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noibat
Generation VI · #0714 — Sound Wave Pokémon
Noibat, known as the Sound Wave Pokémon, is a dual-type Flying/Dragon Pokémon introduced in Generation VI. This remarkable creature holds National Pokédex number 714 and represents an intriguing blend of aerial and draconic characteristics that sets it apart from many other flying-types. Despite its diminutive size of only 0.5 meters in height and weighing a mere 8.0 kilograms, Noibat possesses extraordinary sonic capabilities that allow it to compete with much larger Pokémon through the deployment of devastating ultrasonic waves. With a base stat total of 245 and a medium growth rate, Noibat serves as an excellent foundation for trainers seeking to nurture a powerful mid-stage flyer that will evolve into the formidable Noivern at level 48. The species boasts a respectable catch rate of 190 and maintains a base happiness of 70, making it a relatively approachable Pokémon for new trainers to bond with.
Base Stats
Height
0.5m
Weight
8.0kg
Category
Sound Wave Pokémon
Gender
Male 50% / Female 50%
Color
purple
Shape
wings
Abilities
Reveals an opponent's held item upon entering battle.
Bypasses light screen, reflect, and safeguard.
Protects against friendly Pokémon's damaging moves.
Noibat Biology & Physical Characteristics
Noibat presents a striking visual appearance as a pale purple bat-like Pokémon dominated by its most distinctive feature: enormous teardrop-shaped ears that resemble biological loudspeakers. These ears display a gradient coloration of dark purple on the exterior with alternating rings of pale and dark purple fading to black on the interior, creating a visually striking pattern that emphasizes their specialized acoustic function. The Pokémon's face features yellow eyes with black pupils and intricate black creases, complemented by a dark purple nose-leaf marking and three spiked fur tufts protruding from each cheek. Its body is covered in fluffy black fur concentrated on its chest and hips, while its wings terminate in small black hands equipped with two fingers each, and its feet possess two elongated toes designed for precise grip and manipulation. The physiological basis of Noibat's incredible sonic prowess lies in its ability to emit ultrasonic waves of up to 200,000 Hertz through its enormous ears, a frequency so powerful that even a robust wrestler will become dizzy and unable to stand when exposed to it, as documented in multiple Pokédex entries.
Pokedex Numbers
Training
Breeding
Noibat Breeding, Gender Ratio & Egg Groups
Noibat follows a standard gender distribution of 50% male and 50% female, allowing trainers equal opportunity to obtain either sex for their teams and breeding operations. The species belongs to the Flying and Dragon egg groups, making it compatible with an extensive range of Pokémon for breeding purposes and enabling the production of diverse movesets through appropriate breeding pairings. Noibat eggs require 20 cycles to hatch, translating to approximately 4,884 to 5,140 steps of in-game travel depending on the player's actions and team composition—a relatively standard hatching period consistent with other pseudo-legendary and dragon-type lineages. The base friendship value of 70 places Noibat in the moderate range for Pokémon friendliness, meaning newly caught or hatched specimens will require reasonable amounts of care and bonding to achieve maximum affection and unlock their full potential in competitive scenarios. Trainers engaged in serious breeding programs will find Noibat's egg group membership particularly valuable due to the diverse movepool inheritance possibilities available through crossing with compatible species.
Sprites
TMs & HMs
tm02
yellow
tm02
red blue
tm02
emerald
tm02
firered leafgreen
tm02
ruby sapphire
tm02
black white
tm02
heartgold soulsilver
tm02
platinum
tm02
colosseum
tm02
diamond pearl
tm02
black 2 white 2
tm02
sun moon
tm02
omega ruby alpha sapphire
tm02
x y
tm02
xd
tm02
lets go pikachu lets go eevee
tm02
blue japan
tm02
red green japan
tm02
ultra sun ultra moon
tm03
ruby sapphire
+652 more TMs/HMs
noibat's Evolution Chain
Noibat Evolution, Mega Evolution & Special Forms
Noibat undergoes a single evolutionary transformation into Noivern upon reaching level 48, marking a significant power increase and a dramatic change in physical appearance and battle capability. This evolution represents the culmination of Noibat's development, with Noivern inheriting all of its predecessor's acoustic mastery while adding substantially greater physical prowess and battle versatility. The evolutionary process demonstrates a clear biological progression from the juvenile sound-wave specialist to a fully-realized Flying/Dragon-type capable of matching powerful adversaries in direct combat. During this transformation, Noibat's frame expands considerably, its Speed stat increases significantly from the base 55, and its offensive capabilities receive substantial boosts across both physical and special attack categories. The evolution maintains Noibat's exceptional sonic abilities while granting Noivern improved physical durability and combat effectiveness, positioning it as a genuinely threatening presence in competitive and casual battles alike.
