, Zubat is knocked out. Dwayne recalls Zubat while Lazuli recalls Starly, although she openly exclaims she wasn't impressed with Starly's performance.

In the middle of a forest on a peaceful day, Dwayne prepares for a delicious meal. While Dwayne is laying plates on the table, Zubat happily picks tasty oranges from the trees above. Dwayne below, Eevee calls up to Zubat, wanting an orange herself. Zubat sticks his tongue out at the Pokémon, however, and jumps up and down. But while doing so, he gets too excited and bangs his head on a branch above her and drops the orange out of his hand in shock and into the mouth of a hungry Eevee. Zubat drops down to the ground and starts to shout at Eevee for eating his orange, but Eevee doesn't seem interested. Turtwig then runs over and tries to break up the argument between the Pokémon, but is quickly slapped away by Eevee and Zubat, who don't want someone interfering in their quarrel. Zubat decides to take the fight to another level, and fires off a Air Cutter attack at Eevee, who responds with an Air Cutter of her own via Copycat. The two attacks collide, which bring Dwayne's attention to the squabble. The two continue their fight, but Dwayne runs over and demands that they stop. Just then, Turtwig, angry at being slapped away before, jumps into the fray but is smacked again by Zubat's Quick Attack. Not impressed by this, Turtwig lets out a roar and attacks both Pokémon with a furious Razor Leaf attack. At this, both Zubat and Eevee stop bickering as Turtwig stands proudly between them.

Sometime later, Dwayne trains with Zubat, telling him to use Aerial Ace, and he does so, flying along the ground towards a target on the base of a tree. Dwayne tells him to pull up, and he flies up the trunk of the tree, before looping around for another go. However, this time Aerial Ace fails, and Zubat crash-lands, injuring himself. Dwayne rushes over to check if he is okay and Dwayne says that it is just a minor injury, and all he needs is a bandage and some potion. He comments that they still need to do some more practice on Aerial Ace. A nearby bush rustles and Rosebay steps out of it. After Dwayne introduces himself, Rosebay says that she is observing the Pokémon in the forest. Rosebay then shows him a Swablu nest in another part of the forest, before giving Dwayne her binoculars. Rosebay leads him to higher ground, before commenting that the Swablu should have returned to the nest by that time. She also mentions that the bird Pokémon population has recently been shrinking. Dwayne then offers to help her out.

Rosebay leads Dwayne to a Hoothoot colony, but nobody can see or hear any Hoothoot. Zubat flies down to the group and reports that he can't see any either. Dwayne asks if he feels better, then tells him to have one more look around. Meanwhile, four Swellow are flying through a valley. As they swoop around a corner they are surprised by a large net, which catches them and shakes them out into a cage underground. Two crooks walk into view, and mention that it was a good idea to put their trap there, as all the bird Pokémon in the forest fly through the valley. Zubat flies into the valley, noticing a group of three Swellow below him. All four get caught in the trap. Zubat gets up and notices all the bird Pokémon in cages around him. Some of them are pecking at their cage when the villains enter and laugh at them.

Dwayne becomes worried about Zubat, as he has been gone a long time. Rosebay realizes that all the bird Pokémon use the valley path, so that must be where they are. They decide to hurry there as Zubat might be in trouble. Inside the cages, Zubat walks up to a Hoothoot and starts talking with it. Up on the edge of the valley, Dwayne and Rosebay spot the villains, and Rosebay notices a Pidgeot in the net. Dwayne tells Turtwig to help it. Turtwig runs off and frees it from the net just as it is closing. Dwayne then orders Torracat and Pidgeot to gather as many bird Pokémon as they can find, in order to rip down the net. The rest of the group runs off to free the captured Pokémon.

In the underground base where the villains are guarding the door to the cage room, one of the crooks walks in and puts a ring around a Swablu, immobilizing it. Zubat and Hoothoot signal each other, and Hoothoot uses Hypnosis on the villain; he releases Swablu. As the humans approach the base, they sneak in the front door and climb down a ladder to an underground tunnel containing monitors for the security cameras. Dwayne sees Zubat on one of the monitors. In the meantime, the bird Pokémon and the hypnotized crook are digging an escape tunnel from the cage room. Two of the crooks wake up as a very large group of bird Pokémon fly towards their base. They panic when they notice Turtwig, who is leading the group from Pidgeot's back. Turtwig calls out to the Pokémon and they all attack the net, ripping it to pieces. The group, still underground, watches on the security camera screens. The villains rush to some controls. In the cage room, the hypnotized crook and Zubat are watching as all the other Pokémon leave through the escape tunnel, with Hoothoot leaving last. As the crook snaps out of the hypnosis, he calls in Metang, Electrode and Gabite. They surround Zubat, as the group runs into the room.

