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Counter guide · Poison / Flying · Gen I

What beats Golbat?

The 5 hardest counters to Golbat ranked by type effectiveness, base-stat total, and Speed. Solgaleo outspeeds and hits for 2× with psychic-type STAB.

Golbat
No. 042
Golbat
Poison Flying
BST 455 · Speed 90 · Atk 80 · SpA 65

Top 5 counters

  1. #1
    Solgaleo
    No. 791
    Solgaleo
    Psychic Steel
    Hits Golbat for 2× via psychic-type STAB Takes ½× back from flying-type STAB Speed: 97 > 90 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 137)
  2. #2
    Archeops
    No. 567
    Archeops
    Rock Flying
    Hits Golbat for 2× via rock-type STAB Takes ½× back from poison-type STAB Speed: 110 > 90 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 140)
  3. #3
    Iron Crown
    No. 1023
    Iron Crown
    Steel Psychic
    Hits Golbat for 2× via psychic-type STAB Takes ½× back from flying-type STAB Speed: 98 > 90 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 122)
  4. #4
    Iron Boulder
    No. 1022
    Iron Boulder
    Rock Psychic
    Hits Golbat for 2× via rock-type STAB Takes ½× back from poison-type STAB Speed: 124 > 90 (outspeeds) Lean: Physical (Atk 120)
  5. #5
    Nihilego
    No. 793
    Nihilego
    Rock Poison
    Hits Golbat for 2× via rock-type STAB Takes ½× back from flying-type STAB Speed: 103 > 90 (outspeeds) Lean: Special (SpA 127)

Golbat's type weaknesses

2× weak to
Electric Ice Psychic Rock
Immune to
Ground

How this list is computed

Each candidate is scored on best-STAB damage into Golbat, the damage taken back, Speed comparison, base-stat total, and offensive lean (Attack vs Sp. Attack). Candidates that Golbat hits super-effectively for 2× or more without taking comparable damage back are filtered out — they die first. Type-immune candidates are excluded entirely.

Counters are theoretical type-chart matchups, not damage calculations. Item, ability, and move-set choices can swing real battles. Use this list as a starting point, not a final answer.