Did they intentionally give Golbat a Friendship evolution in Gen 2 because they knew how much people were annoyed by wild Zubat in Gen 1?
>>27877798
Crobat probably evolves via happiness for the plot in G/S to have an in-game mechanic showing Silver's growth as a trainer.
Its so that you cant attempt to evolve Golbat in RBY
>>27877885
Who'd be that fucking dumb?
>>27877867
Yes, but it could have been any Pokemon.