Golbat
#64 in the Ruby and Sapphire Pokédex • Bat Pokémon
Golbat
#64 in the Ruby and Sapphire Pokédex • Bat Pokémon
Stats
Min
Max
HP
75
260
354
Attack
80
148
284
Defense
70
130
262
Sp. Atk
65
121
251
Sp. Def
75
139
273
Speed
90
166
306
Total
455
Ranges are for Level 100. Max assumes a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, and 31 IVs; min assumes a hindering nature, 0 EVs, and 0 IVs.
Growth
| EV yield | 2 Spe |
|---|---|
| Catch rate | 90 |
| Base Exp. | 159 |
Eggs
| Egg Groups | |
|---|---|
| Gender | 50% male 50% female |
| Egg cycles | 15 (3,840 steps) |
Lore

Ruby
GOLBAT loves to drink the blood of living things. It is particularly active in the pitch black of night. This Pokémon flits around in the night skies, seeking fresh blood.

Sapphire
GOLBAT bites down on prey with its four fangs and drinks the victim’s blood. It becomes active on inky dark moonless nights, flying around to attack people and Pokémon.
Encounters
| Location | Method | Level | Chance | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back) | Surfing | 30-35 | 60% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back) | Surfing | 30-35 | 30% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 33 | 20% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 35 | 20% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 33 | 10% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 35 | 5% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 38 | 4% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 40 | 4% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 38 | 1% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 40 | 1% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (B1F) | Surfing | 30-35 | 60% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (B1F) | Surfing | 30-35 | 30% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 33 | 20% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 35 | 20% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 33 | 10% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 35 | 5% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 38 | 4% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 40 | 4% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 38 | 1% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 40 | 1% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back/small room) | Surfing | 30-35 | 60% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back/small room) | Surfing | 30-35 | 30% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back/small room) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 33 | 20% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back/small room) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 35 | 20% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back/small room) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 38 | 4% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back/small room) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 40 | 4% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back/small room) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 38 | 1% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back/small room) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 40 | 1% | - |
Seafloor Cavern | Surfing | 30-35 | 4% | - |
Seafloor Cavern | Surfing | 30-35 | 1% | - |
Seafloor Cavern | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 34 | 4% | - |
Seafloor Cavern | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 35 | 4% | - |
Seafloor Cavern | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 33 | 1% | - |
Seafloor Cavern | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 36 | 1% | - |
Cave of Origin Cave of Origin (entrance) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 34 | 4% | - |
Cave of Origin Cave of Origin (entrance) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 35 | 4% | - |
Cave of Origin Cave of Origin (entrance) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 33 | 1% | - |
Cave of Origin Cave of Origin (entrance) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 36 | 1% | - |
Cave of Origin Cave of Origin (1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 34 | 4% | - |
Cave of Origin Cave of Origin (1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 35 | 4% | - |
Cave of Origin Cave of Origin (1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 33 | 1% | - |
Cave of Origin Cave of Origin (1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 36 | 1% | - |
Cave of Origin Cave of Origin (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 34 | 4% | - |
Cave of Origin Cave of Origin (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 35 | 4% | - |
Cave of Origin Cave of Origin (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 33 | 1% | - |
Cave of Origin Cave of Origin (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 36 | 1% | - |
Cave of Origin Cave of Origin (B2F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 34 | 4% | - |
Cave of Origin Cave of Origin (B2F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 35 | 4% | - |
Cave of Origin Cave of Origin (B2F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 33 | 1% | - |
Cave of Origin Cave of Origin (B2F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 36 | 1% | - |
Cave of Origin Cave of Origin (B3F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 34 | 4% | - |
Cave of Origin Cave of Origin (B3F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 35 | 4% | - |
Cave of Origin Cave of Origin (B3F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 33 | 1% | - |
Cave of Origin Cave of Origin (B3F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 36 | 1% | - |
Victory Road Victory Road (1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 40 | 20% | - |
Victory Road Victory Road (1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 38 | 5% | - |
Victory Road Victory Road (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 40 | 20% | - |
Victory Road Victory Road (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 38 | 10% | - |
Victory Road Victory Road (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 42 | 5% | - |
Victory Road Victory Road (B2F) | Surfing | 30-35 | 60% | - |
Victory Road Victory Road (B2F) | Surfing | 25-30 | 30% | - |
Victory Road Victory Road (B2F) | Surfing | 35-40 | 5% | - |
Victory Road Victory Road (B2F) | Surfing | 35-40 | 4% | - |
Victory Road Victory Road (B2F) | Surfing | 35-40 | 1% | - |
Victory Road Victory Road (B2F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 40 | 20% | - |
