Noibat
Dragon
Best attacking moveset: Bite and Dragon Pulse, worth 5.0 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Noibat can learn 6 combinations. Bite with Dragon Pulse 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 | |
| Dragon Pulse | Dragon | 90 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Heat Wave | Fire | 95 | 3.0s | -100 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Noibat has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 754 at level 50, 667 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 381 CP at level 20, or 476 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 344 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 83 attack · 73 defense · 120 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 5,000 Stardust and 5 Candy |
| Size | 0.5 m and 8 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Noibat 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 Fighting, Bug, Grass.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Fighting | Wing Attack + Air Cutter | 6.5 |
| Bug | Wing Attack + Air Cutter | 6.5 |
| Grass | Wing Attack + Air Cutter | 6.5 |
| Dragon | Bite + Dragon Pulse | 6.5 |
| Ghost | Bite + Dragon Pulse | 6.3 |
| Psychic | Bite + Dragon Pulse | 6.3 |
| Steel | Bite + Heat Wave | 5.4 |
| Ice | Bite + Heat Wave | 5.4 |
| Normal | Bite + Dragon Pulse | 5.0 |
| Bite + Dragon Pulse | 5.0 | |
| Poison | Bite + Dragon Pulse | 5.0 |
| Ground | Bite + Dragon Pulse | 5.0 |
| Rock | Bite + Dragon Pulse | 5.0 |
| Fire | Bite + Dragon Pulse | 5.0 |
| Water | Bite + Dragon Pulse | 5.0 |
| Electric | Bite + Dragon Pulse | 5.0 |
| Dark | Wing Attack + Dragon Pulse | 4.7 |
| Fairy | Wing Attack + Air Cutter | 4.1 |
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 Noibat is actually for.
Counters: what beats Noibat
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Dragon Tail + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 89.0 |
 Chien-Pao | DarkIce | Powder Snow + Avalanche | 86.7 |
 Baxcalibur | DragonIce | Ice Fang + Avalanche | 86.4 |
 Mamoswine | IceGround | Powder Snow + Avalanche | 82.3 |
 Weavile | DarkIce | Ice Shard + Avalanche | 81.1 |
 Glaceon | Ice | Frost Breath + Avalanche | 80.1 |
 Kyurem | DragonIce | Dragon Breath + Glaciate Legacy | 77.1 |
 Jynx | IcePsychic | Frost Breath + Avalanche | 75.3 |
 Vanilluxe | Ice | Frost Breath + Avalanche Legacy | 73.8 |
 Frosmoth | IceBug | Powder Snow + Ice Beam | 72.0 |
Ranked by damage per second against Noibat's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.