Dark Golbat (Team Rocket 7)

Dark Golbat LV.25 わるいゴルバット Bad Golbat

Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita

Evolution stage Stage 1 Pokémon Evolves from Zubat Card name Dark Golbat Type Grass HP 50 weakness ×2 resistance -30 retreat cost None English expansion Team Rocket Rarity English card no. 7/82 Japanese expansion Rocket Gang Japanese rarity Expansion Team Rocket Rarity English card no. 24/82 TCG GB2 set Team Rocket's Ambition TCG GB2 ID H05 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Golbat.

Dark Golbat (Japanese: わるいゴルバット Bad Golbat) is a Grass-type Stage 1 Pokémon card. It is part of the Team Rocket expansion.

Card text

English release

Pokémon Power: Sneak Attack こっそりかみつく

When you play Dark Golbat from your hand, you may choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. If you do, Dark Golbat does 10 damage to that Pokémon.Apply Weakness and Resistance.

Flitter ふらふらとぶ

Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 20 damage to that Pokémon. Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for this attack. (Any other effects that would happen after applying Weakness and Resistance still happen.)

Japanese release

Pokémon Power: Sneak Attack こっそりかみつく

Once during your turn, when you play this Pokémon from your hand, you may do 10 damage to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

Flitter ふらふらとぶ

This attack does 20 damage to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness or Resistance.

Pokédex data

Grass Grass Golbat - Bat Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
042	5'3" (1.6 m)	121 lbs. (55 kg)
Pokédex entry
Sneaks up silently on its prey and attacks it from behind, sometimes killing it with one bite.
かみついたら最後、血を吸いまくるので重たくなって、自分で飛べなくなることもある。

Release information

The English release of this card's Sneak Attack Pokémon Power changed meaning from its original Japanese effect. The English card applies Weakness and Resistance for the damage, while the Japanese card does not.

Trivia

There is a space missing before the last sentence in the Pokémon Power, causing it to read "Pokémon.Apply".

Origin

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.