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No. 714 · National Pokédex

Noibat

オンバット · Onbat · Sonistrelle
🐉 Dragon 🌪️ Flying
Height
—
Weight
—
Category
Sound Wave Pokémon
Generation
Generation 6
Noibat
🔊 Cry

⚡The Essentials on Noibat

Types
Dragon Flying
Weaknesses
×4 Ice · ×2 Rock, Dragon, Fairy Table
Resistances
×¼ Grass · ×½ Fire, Water, Fighting, Bug · immune: Ground
Evolution
Noibat → Noivern (Lv. 48)
Shiny
Shiny NoibatAlternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View
Stats
Total 245 · top stat: Speed (55) Detail
In Current Games
Other Names
Sonistrelle in French · オンバット, Onbat in Japanese · eF-eM in German All Languages

📋Overview

Noibat is a Dragon and Flying-type Pokémon, No. 714 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 6. Category: Sound Wave Pokémon.

Noibat evolves into Noivern (Lv. 48).

Abilities: Frisk and Infiltrator. Hidden Ability: Telepathy. Noibat is weak to Rock, Dragon and Fairy-type moves (×2 damage). Noibat is very weak to Ice-type moves (×4 damage). Noibat takes no damage from Ground-type moves.

Generation
Generation 6
X / Y
National No.
#714
National Pokédex
Category
Sound Wave Pokémon
Status
Standard

📊Base Stats

The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.

HP
40
255
Attack
30
255
Defense
35
255
Special Attack
45
255
Special Defense
40
255
Speed
55
255
Total
245
Min HP (Lv. 100)
190
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
284
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently

🛡️Type Effectiveness

Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Dragon / Flying). See the type chart

Very weak (×4) — 1 type
Ice
×4
Weak (×2) — 3 types
Rock
×2
Dragon
×2
Fairy
×2
Normal (×1) — 8 types
Normal
×1
Electric
×1
Poison
×1
Flying
×1
Psychic
×1
Ghost
×1
Dark
×1
Steel
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 4 types
Fire
×½
Water
×½
Fighting
×½
Bug
×½
Resistant (×0.25) — 1 type
Grass
×¼
Immune (×0) — 1 type
Ground
×0

✨Abilities

Ability 1
When it enters a battle, the Pokémon can check an opposing Pokémon's held item.
Ability 2
The Pokémon's moves are unaffected by the target's barriers, substitutes, and the like.
The Pokémon anticipates and dodges the attacks of its allies.

🌱Noibat Evolution

🔮Noibat Forms and Shiny

Noibat
Standard Form
Dragon · Flying
Shiny Availability
Shiny Noibat
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096. With Shiny Charm: 1/1365. Masuda Method: 1/683.

⚔️Noibat Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.

Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Tackle
Normal Phys.
100%
40
35
1
Absorb
Grass Spec.
100%
20
25
4
Gust
Flying Spec.
100%
40
35
5
Leech Life
Bug Phys.
100%
80
10
8
Supersonic
Normal Stat
55%
—
20
12
Double Team
Normal Stat
—
—
15
16
Wing Attack
Flying Phys.
100%
60
35
18
Agility
Psychic Stat
—
—
30
20
Bite
Dark Phys.
100%
60
25
24
Air Cutter
Flying Spec.
95%
60
25
28
Whirlwind
Normal Stat
—
—
20
31
Razor Wind
Normal Spec.
100%
80
10
32
Super Fang
Normal Phys.
90%
—
10
36
Air Slash
Flying Spec.
95%
75
15
40
Screech
Normal Stat
85%
—
40
44
Roost
Flying Stat
—
—
5
49
Tailwind
Flying Stat
—
—
15
52
Hurricane
Flying Spec.
70%
110
10

🥚Advanced Breeding

Egg Groups
Flying
Gender
♂ 100.0 / ♀ 0.0%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Speed
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.

🗺️Where to Find Noibat

Available in 8 games, 10 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.

