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Golbat
HS—Unleashed 30/95 • uncommon
- Set
- HS—Unleashed
- Number
- 30/95
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Released
- 2010
- Energy type
- psychic energy
- Market price
- $0.75
- Artist
- kawayoo
What it does
The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn.
It can drink more than 10 ounces of blood at once. If it has too much, it gets heavy and flies clumsily.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
The Golbat card from the HS—Unleashed expansion was released in 2010 as part of the Pokémon Trading Card Game's HeartGold & SoulSilver series. This era of the game was defined by its integration with the Nintendo DS titles, focusing on the Johto region and the introduction of Pokémon Prime cards. As an Uncommon card, Golbat was designed to support the set's mechanics, featuring artwork that emphasizes the creature's sharp, predatory design consistent with its depictions in the core video games.
The illustration for this card was provided by Kagemaru Himeno, a long-time contributor to the Pokémon TCG. Himeno’s style during this period leaned into vibrant, clear line work that highlighted the evolving aesthetic of the Pokémon franchise at the turn of the decade. While Golbat serves as a standard stage-one evolution, its placement within the HS—Unleashed set helped facilitate the meta-game strategies surrounding poison and damage counters prevalent in the competitive landscape of that year.
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