Pokémon · Base
Dark Golbat
Team Rocket · #7 · Rare Holo · 2000
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$60.66
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 7 / 83
- Release year
- 2000
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Zubat
- Evolves to
- Crobat
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Pokédex #
- 42
- Series
- Base
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Dark Golbat plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- 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 Stage 1 — one step up from Zubat; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Dark Golbat
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
More by Mitsuhiro Arita
This card was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Building around Dark Golbat?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Sneaks up silently on its prey and attacks it from behind, sometimes killing it with one bite."
Pokémon Power: Sneak Attack
When you play Dark Golbat from your hand, you may choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. If you do, Dark Golbat does 10 damage to that Pokémon. Apply Weakness and Resistance.
GGFlitter
Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 20 damage to that Pokémon. Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for this attack. (Any other effects that would happen after applying Weakness and Resistance still happen.)
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 Holofoil | $25.00 | $31.14 | $124.98 | $31.74 | $29.99 |
| 1st Edition Holofoil | $69.99 | $175.32 | $489.26 | $60.66 | $174.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €21.99 |
| 7-day average | €34.23 |
| 30-day average | €36.01 |
| Low | €7.90 |
| Trend price | €25.11 |
| Low (excellent+) | €25.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €10.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €12.97 |
| averageSellPrice | €34.98 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €16.12 |
| Reverse holo trend | €16.61 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Dark Golbat is real?
Dark 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 Dark Golbat worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Dark Golbat is $60.66; 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 Dark Golbat from?
Dark Golbat is from the Pokémon set "Team Rocket" in the Base series, released in 2000.
What rarity is Dark Golbat?
Dark Golbat is a Rare Holo card in the Team Rocket set.
Other Dark Golbat printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
