Pokémon · EX
Dark Crobat
Team Rocket Returns · #3 · Rare Holo · 2004
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$29.47
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 3 / 111
- Release year
- 2004
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Dark Golbat
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Kyoko Koizumi
- Pokédex #
- 169
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- 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
Strategy & play
How Dark Crobat plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass / Darkness type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
- 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 Dark Golbat first).
How to beat Dark Crobat
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Kyoko Koizumi
This card was illustrated by Kyoko Koizumi.
Building around Dark Crobat?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Power: Black Beam
Once during your turn (before your attack), if Dark Crobat is your Active Pokémon, you may choose 1 of the Defending Pokémon. That Pokémon is now Poisoned. This power can't be used if Dark Crobat is affected by a Special Condition.
GCDark Drain
Does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Remove from Dark Crobat a number of damage counters equal to the number of your opponent's Pokémon in play.
GCSkill Dive
Does 30 damage to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
This Pokémon is both Grass Darkness type.
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $25.99 | $184.00 | $1,199.94 | $29.47 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $90.00 | $175.78 | $1,899.80 | $66.08 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €10.00 |
| 7-day average | €15.05 |
| 30-day average | €17.67 |
| Low | €6.50 |
| Trend price | €13.38 |
| Low (excellent+) | €17.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €12.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €39.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €40.28 |
| reverseHoloSell | €35.49 |
| averageSellPrice | €18.33 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €29.86 |
| Reverse holo trend | €40.63 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Dark Crobat is real?
Dark 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 Dark Crobat worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Dark Crobat is $29.47; 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 Dark Crobat from?
Dark Crobat is from the Pokémon set "Team Rocket Returns" in the EX series, released in 2004.
What rarity is Dark Crobat?
Dark Crobat is a Rare Holo card in the Team Rocket Returns set.
Other Dark Crobat printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
