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Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I
#041 Zubat
Poison
- SpeciesBat Pokémon
- Japanese nameZubat
- PronunciationZOO-BAT
- Height2′ 7″ 0.79 m
- Weight17.0 lb 7.65 kg
- Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
Comes from BAT (flying mammal). The ZU- prefix comes from a Sumerian evil storm God that is symbolized as a black bird.
Evolution
Pokédex entries
| RedBlue | Forms colonies in perpetually dark places. Uses ultrasonic waves to identify and approach targets. |
|---|---|
| Yellow | Emits ultrasonic cries while it flies. They act as a sonar used to check for objects in its way. |
| Stadium | It has neither eyes nor a nose. It emits ultrasonic cries that bounce back to its large ears, enabling it to fly safely. |
| GoldStadium 2 | While flying, it constantly emits ultrasonic waves from its mouth to check its surroundings. |
| Silver | Capable of flying safely in dark places, it emits ultrasonic cries to check for any obstacles. |
| Crystal | During the day, it gathers with others and hangs from the ceilings of old buildings and caves. |
Where to find Zubat
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Mt. Moon, Rock Tunnel, Seafoam Island, Victory Road | NA | Many |
| Red | NA | Many | |
| Yellow | NA | Many | |
| Gold | Burned Tower, Dark Cave, Ice Path, Ilex Forest, Mt. Mortar, Mt. Moon, Rock Tunnel, Slowpoke Well, Tohjo Falls, Union Cave, Whirl Islands, Routes 3, 4, 32, 33, 42 | Any | Many |
| Silver | Any | Many | |
| Crystal | Burned Tower, Dark Cave, Ice Path, Mt. Mortar, Mt. Moon, Rock Tunnel, Slowpoke Well, Tohjo Falls, Union Cave, Whirl Islands, Routes 3, 4, 9, 10, 30, 31, 32, 33, 42 | Any | Many |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Start | Leech Life | Bug | Physical |
| 10 | 6 | Supersonic | Normal | Status |
| 15 | 12 | Bite | NormalR/B/Y DarkG/S/C | Special |
| 21 | 19 | Confuse Ray | Ghost | Status |
| 28 | 27 | Wing Attack | Physical | |
| — | 36 | Mean Look | Normal | Status |
| 36 | 46 | Haze | Ice | Status |
“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
- 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
- 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 | 40 | 253-283 | 38/4518.41% | 35/4219.80% |
| Attack | 45 | 158-188 | 39/4915.87% | 37/4514.72% |
| Defense | 35 | 138-168 | 47/5512.54% | 39/4410.60% |
| Speed | 55 | 178-208 | 32/4732.66% | 30/4229.14% |
| Special Attack G/S/C | 30 | 128-158 | 42/468.88% | — |
| Special Defense G/S/C | 40 | 148-178 | 36/4114.72% | — |
| Special R/B/Y | 40 | 148-178 | — | 24/2914.72% |
| Total | 245 G/S/C 215 R/B/Y |
1003-1183 875-1025 |
80/876.08% | 62/655.48% |
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.
Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library