Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Golbat
Shrouded Fable · #28 · Common · 2024
Listings
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Market reference
$0.06
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 28 / 99
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Zubat
- Evolves to
- Crobat
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- H
- Pokédex #
- 42
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 80 damage
- 40 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Golbat plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Pitch-Black Blade) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Darkness type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning 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.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Golbat
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- 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
- 2.88 copies on average · 8 decks
Building around Golbat?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
DSpeed Dive — 30
DCPitch-Black Blade — 80
During your next turn, this Pokémon can't attack.
Weakness:L×2
Resistance:F-30
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Golbat or Shrouded Fable.
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Turn Zero Rising! #6 (100 Codes)
Aug 2, 2026
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Aug 3, 2026
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Super Series - 100 Codes
Aug 3, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Golbat was legal.
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today
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Redacted Chaos #9 (100 Codes)
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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 2026/07/10| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.15 | $19.98 | $0.06 | $0.01 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.03 | $0.24 | $19.98 | $0.21 | $0.11 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/04/26| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.04 |
| 7-day average | €0.04 |
| 30-day average | €0.04 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.04 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.07 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.15 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.12 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.03 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.12 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.18 |
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 $0.06; 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 "Shrouded Fable" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Golbat?
Golbat is a Common card in the Shrouded Fable set.
Other Golbat printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