Victory Road Victory Road (B2F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 42 | 10% | - |
Victory Road Victory Road (B2F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 44 | 5% | - |
Shoal Cave | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 32 | 4% | - |
Shoal Cave | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 32 | 1% | - |
Shoal Cave Shoal Cave (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 32 | 4% | - |
Shoal Cave Shoal Cave (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 32 | 1% | - |
Sky Pillar Sky Pillar (1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 48 | 20% | - |
Sky Pillar Sky Pillar (1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 50 | 10% | - |
Sky Pillar Sky Pillar (3F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 51 | 20% | - |
Sky Pillar Sky Pillar (3F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 53 | 10% | - |
Sky Pillar Sky Pillar (5F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 54 | 20% | - |
Sky Pillar Sky Pillar (5F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 56 | 10% | - |
Shoal Cave Shoal Cave Low Tide | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 32 | 4% | - |
Shoal Cave Shoal Cave Low Tide | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 32 | 1% | - |
Shoal Cave Shoal Cave B2f | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 32 | 4% | - |
Shoal Cave Shoal Cave B2f | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 32 | 1% | - |
Shoal Cave Shoal Cave B3f | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 30 | 4% | - |
Shoal Cave Shoal Cave B3f | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 32 | 1% | - |
| Location | Method | Level | Chance | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back) | Surfing | 30-35 | 60% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back) | Surfing | 30-35 | 30% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 33 | 20% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 35 | 20% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 33 | 10% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 35 | 5% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 38 | 4% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 40 | 4% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 38 | 1% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 40 | 1% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (B1F) | Surfing | 30-35 | 60% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (B1F) | Surfing | 30-35 | 30% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 33 | 20% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 35 | 20% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 33 | 10% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 35 | 5% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 38 | 4% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 40 | 4% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 38 | 1% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 40 | 1% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back/small room) | Surfing | 30-35 | 60% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back/small room) | Surfing | 30-35 | 30% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back/small room) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 33 | 20% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back/small room) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 35 | 20% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back/small room) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 38 | 4% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back/small room) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 40 | 4% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back/small room) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 38 | 1% | - |
Meteor Falls Meteor Falls (back/small room) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 40 | 1% | - |
Seafloor Cavern | Surfing | 30-35 | 4% | - |
Seafloor Cavern | Surfing | 30-35 | 1% | - |
Seafloor Cavern | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 34 | 4% | - |
Seafloor Cavern | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 35 | 4% | - |
Seafloor Cavern | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 33 | 1% | - |
Seafloor Cavern | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 36 | 1% | - |
Cave of Origin Cave of Origin (entrance) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 34 | 4% | - |
Cave of Origin Cave of Origin (entrance) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 35 | 4% | - |
Cave of Origin Cave of Origin (entrance) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 33 | 1% | - |
Cave of Origin Cave of Origin (entrance) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 36 | 1% | - |
Cave of Origin Cave of Origin (1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 34 | 4% | - |
Cave of Origin Cave of Origin (1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 35 | 4% | - |
Cave of Origin Cave of Origin (1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 33 | 1% | - |
Cave of Origin Cave of Origin (1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 36 | 1% | - |
Cave of Origin Cave of Origin (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 34 | 4% | - |
Cave of Origin Cave of Origin (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 35 | 4% | - |
Cave of Origin Cave of Origin (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 33 | 1% | - |
Cave of Origin Cave of Origin (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 36 | 1% | - |
Cave of Origin Cave of Origin (B2F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 34 | 4% | - |
Cave of Origin Cave of Origin (B2F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 35 | 4% | - |
Cave of Origin Cave of Origin (B2F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 33 | 1% | - |
Cave of Origin Cave of Origin (B2F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 36 | 1% | - |
Cave of Origin Cave of Origin (B3F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 34 | 4% | - |
Cave of Origin Cave of Origin (B3F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 35 | 4% | - |
Cave of Origin Cave of Origin (B3F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 33 | 1% | - |
Cave of Origin Cave of Origin (B3F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 36 | 1% | - |
Victory Road Victory Road (1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 40 | 20% | - |
Victory Road Victory Road (1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 38 | 5% | - |