Where to Find
alola route 5
alola
verdant cavern
alola
Noibat Behaviour and Natural Habitat
Noibat is exclusively nocturnal, spending daylight hours resting in pitch-black caves from which it emerges only after nightfall to engage in its primary activity: hunting for ripened fruit. This species demonstrates remarkable discriminative taste, acting as a gourmet that carefully selects only the ripest fruits for consumption, utilizing its sophisticated sonar capabilities to detect the precise moment when fruit reaches optimal ripeness. Recent Pokédex entries have revealed that Noibat occasionally mistakes Applin for food, suggesting its fruit-detection sonar sometimes proves imperfect despite its technological sophistication. Beyond foraging behavior, Noibat employs its ultrasonic wave generation for echolocation, allowing it to perceive its pitch-black cave environments and navigate with perfect precision in complete darkness. Within its species, Noibat uses these ultrasonic frequencies to communicate with other members of its colony, and it leverages this sonic capability defensively to immobilize prey and stun potential threats. Its social structure appears to be cave-dwelling and communal, with multiple Noibat often sharing the same cavernous habitats.
Pokedex Entries
Generation VI
They live in pitch-black caves. Their enormous ears can emit ultrasonic waves of 200,000 hertz.
Even a robust wrestler will become dizzy and unable to stand when exposed to its 200,000-hertz ultrasonic waves.
They live in pitch-black caves. Their enormous ears can emit ultrasonic waves of 200,000 hertz.
Even a robust wrestler will become dizzy and unable to stand when exposed to its 200,000-hertz ultrasonic waves.
Generation VII
Fruits are its favorite foods. This gourmet carefully picks out just the ripe ones using its sonar.
It flies around in search of fruit to eat. It uses ultrasonic waves to detect which fruits are ripe.
Generation VIII
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.
No wavelength of sound is beyond Noibat’s ability to produce. The ultrasonic waves it generates can overcome much larger Pokémon.
Noibat Name Origin & Design Inspiration
The name Noibat derives from a combination of 'noise' and 'bat,' directly referencing the Pokémon's primary biological characteristic—a bat that communicates and hunts through sophisticated sonic emissions rather than visual means. In Japanese, the Pokémon is known as Onbatt (オンバット), which similarly combines 'on' (sound in Japanese) with 'bat,' maintaining semantic consistency across both naming conventions. The creature's design draws heavily from real-world bat morphology, particularly the physical structures of species that utilize echolocation, such as the horseshoe bat or brown long-eared bat, whose oversized ears serve acoustic functions analogous to those depicted in Noibat. The purple coloration and fantastical elements distinguish Noibat from realistic bat depictions while still honoring the genuine biological principles underlying its echolocation-based ecology. Designer choices emphasize the acoustic dimension of Noibat's identity through visual elements like the loudspeaker-shaped ears and teardrop nose-leaf, creating a creature whose entire silhouette communicates its sonic specialization to trainers encountering it for the first time.
