Zubat (Japanese: ズバット Zubat) is a dual-type Poison/Flying Pokémon introduced in Generation I.
It evolves into Golbat starting at level 22, which evolves into Crobat when leveled up with high friendship.
Biology
Zubat is a blue, bat-like Pokémon. While it lacks eyes, it has pointed ears with purple insides and a mouth with two sharp teeth on each jaw. A male will have larger fangs than the female. It has purple wing membranes support by two, elongated fingers, and two long, thin, tails.
Zubat lives in abundance in caves. It has evolved to have neither eyes nor nostrils, instead navigating through dark environments with echolocation. As demonstrated in the anime, it will leave its abode at night with a mass of other Zubat in order to seek prey. During the daytime, Zubat sleeps hanging upside down in caves, forests, or under the eaves of old buildings, avoiding sunlight at all costs. Daylight causes Zubat to become unhealthy, and prolonged exposure can even burn its skin. However, captured and trained Zubat have been recorded as being much more tenacious in the daytime, even when directly exposed to sunbeams.
In the anime
In the main series
Major appearances
Brock had a Zubat that he caught in Clefairy and the Moon Stone at Mt. Moon. It later evolved into a Golbat and then into a Crobat during the Johto saga.
Other
One of Brock's love interests, Dr. Anna, used the Supersonic sound waves made by her Zubat, nicknamed Mimi, to scan her patients in Hassle in the Castle.
Three Zubat appeared in Alola to New Adventure!, under the ownership of Rapp. One of them reappeared in the episodes Young Kiawe Had a Farm!, Alolan Open House!, A Team-on-Team Tussle!, and A Glaring Rivalry!.
Minor appearances
Like in the games, Zubat are commonly found in any random caves in the anime, and sometimes outdoors at night.
Multiple Zubat appeared in The Power of One and Destiny Deoxys.
A group of Zubat appeared in Leading a Stray! and A Rivalry to Gible On!.
A Zubat appeared in Battles in the Sky! under the ownership of a Sky Trainer.
A Zubat appeared in Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge!, where it was among the Pokémon playing in Lillie's garden. It appeared again in The Ol' Raise and Switch!.
A Zubat appeared in I Choose You!, where it was among the Pokémon that were under the control of Marshadow.
Pokédex entries
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Entry
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EP006
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Zubat
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Ash's Pokédex
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Zubat, blind Pokémon with supersonic powers. Zubat live in caves and hate to fly outside in daylight.
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In Pokémon Origins
A Zubat appeared in File 3: Giovanni in Silph Co.
In Pokémon Generations
A Zubat appeared in a flashback in The Legacy, under the ownership of a Team Rocket Grunt that invaded the Goldenrod Radio Tower.
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Zubat makes a few cameos, first in the Red, Green & Blue arc as a Mt. Moon wild Pokémon in Raging Rhydon.
A Zubat appeared as a silhouette when Green explains about Mew in The Jynx Jinx.
A Zubat was seen hanging and then flying in Union Cave in Off Course with Corsola.
In Chinchou in Charge, a flock of Zubat and Golbat attacked Brock, Misty, & Erika while in Tohjo Falls. Another flock attacked Ruby in Granite Cave in Guile from Mawile.
In Belligerent Bronzor, a Zubat appears under Commander Mars' ownership.
A Zubat appeared in Passing by Probopass and Maneuvering around Magnezone and Perturbed by Pachirisu.
Multiple Zubat appeared in Lucky Lucario I.
Another Zubat appears under Executive Proton's ownership in the Fortunately for Feraligatr.
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
Green caught a Golbat after it evolved from a Zubat in Receive the Moon Stone!!.
In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga
In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga, Shu captures a Zubat in the chapter Battle in the Smokescreen. Later in the same chapter, Shu uses Zubat in his battle against a Pokémon Trainer named Ken. Shu relies on Zubat's echolocation abilities to win the battle.
In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga
B-2 has a Zubat which appeared in Hareta's Very First Pokémon Battle!!.
Mars also has a Zubat which had the ability of seeing in the dark after her Purugly turned off the power in The Mystery Boy, Jun!!. A Galactic Grunt also had one in the same chapter.
A Zubat appeared in Beauty Contest: The Pokémon Super Contest!!.
Hareta catches a Zubat on Iron Island in Serious Training on Iron Island!!.
In the TCG
- Main article: Zubat (TCG)
In the TFG
One Zubat figure has been released.