Victory Road Victory Road (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 40 | 20% | - |
Victory Road Victory Road (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 38 | 10% | - |
Victory Road Victory Road (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 42 | 5% | - |
Victory Road Victory Road (B2F) | Surfing | 30-35 | 60% | - |
Victory Road Victory Road (B2F) | Surfing | 25-30 | 30% | - |
Victory Road Victory Road (B2F) | Surfing | 35-40 | 5% | - |
Victory Road Victory Road (B2F) | Surfing | 35-40 | 4% | - |
Victory Road Victory Road (B2F) | Surfing | 35-40 | 1% | - |
Victory Road Victory Road (B2F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 40 | 20% | - |
Victory Road Victory Road (B2F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 42 | 10% | - |
Victory Road Victory Road (B2F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 44 | 5% | - |
Shoal Cave | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 32 | 4% | - |
Shoal Cave | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 32 | 1% | - |
Shoal Cave Shoal Cave (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 32 | 4% | - |
Shoal Cave Shoal Cave (B1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 32 | 1% | - |
Sky Pillar Sky Pillar (1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 48 | 20% | - |
Sky Pillar Sky Pillar (1F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 50 | 10% | - |
Sky Pillar Sky Pillar (3F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 51 | 20% | - |
Sky Pillar Sky Pillar (3F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 53 | 10% | - |
Sky Pillar Sky Pillar (5F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 54 | 20% | - |
Sky Pillar Sky Pillar (5F) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 56 | 10% | - |
Shoal Cave Shoal Cave Low Tide | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 32 | 4% | - |
Shoal Cave Shoal Cave Low Tide | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 32 | 1% | - |
Shoal Cave Shoal Cave B2f | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 32 | 4% | - |
Shoal Cave Shoal Cave B2f | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 32 | 1% | - |
Shoal Cave Shoal Cave B3f | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 30 | 4% | - |
Shoal Cave Shoal Cave B3f | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 32 | 1% | - |
Moves
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Supersonic | ![]() | Status | - | 55 | 20 | Emits bizarre sound waves that may confuse the foe. |
| Start | Screech | ![]() | Status | - | 85 | 40 | Emits a screech to sharply reduce the foe’s DEFENSE. |
| Start | Leech Life | ![]() | Physical | 20 | 100 | 15 | An attack that steals half the damage inflicted. |
| Start | Astonish | ![]() | Physical | 30 | 100 | 15 | An attack that may shock the foe into flinching. |
| 6 | Supersonic | ![]() | Status | - | 55 | 20 | Emits bizarre sound waves that may confuse the foe. |
| 11 | Astonish | ![]() | Physical | 30 | 100 | 15 | An attack that may shock the foe into flinching. |
| 16 | Bite | ![]() | Special | 60 | 100 | 25 | Bites with vicious fangs. May cause flinching. |
| 21 | Wing Attack | ![]() | Physical | 60 | 100 | 35 | Strikes the foe with wings spread wide. |
| 28 | Confuse Ray | ![]() | Status | - | 100 | 10 | A sinister ray that confuses the foe. |
| 35 | Air Cutter | ![]() | Physical | 55 | 95 | 25 | Hacks with razorlike wind. High critical-hit ratio. |
| 42 | Mean Look | ![]() | Status | - | - | 5 | Fixes the foe with a mean look that prevents escape. |
| 49 | Poison Fang | ![]() | Physical | 50 | 100 | 15 | A sharp-fanged attack. May badly poison the foe. |
| 56 | Haze | ![]() | Status | - | - | 30 | Creates a black haze that eliminates all stat changes. |
Machines
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM06 | Toxic | ![]() | Status | - | 85 | 10 | Poisons the foe with an intensifying toxin. |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | ![]() | Physical | 1 | 100 | 15 | The effectiveness varies with the user. |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | ![]() | Status | - | - | 5 | Boosts the power of FIRE- type moves for 5 turns. |
| TM12 | Taunt | ![]() | Status | - | 100 | 20 | Taunts the foe into only using attack moves. |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | ![]() | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 | Powerful, but leaves the user immobile the next turn. |
| TM17 | Protect | ![]() | Status | - | - | 10 | Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession. |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | ![]() | Status | - | - | 5 | Boosts the power of WATER- type moves for 5 turns. |
| TM19 | Giga Drain | ![]() | Special | 75 | 100 | 5 | An attack that steals half the damage inflicted. |
| TM21 | Frustration | ![]() | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | An attack that is stronger if the TRAINER is disliked. |
| TM27 | Return | ![]() | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | An attack that increases in power with friendship. |
| TM30 | Shadow Ball | ![]() | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | Hurls a black blob that may lower the foe’s SP. DEF. |
| TM32 | Double Team | ![]() | Status | - | - | 15 | Creates illusory copies to raise evasiveness. |
| TM36 | Sludge Bomb | ![]() | Physical | 90 | 100 | 10 | Sludge is hurled to inflict damage. May also poison. |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace | ![]() | Physical | 60 | - | 20 | An extremely speedy and unavoidable attack. |
| TM41 | Torment | ![]() | Status | - | 100 | 15 | Torments the foe and stops successive use of a move. |
| TM42 | Facade | ![]() | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | Boosts ATTACK when burned, paralyzed, or poisoned. |
| TM43 | Secret Power | ![]() | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | An attack with effects that vary by location. |
| TM44 | Rest | ![]() | Status | - | - | 5 | The user sleeps for 2 turns, restoring HP and status. |
| TM45 | Attract | ![]() | Status | - | 100 | 15 | Makes the opposite gender less likely to attack. |
| TM46 | Thief | ![]() | Special | 40 | 100 | 10 | While attacking, it may steal the foe’s held item. |
| TM47 | Steel Wing | ![]() | Physical | 70 | 90 | 25 | Strikes the foe with hard wings spread wide. |
| TM49 | Snatch | ![]() | Status | - | - | 10 | Steals the effects of the move the foe uses next. |
Traits
Inner Focus
Prevents flinching.
Prevents flinching.











































Status
Physical

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