#0042 · Generation 1

Golbat

Golbat has 455 total base stats, with its best attacking stat on the physical side (80) and a Speed of 90. Its HP, Defense and Special Defense add up to 220, which makes it a balanced physical attacker.

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What Golbat is weak to

Weak to: Electric, Ice, Psychic, Rock. Resists: Grass (×0.25), Fighting (×0.25), Poison, Bug (×0.25), Fairy. Immune to: Ground (×0).

Attacking typeDamage taken
Electric×2
Ice×2
Psychic×2
Rock×2
Poison×0.5
Fairy×0.5
Grass×0.25
Fighting×0.25
Bug×0.25
Ground×0

Base stats

HP75
Atk80
Def70
SpA65
SpD75
Spe90
Total455

Best teammates for Golbat

Ranked by how much each Pokémon improves a two-Pokémon team with Golbat: covering its weaknesses, adding attack types it lacks, and avoiding shared weaknesses.

  1. Tinkaton FairySteel

    Resists ice, psychic, rock, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, rock, dragon super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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  2. Klefki SteelFairy

    Resists ice, psychic, rock, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, rock, dragon super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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  3. Iron Treads GroundSteel

    Resists electric, psychic, rock, which your team is weak to. Hits fire, electric, ice super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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  4. Steelix SteelGround

    Resists electric, psychic, rock, which your team is weak to. Hits fire, electric, ice super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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  5. Excadrill GroundSteel

    Resists electric, psychic, rock, which your team is weak to. Hits fire, electric, ice super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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  6. Mawile SteelFairy

    Resists ice, psychic, rock, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, rock, dragon super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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Counters to Golbat

  1. Iron Boulder

    Rock and Psychic STAB hits Golbat super effectively and it resists everything Golbat can hit it with by type.

  2. Iron Thorns

    Rock and Electric STAB hits Golbat super effectively and it resists everything Golbat can hit it with by type.

  3. Lunatone

    Rock and Psychic STAB hits Golbat super effectively and it resists everything Golbat can hit it with by type.

  4. Solrock

    Rock and Psychic STAB hits Golbat super effectively and it resists everything Golbat can hit it with by type.

  5. Aurorus

    Rock and Ice STAB hits Golbat super effectively and it resists everything Golbat can hit it with by type.

  6. Jynx

    Ice and Psychic STAB hits Golbat super effectively.

Where you can use Golbat

Golbat is in the regional Pokédex of 8 games we cover: