Pokémon · EX
Zubat
Team Rocket Returns · #82 · Common · 2004
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.94
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 82 / 111
- Release year
- 2004
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Golbat
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Miki Tanaka
- Pokédex #
- 41
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Zubat plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Its main attack (Ambush) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥25 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Zubat
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 3.11 copies on average · 9 decks
More by Miki Tanaka
This card was illustrated by Miki Tanaka.
Building around Zubat?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CDark Streak
Flip a coin. If heads, each Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
GCAmbush — 20+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 10 more damage.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
2
ran Zubat
Tournaments scanned
302
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
Top decks running Zubat
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.48 | $1.00 | $96.95 | $0.94 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $31.84 | $41.62 | $238.70 | $19.83 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.40 |
| 7-day average | €0.26 |
| 30-day average | €0.28 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.24 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.20 |
| Reverse holo low | €3.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €8.40 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €8.44 |
| reverseHoloSell | €8.09 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.25 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €5.72 |
| Reverse holo trend | €8.96 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Zubat is real?
Zubat 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 Zubat worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Zubat is $0.94; 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 Zubat from?
Zubat is from the Pokémon set "Team Rocket Returns" in the EX series, released in 2004.
What rarity is Zubat?
Zubat is a Common card in the Team Rocket Returns set.
Other Zubat printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
