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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

Pivot
Moves
Defog / Toxic / Taunt / Super Fang
Item
Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability
Inner Focus / Infiltrator
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 252
Def 56
Spe 200
Nasty Plot
Moves
Sludge Bomb / Hurricane
Giga Drain / Roost
Item
Heavy-Duty Boots
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Crobat is among RU's elite Pokemon, with the defensive utility to check common Pokemon like Golisopod, Pangoro, Heracross, and Roserade and the Speed to revenge kill weakened setup sweepers like Mimikyu and Lucario. Crobat is the tier's premier entry hazard removal option, as it checks the Spikes users Roserade, Heracross, and Golisopod, and it's highly practical to fit Defog on a Pokemon with already-good role compression. Crobat possesses many other great support moves like U-turn to support wallbreakers, Super Fang to weaken the likes of Registeel and Rhyperior, Toxic for crippling bulky switch-ins, and Taunt to prevent setup and recovery attempts. Crobat also has an excellent Nasty Plot set that threatens to sweep, and it can turn the tables on typical Steel- and Rock-type counters like Steelix, Registeel, and Rhyperior with boosted Heat Wave and Giga Drain. However, as a Defogger, Crobat has poor matchups against most Stealth Rock setters like Registeel, Steelix, and Metagross. Spikes Klefki is also generally good at taking advantage of teams relying on it. Moreover, Crobat's reliance on Heavy-Duty Boots leaves it vulnerable to Knock Off from Pokemon it checks like Heracross and Golisopod. Nasty Plot Crobat's sweeps can often fall short due to its lack of power. The likes of Metagross, Incineroar, and Registeel can take even boosted attacks and leave it damaged enough for revenge killers like opposing Crobat and Choice Scarf Flygon. Furthermore, Raikou, Xurkitree, and Nidoqueen are common offensive checks that can take a boosted attack and OHKO it.

Most Used Moves

Roost
92.9%
U-turn
81.6%
Defog
63.7%
Toxic
15.9%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc