Pokémon · HeartGold & SoulSilver
Golbat
HS—Unleashed · #30 · Uncommon · 2010
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Market reference
$0.53
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 30 / 96
- Release year
- 2010
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Zubat
- Evolves to
- Crobat
- Illustrator
- kawayoo
- Pokédex #
- 42
- Series
- HeartGold & SoulSilver
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 20 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.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥40 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 Lightning weakness — ≥40 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
- 3 copies on average · 7 decks
More by kawayoo
This card was illustrated by kawayoo.
Building around Golbat?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It can drink more than 10 ounces of blood at once. If it has too much, it gets heavy and flies clumsily."
PMean Look — 20
The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn.
Weakness:L×2
Resistance:F-20
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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.29 | $0.53 | $2.99 | $0.53 | $0.75 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $2.65 | $8.00 | $9.99 | $15.49 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/05| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.10 |
| 7-day average | €0.26 |
| 30-day average | €0.31 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.24 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.10 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.39 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.41 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.16 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.32 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.97 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.21 |
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 $0.53; 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 "HS—Unleashed" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2010.
What rarity is Golbat?
Golbat is a Uncommon card in the HS—Unleashed set.
Other Golbat printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
