Golbat

ID:#42Bat Pokémon

Height

1.6m

Weight

55.0kg

Catch Rate

Exp

159

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Golbat Pokémon Shining Pearl: Moves, Sprites & Locations

Everything you need to know about Golbat in Pokémon Shining Pearl. On this page you'll find its Pokédex entry straight from the game, all sprite variants including shiny forms, the complete moveset of 42 moves grouped by learning method (level-up, TM/HM, egg, tutor), and every wild encounter location with levels, conditions, and catch rates.

Pokémon Shining Pearl

Sinnoh

Golbat Pokemon Shining Pearl Pokedex Entry

It sinks its sharp fangs into other creatures and slurps up their blood. A closer look at the fangs reveals that they are hollow and akin to straws.

Pokemon Shining Pearl Golbat Sprites

Golbat front-facing sprite from Pokémon Shining Pearl

Primary

Shiny

Pokémon Shining Pearl Golbat Moveset

Complete registry of moves learned by Golbat via various methods in Pokémon Shining Pearl.

Move	Type	Requirement
Supersonic	normal	Lv. 1
Absorb	grass	Lv. 1
Screech	normal	Lv. 1
Mean Look	normal	Lv. 1
Astonish	ghost	Lv. 1
Poison Fang	poison	Lv. 15
Quick Guard	fighting	Lv. 20
Air Cutter	flying	Lv. 27
Bite	dark	Lv. 34
Haze	ice	Lv. 41
Venoshock	poison	Lv. 48
Confuse Ray	ghost	Lv. 55
Air Slash	flying	Lv. 62
Leech Life	bug	Lv. 69

End of Move Database

Pokémon Shining Pearl Golbat Locations

Golbat can be caught in 15 locations across Pokémon Shining Pearl, including Victory Road Sinnoh and Snowpoint Temple. The most reliable spawn is at Victory Road Sinnoh, where you'll find it between Lv. 35 and 50 by surfing on water with a 100% encounter rate.

Sinnoh Route 227

1 encounter

grass
Lv. 54
10%

Mount Coronet

14 encounters

surf
Lv. 20-40
10%10%10%
Southern 1F (Oreburgh City - Hearthome City side)
Surfing
cave
Lv. 31-32
20%20%20%
B1F
surf
Lv. 20-40
10%10%10%
B1F
Surfing
cave
Lv. 31-32
20%20%20%
Northern 1F room 2 (Snowpoint side)
cave
Lv. 37
10%10%10%
2F
cave
Lv. 37
10%10%10%
3F
cave
Lv. 39
10%10%10%
4F
surf
Lv. 20-40
10%10%10%
4F
Surfing
cave
Lv. 39
10%10%10%
4F room 2
cave
Lv. 39
10%10%10%
4F room 3
cave
Lv. 41
10%10%10%
5F
cave
Lv. 41
10%10%10%
6F
cave
Lv. 39
10%10%10%
Tunnel room
grass
Lv. 39
10%
Mountainside

Iron Island

5 encounters

cave
Lv. 31
10%10%10%
Interior
cave
Lv. 30-31
20%20%20%
Interior
cave
Lv. 30-31
20%20%20%
Interior
cave
Lv. 31-32
20%20%20%
Interior
cave
Lv. 31-32
20%20%20%
Interior

Oreburgh Gate

1 encounter

surf
Lv. 20-40
5%5%5%
B1F
Surfing

Stark Mountain

3 encounters

grass
Lv. 54
10%
Exterior
cave
Lv. 54
10%10%10%
Interior 1
cave
Lv. 56
10%10%10%
Interior 2

Turnback Cave

3 encounters

cave
Lv. 45-46
30%30%30%
cave
Lv. 55-56
30%30%30%
cave
Lv. 65-66
30%30%30%

Lost Tower

6 encounters

land
Lv. 19
1%1%1%
3F
3F
land
Lv. 20
4%4%4%
4F
4F
land
Lv. 21
1%1%1%
4F
4F
land
Lv. 21
5%5%5%
5F
5F
land
Lv. 22
4%4%4%
5F
5F
land
Lv. 23
1%1%1%
5F
5F

Ravaged Path

1 encounter

surf
Lv. 20-40
5%5%5%
Surfing

Victory Road Sinnoh

7 encounters

cave
Lv. 44-46
20%20%20%
1F
cave
Lv. 45-47
20%20%20%
2F
cave
Lv. 44-46
20%20%20%
B1F
surf
Lv. 35-50
100%100%100%
B1F
Surfing
cave
Lv. 50-52
20%20%20%
1F Back 1 and 3
cave
Lv. 50-52
20%20%20%
1F Back 2
surf
Lv. 40-55
90%90%90%
1F Back 2
Surfing

Bogsunk Cavern

1 encounter

cave
Lv. 25-63
Visible Encounters
Added after obtaining TM96 (Strength)
Varies

Grassland Cave

1 encounter

cave
Lv. 25-63
Visible Encounters
Added after obtaining TM96 (Strength)
Varies

Spacious Cave

1 encounter

cave
Lv. 25-63
Visible Encounters
Added after obtaining TM96 (Strength)
Varies

Sunlit Cavern

1 encounter

cave
Lv. 25-63
Visible Encounters
Added after obtaining TM96 (Strength)
Varies

Swampy Cave

1 encounter

cave
Lv. 25-63
Visible Encounters
Added after obtaining TM96 (Strength)
Varies

Snowpoint Temple

3 encounters

cave
Lv. 50-52
35%35%35%
1F
cave
Lv. 52-54
35%35%35%
B1F-B3F
cave
Lv. 54-56
35%35%35%
B4F-B5F