Pokémon · Base
Golbat
Fossil Set · #34 · Uncommon · 1999
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.62
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 34 / 62
- Release year
- 1999
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Zubat
- Evolves to
- Crobat
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Pokédex #
- 42
- Series
- Base
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Golbat plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Wing Attack) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Zubat; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Golbat
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.71 copies on average · 7 decks
More by Kagemaru Himeno
This card was illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno.
Building around Golbat?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Once it strikes, it will not stop draining energy from the victim even if it gets too heavy to fly."
CCCWing Attack — 30
GGCLeech Life — 20
Remove a number of damage counters from Golbat equal to the damage done to the Defending Pokémon (after applying Weakness and Resistance). If Golbat has fewer damage counters than that, remove all of them.
Weakness:P×2
Resistance:F-30
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited | $0.19 | $0.57 | $50.00 | $0.62 | $0.44 |
| 1st Edition | $1.40 | $5.00 | $98.74 | $5.41 | $49.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.35 |
| 7-day average | €1.04 |
| 30-day average | €1.12 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €1.24 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.19 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.25 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Golbat is real?
Golbat is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Golbat worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Golbat is $0.62; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Golbat from?
Golbat is from the Pokémon set "Fossil Set" in the Base series, released in 1999.
What rarity is Golbat?
Golbat is a Uncommon card in the Fossil Set set.
Other Golbat printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
