This little bat-themed Dragon type pokémon became an instant favorite when it was released in Gen VI, and for good reason. It is extremely adorable on top of being able to fill the more uncommon niche of Dragon-types on your team, and can evolve into the fast and powerful Noivern. For those of you wanting to get your own Noibat (and who wouldn’t?), here’s how to find and evolve Noibat into Noivern in Pokémon Sword & Shield.
Finding Noibat
This little cutie is slightly harder to find, as are most Dragon types. It only shows up in Bridge Field, Galar Mine No. 2, and the Watchtower Ruins with varying encounter rates. It seems to like Thunderstorms best, so try hitting up one of these locations when it’s storming.
Evolving Noibat into Noivern
Noibat evolves into Noivern at level 48, a relatively high threshold for first time evolutions. Most Noibat you find in the wild will be between levels 20 and 29, so you’ll have to be patient with the slightly weaker Noibat before it can reach its full potential.
Noivern Moveset
With its high Speed and Special Attack stats, Noivern is all about hitting fast and hitting hard. Tailwind is a particularly useful move to up this speed stat even further, ensuring that your Noivern will be going first every turn. While Screech might sound like a good idea to make sure you hit harder, it actually doesn’t complement Noivern’s moveset seeing as how its most powerful moves all affect the Special Defense stat instead of the Defense stat. We recommend a moveset of Boomburst, Tailwind, either Air Slash or Hurricane, and your choice of a fourth move.
Source: Serebii.net
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