The ground starts to shake as the criminals's mecha rises from the ground. A ladder drops down, and the villains's Pokémon climb the ladder into the mecha. The villains introduce themselves as the Pokémon Pinchers from the Oblivia region, with their admins introducing themselves as Red Eyes, Blue Eyes and Purple Eyes. Purple Eyes admits to his comrades that he was hypnotized and let the Pokémon escape. Red Eyes pushes a button, and nets pop out of the mecha's arms. The Pokémon flee out of the escape tunnel, with the group following behind. The Pinchers then try to stomp on the group with their mecha, but they run out of the way, and the foot falls into the escape tunnel, making it fall over.

After they climb out of the remains of their mecha, Zubat uses Wing Attack, but Purple Eyes calls out Pidgeotto, and tells it to use Gust, which blows Zubat away as Dwayne comments on his strength. Blue tells Metang to fire Flash Cannon at Turtwig, who manages to dodge it. The groups start running toward each other when Zubat flies up high and starts to glow. His bandage falls off, and he evolves into Golbat. Golbat then uses Aerial Ace to defeat The Pinchers's Pokémon before knocking out the admins themselves. Golbat lands, and the other bird Pokémon then fly off, with Hoothoot waving goodbye to Golbat.

During Dwayne's unofficial Gym battle against Gardenia at Eterna Forest, Golbat was chosen as his second Pokémon to battle against Gardenia's Turtwig. Golbat launches Air Cutter, but Turtwig is surprisingly able to dodge Golbat's attack at the last moment. Even after repeated Air Cutters, Turtwig was able to dodge. Dwayne loses his cool and decides on Golbat's Aerial Ace, knowing that the attack is unavoidable. However, Turtwig jumps up at the last moment and Golbat is sent crashing into the bushes. When he does come back around, Turtwig pummels Golbat with Leaf Storm and Golbat is pinned to a tree, and is knocked out cold.

When Dwayne and Gardenia finally battled in an official Gym battle, Golbat was the second Pokémon chosen by Dwayne, facing off against Gardenia's Cherubi. Cherubi launches Solar Beam, but Golbat dodges and uses Air Cutter, but Cherubi dodges and fires Solar Beam. The quick charge fails as clouds now obscure the sun. Cherubi switches to Magical Leaf as Golbat bolts straight up, eventually getting out of range. Golbat turns around and descends slowly with Aerial Ace, stunning everyone. Golbat lines up with the sunlight, which returns intensely and blinds Cherubi, rendering it vulnerable to the attack. Golbat follows up with another Aerial Ace to knock out Cherubi.

Gardenia calls Cherubi back, praising Dwayne's tactics before sending out her Turtwig. Dwayne notices Golbat's slight anger at losing to Turtwig before, wanting redemption. Golbat uses Air Cutter as Turtwig dodges quickly. Dwayne orders multiple Air Cutters as Turtwig dodges them all. The tactic grows old and irritates Gardenia, but she realizes too late that Turtwig fell into a trap, backpedaling until it got wedged into a tree. Golbat hits the immobilized Pokémon with Aerial Ace, sending it flying back but not knocking it out. Golbat quickly follows with Air Cutter, but Turtwig's Leech Seed connects and saps Golbat's energy, exposing him to Turtwig's Tackle and knocking him out.

During the semi-finals of the Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition, Golbat was chosen by Dwayne to battle alongside Lazuli's Torterra to face off against their opponents's Croagunk and Farfetch'd. Dwayne commands Golbat to use Aerial Ace and Lazuli commands Torterra to use Hyper Beam, while Croagunk uses Poison Jab and Farfetch'd uses Air Slash. All of the attacks are launched, but only Hyper Beam makes its way through, hitting Farfetch'd, as well as Golbat. However, Farfetch'd is knocked out in an instant. Croagunk then uses Brick Break. Dwayne tells Golbat once more to use Aerial Ace, trying to catch Croagunk off-guard. However, Croagunk slides under the immobilized Torterra, causing Golbat to miss and have to stop its attack. Croagunk jumps out from behind Torterra, landing a hit with Brick Break on Torterra's head. However, before Croagunk can use Poison Jab, Torterra is able to move again. Croagunk jumps backwards onto the tree on its back, and Torterra uses Leaf Storm, knocking Croagunk out, and giving victory to Dwayne and Lazuli. Dwayne congratulates Golbat on a good job, only for Lazuli to angrily comment that Golbat contributed nothing to the battle.