Game data
NPC appearances
Pokédex entries
Generation I
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Red(ENG)
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Forms colonies in perpetually dark places. Uses ultrasonic waves to identify and approach targets.
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Blue
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Yellow
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Emits ultrasonic cries while it flies. They act as a sonar used to check for objects in its way.
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Stadium
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It has neither eyes nor a nose. It emits ultrasonic cries that bounce back to its large ears, enabling it to fly safely.
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Generation II
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Gold
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While flying, it constantly emits ultrasonic waves from its mouth to check its surroundings.
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Silver
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Capable of flying safely in dark places, it emits ultrasonic cries to check for any obstacles.
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Crystal
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During the day, it gathers with others and hangs from the ceilings of old buildings and caves.
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Stadium 2
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While flying, it constantly emits ultrasonic waves from its mouth to check its surroundings.
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Generation III
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Ruby
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Zubat remains quietly unmoving in a dark spot during the bright daylight hours. It does so because prolonged exposure to the sun causes its body to become slightly burned.
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Sapphire
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Zubat avoids sunlight because exposure causes it to become unhealthy. During the daytime, it stays in caves or under the eaves of old houses, sleeping while hanging upside down.
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Emerald
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While living in pitch-black caverns, their eyes gradually grew shut and deprived them of vision. They use ultrasonic waves to detect obstacles.
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FireRed
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It has no eyes. Instead, it relies on its ultrasonic cries for echo location to flit about in darkness.
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LeafGreen
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It forms colonies in perpetually dark places and uses ultrasonic waves to identify and approach targets.
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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Even though it has no eyes, it can sense obstacles using ultrasonic waves it emits from it mouth.
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Pearl
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Disliking sunlight, it sleeps deep in forests and caves until sundown.
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Platinum
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It checks its surroundings and location using reflections of the ultrasonic waves from its mouth.
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HeartGold
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While flying, it constantly emits ultrasonic waves from its mouth to check its surroundings.
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SoulSilver
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Capable of flying safely in dark places, it emits ultrasonic cries to check for any obstacles.
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Generation V
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Black
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It checks its surroundings and location using reflections of the ultrasonic waves from its mouth.
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White
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Black 2
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It does not need eyes, because it emits ultrasonic waves to check its surroundings while it flies.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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X
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Even though it has no eyes, it can sense obstacles using ultrasonic waves it emits from it mouth.
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Y
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It has no eyes. Instead, it relies on its ultrasonic cries for echolocation to flit about in darkness.
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Omega Ruby
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Zubat remains quietly unmoving in a dark spot during the bright daylight hours. It does so because prolonged exposure to the sun causes its body to become slightly burned.
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Alpha Sapphire
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Zubat avoids sunlight because exposure causes it to become unhealthy. During the daytime, it stays in caves or under the eaves of old houses, sleeping while hanging upside down.
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Generation VII
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Sun
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It sleeps in caves during the day. It has no eyes, so to check its surroundings while flying, it emits ultrasonic waves.
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Moon
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When exposed to sunlight, they suffer burns. The frequency of their ultrasonic waves can differ slightly from colony to colony.
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Ultra Sun
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It has no eyeballs, so it can't see. It checks its surroundings via the ultrasonic waves it emits from its mouth.
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Ultra Moon
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Their skin is so thin that they'll be burned if sunlight hits them. When it gets cold out, they gather together to warm one another's bodies.
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Game locations
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Generation II
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Gold
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Silver
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Rock Tunnel, Whirl Islands, Ilex Forest, Mt. Moon, Dark Cave, Ice Path, Mt. Mortar, Union Cave, Tohjo Falls, Burned Tower, Slowpoke Well (all times) Routes 3, 4, 32, 33, and 42Night
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Crystal
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Rock Tunnel, Whirl Islands, Ilex Forest, Mt. Moon, Dark Cave, Ice Path, Mt. Mortar, Union Cave, Tohjo Falls, Burned Tower, Slowpoke Well (all times) Routes 3, 4, 9, 10, 30, 31, 32, 33, and 42Night
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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Pearl
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Iron Island, Oreburgh Mine, Wayward Cave, Lost Tower (walking; all times) Routes 203, 204, 206, 207, 208, 209, 211, 216, and 217, Acuity Lakefront (tall grass)Night Ravaged Path, Oreburgh Gate, Mt. Coronet (Surfing and walking; all times)
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Platinum
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Iron Island, Oreburgh Mine, Wayward Cave, Lost Tower (walking; all times) Routes 203, 204, 206, 207, 208, 209, 211, 214, and 216, Acuity Lakefront (tall grass)Night Ravaged Path, Oreburgh Gate, Mt. Coronet (Surfing and walking; all times)
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HeartGold
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SoulSilver
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Dark Cave, Union Cave, Slowpoke Well, Ilex Forest, Burned Tower, Mt. Mortar, Ice Path, Whirl Islands (all times) Routes 3, 32, and 33, Cliff Cave, Safari ZoneNight
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Pal Park
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Pokéwalker
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In side games
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Generation II
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This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation II side games.
