Team Rocket's Crobat ex 242/182 · Destined Rivals

Crobat is Pokédex #169, generation 2 (Johto). Team Rocket's Crobat ex is a Stage 2 ex Darkness Pokémon with 310 HP. The card says it evolves from Team Rocket's Golbat. In this catalog that name is Golbat (#042).

Team Rocket's Crobat ex sits at 242/182 in Destined Rivals, position 242 of 244. Before it is 241 Cynthia's Garchomp ex, and after it is 243 Jamming Tower. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on 30 May 2025. The printed size is 182. This checklist is longer, at 244 cards. The collector number is above the printed set size of 182. The listed rarity is Hyper Rare.

Biting Spree is listed as Ability. When you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon during your turn, you may choose 2 of your opponent's Pokémon and put 2 damage counters on each of them. The attack Assassin's Return lists 120 damage. The cost is Darkness, Darkness. You may put this Pokémon into your hand. (Discard all cards attached to this Pokémon.) Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 1. The card text says: Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. The regulation mark is I.

Crobat (#169) has 37 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 27 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2001 to 2026. The earliest other card is Crobat 4/64 in Neo Revelation (2001). That card is named Crobat, while this one is Team Rocket's Crobat ex. That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 310 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Hyper Rare. 34 other cards of Crobat list a different HP.

Destined Rivals set binder is where a full Destined Rivals set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Crobat can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Trainer's Pokémon and Team Rocket cards. I still need this card.