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Dark Golbat
Team Rocket 24/82 • rare
- Set
- Team Rocket
- Number
- 24/82
- Rarity
- Rare
- Released
- 2000
- Energy type
- grass energy
- Market price
- $14.46
- Artist
- Mitsuhiro Arita
What it does
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.
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.)
Sneaks up silently on its prey and attacks it from behind, sometimes killing it with one bite.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
Dark Golbat was released in 2000 as part of the Team Rocket expansion, the first Pokémon Trading Card Game set to introduce 'Dark' variants of existing Pokémon. This set reflected the game's shift toward the darker, more strategic tone established by the Team Rocket organization in the video games, providing players with more aggressive mechanics and a grittier aesthetic that departed from the series' traditionally heroic imagery.
The card was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, a foundational artist for the franchise whose work defined the early visual identity of the game. Arita utilized a sharp, dramatic style for the 'Dark' series, focusing on deep shadows and menacing poses to convey the corruptive influence of Team Rocket. Upon release, the card was well-received by players for its ability to evolve from the base set Zubat and provide a tactical advantage in the evolving competitive meta of the era.
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