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In events
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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40
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100 - 147
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190 - 284
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45
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45 - 106
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85 - 207
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35
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36 - 95
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67 - 185
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30
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31 - 90
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58 - 174
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40
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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55
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54 - 117
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103 - 229
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Total: 245
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
- This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 40.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Zubat
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Zubat
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Zubat
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Zubat
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Zubat in Generation VII
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Zubat in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Zubat
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Zubat
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Zubat can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Zubat cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Zubat
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Zubat
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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Side game data
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Pokémon Ranger
Group:
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Poké Assist:
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Field move:
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None
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Loops: 2
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Min. exp.: 18
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Max. exp.: 38
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Browser entry R-000
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Zubat prefers dark places like caves. It uses ultrasonic waves to attack.
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Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs
Group:
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Poké Assist: (present)
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Field move: (present)
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(Cut ×2)
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Poké Assist: (past)
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Field move: (past)
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(Cut ×1)
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Browser entry [[List of Pokémon by Oblivia Browser number|]]
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It attacks by scattering poison gas that makes Pokémon Tired.
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Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- No other Pokémon has the same type combination as the Zubat evolutionary family.
- Zubat's evolutionary line seems to have a connection with Woobat's family. All the members of both lines are Bat Pokémon species (excluding Swoobat), live in caves or other dark places, and have no visible eyes at their respective unevolved states; furthermore, members of both lines reach their respective fully-evolved forms by friendship, and both have similar Shiny forms (with green main bodies). Also, Zubat and Woobat have somewhat similar English names, both having rhyming prefixes and bat as a suffix.
- Zubat and its evolutionary relatives share their category with Woobat. They are all known as the Bat Pokémon.
- Zubat, along with Golbat, has appeared in every regional Pokédex. This is due to the Unova Pokédex's expansion in Black 2 and White 2.
- Zubat and Golbat are the only Pokémon to appear in the lineup of every villainous team in the main series games.
- Zubat can be seen as a parallel to Noibat, as they are both Flying-type Pokémon based on bats and can have Infiltrator as a possible Ability. They also share the same base stats, with their Attack and Special Attack switched around.
Origin
Zubat's design is inspired by bats. Its lack of eyes may come from the misconception that bats are blind. The fact that it suffers from burns when exposed to sunlight alludes to vampires and by extension vampire bats.
Name origin
Zubat may be a pun based on both bat and ずばっと zubatto, an onomatopoeia for when an edged tool forcefully pierces something (possibly referring to its fangs or the sound a bat makes).
In other languages
Language
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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ズバット Zubat
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From bat and ずばっと zubatto, an onomatopoeia for when an edged tool forcefully pierces something
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French
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Nosferapti
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From Nosferatu, another word for vampire. The "rapti" part may come from the root "rapt" which relates to predatory characteristics. The "pti" may come from petit, to go with the alto in Golbat's French name
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Spanish
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Zubat
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Same as English/Japanese name
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German
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Zubat
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Same as English/Japanese name
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Italian
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Zubat
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Same as English/Japanese name
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Korean
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주뱃 Zubat
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Transliteration of Japanese name
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Mandarin Chinese
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超音蝠 Chāoyīnfú
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Literally "Supersonic bat"
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Cantonese Chinese
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波音蝠 Bōyāmfūk
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Means "Mordent bat". May also be taken from 音波 yāmbō or 波音 Bōyām
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More languages
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Hebrew
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זובאט Zubat
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Transcription from English name
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Hindi
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ज़ूबैट Zubat
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Transcription of English name
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Lithuanian
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Zubatas
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From English name
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Russian
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Зубат Zubat
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Transcription of English name
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Related articles
External links
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