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[SET]
name: Stallbreaker
move 1: Super Fang
move 2: Taunt
move 3: Roost
move 4: Brave Bird
item: Eviolite
ability: Infiltrator
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 HP / 172 Def / 84 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
With a great defensive typing, access to Taunt, and reliable recovery, Golbat makes for an excellent stallbreaker. Additionally, it has excellent walling capabilities, checking common Pokemon such as Tangela, Thwackey, Gurdurr, and Raboot. Super Fang lets Golbat deal reliable damage to bulkier foes such as Koffing, Ferroseed, and Metang. Taunt lets Golbat prevent Clefairy and Mareanie from recovering health and setting entry hazards. Brave Bird is a strong STAB move that threatens 2HKOs on common setup sweepers like Thwackey and Gurdurr, and it finishes off walls that have been weakened by Super Fang. Infiltrator lets Golbat bypass Substitutes of Rufflet and Lampent. With 84 Speed EVs and a Jolly nature, Golbat outspeeds Adamant Thwackey and Jolly Fraxure.
Golbat works best when paired with sweepers like Thwackey, Electabuzz, and Magmar, which benefit from its ability to break down walls with Super Fang. Golbat is able to check physical sweepers, so it is a good idea to pair it with specially defensive walls like Mareanie and Clefairy that can switch into attacks from Magmar and Electabuzz, respectively. Checks to Kadabra and Galarian Mr. Mime such as Ferroseed, Galarian Corsola, and Klang are also appreciated. Pikachu and Electabuzz outspeed Golbat and threaten it out with their STAB moves, so Ground-types such as Piloswine, Marshtomp, and Gabite make for great partners, having the added benefit of providing Stealth Rock. Pokemon with entry hazard control such as Gurdurr, Hattrem, and Wartortle address Golbat's Stealth Rock weakness.
[SET]
name: Defog
move 1: Defog
move 2: Roost
move 3: U-turn / Toxic
move 4: Brave Bird
item: Eviolite
ability: Infiltrator
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 HP / 172 Def / 84 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Golbat's solid defensive typing forces switches, giving it many opportunities to use Defog. U-turn lets Golbat keep up momentum on expected switch-ins such as Mareanie and Klang, while Toxic cripples entry hazard setters like Galarian Corsola and Piloswine that it would otherwise be unable to break past.
Pokemon that are weak to Stealth Rock like Magmar, Lampent, and Galarian Mr. Mime benefit the most from Defog. The former two also appreciate Golbat's ability to pivot them in safely while also luring in Steel-types like Metang and Klang. Pivots such as Thwackey and Pikachu also benefit from the hazard removal that Golbat provides and can form a solid VoltTurn core with Golbat. Shell Smash Wartortle can act as secondary entry hazard removal and benefits from Golbat's ability to reliably check Grass-types like Thwackey and Roselia. Special walls like Ferroseed and Marshtomp check Psychic-types and Electric-types, respectively.
[SET]
name: Nasty Plot
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Air Slash
move 3: Heat Wave
move 4: Roost / Giga Drain
item: Eviolite
ability: Infiltrator
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Nasty Plot and a wide movepool let Golbat pose as a menacing wallbreaker and sweeper. Air Slash 2HKOes common Grass- and Fighting-types such as Thwackey, Tangela, and Gurdurr. Heat Wave nails Ferroseed as well as doing solid damage to other Steel-types, which often resist Golbat's Air Slash. Roost provides Golbat with recovery and lets it set up multiple times against passive Pokemon such as Clefairy and Galarian Corsola. Alternatively, Giga Drain targets Thick Fat Piloswine.
Golbat should avoid setting up until faster Psychic-types have been removed, namely Kadabra and Galarian Mr. Mime, as they can all revenge kill it easily. Dark- and Steel-types such as Klang and Galarian Linoone help to keep these Pokemon in check. Physical wallbreakers like Fraxure and Thwackey make for great partners, as they break past specially defensive walls such as Mareanie and Galarian Corsola that would give Golbat trouble, with the latter also having access to Knock Off to weaken foes. Stealth Rock and Spikes users like Galarian Corsola and Ferroseed provide important chip damage for Golbat to clean teams. Entry hazard removal from Wartortle or Galarian Mr. Mime is also important, as this lets Golbat avoid being OHKOed by Piloswine's Icicle Crash and Choice Band Raboot's Flare Blitz, and it is vital for Golbat variants without Roost.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Thief is a decent option if Golbat is the main Knock Off switch-in, but this often requires giving up useful utility in Defog or Taunt. Acrobatics can be used instead of Brave Bird and lacks recoil damage, but it requires Golbat to lose its Eviolite, so it is less preferred. 252 HP / 80 SpD / 176 Spe is a fast specially defensive spread that Golbat can opt for with a Jolly nature in order to check Gastly and Lampent at the cost of being more vulnerable to physical attackers such as Raboot.
Checks and Counters
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**Electric-types**: Electabuzz can revenge kill Golbat and cripple physical variants of Golbat with Static. Pikachu cannot always switch in to Golbat but threatens it out with Volt Switch.
**Psychic-types**: Galarian Mr. Mime and Kadabra both outspeed Golbat and can KO it with Psychic once its Eviolite has been removed. Hattrem and Duosion are bulky enough to switch in and are also able to threaten Golbat out with their STAB attacks.
**Wallbreakers**: Choice Band Lairon, Choice Band Raboot, and Choice Specs Magmar can break past Golbat with their powerful STAB moves. However, with the exception of Lairon, these Pokemon cannot switch into Golbat's attacks safely.
**Residual Damage and Knock Off**: Stealth Rock reduces Golbat's longevity, limiting its opportunities to switch in and forcing it to use Roost more often. Golbat often has to switch into Knock Off from Pokemon such as Tangela and Gurdurr, making it more susceptible to being worn down long term.
**Status**: Mareanie and Magmar can cripple Golbat with burns, which limit the damage output of physical variants. Sleep and paralysis from Ivysaur, Tangela, and Electabuzz make Golbat an easy target for revenge killers.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Jett, 226429]]
- Quality checked by: [[Greybaum, 407249], [S1nn0hC0nfirm3d, 231074]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]
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