Zubat’s design is inspired by bats. Its lack of eyes may come from the misconception that bats are blind.
Zubat may be a pun based on both bat and ずばっと zubatto, an onomatopoeia for when an edged tool forcefully pierces something (possibly referring to its fangs or the sound a bat makes).
No: 041
English Name: Zubat
Japanese Name: Zubatto
Generation: 1
Type: Poison, Flying
Species: Bat Pokémon
Abilities: Inner Focus, Infiltrator (hidden ability)
Evolution: Zubat > Golbat > Crobat
Zubat is a blue, bat-like Pokémon. While it lacks eyes, it has pointed ears with purple insides and a mouth with four pointed teeth. There are two teeth on both the upper and lower jaws, and a male will have larger fangs than the female. It has purple wing membranes support by two, elongated fingers, and two long, thin, tails.
Zubat lives in abundance in caves. It has evolved to have neither eyes nor nostrils, instead navigating through dark environments with echolocation. As demonstrated in the anime, it will leave its abode at night with a mass of other Zubat in order to seek prey. During the daytime, Zubat sleeps hanging upside down in caves, forests, or under the eaves of old buildings, avoiding sunlight at all costs. Daylight causes Zubat to become unhealthy, and prolonged exposure can even burn its skin. However, captured and trained Zubat have been recorded as being much more tenacious in the daytime, even when directly exposed to sunbeams.
POKEDEX ENTRIES
Pokemon Red: Forms colonies in perpetually dark places. Uses ultrasonic waves to identify and approach targets.
Pokemon Blue: Forms colonies in perpetually dark places. Uses ultrasonic waves to identify and approach targets.
Pokemon Yellow: Emits ultrasonic cries while it flies. They act as a sonar used to check for objects in its way.
Pokemon Stadium: It has neither eyes nor a nose. It emits ultrasonic cries that bounce back to its large ears, enabling it to fly safely.
Pokemon Gold: While flying, it constantly emits ultrasonic waves from its mouth to check its surroundings.
Pokemon Silver: Capable of flying safely in dark places, it emits ultrasonic cries to check for any obstacles.
Pokemon Crystal: During the day, it gathers with others and hangs from the ceilings of old buildings and caves.
Pokemon Stadium 2: While flying, it constantly emits ultrasonic waves from its mouth to check its surroundings.
Pokemon Ruby: Zubat remains quietly unmoving in a dark spot during the bright daylight hours. It does so because prolonged exposure to the sun causes its body to become slightly burned.
Pokemon Sapphire: Zubat avoids sunlight because exposure causes it to become unhealthy. During the daytime, it stays in caves or under the eaves of old houses, sleeping while hanging upside down.
Pokemon Emerald: While living in pitch-black caverns, their eyes gradually grew shut and deprived them of vision. They use ultrasonic waves to detect obstacles.
Pokemon FireRed: It has no eyes. Instead, it relies on its ultrasonic cries for echo location to flit about in darkness.
Pokemon LeafGreen: It forms colonies in perpetually dark places and uses ultrasonic waves to identify and approach targets.
Pokemon Diamond: Even though it has no eyes, it can sense obstacles using ultrasonic waves it emits from it mouth.
Pokemon Pearl: Disliking sunlight, it sleeps deep in forests and caves until sundown.
Pokemon Platinum: It checks its surroundings and location using reflections of the ultrasonic waves from its mouth.
Pokemon HeartGold: While flying, it constantly emits ultrasonic waves from its mouth to check its surroundings.
Pokemon SoulSilver: Capable of flying safely in dark places, it emits ultrasonic cries to check for any obstacles.
Pokemon Black: It checks its surroundings and location using reflections of the ultrasonic waves from its mouth.
Pokemon White: It checks its surroundings and location using reflections of the ultrasonic waves from its mouth.
Pokemon Black 2: It does not need eyes, because it emits ultrasonic waves to check its surroundings while it flies.
pokemon White 2: It does not need eyes, because it emits ultrasonic waves to check its surroundings while it flies.
Pokemon X: Even though it has no eyes, it can sense obstacles using ultrasonic waves it emits from it mouth.
Pokemon Y: It has no eyes. Instead, it relies on its ultrasonic cries for echolocation to flit about in darkness.
Pokemon Omega Ruby: Zubat remains quietly unmoving in a dark spot during the bright daylight hours. It does so because prolonged exposure to the sun causes its body to become slightly burned.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire: Zubat avoids sunlight because exposure causes it to become unhealthy. During the daytime, it stays in caves or under the eaves of old houses, sleeping while hanging upside down.
Pokemon SUN: It sleeps in caves during the day. It has no eyes, so to check its surroundings while flying, it emits ultrasonic waves.
Pokemon MOON: When exposed to sunlight, they suffer burns. The frequency of their ultrasonic waves can differ slightly from colony to colony.
