Zubat
poison
During the day, it gathers with others and hangs from the ceilings of old buildings and caves.
Front
Normal
Shiny
Animated
Shiny Animated
Back
Normal
Shiny
Type
Poison
Dex
#037
Abilities
Inner Focus(Primary)
Protects it from flinching. Also prevents Intimidate.
Anticipation(Secondary)
Senses the foe's dangerous moves.
Infiltrator(Hidden)
Attacks bypass the foe's barriers.
Growth Rate
Medium Fast
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
flying
Hatch Rate
Fast (15 cycles)
Catch Rate
255
Base Exp
54
EV Yield
1 Speed
Wild Held Items
None
Weak To
electric ×2ice ×2psychic ×2rock ×2
Resists
grass ×0.25fighting ×0.25poison ×0.5bug ×0.25fairy ×0.5
Immune To
ground
Evolution Chain
Note, you can always call Professor Elm with the Pokemon you are trying to evolve as first in your party. This was a feature that was added specifically to Polished Crystal. If the information on this page seems incorrect, please try calling Professor Elm.
How to Obtain
You can catch Zubat very common in Union Cave B1F South, very common in Union Cave B2F, and common in Cliff Cave in the night, among 41 other areas. Wild ones range from level two to 63, unless in a badge-dependent area. During swarms, you can also find it in Dark Cave Violet Entrance.
Wild Encounters (58)
Level Up Moves (15)
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AbsorbLevel: 1 | ||||||
| grass |  | 20 | 100 | 25 | ||
| Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted. | ||||||
| SupersonicLevel: 5 | ||||||
| normal |  | 0 | 65 | 20 | ||
| A move that may confuse the foe. | ||||||
| AstonishLevel: 7 | ||||||
| ghost |  | 30 | 100 | 15 | ||
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| BiteLevel: 11 | ||||||
| dark | | 60 | 100 | 25 | ||
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| GustLevel: 13 | ||||||
| 40 | 100 | 35 | |||
| Whips up a strong gust of wind. | ||||||
| Confuse RayLevel: 17 | ||||||
| ghost | | 0 | 100 | 10 | ||
| A move that may confuse the foe. | ||||||
| Wing AttackLevel: 19 | ||||||
| 60 | 100 | 35 | |||
| Strikes the foe with wings. | ||||||
| SwiftLevel: 23 | ||||||
| normal | | 60 | 100 | 20 | ||
| An attack that never misses. | ||||||
| Super FangLevel: 25 | ||||||
| normal | | 1 | 90 | 10 | ||
| Cuts the foe's HP by 1/2. | ||||||
| Mean LookLevel: 29 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 5 | ||
| Prevents fleeing or switching. | ||||||
| Leech LifeLevel: 31 | ||||||
| bug | | 80 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted. | ||||||
| HazeLevel: 35 | ||||||
| ice | | 0 | 100 | 30 | ||
| Eliminates all stat changes. | ||||||
| VenoshockLevel: 37 | ||||||
| poison | | 65 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Damage doubles if foe is poisoned. | ||||||
| Air SlashLevel: 41 | ||||||
| 75 | 95 | 15 | |||
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| PursuitLevel: 43 | ||||||
| dark | | 40 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Heavily strikes switching Pokémon. | ||||||
Related Guides
Egg Moves (8)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feint Attack | |||||
| dark | | 60 | 100 | 20 | |
| An attack that never misses. | |||||
| Gust | |||||
| 40 | 100 | 35 | ||
| Whips up a strong gust of wind. | |||||
| Hypnosis | |||||
| psychic | | 0 | 60 | 20 | |
| May cause the foe to fall asleep. | |||||
| Nasty Plot | |||||
| dark | | 0 | 100 | 20 | |
| Sharply raises the user's Sp.Atk. | |||||
| Pursuit | |||||
| dark | | 40 | 100 | 20 | |
| Heavily strikes switching Pokémon. | |||||
| Quick Attack | |||||
| normal | | 40 | 100 | 30 | |
| Lets the user get in the first hit. | |||||
| Zen Headbutt | |||||
| psychic | | 80 | 90 | 15 | |
| An attack that may cause flinching. | |||||
| Brave Bird | |||||
| 120 | 100 | 15 | ||
| A charge that also hurts the user. | |||||
TM/HM Moves (26)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curse | ||||||
| ghost | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM03 | |
