Golbat #34 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 17 Oct 2026Related Golbat & chase cards
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Golbat has always been one of those Fossil-set cards that quietly delights collectors, the evolved form of Zubat with artwork from Kagemaru Himeno that captures just how creepy this bat really is. As an Uncommon from the original 1999 Fossil set, it isn't a chase card, but it's a genuine piece of Pokemon history, and if you're asking about Golbat value, a raw copy today sits at $2. Not a card that will fund your retirement, but a nice one to know the real numbers on before you buy, sell, or send one off to grading.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $1.18, down 47% over the past year, with an all-time high of $3.37 in January 2021.
Recent pulls of Golbat
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Golbat price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 747 graded, only 66 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $120 | 66 | 3 / 63 |
| PSA 9 | $26 | 139 | 7 / 132 |
| PSA 8 | $18 | 261 | 1 / 260 |
| PSA 7 | $11 | 124 | - / 124 |
| PSA 6 | $3.95 | 102 | - / 102 |
| PSA 5 | $3.00 | 42 | - / 42 |
| PSA 4 | $3.00 | 10 | - / 10 |
| PSA 3 | $3.00 | 3 | - / 3 |
| PSA 2 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $1.18 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Fossil
- Card number
- 34 of 62
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Grass
- HP
- 60
- Stage
- Stage1
- Weakness
- Psychic ×2
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Released
- 1999
Attacks
- Wing Attack30Colorless · Colorless · Colorless
- Leech Life20Grass · Grass · Colorless
Remove a number of damage counters from Golbat equal to the damage done to the Defending Pokémon (after applying Weakness and Resistance). If Golbat has fewer damage counters than that, remove all of them.
Where to pull Golbat
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The collector's take on Golbat
Is Golbat worth grading?
Here's the honest answer on whether Golbat is worth grading: a raw copy runs $2, and a PSA 10 sits at $3, which works out to that 2.0x multiplier you'll often hear grading services and collectors talk about. That sounds like a fine jump on paper, but grading fees, shipping, and the wait time all eat into that gap fast, and gem mint isn't a guarantee just because you send it in. Out of the cards that have been graded, only a portion come back as a perfect PSA 10, so unless your Golbat is already sharp cornered with clean edges and centered well, you might end up with a Grade 9 instead, which interestingly is actually valued higher at $7 right now. My honest take: grade it if you love the card or already suspect it's a strong copy, not purely to flip it for profit.
How rare is Golbat?
Scarcity is where this card gets a little more interesting than its price tag suggests. There are 733 graded copies of Golbat on record, and of those, only 63 have earned that coveted PSA 10 gem mint label. That's a fairly small slice sitting at the very top, which tells you gem mint Golbats don't come easy even from an Uncommon card like this one. It won't turn this into an expensive card overnight, but that population data is useful context if you're trying to understand why the PSA 10 and Grade 9 prices sit where they do.
Where can you pull Golbat?
This is where PackSpy's own tracking comes in handy, because we've recorded Golbat pulled 18 times across sites including courtyard, mnstr, and collector-crypt, with the biggest recorded pull value hitting $41. We've seen it turn up in Pokémon Pro Pack, Pack 1, Pokémon Starter Pack, and the Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, so if you're hoping to pull one yourself rather than buy it outright, those are the products where it's actually shown up in real opens, not just theoretical odds. Worth saying plainly though: pack opening is a gamble, and most rips don't cover their cost, so treat any pull of Golbat as a nice bonus rather than the plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Golbat worth?+
A raw, ungraded Golbat #34 from Fossil is valued at $2 right now. It's an Uncommon card from 1999, so its price stays modest, but that also makes it an easy and affordable piece for anyone building out a Fossil set collection.
Is Golbat worth grading?+
It can be, but go in with clear eyes. A PSA 10 is worth $3 against a $2 raw price, and with only 63 PSA 10s out of 733 total graded copies, hitting gem mint isn't guaranteed, so weigh the grading cost against that realistic outcome.
How much is a PSA 10 Golbat worth?+
A PSA 10 Golbat is valued at $3, which is 2.0 times the raw card's $2 price. Interestingly, a Grade 9 currently sits higher at $7, so it's worth checking both grades before deciding what to aim for.
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