Noibat
Noibat is a Flying/Dragon-type Pokémon, the Sound Wave Pokémon, number 714 (#0714) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 6 and comes from the Kalos region. It is 0.5 m tall and weighs 8 kg.
Noibat is the Sound Wave Pokémon, a small purple bat that can make sound at any wavelength, and the Pokédex says its ultrasonic waves can reach 200,000 hertz. It uses the same sonar to stun creatures far bigger than itself and to find the ripest fruit.
How to pronounce Noibat
Noibat is pronounced NOY-bat. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Noibat said out loud:
In Japanese it is オンバット (Onbat).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Noibat is 0.5 m tall and weighs 8 kg. It is pale purple with yellow eyes, three spiky tufts of fur on each cheek and fluffy black fur on its chest and hips. Its huge ears look like loudspeakers, and the small black hands on its wings have two fingers each. Bulbapedia says the waves also let it talk to other Noibat and sense its surroundings in the dark.
Behaviour
Noibat sleeps in its cave during the day and leaves after nightfall to look for ripe fruit, using its sonar to judge which pieces are ready. The Pokédex says even a strong wrestler gets dizzy and cannot stand when hit by its waves. The Scarlet Pokédex adds that it mistakes Applin for food.
Habitat
The Pokédex says it lives in pitch-black caves. In Scarlet and Violet it is found in Paldea's North and West Provinces and in Kitakami, and in Legends: Z-A it appears around Lumiose, including the sewers, and in the Mega Dimension DLC's Hyperspace Lumiose.
Diet
Fruit, which the Pokédex says it prefers ripe.
Powers
Its Abilities are Frisk and Infiltrator, with Telepathy hidden. It learns Supersonic at level 8, Air Cutter at 24 and Hurricane at 52. With base Speed of 55 and nothing higher than 45 elsewhere, it is a fragile pre-evolution.
Name origin
Noibat may combine 'noise' and 'bat'. The Japanese name is Onbat (オンバット), which may blend 音 on ('sound'), 音波 onpa ('sound wave') and バット, 'bat'.
Design inspiration
Noibat seems modelled on bats, mixing traits of fruit bats and insect-eating bats, with a wyvern touch. Its ears may nod to loudspeakers.
Evolution notes
Noibat evolves into Noivern at level 48.
In the games
Noibat lives in Terminus Cave and on Victory Road in X and Y, where it first appeared. In Scarlet and Violet it also appears in 3-star Tera Raid Battles.
In the anime
Ash's male Noibat came out of an Egg in 'A Not-So-Flying Start!'. Yuha owns a Noibat in Horizons, which first appeared in 'Where the Land Meets the Sky'.
Fun facts
- Bulbapedia notes that its German name, eF-eM, begins with a lowercase letter, which no other Pokémon name written in Latin letters does.
- Its base stat total of 245 is the lowest of any Dragon-type Pokémon, and it also has the lowest base Attack among Dragons.
- Bulbapedia calls it a parallel to Zubat: both have Infiltrator and the same base stat total, and both have a green Shiny form.
Base stats
- HP: 40
- Attack: 30
- Defense: 35
- Sp. Atk: 45
- Sp. Def: 40
- Speed: 55
Noibat’s base stat total is 245. Its highest stat is Speed.
Type matchups
What is Noibat weak to?
Noibat takes extra damage from Ice (4×), Rock (2×), Dragon (2×), Fairy (2×) moves.
It resists Grass (¼×), Fire (½×), Water (½×), Fighting (½×), Bug (½×).
It is immune to Ground moves.
Evolution
How does Noibat evolve?
Noibat evolves into Noivern at level 48.
The whole family: Noibat, Noivern.
Abilities
- Frisk: Reveals an opponent's held item upon entering battle.
- Infiltrator: Bypasses Light Screen, Reflect, and Safeguard.
- Telepathy (hidden ability): Protects against friendly Pokémon's damaging moves.
Moves
Moves Noibat learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Absorb | Grass | Special | 20 |
| 4 | Gust | Flying | Special | 40 |
| 8 | Supersonic | Normal | Status | — |
| 12 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — |
| 16 | Wing Attack | Flying | Physical | 60 |
| 20 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 |
| 24 | Air Cutter | Flying | Special | 60 |
| 28 | Whirlwind | Normal | Status | — |
| 32 | Super Fang | Normal | Physical | — |
| 36 | Air Slash | Flying | Special | 75 |
| 40 | Screech | Normal | Status | — |
| 44 | Roost | Flying | Status | — |
| 49 | Tailwind | Flying | Status | — |
| 52 | Hurricane | Flying | Special | 110 |
TM moves (39)
Noibat can learn 39 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Agility, Protect, Acrobatics, Thief, Facade, Aerial Ace, Swift, Air Cutter, Endure, Sunny Day, Brick Break, U-turn, Shadow Claw, Air Slash, Sleep Talk, Dragon Claw, Rest, Taunt, Dark Pulse, Leech Life, Fly, Substitute, X-Scissor, Tailwind, Shadow Ball, Dragon Pulse, Hyper Voice, Heat Wave, Psychic, Wild Charge, Outrage, Hurricane, Solar Beam, Draco Meteor, Tera Blast, Super Fang, Uproar, Dual Wingbeat.
Egg moves (2):Defog, Dragon Rush.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Flying, Dragon.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 190 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 1 Speed effort value.
- Base experience yield: 49.
Pokédex entries
No wavelength of sound is beyond Noibat's ability to produce. The ultrasonic waves it generates can overcome much larger Pokémon. (Shield)
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. (Sword)
It flies around in search of fruit to eat. It uses ultrasonic waves to detect which fruits are ripe. (Ultra Moon)
Fruits are its favorite foods. This gourmet carefully picks out just the ripe ones using its sonar. (Ultra Sun)
Even a robust wrestler will become dizzy and unable to stand when exposed to its 200,000-hertz ultrasonic waves. (Y, Alpha Sapphire)
They live in pitch-black caves. Their enormous ears can emit ultrasonic waves of 200,000 hertz. (X, Omega Ruby)
Names around the world
| Japanese | オンバット |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Onbat |
| French | Sonistrelle |
| German | eF-eM |
| Spanish | Noibat |
| Italian | Noibat |
| Korean | 음뱃 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 嗡蝠 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 嗡蝠 |
Trivia
- Lowest base stat total among Dragon types: 245.
- Slowest Flying type in Gen 6: 55 Speed.
- Lowest base stat total among Flying types in Gen 6: 245.
- Lowest base stat total among Dragon types in Gen 6: 245.
- Taller than 19% of all Pokémon (0.5 m).
- Heavier than 23% of all Pokémon (8 kg).
- Base stat total 245, ranked #976 of 1,025.
- One of 6 Pokémon that are both Flying and Dragon.
- One of 87 purple Pokémon.
- Number 65 of 72 Pokémon introduced in Generation 6 (Kalos).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 51 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 190: about 24.8% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 6 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Noibat (Pokémon), Serebii: Noibat (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (NOY-bat): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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