Koga's Golbat 46/132 · Gym Challenge

Gym Challenge is a set in the Gym series. It was released on October 16, 2000. The printed size is 132, and the checklist is the same length. Koga's Golbat is 46/132, in position 46 of 132 on this checklist. Before it is 45 Giovanni's Nidorino, and after it is 47 Koga's Kakuna. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Koga's Golbat is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists level 28. In the Pokédex this is Golbat (#042), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Koga's Zubat. In this catalog that name is Zubat (#041). The card lists Crobat, Crobat (#169) under evolves to.

Ken Sugimori illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,112 other cards in the catalog.

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 is named Golbat, while this one is Koga's Golbat. Both list 60 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. 22 other cards of Golbat list a different HP.

The attack Bite lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Sonic Scream is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Grass. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30.

I keep a set binder for Gym Challenge, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Gym Challenge set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Golbat can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Trainer's Pokémon and Kanto Gym Leaders and their Pokémon. I still need this card.