Golbat

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**Golbat** (Japanese: **ゴルバット** *Golbat*) is a dual-type {{Poison}}/{{Flying}} Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

It evolves from Zubat starting at level 22 and evolves into Crobat when leveled up with high friendship.

## Biology

Golbat is a large, blue bat-like Pokémon with purple wing membranes. It has small eyes with slit pupils and a massive mouth containing four fangs; females have smaller fangs than males. These fangs are sharp enough to pierce thick hide, and have hollow tubes specialized for sucking blood; however, they are also fragile. While its mouth seems to be otherwise empty, Golbat occasionally displays a long, purple tongue. Its pointed ears are tiny, and it has short legs with long, thin feet.

It feeds on the blood of both Pokémon and humans, and is capable of drinking over 10 ounces (300 mL) of blood in one sitting. Golbat drinks so much blood that its blood type will change to that of its victim following a feed. It is also gluttonous, occasionally gorging itself to the extent that it becomes too heavy to fly, leaving itself vulnerable in turn. Golbat is nocturnal, and can be found quite easily in caves.

## In the anime

#### Major appearances

##### Brock's Golbat

Template:An had a Golbat that he caught as a Zubat. Zubat evolved into Golbat during *Hassle in the Castle*. It eventually evolved into a Crobat in *Control Freak!*.

##### Koga's Golbat

Koga used a Template:TP against Ash's Charmander in his rematch against Template:Ash in *The Ninja Poké-Showdown* Charmander was able to defeat Golbat. Koga's Golbat later reappeared in a flashback during *The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!* when Ash remembered the time Charmander battled Koga.

##### Other

In *Round One - Begin!*, a Golbat was the third Pokémon that Mandi used against Template:Ash during the first round of the Indigo Plateau Conference. It was defeated by Kingler. It reappeared in a flashback in the following episode and in another flashback in *Friends to the End*.

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!*, *Saving the World From Ruins!*, *Gateway to Ruin!*, *Unlocking the Red Chain of Events!*, *The Needs of the Three!* and *The Battle Finale of Legend!*), Team Plasma (*Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!*, *Meowth, Colress and Team Rivalry!* and *Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals!*), and Pokémon Hunter J's evil cronies (*Mutiny in the Bounty*, *Ill-Will Hunting!*, and *Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part One*).

A Golbat appeared in PK15.

#### Minor appearances

A group of Golbat appeared in *The Whistle Stop*, after Brock's Zubat accidentally lured them with supersonic waves.

Multiple Golbat appeared in *The Power of One* and *Destiny Deoxys*.

Multiple Golbat appeared in a cave in *Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate!* and *Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness*.

A Golbat belonging to Agatha appeared in *The Scheme Team*. Agatha used Golbat to save Ash's Pikachu from the hands of Template:TRT and also used it along with Pikachu to send them blasting off.

A swarm of Golbat appeared in *A Stealthy Challenge!* where it ended up separating Template:Ash, Template:Ashfr and Sanpei.

A swarm of Golbat appeared in *A Seasoned Search!*.

A Golbat appeared in *Lulled to La-La Land!* during a flashback.

A Golbat appeared in *I Choose You!*.

#### Pokédex entries

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### In Pokémon Generations

A Golbat made an appearance in *The Lake of Rage*, under the ownership of a Team Rocket Grunt. Along with Grimer, Magnemite, Raticate, and Houndoom, it was defeated by Lance's Dragonite.

Another Golbat appeared in *The Vision*, under the ownership of a Team Magma Grunt. It was defeated by Brendan's Sceptile during the pair's intrusion of the Team Magma Hideout.

### In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga

In *Adventuring the Stone*, Template:MPJ defeats a flock of Golbat so that he and the others can reach the legendary Stone of Adventure found deep within a cave.

### In the Pokémon Adventures manga

*Main article: Koga's Golbat*
Koga has a Template:TP as one of his team members which first appeared in *That Awful Arbok!*. 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, which fought against Koga's Golbat in *Muk Raking* in the Template:Chap.

In *Chinchou in Charge*, a flock of Golbat, Crobat and Zubat attack Misty, Erika and Brock at Tohjo Falls. A Golbat appeared in *The Last Battle XIII* as one of the Pokémon sent to help the fight in Ilex Forest. Golbat later made a cameo appearance in *Guile from Mawile*.

Much later, in *My, My, My Mimic*, another Golbat is shown having been captured by Carr to try to ambush Red and Blue, but it is frozen and beaten by the newly arrived Lorelei.

Multiple Golbat appeared in *Lucky Lucario I*.

In *Out-Odding Oddish*, a Golbat appeared in the Pokéathlon.

Team Rocket General Petrel owns a Golbat as a means of aerial transportation which first appeared in *Fortunately for Feraligatr*. This Golbat knows Lick, a move it cannot legally learn in the games.

### In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

Jupiter owns a Golbat that first appeared in *Team Galactic's Conspiracy, Revealed!!*.

Saturn also has a Golbat. It first appeared in *Challenge! The Fortress Of Steel!!*.

Golbat has been shown to be owned by Team Galactic Grunts. One first appeared in *The Legendary Pokémon, Captured*.

### In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

One of Green's Golbat debuted in *The Big Battle In The Viridian Forest!!*. He caught another one in *Receive the Moon Stone!!* after it evolved from a Zubat.

Giovanni sent out Golbat to force Red into surrendering Dratini over.

### In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga

Template:GnB owns a Golbat in The Golden Boys manga.

## Game 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.
* Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team: Golbat is part of an unnamed rescue team which gathers at Pokémon Square just before the player and partner are able to access Magma Cavern.

### Stats

#### Base stats

##### Generation I-VI

 * Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature, if applicable.

* Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature, if applicable.

* This Pokémon's  Special  base stat in Generation I was **75**.

##### Generation VII onward

* Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

##### Golgon Golbat

* Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

### Learnset

#### By a prior evolution

 * **Bold** indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Golbat
* *Italic* indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Golbat
* Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

### Side game data

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### Sprites

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## Trivia

* No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Golbat and its evolutionary relatives.
* Golbat, along with Zubat, has appeared in every regional Pokédex. This is due to the Unova Pokédex's expansion in Black 2 and White 2.
* Golbat shares its category with Zubat, Crobat, and Woobat. They are all known as the Bat Pokémon.

### Origin

Golbat may be based on a vampire bat, as well as vampires themselves.

#### Name origin

Golbat's name may originate from the word "gollop", which means "to eat or drink quickly or greedily," and *bat*.

## Related articles

* Brock's Golbat
* Koga's Golbat

## External links

* Article on Wikipedia

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