When Dwayne battled Rollins, Golbat was his second Pokémon of choice to battle against Rollins's Munchlax. Golbat launches Air Cutter, but Munchlax absorbs it by using Stockpile, gaining size and power. Dwayne repeats Air Cutter, and Munchlax repeats Stockpile. Maylene notices the pattern and predicts the outcome. Golbat switches to Aerial Ace, but Munchlax uses Spit Up to unleash the energy, striking Golbat. Munchlax returns to normal size as Golbat recovers and uses Aerial Ace. Munchlax shoots the Bat Pokémon down with Hyper Beam, and Dwayne catches Golbat from the fall, giving the win to Rollins. Rollins compliments Dwayne's Golbat and offers to teach him Brave Bird after having his Staraptor demonstrate the attack during its battle, with both Golbat and Dwayne accepting his offer. Throughout the remainder of the day, Rollins's Staraptor demonstrates Brave Bird, smashing a rock top to pieces. Staraptor takes some damage, something Rollins points out. While Lazuli's Electabuzz munches on a Berry, Golbat makes his first Brave Bird attempt, but it comes apart mid-flight and Golbat crashes to the ground. Dwayne tends to Golbat as Rollins notes that a moving target would be much better for Golbat's concentration. Dwayne volunteers to be the target despite the danger. Golbat makes another attempt as Dwayne runs, eventually dodging the attack and giving Golbat his first successful attempt.

Golbat was then used during Dwayne's Gym battle against Maylene, facing off against Maylene's Machoke. Dwayne commands his Golbat to use Poison Fang, but Machoke counters it with Brick Break. Dwayne commands his Golbat to push back, using an Aerial Ace attack. Machoke easily dodges it, then Maylene commands her Machoke to use Cross Chop, leading Golbat to take a critical hit. Maylene commands her Machoke to keep using Brick Break which hits Golbat multiple times. Maylene then commands her Machoke to use Seismic Toss as a finishing attack. Dwayne tells his Golbat to use Supersonic with intense speed which hits Maylene's Machoke and leaves it confused. Golbat then repeats then uses Aerial Ace, which leads Machoke to be knocked out.

Maylene sends out Meditite, while Dwayne keeps his Golbat in. Dwayne commands Golbat to use Poison Fang, but Meditite easily counters it with Detect and then uses Meditate to raise its Attack. Golbat uses Aerial Ace again, but Maylene commands her Meditite to use Detect, and then Meditate to raise its Attack power again so it can finish it all in one hit. Dwayne commands Golbat to ruin their concentration with Supersonic. Maylene commands her Meditite to bounce off the wall and use Drain Punch, which hits Golbat. Dwayne commands his Golbat to keep going by using Aerial Ace, but Meditite uses Confusion, which confuses Golbat. Dwayne calls Golbat back into his Poké Ball.

Later, Golbat gets called back out to face off against Meditite once again. Meditite uses Drain Punch but Golbat pushes it back, then attacks with Brave Bird. Maylene orders Meditite to use Confusion, but with no more energy left, the move fails and Golbat knocks out Meditite. Maylene only has one Pokémon left, while Dwayne stays with Golbat. Maylene sends out Lucario. Dwayne commands Golbat to use Brave Bird, but as it closes in, Lucario counters it with Metal Claw, which knocks Golbat out of the battle.

During Dwayne's unofficial Gym battle against Fantina, Golbat was chosen as his third Pokémon to battle against Fantina's Drifloon. Since Dwayne's Buizel and Chimchar already fallen victim to Drifloon's Hypnosis, Dwayne knows that if Golbat falls asleep, the battle is as good as over. Drifloon hits Golbat with Will-O-Wisp and Golbat retaliates with Aerial Ace, hitting Drifloon. Golbat follows up with Brave Bird, but Drifloon blocks it with Ominous Wind. After a short struggle, Golbat is thrown backwards, and then follows up with another Brave Bird. It hits, but doesn't help as it simply causes Drifloon to evolve into Drifblim. Golbat uses Supersonic, but Drifblim dodges and then moves to close range and puts Golbat to sleep with Hypnosis. Dwayne then forfeits the match, and the Trainers exchange compliments.

