Golbat
Poison
Best attacking moveset: Bite and Shadow Ball, worth 8.3 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Golbat can learn 8 combinations. Bite with Shadow Ball 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bite | Dark | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Wing Attack | 10 | 1.0s | +11 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Cutter | 55 | 2.5s | -50 | |
| Poison Fang | Poison | 30 | 1.5s | -33 |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | 100 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Ominous Wind Legacy | Ghost | 55 | 2.5s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Golbat has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,234 at level 50, 1,976 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,129 CP at level 20, or 1,412 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,066 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 161 attack · 150 defense · 181 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 | 1.6 m and 55 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Golbat does not have one best moveset, it has 4. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Ghost, Psychic, Fighting.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ghost | Bite + Shadow Ball | 12.1 |
| Psychic | Bite + Shadow Ball | 12.1 |
| Fighting | Wing Attack + Air Cutter | 11.0 |
| Bug | Wing Attack + Air Cutter | 11.0 |
| Grass | Wing Attack + Air Cutter | 11.0 |
| Fairy | Wing Attack + Poison Fang | 8.4 |
| Bite + Shadow Ball | 8.3 | |
| Poison | Bite + Shadow Ball | 8.3 |
| Ground | Bite + Shadow Ball | 8.3 |
| Rock | Bite + Shadow Ball | 8.3 |
| Steel | Bite + Shadow Ball | 8.3 |
| Fire | Bite + Shadow Ball | 8.3 |
| Water | Bite + Shadow Ball | 8.3 |
| Electric | Bite + Shadow Ball | 8.3 |
| Ice | Bite + Shadow Ball | 8.3 |
| Dragon | Bite + Shadow Ball | 8.3 |
| Normal | Bite + Air Cutter | 7.3 |
| Dark | Wing Attack + Air Cutter | 6.9 |
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 Golbat is actually for.
Counters: what beats Golbat
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Regieleki | Electric | Lock On + Thunder Cage Legacy | 41.8 |
 Mewtwo | Psychic | Confusion + Psystrike Legacy | 38.0 |
 Zeraora | Electric | Volt Switch + Plasma Fists | 35.9 |
 Zekrom | DragonElectric | Charge Beam + Fusion Bolt Legacy | 35.1 |
 Xurkitree | Electric | Thunder Shock + Discharge | 34.6 |
 Deoxys | Psychic | Zen Headbutt + Thunderbolt | 33.2 |
 Alakazam | Psychic | Confusion + Psychic Legacy | 32.4 |
 Glimmora | RockPoison | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 31.7 |
 Azelf | Psychic | Confusion + Futuresight | 31.5 |
 Rampardos | Rock | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 31.4 |
Ranked by damage per second against Golbat's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.