Zubat
Poison
Best attacking moveset: Bite and Sludge Bomb, worth 5.4 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Zubat can learn 8 combinations. Bite 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.
That set is legacy. Sludge Bomb is only obtainable with an Elite TM or from the event that gave it out, so the Zubat you catch today cannot learn it. The best set it can learn now is Bite and Air Cutter, worth 4.6 damage per second.
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 |
| Quick Attack | Normal | 10 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Cutter | 55 | 2.5s | -50 | |
| Poison Fang | Poison | 30 | 1.5s | -33 |
| Swift | Normal | 65 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Sludge Bomb Legacy | Poison | 85 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Zubat has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, 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
| Candy to evolve | 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| 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 | 0.8 m and 7.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Zubat 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 Grass, Fairy, Psychic.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | Quick Attack + Sludge Bomb | 7.5 |
| Fairy | Quick Attack + Sludge Bomb | 7.5 |
| Psychic | Bite + Sludge Bomb | 6.8 |
| Ghost | Bite + Air Cutter | 6.0 |
| Bug | Bite + Air Cutter | 5.5 |
| Fighting | Quick Attack + Air Cutter | 5.4 |
| Normal | Bite + Sludge Bomb | 5.4 |
| Bite + Sludge Bomb | 5.4 | |
| Fire | Bite + Sludge Bomb | 5.4 |
| Water | Bite + Sludge Bomb | 5.4 |
| Electric | Bite + Sludge Bomb | 5.4 |
| Ice | Bite + Sludge Bomb | 5.4 |
| Dragon | Bite + Sludge Bomb | 5.4 |
| Dark | Quick Attack + Sludge Bomb | 5.3 |
| Poison | Bite + Air Cutter | 4.6 |
| Ground | Bite + Air Cutter | 4.6 |
| Rock | Bite + Sludge Bomb | 4.5 |
| Steel | Bite + Air Cutter | 3.9 |
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 Zubat is actually for.
Counters: what beats Zubat
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Regieleki | Electric | Lock On + Thunder Cage Legacy | 78.4 |
 Mewtwo | Psychic | Confusion + Psystrike Legacy | 71.2 |
 Zeraora | Electric | Volt Switch + Plasma Fists | 67.3 |
 Zekrom | DragonElectric | Charge Beam + Fusion Bolt Legacy | 65.7 |
 Xurkitree | Electric | Thunder Shock + Discharge | 65.0 |
 Deoxys | Psychic | Zen Headbutt + Thunderbolt | 62.3 |
 Alakazam | Psychic | Confusion + Psychic Legacy | 60.8 |
 Glimmora | RockPoison | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 59.4 |
 Azelf | Psychic | Confusion + Futuresight | 59.0 |
 Rampardos | Rock | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 58.9 |
Ranked by damage per second against Zubat's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.