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crobat
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Crobat

Bat Pokémon

PoisonFlying

Both of its legs have turned into wings. Without a sound, Crobat flies swiftly toward its prey and sinks its fangs into the nape of its target’s neck.

Base Stats

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

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

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

Fast Utility
Item
Sitrus Berry / Safety Goggles
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 240
SpD 84
Spe 184

Strategy Overview

Crobat has a small niche in DOU as a Tailwind setter for fast offensive teams. Crobat's base 130 Speed and ability Inner Focus allow it to reliably set Tailwind in most matchups, as it boasts the fastest non-Prankster Tailwind in the format and cannot be contested by Fake Out from the likes of Incineroar and Rillaboom. While it does compete in this niche with Ribombee, Crobat's access to Taunt comes in handy for maintaining its team's Speed advantage, preventing opposing Tailwind and Trick Room setters such as Naganadel and Diancie from being problematic. Strong teammates such as Urshifu-R, Landorus, and Heatran are preferred to capitalize on Crobat's Tailwind, with these three in particular being notable for decimating Diancie. One must be wary of opposing Zeraora, however, which completely counters Crobat because it is faster, can prevent Tailwind with Taunt, and hits Crobat super effectively with Plasma Fists. Partners such as Zygarde, Rillaboom, and Kyurem-B are preferred to deal with Zeraora, and these Pokemon are competitive beneficiaries of Tailwind as well. Crobat's biggest weakness, though, is how little offensive presence it has after setting Tailwind; its lacking offensive stats often leaving it exploitable against offensive teams, though Super Fang does mitigate this somewhat.

Most Used Moves

U-turn
73.7%
Crunch
73.7%
Taunt
26.3%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc