Vullaby wears a cracked, upside-down skull as a diaper, either one it finds or one a Mandibuzz finds for it; its big appetite brings growth spurts that force it to swap bones, and outgrown ones are often handed down to smaller Vullaby. It is a female-only species seen as a counterpart to the male-only Rufflet, both evolving at level 54, and despite Pokédex entries claiming its wings are underdeveloped, it can still learn Fly and Brave Bird.
Vullaby debuted in Unrest at the Nursery! as a resident of Layla's daycare, where she kept fighting with a Rufflet until he rescued her from a trio of Amoonguss.
Vullaby's first card was a 2011 Black & White Uncommon illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno, followed by Emerging Powers and Dark Explorers printings from sui and match. Team Up, Rebel Clash and Fusion Strike kept it Common, and White Flare paired a Common with an Illustration Rare by Saya Tsuruta, with Pitch Black adding a further Common in 2026.
Vullaby's first card, a 2011 Black & White Uncommon illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno.
A 2025 White Flare Illustration Rare by Saya Tsuruta.
A 2026 Pitch Black Common by Shiburingaru.
Vullaby evolves into Mandibuzz at level 54.
A Vullaby lived at Layla's daycare, where it often clashed with a Rufflet.
Our catalog lists 12 Vullaby cards across 11 sets.
| # | Card | Set | Year | Rarity | Price | 30D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vullaby | White Flare | 2025 | Illustration rare | Holo | $8.47guide | -9.4% |
| 2 | Vullaby | Dark Explorers | 2012 | Uncommon | — | $0.43guide | -4.4% |
| 3 | Vullaby | Black & White | 2011 | Uncommon | — | $0.32guide | 0.0% |
| 4 | Vullaby | Emerging Powers | 2011 | Common | — | $0.24guide | -4.0% |
| 5 | Vullaby | Boundaries Crossed | 2012 | Common | — | $0.23guide | -11.5% |
| 6 | Vullaby | Fates Collide | 2016 | Common | — | $0.19guide | +18.8% |
| 7 | Vullaby | Rebel Clash | 2020 | Common | — | $0.14guide | -17.6% |
| 8 | Vullaby | Team Up | 2019 | Common | — | $0.13guide | -7.1% |
| 9 | Vullaby | Ascended Heroes | 2026 | Common | — | $0.08guide | -46.7% |
| 10 | Vullaby | Pitch Black | 2026 | Common | — | $0.08guide | -27.3% |
Ranked by each card’s main print in near-mint raw condition. 1st Edition, Shadowless and other versions are priced on each card’s page. The table updates live.
Vullaby cards across the Black & White era hold the most places among the twenty-five leaders, and the most valuable Vullaby card is the Illustration rare from White Flare in 2025. All 12 of the 12 Vullaby cards carry a market value, spanning 2011 to 2026, and the ten leading cards hold 99 percent of the total value. Vullaby card value is concentrated in that one 2025 print and a short list of Common and Uncommon cards behind it.
The White Flare Illustration rare from 2025 leads the most valuable Vullaby cards by 19.6 times over the next card. That runner-up is the Dark Explorers Uncommon from 2012, followed by the Black & White Uncommon from 2011. After those come two Commons, the Emerging Powers card from 2011 and the Boundaries Crossed card from 2012. An illustration rare is a full-art style rarity from the modern era, while the Uncommons and Commons are standard printings of the card.
Of the twenty-five leading Vullaby cards, Black & White accounts for 4, Sword & Shield for 2, Scarlet & Violet for 2, Mega Evolution for 2, XY for 1 and Sun & Moon for 1. The newest era's leader is the Ascended Heroes card from 2026, which sits 9th overall. Vintage here means the WOTC era, and modern is every later era: all 10 cards in the top ten and all 12 in the top twenty-five are modern.
Among the ten most valuable Vullaby cards, 7 are Common, 2 are Uncommon and 1 is an Illustration rare. Widening to the leading twenty-five, the count is 9 Common, 2 Uncommon and 1 Illustration rare. Vullaby cards in the ranking are overwhelmingly Commons, alongside two Uncommons and a single Illustration rare.
By the value of its single leading card, Vullaby ranks 738th of 1020 species with priced cards, and by the combined value of its ten leaders it ranks 690th of 753. Mandibuzz, the other member of the evolution line, ranks 645th of 1020 by its top card. Vullaby card value rests on one Illustration rare, with Commons and Uncommons making up nearly all of the rest of the leaders.
Written from market data as of October 29, 2026; the table updates live.

バルチャイ
Dark · Flying
Vullaby is the Diapered Pokémon, a Dark/Flying type that evolves into Mandibuzz at level 54. It wears a cracked, upside-down skull as a bone diaper. Our catalog lists 12 Vullaby cards across 11 sets.
VullabyMandibuzz
No published index yet — too few of Vullaby’s cards trade often enough to strike one.
VullabyWhite Flare · 144$8.47-2.0%39Quant score39 / 100
VullabyPitch Black · 049 · Normal$0.08-20.0%68Quant score68 / 100
VullabyAscended Heroes · 138 · Normal$0.080.0%37Quant score37 / 100
VullabyWhite Flare · 063 · Normal$0.050.0%49Quant score49 / 100
VullabyRebel Clash · 119 · Normal$0.140.0%28Quant score28 / 100
VullabyEmerging Powers · 68 · Normal$0.240.0%37Quant score37 / 100
VullabyFates Collide · 57 · Normal$0.190.0%69Quant score69 / 100
VullabyTeam Up · 92 · Normal$0.130.0%29Quant score29 / 100