Competitive Information for Golbat [Ruby/Sapphire]
Poison / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Golbat? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Golbat is an interesting Poison and Flying-typed Pokemon. Golbat is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Golbat is weak to Electric, Ice, Psychic, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Poison Barb
Ability: Inner Focus
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Sludge Bomb / Poison Fang
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Wing Attack / Air Cutter
- Shadow Ball / Astonish
Physical Sweeper Golbat
Golbat is a decent Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Inner Focus, Golbat cannot be made to flinch.
♦ Poison Fang is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to badly poison the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Wing Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move that deals damage.
♦ Air Cutter is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Shadow Ball is a physical 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Astonish is a physical 30-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
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Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Inner Focus
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Bite / Pursuit
- Giga Drain
- Protect
- Toxic
Special Sweeper Golbat
Golbat is a remarkable Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Keep in mind back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Inner Focus, Golbat cannot be made to flinch.
♦ Pursuit is a special 40-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if the targeted foe is switching out).
♦ Giga Drain is a special 60-base power Grass-type move (Golbat recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Golbat this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Golbat? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Item: Sharp Beak
Ability: Inner Focus
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Air Cutter / Wing Attack
- Sludge Bomb / Poison Fang
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Shadow Ball / Astonish
Doubles Physical Sweeper Golbat
Golbat is a decent Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Don't forget back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Inner Focus, Golbat cannot be made to flinch.
♦ Wing Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move that deals damage.
♦ Sludge Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Poison Fang is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to badly poison the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Shadow Ball is a physical 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Astonish is a physical 30-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
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Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Inner Focus
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Bite / Pursuit
- Giga Drain
- Protect
- Toxic
Doubles Special Sweeper Golbat
Golbat is a spectacular Special Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. In the old days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Inner Focus, Golbat cannot be made to flinch.
♦ Pursuit is a special 40-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if the targeted foe is switching out).
♦ Giga Drain is a special 60-base power Grass-type move (Golbat recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Golbat this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Golbat learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Golbat can perform in Ruby/Sapphire. 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 RS 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
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Snatch, Quick Attack
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Golbat's stats
- Curse
- Steel Wing
Most notable and possible best moves for Golbat
- Protect
- Rest
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Golbat in Ruby and Sapphire
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