Anyone here try out Evolite Goldbat?
I'm not sure whether I should go Physical or Special Bulk since his defenses are fairly even.
[SET]
name: Support Evobat
move 1: Roost
move 2: Super Fang
move 3: Toxic / Taunt
move 4: Whirlwind / Haze / U-turn
item: Evolite
ability: Inner focus
nature: Careful / Impish
evs: 252 HP / 252 or 4 Def / 252 or 4 SpD
Evolite Goldbat is pretty bulky and has useful Support moves, Roost is the obvious first choice for recovery, Super fang is a Reliable Move that will do 50% damage to your opponent.
The last 2 slots depend on what your team needs, Toxic allows it to stall while taunt is useful on slow pokemon attempting to set up on you like Cressellia. Note that Cressellia is unlikely to 2HKO you with it's Psychic/Psycho shock, depending on Golbat's Bulk spread, whether it's physical or specially bulky.
Whirlwind to Phaze, Haze does the same thing unless it's your opponent's last pokemon, and a slow u turn to switch in those glass canons that can't take a hit but do massive damage like Specs Porygon-Z.
Note: Goldbat is sadly not bulky enough to take Choice powered hits, especially from base 120 stab moves like Entei's Flareblitz, or Adaptability Porygon's Specs Tri-attack as Goldbat will usually be 2HKO, but it does resist Yanmega's Tinited Bugbuzz havinga 4x resist to bug (does poison resist bug?)
You are fast enough to play mind game with things like Rhyperior using Stone edge /rock blast, as you roost before it hits you but they can easily out predict you and use EQ when you're roosting, bu t it does help accumulate toxic damage.
Other Options
Venoshock can be used in together with Toxic as it doubles in power and with few steels around the tier it's not a bad choice but you're generally better off using Super fang, use a bold /calm nature if you iintend to use veno shock
Hypnosis can sleep a pokemon but low accuracy makes it unreliable
Curse is an interesting choice, if you build a set with max Hp and SpD, with poison typing preventing you from being toxic stalled and Roost for reliable recovery, Golbat can becoming quite a tank, but without a strong Stab outside of Brave bird giving you recoil, Goldbat has few physical options outside of Flying, Dark and Normal attacks, on the bright side curse makes payback more likely to deal base 100 power, Funny enough Goldbat doesn't learn CRUNCH, look at that mouth of his, how can he not learn crunch, Goldbat is still vulnerable to burns though.
Nastyplot another interesting option as Goldbat has a good Special move pool to take advantage of with stab Air slash, Sludge bomb and coverage moves with heatwave, Giga drain, shadow ball and Hidden Power.
