Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Golbat
Battle Styles · #90 · Uncommon · 2021
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.17
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 90 / 183
- Release year
- 2021
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Zubat
- Evolves to
- Crobat
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- E
- Illustrator
- sui
- Pokédex #
- 42
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 25 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Golbat plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Darkness type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting 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 Fighting weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- 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
- 2.83 copies on average · 6 decks
More by sui
This card was illustrated by sui.
Building around Golbat?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"They can suck down over 10 ounces of blood in one go. They have been known to drink so much blood that they can no longer fly."
Ability: Discreet Draw
When you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon during your turn, you may draw 2 cards.
CCAir Slash — 50
Discard an Energy from this Pokémon.
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Golbat was legal.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
3
ran Golbat
Tournaments scanned
300
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
1 top-cut deck · best finish 2nd
Top decks running Golbat
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 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.04 | $0.18 | $19.98 | $0.17 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.09 | $0.26 | $19.98 | $0.25 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.04 |
| 7-day average | €0.05 |
| 30-day average | €0.04 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.05 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.21 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.23 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.25 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.26 |
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 $0.17; 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 "Battle Styles" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.
What rarity is Golbat?
Golbat is a Uncommon card in the Battle Styles set.
Other Golbat printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