Natively obtainable: X Y Ultra Moon Ultra Sun Shield Sword Scarlet Violet

Generation VI

❎
X 1 encounter
Available ▼
Tall grass (1)
Friend Safari Lv. 30 33%
🟥
Y 1 encounter
Available ▼
Tall grass (1)
Friend Safari Lv. 30 33%

Generation VII

🌒
Ultra Moon 2 encounters
Available ▼
In-game trade (1)
Route 5 Lv. 19 100%
Tall grass (1)
Verdant Cavern Lv. 8-11 30%
🌞
Ultra Sun 2 encounters
Available ▼
In-game trade (1)
Route 5 Lv. 19 100%
Tall grass (1)
Verdant Cavern Lv. 8-11 30%

Generation VIII

🛡️
Shield 1 encounter
Available ▼
Wild Area (1)
Wild Area / Galar
⚔️
Sword 1 encounter
Available ▼
Wild Area (1)
Wild Area / Galar

Generation IX

🔴
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Picnic (1)
Paldea
🟣
Violet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Picnic (1)
Paldea

🔄Transfer to Pokémon HOME

How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.

X
→ Pokémon Bank Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Y
→ Pokémon Bank Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Ultra Sun
→ Pokémon Bank Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Ultra Moon
→ Pokémon Bank Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Sword
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Shield
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Scarlet
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Violet
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Note: Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.

🏆Competitive & Meta

LC
Smogon · Gen IX · 2026-09
Little Cup
Usage rate: 0.1% · Position #186

📱Noibat in Pokémon GO

Noibat in Pokémon GO
  • 667Max CP (Lv. 40)
  • 381Perfect CP in Raids
  • 5 kmper Candy as Buddy
  • 400 🍬to evolve into Noivern
  • ✨ Shiny available
  • 🟣 Exists as Shadow
Pokémon GO entry: Noibat →

📖Pokédex Entries

Description by game, with language selection.

X
“They live in pitch-black caves. Their enormous ears can emit ultrasonic waves of 200,000 hertz.”
Y
“Even a robust wrestler will become dizzy and unable to stand when exposed to its 200,000-hertz ultrasonic waves.”
Omega Ruby
“They live in pitch-black caves. Their enormous ears can emit ultrasonic waves of 200,000 hertz.”
Alpha Sapphire
“Even a robust wrestler will become dizzy and unable to stand when exposed to its 200,000-hertz ultrasonic waves.”
Ultra Sun
“Fruits are its favorite foods. This gourmet carefully picks out just the ripe ones using its sonar.”
Ultra Moon
“It flies around in search of fruit to eat. It uses ultrasonic waves to detect which fruits are ripe.”
Sword
“After nightfall, they emerge from the caves they nest in during the day. Using their ultrasonic waves, they go on the hunt for ripened fruit.”
Shield
“No wavelength of sound is beyond Noibat’s ability to produce. The ultrasonic waves it generates can overcome much larger Pokémon.”

🌍Multilingual Names

🇫🇷 Français
Sonistrelle
🇬🇧 English
Noibat
🇯🇵 漢字
オンバット
🇯🇵 Kana
オンバット
🇯🇵 Romaji
Onbat
🇩🇪 Deutsch
eF-eM
🇪🇸 Español
Noibat
🇮🇹 Italiano
Noibat
🇰🇷 한국어
음뱃
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
嗡蝠
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
嗡蝠
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Ondes
🇬🇧 EN
Sound Wave Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
おんぱポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Schallwellen-Pokémon

🎬Media & Gallery

Official artwork
Dream World
Pokémon HOME
Gen V (animated)
Back sprite
Shiny
Gen I
Gen II
Gen III
Gen IV
Audio Cries

❓Frequently asked questions about Noibat

What type is Noibat?

Noibat is a Dragon and Flying-type Pokémon.

How do you evolve Noibat?

Noibat evolves into Noivern (Lv. 48).

What are Noibat's weaknesses?

Noibat is weak to Rock, Dragon and Fairy-type moves (×2 damage). Noibat is very weak to Ice-type moves (×4 damage). Noibat takes no damage from Ground-type moves.

What is Noibat's Hidden Ability?

Noibat's Hidden Ability is Telepathy. Its regular Abilities are Frisk and Infiltrator.

Where to find Noibat in Pokémon Legends: Z-A?

In Pokémon Legends: Z-A, Noibat appears in the wild in Wild Zone 18 (Lv. 44-45). Lumiose Pokédex number: 186. All Wild Zones

Can you get a Shiny Noibat in Pokémon GO?

Yes, Shiny Noibat is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry