Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Zubat
Battle Styles · #89 · Common · 2021
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.26
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 89 / 183
- Release year
- 2021
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Golbat
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- E
- Illustrator
- Asako Ito
- Pokédex #
- 41
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Switching
- 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.
- Its main attack (Speed Dive) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Darkness type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting 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 Fighting weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.73 copies on average · 11 decks
Building around Zubat?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Their skin is so thin that they'll be burned if sunlight hits them. When it gets cold out, they gather together to warm one another's bodies."
CHide in Shadows
Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
CCSpeed Dive — 20
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Zubat or Battle Styles.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Zubat was legal.
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 | $0.02 | $0.25 | $19.98 | $0.26 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.09 | $0.56 | $19.98 | $0.72 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.04 |
| 7-day average | €0.06 |
| 30-day average | €0.05 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.06 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.05 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.28 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.26 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.24 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.23 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.28 |
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 $0.26; 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 "Battle Styles" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.
What rarity is Zubat?
Zubat is a Common card in the Battle Styles set.
Other Zubat printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
