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crobat
#169

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

Offensive Pivot
Item
Heavy-Duty Boots
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 108
Atk 148
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Crobat acts as a fast offensive pivot thanks to its incredible natural Speed, allowing it to outspeed fast offensive Pokemon like Azelf, Zygarde-10%, Keldeo, and Noivern. Crobat can make use of its high Speed and offensive pivoting with STAB Brave Bird and U-turn to outlast checks such as Nihilego and Rotom-W, making it threatening to many common team styles. Taunt prevents would-be checks like Salamence, Skarmory, Hippowdon, and Chansey from recovering while also preventing the latter two and Amoonguss from using status moves. While Crobat's Poison / Flying typing allows it to switch in on Grass- and Fighting-type attacks from Pokemon like Zarude, Amoonguss, and Conkeldurr, it must beware switching directly into a status move like Stun Spore or Spore from Amoonguss, or strong attacks like Darkest Lariat from Zarude and Knock Off and Facade from Conkeldurr. Furthermore, Crobat's average bulk makes it struggle to switch in on strong attacks from offensive Pokemon like Hydreigon, Azelf, and Zygarde-10%. Crobat's lack of relevant resistances also makes it fear moves from Pokemon it would otherwise check, such as Facade from Conkeldurr and Hydro Pump from Keldeo. Lastly, Crobat is dependent on Heavy-Duty Boots to be effective, forcing it to play carefully against Knock Off users like Diggersby and Scizor. This flaw also forces Crobat to think twice about switching into Knock Off users it would otherwise counter like Tangrowth.

Most Used Moves

U-turn
92.9%
Roost
73.1%
Taunt
61.5%
Defog
33.8%
Haze
19.9%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc