1st Edition
How to spot it: 1st Edition stamp in the bottom-left of the artwork frame.
First print window; smaller run than Unlimited.
01Card Stats
Stage 2 (evolves from Dark Golbat)
HP
70
TypeGrass
RarityRare Holo
IllustratorShin-ichi Yoshikawa, CR CG gangs
WeaknessPsychic ×2
Retreat—
SetNeo Destiny
Released2002
02Editions and Print Runs
Printed in the WotC era when 1st Edition and Unlimited distinctions still applied.
Unlimited
How to spot it: No 1st Edition stamp; standard print frame.
Most common version of this card.
04Variants and Foiling
- Rarity tiers
- Rare Holo
- Foiling
- Holo version with the holo pattern applied to the artwork.
- Alt art / specials
- No full-art, secret rare, or alternate-art version documented for this print.
05Language and Regional Versions
- English
- Standard English release.
- Japanese
- Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
- European
- Localized European prints exist with translated text.
- Other
- No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.
06Current Market Value
| Holo | ~$190 TCGplayer market (asking-price proxy); eBay solds may differ — verify current listings. |
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07Why Collectors Want It
- Early-2000s Neo Destiny printing with vintage collector appeal.
- Crobat — Pokemon TCG catalog (Pokedex #169).
- Required for any complete Crobat master set across eras.
- Collectors of the Neo Destiny set need this card to finish it.
08Competitive Playability
Tier: None
Stage 2 Crobat with 70 HP; top attack around — damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.
09Card Moves and Abilities
Ability: Surprise Bite
When you play Dark Crobat from your hand, you may choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This power does 20 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance.)
Dark Drain
Flip a coin for each of your opponent's Pokémon. For each heads, this attack does 10 damage to that Pokémon. Don't apply Weakness and Resistance. Remove a number of damage counters from Dark Crobat equal to the damage dealt. If Dark Crobat has fewer damage counters than that, remove all of them.
- Weakness
- Psychic ×2
- Resistance
- Fighting -30
- Retreat cost
- 0
10Grading and Population
PSA 10 estimate: WotC-era Crobat PSA 10 populations vary; small numbers across most sets.
Graded copies command notable premiums over raw, especially for 1st Edition prints.
Other graders: BGS and CGC also grade vintage Pokemon; PSA dominates secondary-market liquidity.