Pokémon · E-Card
Zubat
Skyridge · #117 · Common · 2003
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Market reference
$26.12
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 117 / 182
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 40
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Golbat
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Hisao Nakamura
- Pokédex #
- 41
- Series
- E-Card
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
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.
- Inflicts Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥20 effectively one-shots it.
How to beat Zubat
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥20 damage one-shots it.
- 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
- 3.11 copies on average · 9 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Hisao Nakamura
This card was illustrated by Hisao Nakamura.
Building around Zubat?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CSound Waves
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.
GFlitter
Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 10 damage to that Pokémon. Don't apply Weakness and Resistance. (Any other effects that would happen after applying Weakness and Resistance still happen.)
Weakness:L×2
Resistance:F-30
Retreat cost:C
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 2026/07/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $19.89 | $32.50 | $252.88 | $26.12 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $49.96 | $99.99 | $1,500.00 | $54.99 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €6.99 |
| 7-day average | €7.27 |
| 30-day average | €5.50 |
| Low | €1.95 |
| Trend price | €6.90 |
| Low (excellent+) | €5.99 |
| Reverse holo low | €3.05 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €10.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €7.83 |
| reverseHoloSell | €6.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €6.36 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €9.46 |
| Reverse holo trend | €9.26 |
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 $26.12; 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 "Skyridge" in the E-Card series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Zubat?
Zubat is a Common card in the Skyridge set.
Other Zubat printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
