- Attack
- 161
- Defense
- 150
- HP
- 181
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 1,129
- min 1,017
- Weather boostLv25
- 1,412
- min 1,272
- MaxLv50
- 2,234
- Lv40 1,976
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Golbat is a Poison/Flying-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 1,129 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 1,412 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 2,234 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, Wing Attack + Shadow Ball is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Crobat with 100 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)
- 2,234 / 2,261
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
Golbat loves to drink the blood of living things. It is particularly active in the pitch black of night. This Pokémon flits around in the night skies, seeking fresh blood.
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.
- 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).
- What to power up first (power-up priorities for beginners)Stardust is limited, so first power up strong counters you'll use for a long time across many raids.
Best movesetsLv40 · 15/15/15 IVs
- 1
Wing Attack
Shadow BallBest100% efficiency11.2TDO 208 - 2
BiteShadow Ball95% efficiency10.6TDO 198 - 3Wing AttackAir Cutter82% efficiency9.1TDO 170
- 4Wing AttackOminous Wind*80% efficiency9.0TDO 167
- 5BiteAir Cutter78% efficiency8.7TDO 163
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wing AttackBestFlying · 1s · STAB | 10 | +11 | 12 | 11 |
| BiteDark · 0.5s | 6 | +4 | 12 | 8 |
Charged Attack4
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow BallBestGhost · 3s | 100 | 50 | 33.3 | 2 |
| Air CutterFlying · 2.5s · STAB | 55 | 50 | 26.4 | 1.32 |
 Poison FangPoison · 1.5s · STAB | 30 | 33 | 24 | 1.09 |
| Ominous Wind*Ghost · 2.5s | 55 | 33 | 22 | 1.67 |
- 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 Golbat'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
- 126.2
- Actual Defense
- 82.1
- Actual HP
- 117
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
BiteShadow BallBest100% 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 1,976 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
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 29 | 1,498 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 29 | 1,498 | 99.4% |
| 3 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 1,493 | 99.4% |
| 4 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 29.5 | 1,500 | 99.3% |
| 5 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 29 | 1,499 | 99.3% |
| 6 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 1,494 | 99.3% |
| 7 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 29 | 1,500 | 99.2% |
| 8 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 29.5 | 1,498 | 99.2% |
| 9 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 29.5 | 1,499 | 99.1% |
| 10 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 29.5 | 1,500 | 99.0% |
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
- Stage 1
- Shadow GolbatViewing25 CandyBest movesWing AttackShadow Ball
- 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