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Noibat (Japanese: オンバット Onbat) is a dual-type Flying/Dragon Pokémon introduced in Generation VI.

It evolves into Noivern starting at level 48.

Biology

Noibat is a pale purple bat-like Pokémon. It has yellow eyes, a black triangular marking on the inner corner of each eye, three tufts of spiked fur on each cheek, two dark purple teardrop-shaped spots on the front of its face, a black lower jaw, and two spiked tufts of fur on its upper lip. Its large, teardrop-shaped ears resemble loudspeakers; they are dark purple on the outside with alternating rings of pale and dark purple fading to black on the inside. Fluffy black fur covers its chest and hips. On the middle joint of its wings are small black hands with two fingers and it has two long toes on each foot.

Noibat can be found in pitch black caves. They rest in the caves during the day and only leave during the night. From its large ears, it is capable of emitting ultrasonic waves of up to 200,000 Hertz. It uses these waves to stun large creatures, communicate with other Noibat, and immobilize prey.[1] It is also very fond of fruit, and uses its sonar to detect its ripeness. Noibat can produce any kind of wavelength of sound.

In the anime

Major appearances

Ash's male Noibat hatched from an Egg in A Not-So-Flying Start!. He evolved into a Noivern in An Electrifying Rage!.

Other

Multiple Noibat debuted in Calling from Beyond the Aura!, where they encountered Ash and his friends after they were agitated by Team Rocket.

A Noibat appeared in Pikachu, What's This Key?. It was a resident of a world full of ice and snow, which was accessed by Pikachu and his friends, courtesy of Klefki's keys.

Five Noibat appeared in the Hoopa's Surprise Ring Adventures short In the Dark, where they were among the Pokémon rudely awakened by Hoopa's summoning of multiple Litwick.

Minor appearances

A Noibat appeared in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction as a resident of Allearth Forest.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry XY033 Noibat Ash's Pokédex Noibat, the Sound Wave Pokémon. Noibat's ears emit ultrasonic waves that can disturb its prey's sense of hearing and damage opponents. XY076 Noibat Ash's Pokédex Noibat, the Sound Wave Pokémon. Noibat can cause damage as well as create hearing problems for its opponents by emitting different sound wave frequencies.

In the manga

In the movie adaptations

A Noibat appeared in the manga adaptation of Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction as a resident of Allearth Forest.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In PS557, two Team Flare Grunts who were after X's Mega Ring used a swarm of Noibat to attack X and his friends near the Super Training Dome.

In the TCG

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Generation VIII Other generations: VI - VII Parent Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP Defog Flying Status — —% 15

Dragon Rush Dragon Physical 100 75% 10 Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Noibat in Generation VIII

onto Noibat in Generation VIII Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.

Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Noibat in that game.

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Noibat

indicates a move that gets when used by Noibat Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Noibat

indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Noibat Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

Generation VIII Other generations: VI - VII Game Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP Sw Sh IoA Draco Meteor Dragon Special 130 90% 5 Sw Sh IoA Dual Wingbeat Flying Physical 40 90% 10 Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Noibat

indicates a move that gets when used by Noibat Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Noibat

indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Noibat Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

Side game data

Evolution

Sprites

Trivia

Noibat has the lowest base stat total of all Dragon-type Pokémon. In addition, Noibat has the lowest base Attack stat of any Dragon-type Pokémon.

Noibat's German name, eF-eM, is the only Pokémon name that uses the Latin alphabet and does not start with a capital letter.

Originally, Noibat's Pokédex entry on the official Pokémon website was incorrect, showing it as a pure Flying-type Pokémon. It has been since rectified.

Noibat can be seen as a parallel to Zubat, as they are both Flying-type Pokémon based on bats and can have Infiltrator as a possible Ability. They also share the same base stats, with their Attack and Special Attack switched around.

Origin

Noibat may be based on a bat, and the design of its ears may be based on speakers.

Name origin

Noibat is a combination of noise and bat.

Onbat may be a combination of 音 on (sound), 音波 onpa (sound wave), and バット bat.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese オンバット Onbat From 音 on , 音波 onpa , and bat French Sonistrelle From sonique and pipistrelles Spanish Noibat Same as English name German eF-eM From FM Italian Noibat Same as English name Korean 음뱃 Eumbaet From 음 (音) eum and bat Cantonese Chinese 嗡蝠 Yūngfūk From 嗡 yūng and 蝠 fūk Mandarin Chinese 嗡蝠 Wēngfú From 嗡 wēng and 蝠 fú More languages Hindi नोईबॅट Noibat Transcription of English name Russian Нойбат Noybat Transcription of English name Thai ออนแบท Onbat Transcription of trademarked Japanese name





Notes

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