Learnable Moves
Noibat can learn 72 moves:
Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| absorb | grass | Special | 20 | 100 | 25 |
| acrobatics | flying | Physical | 55 | 100 | 15 |
| aerial ace | flying | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| agility | psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| air cutter | flying | Special | 60 | 95 | 25 |
| air slash | flying | Special | 75 | 95 | 15 |
| attract | normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| bite | dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| brick break | fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| confide | normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| cut | normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 |
| dark pulse | dark | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| defog | flying | Status | — | — | 15 |
| double team | normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| draco meteor | dragon | Special | 130 | 90 | 5 |
| dragon claw | dragon | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| dragon pulse | dragon | Special | 85 | 100 | 10 |
| dragon rush | dragon | Physical | 100 | 75 | 10 |
| dream eater | psychic | Special | 100 | 100 | 15 |
| dual wingbeat | flying | Physical | 40 | 90 | 10 |
| echoed voice | normal | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| endure | normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| facade | normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| fly | flying | Physical | 90 | 95 | 15 |
| frustration | normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| gust | flying | Special | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| heat wave | fire | Special | 95 | 90 | 10 |
| hidden power | normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| hurricane | flying | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 |
| hyper voice | normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| iron tail | steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 |
| leech life | bug | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| outrage | dragon | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| protect | normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| psychic | psychic | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| razor wind | normal | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| rest | psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| return | normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| roost | flying | Status | — | — | 5 |
| round | normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| screech | normal | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| secret power | normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| shadow ball | ghost | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| shadow claw | ghost | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| sky attack | flying | Physical | 140 | 90 | 5 |
| sleep talk | normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| snatch | dark | Status | — | — | 10 |
| snore | normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 |
| solar beam | grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| steel wing | steel | Physical | 70 | 90 | 25 |
| substitute | normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| sunny day | fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| super fang | normal | Physical | — | 90 | 10 |
| supersonic | normal | Status | — | 55 | 20 |
| swagger | normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| swift | normal | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| switcheroo | dark | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| tackle | normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| tailwind | flying | Status | — | — | 15 |
| take down | normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| taunt | dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| tera blast | normal | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| thief | dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| torment | dark | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| toxic | poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| u turn | bug | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| uproar | normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| water pulse | water | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| whirlwind | normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| wild charge | electric | Physical | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| wing attack | flying | Physical | 60 | 100 | 35 |
| x scissor | bug | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
Noibat Competitive Battle Guide
Noibat functions primarily as an early-game or mid-tier Pokémon due to its modest base stat total of 245, which limits its direct competitiveness in high-level competitive formats before evolution. Its Speed stat of 55 leaves it vulnerable to many opponents, though its Special Attack of 45 is serviceable for offensive coverage, while its defensive capabilities with 40 HP and 35 Defense remain decidedly fragile. The species' true competitive value emerges through its ability roster: Frisk reveals opponent held items immediately upon entry, providing crucial strategic information; Infiltrator bypasses Light Screen, Reflect, and Safeguard for guaranteed damage; and its hidden ability Telepathy protects against friendly Pokémon's damaging moves in double and triple battle formats. In practical competitive application, Noibat sees minimal usage in official formats due to its evolution into the significantly superior Noivern, which possesses dramatically improved stats across all categories and access to superior move pools. However, within the Noibat Pokédex number ecosystem and casual battles, its Frisk ability occasionally provides utility, while Infiltrator enables specific defensive counter-strategies against screen-reliant opponents.
Commonly Asked Questions About Noibat
What type is Noibat?
Noibat is a flying and dragon type Pokemon.
What does Noibat evolve into?
Noibat evolves into noivern.
What are Noibat's weaknesses?
Noibat is weak to rock, ice, dragon and fairy type moves.
Where can I find Noibat?
Noibat can be found in alola route 5 (alola) and verdant cavern (alola).
Noibat Cultural Impact & Franchise History
Noibat represents Generation VI's creative expansion of the Pokémon roster with innovative dual-type combinations and ecological niches previously underexplored in the franchise. The species received notable anime exposure through Ash's Noibat in the XY series, which captured trainer attention and provided visible representation of the species' personality and battle capabilities to a global audience. The distinctive loudspeaker-shaped ears and exotic ultrasonic mechanics established Noibat as a fan-favorite design despite its competitive limitations, with numerous fanworks and community discussions exploring the creative possibilities of sound-based Pokémon biology. Within competitive communities, Noibat occupies a unique space as a stepping stone evolutionary form that trainers specifically nurture to reach its final evolved form, making it a symbol of patience and progression rather than independent viability. The species' nocturnal cave-dwelling nature and fruit-hunting behavior established interesting lore possibilities that later games and media have continued to explore and expand upon, particularly regarding Noibat's relationship with Applin and its role in Kalos region ecosystems.
Where to Find Noibat in Every Pokémon Game
Noibat's availability varies significantly across different Pokémon game generations and regions, with its primary introduction occurring in Pokémon X and Y where it inhabits the Mountain Kalos local Pokédex area. In Generation VII, Noibat appears in the Alola region's expanded Pokédex as entry 0083, making it obtainable for trainers exploring the tropical archipelago's caves and nocturnal habitats. Subsequent generations including Sword/Shield, Scarlet/Violet, and Legends: Z-A have continued including Noibat in their rosters, maintaining its presence as a staple cave-dwelling encounter throughout the franchise's evolution. The species can be encountered through cave exploration, and its relatively high catch rate of 190 means trainers need not employ excessive resources to capture specimens for their teams. In games featuring the Crown Tundra DLC and The Teal Mask content, Noibat maintains its availability status, ensuring trainers across multiple game versions possess reasonable opportunity to acquire this species for their competitive teams and living Pokédex completions.