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crobat
#169

Crobat

Bat Pokémon

PoisonFlying

It flies so si­ lently through the dark on its four wings that it may not be noticed even when nearby.

Base Stats

HP 85
Attack 90
Defense 80
Sp. Atk 70
Sp. Def 80
Speed 130
Total 535

Type Effectiveness

Evolution Chain

golbat Golbat Lv. 22
crobat Crobat Happiness 160

Moves

Details

Category Bat Pokémon
Height 1.8 m
Weight 75.0 kg
Base Exp 241
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 90
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Cave
Egg Groups Flying

Sprites

crobat Front Front
crobat Back Back
crobat Front Shiny Front Shiny
crobat Back Shiny Back Shiny
crobat Official Art Official Art
crobat Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

uu Usage: 0.2%
Haze
Moves
Thief / Toxic
Confuse Ray / Hidden Power Ground / Rest

Strategy Overview

Crobat is a lesser-seen Pokemon in GSC UU, suffering from its lack of a strong STAB attack, shallow movepool, and poor typing that leaves it weak to common attacking types such as Electric and Psychic. However, it possesses a few defensive quirks that can't be replicated by any other Pokemon in the tier. Most notably, Crobat is the absolute best counter to GSC UU's most threatening sweeper in Scyther thanks to its base 130 Speed, access to Haze, and lack of a weakness to any of its attacks. It can also check other dangerous Pokemon in the tier such as Victreebel and Swords Dance Bellossom, and it notably is able to outspeed Quagsire that had an Agility boost passed to it, preventing a Belly Drum sweep. These niches give it a role on defensive teams. However, some of the most prominent Pokemon in GSC UU can switch into Crobat and threaten it easily, such as Nidoqueen, Slowbro, and Granbull.

Most Used Moves

Haze
100.0%
Protect
85.4%
Thief
14.6%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
85.4%
Nothing
14.6%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc