Dark Golbat 1st Edition #7 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 22 Oct 2026Related Dark Golbat & chase cards
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Dark Golbat 1st Edition #7 comes from the Team Rocket set, released back in 2000, and it's one of those cards that still turns heads thanks to Mitsuhiro Arita's artwork and that classic Rare status. If you've pulled one and are wondering about Dark Golbat value, a raw copy currently sits at $57, which makes it an accessible piece of Team Rocket history rather than a shelf queen. It's the kind of card that rewards patience, whether you're chasing it in packs or picking one up on the secondary market.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $53, up 11% over the past year, with an all-time high of $63 in September 2026.
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Dark Golbat price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 4,870 graded, only 393 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $2.5k | 393 | 308 / 85 |
| PSA 9 | $260 | 1,760 | 1,509 / 251 |
| PSA 8 | $107 | 1,473 | 1,144 / 329 |
| PSA 7 | $80 | 644 | 529 / 115 |
| PSA 6 | $48 | 327 | 276 / 51 |
| PSA 5 | $32 | 197 | 160 / 37 |
| PSA 4 | $28 | 48 | 41 / 7 |
| PSA 3 | $25 | 15 | 15 / - |
| PSA 2 | $23 | 6 | 6 / - |
| PSA 1 | $33 | 7 | 7 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $53 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Team Rocket
- Card number
- 7 of 83
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Grass
- HP
- 50
- Stage
- Stage1
- Weakness
- Psychic ×2
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Released
- 2000
Attacks
- FlitterGrass · Grass
Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 20 damage to that Pokémon. Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for this attack. (Any other effects that would happen after applying Weakness and Resistance still happen.)
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The collector's take on Dark Golbat
Is Dark Golbat worth grading?
So is it worth grading? Here's the honest math: a raw, ungraded Dark Golbat runs $57, a Grade 9 jumps to $175, and a PSA 10 in gem mint condition commands $1,584, which works out to 27.9 times the raw price. That's a real gap, and it's tempting. But hitting a true PSA 10 on an older card like this isn't guaranteed, print lines, centering, and edge wear from 2000 all work against you, and grading fees plus turnaround time eat into any profit if the card comes back a 9 or lower. If you already own a sharp-looking copy, sending it in can make sense. If you're buying raw specifically to grade and flip, treat it like a calculated bet, not a sure thing.
How rare is Dark Golbat?
We don't have official population data to point to here, but Dark Golbat's standing as a Rare card from a set as old as Team Rocket already tells part of the story. Cards from this era simply weren't preserved the way modern pulls are, so clean, well-centered copies that could grade high are naturally thinner on the ground than younger sets. That kind of scarcity is exactly why the price climbs so sharply once you move from raw to PSA 10, fewer surviving mint copies means more competition for the ones that do exist.
Where can you pull Dark Golbat?
This is where PackSpy's own data comes in handy, since we track real pulls across pack-opening sites rather than just relying on price guides. We've recorded Dark Golbat pulled 31 times across courtyard and collector-crypt, with the biggest recorded pull value hitting $143. It's shown up in packs like the Pokémon Starter Pack, Pokémon Pro Pack, The Amazing Chase Encore, Pokémon Master Pack, and Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack. So it is out there and pullable, but remember that opening packs is still a gamble, most rips don't come close to covering their cost, so go in for the fun of it and treat any pull like this as a nice bonus.
Questions people ask
How much is Dark Golbat worth?+
A raw or ungraded Dark Golbat 1st Edition #7 is currently valued at $57. Graded copies are worth quite a bit more, with a Grade 9 sitting at $175 and a PSA 10 reaching $1,584. So the exact worth really depends on the condition and whether the card has been graded.
Is Dark Golbat worth grading?+
It can be, especially if your copy looks clean, since a PSA 10 is worth 27.9 times the raw price of $57, landing at $1,584. Just know that gem mint copies are hard to hit on older cards like this, and grading fees plus the risk of a lower grade mean it's worth weighing before you send it in.
Why is the Dark Golbat 1st Edition #7 print worth more than the standard one?+
1st Edition cards were only printed in limited numbers before regular unlimited print runs took over, which naturally makes them scarcer and more desirable to collectors. That extra scarcity, combined with the nostalgia of the Team Rocket set from 2000, is a big part of why 1st Edition copies tend to carry a premium over standard prints.
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