Golbat 54/135 · Plasma Storm

Golbat is Pokédex #042, generation 1 (Kanto). Golbat is a Stage 1 Psychic Pokémon with 80 HP. The card says it evolves from Zubat. In this catalog that name is Zubat (#041). The card lists Crobat, Crobat (#169) under evolves to.

Golbat sits at 54/135 in Plasma Storm, position 54 of 138. Before it is 53 Zubat, and after it is 55 Crobat. The set belongs to the Black & White series. It was released on February 6, 2013. The printed size is 135. This checklist is longer, at 138 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Spiral Drain lists 20 damage. The cost is Psychic, Colorless. Heal 20 damage from this Pokémon. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Flitting around in the dead of night, it sinks its fangs into its prey and drains a nearly fatal amount of blood."

Golbat (#042) has 24 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 23 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Golbat 34/62 in Fossil (1999). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Kyoko Umemoto illustrated this one. 15 other cards of Golbat list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kyoko Umemoto. I count 174 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Plasma Storm set binder is where a full Plasma Storm set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Golbat can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.