When Dwayne entered the Squallville PokéRinger competition, Golbat was chosen as his Pokémon of entry. The first match starts with Dwayne against Taylor. The round starts as Dwayne sends out Golbat while Taylor summons Skarmory. Both race to the ring as Golbat gets it first, racing to the goal. Skarmory fires Swift, which hits and causes Golbat to drop the ring. Skarmory steals it and goes for the goal as Golbat tries to catch up. Skarmory turns around and executes a Fury Attack. Golbat dodges continually, eventually causing Skarmory to drop the ring, allowing Golbat to steal and bolt. Skarmory gets ahead and uses Air Cutter. Golbat is unable to dodge, but a wind gust pushes him out of the way. Golbat recovers as another Air Cutter heads towards him. Golbat gets closer before using Aerial Ace to dodge and race to the goal, planting the ring and giving Dwayne the first win.

In the finals, Golbat faces off against Lazuli's Honchkrow. Golbat gets the ring first. Honchkrow uses Sky Attack while Golbat counters with Brave Bird. The attacks create a huge explosion, but Golbat takes damage and goes into a free fall, Honchkrow emerging relatively unharmed and rushing with Night Slash. Dwayne has Golbat dodge before heading towards the goal. Honchkrow fires Dark Pulse, hitting and Golbat briefly loses the ring, quickly grabbing it and bolting to the goal. A strong gust of wind halts Golbat as Honchkrow rides the wind, powering up Aerial Ace. The attack misses as Golbat tries to overcome the repulsion, but to no avail. Honchkrow continues to put pressure with Aerial Ace, eventually striking Golbat and knocking the ring out of Golbat's mouth. Honchkrow takes possession of the ring. Both bird Pokémon exchange glares before racing towards the goal. Golbat goes into Aerial Ace, but Honchkrow moves aside, the attack passing harmlessly. Ryder quickly has Golbat come down with Aerial Ace, stealing the ring right out from Honchkrow's beak. While Golbat races towards the goal, Lazuli orders Honchkrow to strike with Sky Attack, hitting Golbat. As he attempts a follow-up Night Slash, Dwayne has Golbat retaliate with Brave Bird. However, Honchkrow anticipates this, dodging the attack and striking with Night Slash, sending Golbat to the ground, though he still holds the ring.

Dwayne tries to encourage Golbat to get up, but Lazuli snubs him before ordering a finishing Sky Attack. Golbat seems immobile as Honchkrow bears down, but Dwayne's encouragement gets him back into the air. Golbat spreads his wings before he begins to glow, starting the evolution process. His number of wings increases as the evolution completes with Crobat ready to fight. Not backing down, Lazuli has Honchkrow use Night Slash, both of the Pokémon's wings glowing. Crobat easily dodges the attacks, but Honchkrow eventually lands a hit and Crobat loses the ring. Both go after it, repelling each other before Honchkrow stalls Crobat with a Night Slash. Crobat quickly races towards Honchkrow, gets parallel and proceeds to attack with Cross Poison before Crobat pushes Honchkrow back with a wing strike. Excited, Dwayne has Crobat go for the ring. Crobat grabs it and races for the goal. Honchkrow tries to hit with Night Slash, but Crobat dodges, gets behind and attempts Brave Bird. Honchkrow turns around and hits with Sky Attack, the two moves creating a powerful explosion and sending the ring away. Both Trainers order their Pokémon after it. Honchkrow gets farther ahead and is almost to the ring, but Dwayne shouts to Crobat to get the ring. Crobat races forward and unexpectedly swats the ring with his wing before Honchkrow can close its beak, sending the ring onto the goal. Dwayne and Crobat win the PokéRinger, giving Dwayne his first overall win against Lazuli.

When Dwayne challenged the Snowpoint Gym, Crobat was his second Pokémon to battle against Candice's Medicham. Crobat launches into a Air Slash, but Medicham's Confusion stops the attack and sends Crobat crashing into the ground. Crobat gets back up and launches Brave Bird, but Medicham stops it by catching it with its hands, just shy of hitting. Quickly, Crobat switches to Cross Poison and hits. Medicham hits back with Fire Punch, and both are thrown down. Dwayne then has Crobat use another Brave Bird before Medicham can recover, crushing it into another crater, knocking it out (although Crobat suffers from the recoil). Dwayne then recalls Crobat. Crobat gets sent back out to battle against Candice's Abomasnow. Crobat goes into Brave Bird, but Candice has Abomasnow use Ice Punch, which not only slows, then stops the attack, but throws back Crobat, leaving him to fall to the ground and knocking it out with one hit.

