Competitive Information for Golbat [Black/White]
Poison / Flying
Abilities:
This Pokemon's moves ignore the foe's Reflect, Light Screen, Safeguard, and Mist.
This Pokemon cannot be made to flinch.
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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Golbat? These builds are optimized for Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Black/White metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
Golbat is here! This phenomenal Pokémon is Poison and Flying-typed and ready to shine! Golbat is not a Pokémon anyone usually expects to see on the battlefield. It's an underrated pick that could surprise many in the meta. It is weak to Electric, Ice, Psychic, and Rock-typed attacks. Discover how Golbat excels in battles with the movesets provided below.
Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Infiltrator
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Brave Bird / Wing Attack
- U-turn / Bite
- Poison Fang
- Zen Headbutt
Dominating single battles, Golbat is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. This setup is intended to overwhelm foes with powerful physical attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Golbat from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Golbat's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Infiltrator, Golbat's moves ignore the foe's reflect light screen safeguard and mist. U-turn or Bite are added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Wing Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move that deals damage.
◆ U-turn is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (Golbat switches out after damaging the target).
◆ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Poison Fang is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to badly poison the target).
◆ Zen Headbutt is a physical 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Specs
Ability: Infiltrator
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Sludge Bomb / Venoshock
- Heat Wave
- Shadow Ball / Ominous Wind
Golbat makes an a wonderful Special Sweeper in single battles. It tries to overwhelm foes with intense special moves. Focus Sash helps protect Golbat from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out (usually Ominous Wind to boost Golbat for the following turns). Choice Specs will increase the damage of Golbat's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Infiltrator, Golbat's moves ignore the foe's reflect light screen safeguard and mist.
◆ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
◆ Venoshock is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned).
◆ Heat Wave is a special 100-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
◆ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Ominous Wind is a special 60-base power Ghost-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
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Item: Eviolite
Ability: Inner Focus
Nature: Careful (+SpD, -SpA)
EVs: 44 Hp / 252 Def / 212 SpD
Moveset:
- Roost
- Aerial Ace
- Taunt
- Torment
Taking on single battles? Golbat is a high-quality Double Wall. This moveset attempts to provide strong resistance against both physical and special moves. Golbat is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until Eviolte was added to the mix. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. With Inner Focus, Golbat cannot be made to flinch. Good support/mixed wall, but it's crappy without Eviolite.
◆ Aerial Ace is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move (this move does not check accuracy).
◆ Taunt is a status move (target can't use status moves its next 3 turns).
◆ Torment is a status move (target can't select the same move twice in a row).
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Item: Flying Gem
Ability: Infiltrator
Nature: Naughty (+Atk, -SpD)
EVs: 111 Hp / 252 Atk / 144 Spe
Moveset:
- Zen Headbutt
- Brave Bird
- Swagger
- Screech
Taking on single battles? Golbat is a high-quality Physical Sweeper. This build is crafted to take down the opponent's team with intense physical power. With Infiltrator, Golbat's moves ignore the foe's reflect light screen safeguard and mist. With a Flying Gem equipped to it, Golbat's first successful flying-type attack will have 1.5x power then the Flying Gem gets consumed.
◆ Brave Bird is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Flying-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Swagger is a status move (raises the target's attack by 2 stages and confuses it).
◆ Screech is a status move (lowers the target's defense by 2 stages).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Golbat? These builds are perfect for VGC (Pokémon Video Game Championship) and other competitive Black/White Double Battles. The VGC is the ultimate test of strategy and skill, and these movesets and EVs are designed to excel against multiple opponents at once while providing essential support to your team. Dominate the Black/White metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Infiltrator
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Brave Bird / Wing Attack
- U-turn / Bite
- Poison Fang
- Zen Headbutt
Taking on double battles? Golbat is a top-notch Physical Sweeper. The objective of this moveset is to crush rivals using intense physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Golbat from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Golbat's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Infiltrator, Golbat's moves ignore the foe's reflect light screen safeguard and mist. U-turn or Bite are added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Wing Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move that deals damage.
◆ U-turn is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (Golbat switches out after damaging the target).
◆ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Poison Fang is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to badly poison the target).
◆ Zen Headbutt is a physical 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Specs
Ability: Infiltrator
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Heat Wave
- Sludge Bomb / Venoshock
- Shadow Ball
When it comes to double battles, Golbat shines as a top-notch Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to overwhelm foes with potent special power. Focus Sash helps protect Golbat from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Golbat's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Infiltrator, Golbat's moves ignore the foe's reflect light screen safeguard and mist.
◆ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Heat Wave is a special 100-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
◆ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
◆ Venoshock is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned).
◆ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Golbat can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Black/White generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Golbat.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Golbat can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Golbat
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Snatch, Quick Attack
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Hypnosis, Toxic
Moves that boost Golbat's stats
- Curse
- Nasty Plot
- Ominous Wind
- Steel Wing
Most notable and possible best moves for Golbat
- Protect
- Rest
- Roost
- Taunt
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Golbat in Black and White
Usage Data
Explore the latest analytical usage data for this Pokémon from various VGC and online competitions. We use this data to develop our strategies and movesets. The data is categorized by competition and skill level: top-ranking trainers, mid-level players, and entry-level players.
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