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Golbat

Paradox Rift / #111/182

Golbat

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Paradox Rift
Rarity (source)
Common
Illustrator
Eri Yamaki
Source reference
sv04-111

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The Pokémon’s story

Golbat waits for moonless nights to approach sleeping prey discreetly. Its four hollow fangs let it drink blood, but their thinness makes them fragile. An overly large meal may even weigh it down so much that it cannot fly. The Pokédex also mentions individuals sharing food with hungry companions. Behind this unsettling hunt lie physical limits and, sometimes, a form of mutual help.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Ultra Moon states that a Golbat can absorb up to 300 ml of blood at once, then become too heavy to fly. Pokémon Sun explains that its fangs are hollow and fragile. The tool that helps it feed can therefore also make hunting risky.

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Card details

HP
80
Type (source)
Darkness
Stage (source)
Stage1
Evolves from (printed name)
Zubat
Pokédex number
42
Regulation mark
G
Retreat cost
1 Energy
Weakness (source)
Lightning ×2
Resistance (source)
Fighting -30

Printed card text — English

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Description from the source

Its feet are tiny, but this Pokémon walks skillfully. It sneaks up on sleeping prey before sinking in its fangs and slurping up blood.

Attacks

Leech Life

Cost: Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 30

Heal from this Pokémon the same amount of damage you did to your opponent's Active Pokémon.

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

  • Normal
  • Reverse
  • normal · standard
  • reverse · standard

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