Pokémon · Black & White
Crobat
BW Black Star Promos · #BW51 · Promo · 2011
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Market reference
$34.31
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- BW51 / 101
- Release year
- 2011
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Stage 2 · Team Plasma
- Evolves from
- Golbat
- Illustrator
- 5ban Graphics
- Pokédex #
- 169
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 13.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Crobat 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.
- Inflicts Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥65 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Golbat first).
How to beat Crobat
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- 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
- 2.4 copies on average · 10 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by 5ban Graphics
This card was illustrated by 5ban Graphics.
Building around Crobat?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Having four wings allows it to fly more quickly and quietly so it can sneak up on prey without its noticing."
Ability: Night Sight
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may draw a card.
PCCUltra-Toxic Fang — 40
The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. Put 4 damage counters instead of 1 on that Pokémon between turns.
Weakness:L×2
Resistance:F-20
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Crobat 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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $39.98 | $39.99 | $299.50 | $34.31 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €49.99 |
| 7-day average | €16.86 |
| 30-day average | €14.92 |
| Low | €9.00 |
| Trend price | €21.12 |
| Low (excellent+) | €9.44 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €4.84 |
| averageSellPrice | €12.00 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €4.23 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.81 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Crobat is real?
Crobat 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 Crobat worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Crobat is $34.31; 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 Crobat from?
Crobat is from the Pokémon set "BW Black Star Promos" in the Black & White series, released in 2011.
What rarity is Crobat?
Crobat is a Promo card in the BW Black Star Promos set.
Other Crobat printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
