Golbat

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[OVERVIEW]
  • Golbat's Poison/Flying typing, good defenses plus Eviolite allows it to get enough bulk to take on Fighting-, Fairy-, Bug-, and Grass-type Pokemon in the tier such as Machamp, Florges, Golisopod, and Roserade.
  • Due to Golbats good speed tier and its access to reliable recovery, Super Fang, and Taunt makes it able to take on balance and bulky offense very well stopping Pokemon like Registeel, Bronzong, and Florges from supporting a team.
  • With access to Defog, Golbat is able to support Pokemon susceptible to hazards such as Golisopod and Arcanine.
  • Golbat finds itself weak to hazards which is a disadvantage as it is pressured to Defog while using Roost to keep healthy.
  • Golbat is crippled by Knock Off as without its Eviolite it can find itself taking a lot of damage from what it checks.
  • Golbat is pressured by many Stealth Rock users such as Donphan, Metagross, Diancie, Rhyperior, and Nidoqueen.
[SET]
name: Defog Support
move 1: Defog
move 2: Roost
move 3: Brave Bird
move 4: Super Fang / Taunt
item: Eviolite
ability: Infiltrator
nature: Jolly
evs: 248 HP / 244 Def / 16 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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  • Defog is Golbat's main utility move as it helps to remove hazards for other Pokemon like Honchkrow, Arcanine, and Golisopod
  • Roost is important on Golbat as it gives it the ability to check Pokemon throughout a match consistently as well as making it able to come in on Stealth rock and have a chance to remove them safely.
  • Brave Bird is Golbats only viable STAB as it hits the Bug-, Grass-, and Fighting-type Pokemon it hits for super effective damage.
  • Super Fang is a good option to help break bulkier Pokemon such as Registeel as well as offensive checks to Golbat like Necrozma and Tyrantrum.
  • Taunt is a very good option for Golbat as it is able to stop Pokemon like Florges from using Wish and Heal Bell as well as Bronzong and Registeel from using Stealth rock. It is also able to stop Pokemon such as Araquanid from getting up Sticky Web.
Set Details
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  • 16 Speed and Jolly lets Golbat speed creep common spreads on both Mandibuzz and Florges.
  • Infiltrator lets Golbat hit Pokemon behind Substitute and Screens stopping set up.
Usage Tips
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  • Golbat is used to check Pokemon like Golisopod, Machamp, Roserade, and Machamp and it is a lot easier to with Eviolite so make sure to avoid being hit with Knock Off throughout the match up.
  • To make best use of Defog keep Golbat healthy enough to check a Pokemon after Stealth Rock without being pressured to Roost too much.
  • Super Fang is better than Brave Bird when predicting checks of Golbat such as Metagross, Diancie, and Rhyperior.
  • Golbat is a good pivot in to Pokemon like Registeel as it can absorb a Toxic.
Team Options
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  • Golbat is a good pairing with Pokemon weak to revenge killing by Golisopod such as Zygarde-10%, Shaymin, and Gardevoir
  • It is also good at checking Fighting-type moves so it works well with Pokemon forced out by them such as Snorlax and Registeel.
  • It also helps vs other Poison-type Pokemon like Roserade and Salazzle so pairing it with Pokemon weak to them like Florges and Virizion.
  • Golbat itself is weak to Ice-, Rock-, Electric-, and Psychic-type Pokemon so Pokemon such as Bronzong, Flygon, and Donphan are helpful to check Pokemon that force Golbat out.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Checks and Counters
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