| Works differently for Ghost-types. | ||||||
| Toxic | ||||||
| poison | | 0 | 90 | 10 | TM06 | |
| A Poison move with increasing damage. | ||||||
| Venoshock | ||||||
| poison | | 65 | 100 | 10 | TM09 | |
| Damage doubles if foe is poisoned. | ||||||
| Hidden Power | ||||||
| The type varies with the Pokémon. | ||||||
| Sunny Day | ||||||
| fire | | 0 | 100 | 5 | TM11 | |
| Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| Protect | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM17 | |
| Foils attack that turn. It may fail. | ||||||
| Rain Dance | ||||||
| water | | 0 | 100 | 5 | TM18 | |
| Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| Giga Drain | ||||||
| grass | | 75 | 100 | 10 | TM19 | |
| Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted. | ||||||
| Return | ||||||
| normal | | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM27 | |
| An attack that is based on loyalty. | ||||||
| Shadow Ball | ||||||
| ghost | | 80 | 100 | 15 | TM30 | |
| An attack that may lower Sp.Def. | ||||||
| Double Team | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM32 | |
| Raises the user's evasiveness. | ||||||
| Sludge Bomb | ||||||
| poison | | 90 | 100 | 10 | TM36 | |
| An attack that may poison the foe. | ||||||
| Swift | ||||||
| normal | | 60 | 100 | 20 | TM39 | |
| An attack that never misses. | ||||||
| Aerial Ace | ||||||
| 60 | 100 | 20 | TM40 | ||
| An attack that never misses. | ||||||
| Substitute | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM41 | |
| Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP. | ||||||
| Facade | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM42 | |
| Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz. | ||||||
| Rest | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 100 | 5 | TM44 | |
| Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover. | ||||||
| Attract | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM45 | |
| Makes the opposite gender infatuated. | ||||||
| Thief | ||||||
| dark | | 60 | 100 | 25 | TM46 | |
| An attack that may steal a held item. | ||||||
| Steel Wing | ||||||
| steel | | 70 | 90 | 25 | TM47 | |
| An attack that may up user's Defense. | ||||||
| Leech Life | ||||||
| bug | | 80 | 100 | 10 | TM50 | |
| Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted. | ||||||
| Roost | ||||||
| 0 | 100 | 5 | TM51 | ||
| Lands to restore 1/2 the max HP. | ||||||
| Acrobatics | ||||||
| 55 | 100 | 15 | TM62 | ||
| Damage doubles if user has no item. | ||||||
| Poison Jab | ||||||
| poison | | 80 | 100 | 20 | TM66 | |
| An attack that may poison the foe. | ||||||
| U Turn | ||||||
| bug | | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM69 | |
| Switches out after making its attack. | ||||||
| Fly | ||||||
| 90 | 100 | 15 | HM02 | ||
| 1st turn: Fly 2nd turn: Attack | ||||||
Move Tutor Moves (6)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agility | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 100 | 30 | MT01 | |
| Sharply raises the user's Speed. | ||||||
| Double Edge | ||||||
| normal | | 120 | 100 | 15 | MT08 | |
| A tackle that also hurts the user. | ||||||
| Endure | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | MT11 | |
| Endures any hit with at least 1HP. | ||||||
| Sleep Talk | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | MT24 | |
| Randomly attacks while asleep. | ||||||
| Swagger | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 85 | 15 | MT26 | |
| Causes confusion but raises Attack. | ||||||
| Zen Headbutt | ||||||
| psychic | | 80 | 90 | 15 | MT31 | |
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
Zubat in Pokémon Polished Crystal
Zubat is #37 in the PolishedDex for Pokémon Polished Crystal. This page covers its poison/flying typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 129 encounter locations. Use the moves and counters links below to plan a team around this Zubat form.
