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Zubat

Fossil 57/62 • common

Set: Fossil
Number: 57/62
Rarity: Common
Released: 1999
Energy type: grass energy
Market price: $2.20
Artist: Kagemaru Himeno

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Market

What it's worth

$2.20market price via TCGplayer · Sep 21, 2026$2.19 – $3.88 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As part of the 1999 Fossil expansion, this Zubat card helped introduce the first generation of Pokémon to the TCG’s growing roster of creatures from beyond the Kanto region. Though it is a common card, it remains a nostalgic staple for collectors who remember the excitement of navigating the game's earliest dark caves.

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Card face

What it does

40 HPBasic

Cost: colorless energy colorless energySupersonic

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.

Cost: grass energy colorless energyLeech Life10

Remove a number of damage counters from Zubat equal to the damage done to the Defending Pokémon (after applying Weakness and Resistance). If Zubat has fewer damage counters than that, remove all of them.

Weaknesspsychic energy×2Resistancefighting energy-30

Forms colonies in perpetually dark places. Uses ultrasonic waves to identify and approach targets.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
ExpandedNot legal
UnlimitedLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

The Zubat card (57/62) was released as part of the Fossil expansion, the third set of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, which debuted in Japan in 1996 and internationally in 1999. This set was designed to introduce the mysterious and often prehistoric-themed Pokémon from the original Game Boy titles, capitalizing on the immense global popularity of the franchise. It served as a companion to the Jungle expansion, aiming to broaden the roster of available cards while introducing new mechanics to the burgeoning competitive scene.

The artwork for this particular card was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, a pivotal figure in the early visual identity of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Arita’s approach often leaned into the creature's natural habitat, capturing Zubat in a cavernous, dimly lit environment that emphasized its nocturnal, bat-like anatomy. As a common card, it was widely distributed, ensuring that players and collectors alike could easily encounter this foundational design, which has since become a nostalgic staple of the early-generation era.

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About Zubat

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