Crobat
Poison
Best attacking moveset: Air Slash and Sludge Bomb, worth 10.4 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Crobat can learn 10 combinations. Air Slash with Sludge Bomb does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Slash | 12 | 1.0s | +8 | |
| Bite | Dark | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Cutter | 55 | 2.5s | -50 | |
| Cross Poison | Poison | 40 | 1.5s | -33 |
| Poison Fang | Poison | 30 | 1.5s | -33 |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | 100 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison | 85 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Crobat has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,992 at level 50, 2,646 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,512 CP at level 20, or 1,890 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,439 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 194 attack · 178 defense · 198 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 1 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 1,000 Stardust and 1 Candy |
| Size | 1.8 m and 75 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Crobat does not have one best moveset, it has 5. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Grass, Ghost, Psychic.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | Air Slash + Sludge Bomb | 16.4 |
| Ghost | Bite + Shadow Ball | 14.8 |
| Psychic | Bite + Shadow Ball | 14.8 |
| Fairy | Air Slash + Sludge Bomb | 13.6 |
| Fighting | Air Slash + Air Cutter | 13.5 |
| Bug | Air Slash + Air Cutter | 13.5 |
| Normal | Air Slash + Sludge Bomb | 10.4 |
| Air Slash + Sludge Bomb | 10.4 | |
| Fire | Air Slash + Sludge Bomb | 10.4 |
| Water | Air Slash + Sludge Bomb | 10.4 |
| Ice | Air Slash + Sludge Bomb | 10.4 |
| Dragon | Air Slash + Sludge Bomb | 10.4 |
| Dark | Air Slash + Sludge Bomb | 10.4 |
| Poison | Air Slash + Shadow Ball | 9.7 |
| Ground | Air Slash + Shadow Ball | 9.7 |
| Electric | Bite + Sludge Bomb | 9.7 |
| Rock | Bite + Shadow Ball | 9.0 |
| Steel | Bite + Shadow Ball | 9.0 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Crobat is actually for.
Counters: what beats Crobat
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Regieleki | Electric | Lock On + Thunder Cage Legacy | 35.7 |
 Mewtwo | Psychic | Confusion + Psystrike Legacy | 32.5 |
 Zeraora | Electric | Volt Switch + Plasma Fists | 30.7 |
 Zekrom | DragonElectric | Charge Beam + Fusion Bolt Legacy | 30.0 |
 Xurkitree | Electric | Thunder Shock + Discharge | 29.6 |
 Deoxys | Psychic | Zen Headbutt + Thunderbolt | 28.4 |
 Alakazam | Psychic | Confusion + Psychic Legacy | 27.7 |
 Glimmora | RockPoison | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 27.1 |
 Azelf | Psychic | Confusion + Futuresight | 26.9 |
 Rampardos | Rock | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 26.8 |
Ranked by damage per second against Crobat's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.