During Dwayne's Full Battle against Lazuli at Lake Acuity, Crobat was chosen as Dwayne's third Pokémon to battle against Lazuli's Torterra. Dwayne has Crobat begin with Brave Bird, and Crobat moves in for the hit. However, Lazuli has Torterra use Stone Edge. The pointed stones score a super-effective hit and Crobat is sent plummeting to the ground. Now everyone is aware that Lazuli left Torterra in because she knew Dwayne would switch to Crobat, and now that it has done its job, Lazuli recalls Torterra to its Poké Ball. Lazuli's second Pokémon is Weavile, and after making sure Crobat is OK to battle, Dwayne tells him to begin with Air Slash. Crobat gets the hit in, and Lazuli then has Weavile use Swords Dance. Dwayne calls for a Supersonic, and Lazuli counters this by ordering Blizzard. The Ice-type move hits Crobat hard, and Lazuli then has Weavile follow up with Metal Claw. Crobat flies low and Weavile jumps onto his back.

Weavile then slashes Crobat's back and jumps off as the Bat Pokémon crashes to the ground. Lazuli orders Weavile to go after Crobat with another Metal Claw, and Dwayne has Crobat use Cross Poison. Crobat and Weavile trade blows, but Crobat is able to gain the advantage and sends Weavile flying. Crobat maintains the assault, and Lazuli orders a Blizzard while Dwayne calls for Brave Bird. Crobat flies out of range of the Blizzard and scores a direct hit with Brave Bird. Although Crobat suffers from the recoil, Weavile comes out of it far worse off and, despite its efforts, collapses to the ground unable to battle. Olivier rules Weavile as out of the battle and Dwayne, now with the advantage, commends a battered Crobat on a fantastic performance, but knows better than to get too confident over this win. Dwayne also knows that Crobat took a real beating and recalls him for some rest.

Later, Crobat gets called back out to face off against Lazuli's Ursaring. Lazuli orders a Hammer Arm, but Crobat dodges it and scores a clean hit with Brave Bird. Lazuli orders Focus Blast, which hits Crobat in mid-air, but not critically damaging it. Dwayne orders Crobat to use Cross Poison, but despite the damage, Ursaring seems unfazed, and Hammer Arms Crobat into the ground, taking it out of the match. Dwayne returns Crobat to his Poké Ball and thanks him for a good battle.

During Dwayne's battle against Lazuli in the finals of the Lily of the Valley Conference, Crobat was chosen as Dwayne's third Pokémon to battle against Lazuli's Gastrodon. Gastrodon begins with Muddy Water and Crobat uses Brave Bird; Gastrodon continues using Muddy Water, circling its head above its body, and clips Crobat. It quickly becomes clear that Gastrodon is using Dwayne's Counter Shield technique. Dwayne instructs Crobat to dive down and use Brave Bird, and Gastrodon counterattacks with Body Slam, trapping Crobat with its soft body. Gastrodon then uses Water Pulse and shoots it straight up into the sky, which then picks up speed as it comes down. Gastrodon watches it intently; Dwayne realizes that it will jump away at the last second, giving no time for Crobat to dodge it. Just when all seems lost, Dwayne has Crobat use Supersonic on the floor, lifting him up, which knocks off Gastrodon and he escapes the Water Pulse. Lazuli orders Gastrodon to use Ice Beam while falling backwards, bringing the in-flight Crobat to a screeching halt and crashing onto the field. Knowing Crobat is at a big disadvantage since Gastrodon knows Ice Beam, Dwayne decides that he will have to recall Crobat for later and change his strategy.

Soon thereafter, Crobat gets called back out to battle against Lazuli's Drapion. Drapion uses Pin Missile, which Crobat effectively dodges with his high speed. He then comes down with Brave Bird, which Drapion manages to dodge at the last second, and captures Crobat with its tail. Drapion uses Pin Missile on the trapped Crobat, therefore knocking him out.

## **Personality and Characteristics**

Crobat enjoys fighting strong opponents, and becomes sad whenever he's not chosen for battles, to the point of sulking, seen when he was denied the chance to battle against Roark at the Oreburgh Gym. Crobat is very adamant about training, which was evident in his determination to master Aerial Ace and Brave Bird.

Crobat is also quite mischievous, seen when he taunted and mocked Dwayne's Eevee by sticking out his tongue when Eevee asked him if he could share the orange he'd found, leading to a brief scuffle between the two.

Along with his love for battling, Crobat is fierce and proud of his own abilities. Despite his pride, Crobat retains his undeterred loyalty towards Dwayne. After his evolution Crobat became somewhat distant and reserved, although he is still not above celebrating with his Trainer and fellow Pokémon, seen after he had defeated Lazuli's Honchkrow at the Squallville PokéRinger.