- Attack
- 83
- Defense
- 73
- HP
- 120
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 381
- min 316
- Weather boostLv25
- 476
- min 396
- MaxLv50
- 754
- Lv40 667
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Zubat is a Poison/Flying-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 381 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 476 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 754 at level 50. It is weak to Electric/Ice/Psychic/Rock attacks (1.6×). It resists Poison/Ground/Fairy/Grass/Fighting/Bug attacks. In raids, Bite + Sludge Bomb is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Golbat with 25 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 1 km you walk together.
- Category
- Bat Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 1 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 12,000 Stardust · 30 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 754 / 763
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
Zubat remains quietly unmoving in a dark spot during the bright daylight hours. It does so because prolonged exposure to the sun causes its body to become slightly burned.
All values are for Pokémon GO; main-series values are not listed. The Pokédex entry is the game's own English text.
Related tips
- Shadow Pokémon: when to purifyShadow Pokémon have 1.2× Attack but also take more damage, and they cost 1.2× Stardust and Candy to power up.
- TMs and how to learn exclusive moves (Elite TMs and Community Day moves)Fast TMs and Charged TMs change a move at random, and they can't teach exclusive moves such as Community Day moves.
- How to read IVs and appraisalsIVs run from 0 to 15 for each of Attack, Defense and HP, and appraisal stars are set by the sum of the three (0–45).
Best movesetsLv40 · 15/15/15 IVs
- 1
Bite
Sludge Bomb*Best100% efficiency7.0TDO 48 - 2
Quick AttackSludge Bomb*100% efficiency7.0TDO 48 - 3Bite
Air Cutter78% efficiency5.5TDO 38 - 4Quick AttackAir Cutter75% efficiency5.3TDO 36
- 5BitePoison Fang73% efficiency5.2TDO 35
Top 5 of 8 movesets.
Raid and Gym efficiency against an ordinary neutral 5-star boss. DPS is damage per second, TDO is total damage dealt before fainting, and efficiency compares (DPS³ × TDO)^¼ with the top moveset. Shadow modifiers (1.2× Attack, 0.83× Defense) are included. Against a specific boss, moves of the types it's weak to do more. * Exclusive moves require an Elite TM.
Learnable moves
Fast Attack2
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BiteBestDark · 0.5s | 6 | +4 | 12 | 8 |
| Quick AttackNormal · 1s | 10 | +13 | 10 | 13 |
Charged Attack4
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sludge Bomb*BestPoison · 2.5s · STAB | 85 | 50 | 40.8 | 2.04 |
| Air CutterFlying · 2.5s · STAB | 55 | 50 | 26.4 | 1.32 |
| Poison FangPoison · 1.5s · STAB | 30 | 33 | 24 | 1.09 |
| SwiftNormal · 3s | 65 | 50 | 21.7 | 1.3 |
- DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy. A Charged Attack costing 100 energy uses 1 bar, 50 uses 2 bars and 33 uses 3 bars.
- STAB (same-type attack bonus) applies to moves of the Pokémon's own type, which deal 1.2× damage (included in DPS, DPT and DPE).
- * Exclusive move: a move that was only available during events such as Community Day. It now requires an Elite TM.
Calculate with your Pokémon
Move the sliders or enter a CP and Shadow Zubat's stats, move performance and power-up cost update instantly.
Enter the CP shown in the game to find the closest level for these IVs.
- Actual Attack
- 70.3
- Actual Defense
- 43.8
- Actual HP
- 80
Actual stat = (base stat + IV) × level multiplier. Shadow ×1.2 Attack and ×0.83 Defense are included (not in the in-game CP). Level 51 is the Best Buddy boost.
Move performance at these stats
BiteSludge Bomb*Best100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 84% of the same moveset's DPS at Lv40 with 15/15/15.
Raid calculation against a neutral 5-star boss. * Exclusive moves need an Elite TM.
Power-up cost
- Stardust
- 270,000
- Candy
- 312
- Candy XL
- 0
Lv 20 → 40: 40 power-ups, CP 667 after
Based on the game's power-up cost table. Shadow costs 1.2× and purified 0.9× (rounded up per power-up); Lucky Pokémon pay half the Stardust. Event bonuses are not included.
IV rankings by leagueBy stat product
Shadow Zubat only reaches CP 754 at level 50 with 100% IVs, so it can't reach this league's cap. In that case, higher IVs are better.
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 754 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 751 | 99.1% |
| 3 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 746 | 99.0% |
| 4 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 749 | 98.9% |
| 5 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 748 | 98.2% |
| 6 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 743 | 98.1% |
| 7 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 747 | 98.0% |
| 8 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 738 | 98.0% |
| 9 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 742 | 97.9% |
| 10 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 745 | 97.7% |
Stat product = Attack × Defense × HP (up to level 50, excluding Best Buddy). It shows how long a Pokémon lasts under the same CP cap and doesn't include move matchups.
EvolutionFrom game data
- Base
- Shadow ZubatViewingBest movesBiteSludge Bomb
From Shadow Zubat to the final evolution125 Candy
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Electric
Ice
Psychic
Rock - ×0.625Poison
Ground
Fairy - ×0.39
Grass
Fighting
Bug
Show all 18 types
- Normal×1
Fire×1
Water×1- Electric×1.6
- Grass×0.39
- Ice×1.6
- Fighting×0.39
- Poison×0.625
- Ground×0.625
- Flying×1
- Psychic×1.6
- Bug×0.39
- Rock×1.6
Ghost×1
Dragon×1- Dark×1
Steel×1- Fairy×0.625
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
Events2 past
No upcoming events are known yet.
- 2024.04.02Spotlight Hour: Zubat · 2× Candy for transferring
- 2020.07.14Spotlight Hour: Zubat · 2× evolution XP