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Dark Golbat
◇ Missing
EN Team Rocket Returns · 1 Nov 2004 · 34/111

Dark Golbat

ゴルバット Bat Pokémon
GrassDarkness Uncommon Stage 1
70HP
≈S$6est. to buy
1 / 30 Golbat cards owned 0 / 4 in EX

Golbat collection

1 / 30 collected

3% complete
Owned1 Missing29 TrackedS$0.52 Missing est.≈S$113

Gameplay profile

Unlimited: Legal
Attack

Night Ambush

Grass

Does 30 damage to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. Dark Golbat can't attack during your next turn. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

This Pokémon is both Grass Darkness type.

Evolution line

Versions & finishes

Dark Golbat — Normal missing
Normal not owned ≈ S$5.75
Dark Golbat — Reverse Holo missing
Reverse Holo not owned ≈ S$74.49

Artwork is identical across finishes; the holo or reverse shimmer is indicative.

Story & meaning

Golbat is the Bat Pokémon and the evolved form of Zubat, known for its enormous gaping mouth lined with sharp fangs. It feeds on the blood of other living creatures, latching on with its hollow, straw-like teeth and drinking until it can…

“It sinks its sharp fangs into other creatures and slurps up their blood. A closer look at the fangs reveals that they are hollow and akin to straws.”

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History

Golbat is the Bat Pokémon and the evolved form of Zubat, known for its enormous gaping mouth lined with sharp fangs. It feeds on the blood of other living creatures, latching on with its hollow, straw-like teeth and drinking until it can sometimes barely fly. Active mainly at night, it relies on echolocation rather than keen eyesight, and with strong friendship it can further evolve into Crobat.

Name & meaning

The Japanese name ゴルバット (Gorubatto) is generally understood to combine an element suggesting 'gulp' or a guttural/gobbling sound with 'bat' (バット, from the English word 'bat'). The English name 'Golbat' retains this structure, blending 'gulp' (or 'gobble') with 'bat' to evoke a blood-slurping flying mammal. Both names emphasize the creature's voracious, gulping feeding habits combined with its identity as a bat.

Your Golbat cards

1 owned

The Golbat cards already in your collection.

All Golbat cards across sets

30 shown

Every Golbat print in the catalogue, including promos and cards from other series.