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Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I
#042 Golbat
Poison
- SpeciesBat Pokémon
- Japanese nameGolbat
- PronunciationGOAL-BAT
- Height5′ 3″ 1.60 m
- Weight121.0 lb 54.45 kg
- Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
Comes from BAT (flying mammal). GOL- may come from GOLD, meaning that Golbat is very valuable or from GHOUL.
Evolution
Pokédex entries
| RedBlue | Once it strikes, it will not stop draining energy from the victim even if it gets too heavy to fly. |
|---|---|
| Yellow | It attacks in a stealthy manner, without warning. Its sharp fangs are used to bite and suck blood. |
| Stadium | Bites its prey and feeds on the victim’s energy. Its own blood type changes to that of its victim. |
| GoldStadium 2 | However hard its victim’s hide may be, it punctures with sharp fangs and gorges itself with blood. |
| Silver | It can drink more then 10 ounces of blood at once. If it has too much, it gets heavy and flies clumsily. |
| Crystal | When it plunges its fangs into its prey, it instantly draws and gulps down more than ten ounces of blood. |
Where to find Golbat
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Seafoam Island, Victory Road, Route 23 | NA | Few/Evolve |
| Red | NA | Few/Evolve | |
| Yellow | Seafoam Island, Victory Road, Unknown Dungeon | NA | Many/Evolve |
| Gold | Victory Road, Dark Cave, Ice Path, Mt. Mortar, Slowpoke Well, Tohjo Falls, Union Cave, Whirl Islands | Any | Many/Evolve |
| Silver | Any | Many/Evolve | |
| Crystal | Victory Road, Dark Cave, Ice Path, Mt. Mortar, Mt. Silver, Rock Tunnel, Slowpoke Well, Tohjo Falls, Union Cave, Whirl Islands, Routes 28, 42 | Any | Many/Evolve |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R/B | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Yellow | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| G/S | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Crystal | ✓ | ✓ |
✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.
Type matchups
Defence: damage taken from each attack type
- Normal×1
- Fire×1
- Water×1
- Electric×2
- Grass×0.25
- Ice×2
- Fighting×0.25
- Poison×0.5
- Ground×0
- ×1
- Psychic×2
- BugG/S/C ×0.25R/B/Y × 1
- Rock×2
- Ghost×1
- Dragon×1
- Dark×1
- Steel×1
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 4 weaknesses and 5 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 4 : 5 (80%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 4 weaknesses and 4 resistances out of 15 types. Defence ratio 1 : 1 (100%).
- This Pokémon has the same number of weaknesses in GSC as RBY, but GSC has one more resistance. So this Pokémon has a better defense ratio in GSC.
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- Normal1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Fire1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Water1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Electric1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
- Grass1st: Good 2nd: Good
- Ice1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Fighting1st: Normal 2nd: Good
- Poison1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Ground1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- 1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Psychic1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Bug1st (GSC): Normal 2nd (GSC): Good 1st (RBY): Good 2nd (RBY): Good
- Rock1st: Bad 2nd: Bad
- Ghost1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Dragon1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Dark1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Steel1st: No Effect 2nd: Bad
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 4 advantages and 8 disadvantages out of 34 types. Offensive ratio 1:2 (50%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 5 advantages and 6 disadvantages out of 30 types. Offensive ratio 5:6 (~83.33%).
Moves learned by levelling up
| R/B/Y | G/S/C | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| * | * | Screech | Normal | Status |
| Start | Start | Leech Life | Bug | Physical |
| Start | Start | Supersonic | Normal | Status |
| Start | Start | Bite | NormalR/B/Y DarkG/S/C | Special |
| Start | Start | Confuse Ray | Ghost | Status |
| 32 | 30 | Wing Attack | Physical | |
| — | 42 | Mean Look | Normal | Status |
| 43 | 55 | Haze | Ice | Status |
| * = If caught in the wild, Golbat will know Screech. | * = If caught in the wild, Golbat will know Screech. | * = If caught in the wild, Golbat will know Screech. | * = If caught in the wild, Golbat will know Screech. | Physical |
“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.
Move Tutor Crystal
None.
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
- TM03Curse
- TM06Toxic
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM11Sunny Day
- TM13Snore
- TM15Hyper Beam
- TM17Protect
- TM19Giga Drain
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM27Return
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM39Swift
- TM43Detect
- TM44Rest
- TM45Attract
- TM46Thief
- TM47Steel Wing
TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow
- TM02Razor Wind
- TM04Whirlwind
- TM06Toxic
- TM09Take Down
- TM10Double-Edge
- TM15Hyper Beam
- TM20Rage
- TM21Mega Drain
- TM31Mimic
- TM32Double Team
- TM33Reflect
- TM34Bide
- TM39Swift
- TM44Rest
- TM50Substitute
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Flying Pokémon group 3 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
- Aerodactyl
- Doduo Family
- Farfetch’d
- Hoothoot Family
- Murkrow
- Natu Family
- Pidgey Family
- Skarmory
- Spearow Family
- Togetic
- Zubat Family
Egg moves
| Move | How to pass it down |
|---|---|
| Feint Attack | Mate with a male Murkrow. |
| Gust | Mate with a male from Pidgey Family. |
| Pursuit | Mate with a male from Doduo, Spearow, or Murkrow Family. |
| Quick Attack | Mate with a male from Pidgey Family. |
| Whirlwind | Mate with a male from Pidgey Family. |
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank | R/B/Y rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 75 | 323-353 | 21/4559.86% | 18/4263.67% |
| Attack | 80 | 228-258 | 17/4961.79% | 17/4559.86% |
| Defense | 70 | 208-238 | 24/5550.00% | 21/4451.99% |
| Speed | 90 | 248-278 | 12/4780.20% | 12/4277.31% |
| Special Attack G/S/C | 65 | 198-228 | 23/4648.01% | — |
| Special Defense G/S/C | 75 | 218-248 | 20/4157.93% | — |
| Special R/B/Y | 75 | 218-248 | — | 14/2957.93% |
| Total | 455 G/S/C 390 R/B/Y |
1423-1603 1225-1375 |
26/8767.35% | 21/6570.86% |
Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.
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