Pitch Black card list, prices and set guide

Pitch Black set overview

Pitch Black is the fifth English set of the Mega Evolution era. It went on sale on 17 July 2026, after prerelease events ran from 4 to 12 July. The digital version reached Pokémon TCG Live a day earlier, on 16 July. The set has 120 cards: an 84-card main list and 36 secret rares numbered 085/084 to 120/084.

The English set adapts the Japanese expansion Abyss Eye, which released on 22 May 2026. Both are built around Mega Darkrai ex. Darkrai is classified as the "Pitch-Black Pokémon" in the games, and the English set name comes from that classification rather than from the Japanese title.

At 120 cards, Pitch Black ties Chaos Rising as the smallest English set of the era. There was no Japanese subset to fold in, so the English list follows Abyss Eye almost card for card. The differences are short enough to list in full.

• 120Cards
• 36Secret rares
• 95Pokémon
• 23Trainers
• 2Energy
• 85Illustrators

What changed from Abyss Eye

• Added: Mega Delphox ex (008/084), Mega Slowbro ex (031/084) and Jett (079/084). All three come from Japanese Gym promo sets.
• Cut: the Zarude Illustration Rare from the Abyss Eye secret list. That artwork is the English Elite Trainer Box promo instead.
• Holo Rares: Miraidon (028/084), Koraidon (047/084) and Zarude (056/084) are Holo Rares in the English list.
• Numbering: the English secret rares run 085/084 to 120/084, 36 cards against 37 in Japan.

Pitch Black chase cards

The six cards below are the most expensive singles in the set by market price on 27 September 2026. The Mega Darkrai ex Special Illustration Rare (116/084) has led the set since release. It is illustrated by Akira Egawa, and the same artwork appeared on the Japanese Abyss Eye SAR revealed on 20 May 2026. The gold Mega Darkrai ex (120/084) is the only Hyper Rare in the set and sits second. Tap a card to jump to it in the list.

1Mega Darkrai ex116/084 · SIRAkira Egawa$174.89£132.062Mega Darkrai ex120/084 · HR5ban Graphics$147.25£111.193Morpeko ex117/084 · SIRNC Empire$70.45£53.204Mega Zeraora ex114/084 · SIRGIDORA$48.35£36.515Mega Chandelure ex115/084 · SIRREND$38.65£29.186Gwynn119/084 · SIRNaoki Saito$28.60£21.60

Pitch Black card list

Every card in the set is below in set-number order, with its rarity, illustrator and market price. Type a name, number, artist or rarity into the search box to filter the list. The chips narrow it by card type or rarity, and the sort control reorders by price or name. Tap any card for the full-size scan. The Own button marks a card as collected and saves the mark in your browser only.

Pitch Black card prices

Market prices in US dollars, collected on 27 September 2026, with pounds at that day's rate (1 USD = 0.755 GBP). They are a snapshot, not live quotes. The bars show each card's price against the most expensive card in the set. Every tile in the card list above carries its own price. The buy links are affiliate links and Bill's Archive earns a commission on qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you.

• $652.37£492.60One of every card
• 98%Of that value in the 36 secret rares
• 49%In the top two cards alone
• 7Cards at $10 or more
• 35Cards at $1 or more
• 85Bulk cards under $1

Prices by printing

TCGplayer market prices in US dollars by printing, from tcgcsv.com, collected on 4 October 2026. The headline price on each card is TCGplayer’s main listing for that card; the line under the card name splits it by printing. Holo and non-holo prints have their own rows. Rare vintage holos sell infrequently, so their market prices can lag behind recent sales.

The 15 most expensive singles

1. 1Mega Darkrai ex116/084 · SIR · Akira Egawa$174.89£132.06TCGplayer
2. 2Mega Darkrai ex120/084 · HR · 5ban Graphics$147.25£111.19TCGplayer
3. 3Morpeko ex117/084 · SIR · NC Empire$70.45£53.20TCGplayer
4. 4Mega Zeraora ex114/084 · SIR · GIDORA$48.35£36.51TCGplayer
5. 5Mega Chandelure ex115/084 · SIR · REND$38.65£29.18TCGplayer
6. 6Gwynn119/084 · SIR · Naoki Saito$28.60£21.60TCGplayer
7. 7Gladion's Final Battle118/084 · SIR · DOM$25.77£19.46TCGplayer
8. 8Misty's Vitality111/084 · UR · En Morikura$9.72£7.34TCGplayer
9. 9Mega Darkrai ex101/084 · UR · 5ban Graphics$7.54£5.69TCGplayer
10. 10Slowbro090/084 · IR · Mékayu$7.14£5.39TCGplayer
11. 11Gwynn109/084 · UR · nagimiso$6.72£5.07TCGplayer
12. 12Mega Chandelure ex099/084 · UR · 5ban Graphics$6.31£4.76TCGplayer
13. 13Mega Zeraora ex098/084 · UR · 5ban Graphics$5.97£4.51TCGplayer
14. 14Mega Excadrill ex103/084 · UR · Keisuke Azuma$5.86£4.42TCGplayer
15. 15Goldeen087/084 · IR · Gemi$5.33£4.02TCGplayer

Pitch Black illustrators

85 illustrators are credited across the 120 cards. 5ban Graphics, the studio that renders most Pokémon ex and Trainer cards, has the most credits. The six Special Illustration Rares are where the artist matters most for price: Akira Egawa, GIDORA, REND, NC Empire, DOM and Naoki Saito. Each tile leads with the artist's highest-value card in the set; the name links to their entry in the illustrator database and the small cards jump to the list.

5ban Graphics15 cards in the setMega Darkrai ex · 120/084 · HR · $147.25

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Toyste Beach4 cards in the setBrave Bangle · 104/084 · UR · $2.62

GIDORA2 cards in the setMega Zeraora ex · 114/084 · SIR · $48.35

Naoki Saito2 cards in the setGwynn · 119/084 · SIR · $28.60

DOM2 cards in the setGladion's Final Battle · 118/084 · SIR · $25.77

En Morikura2 cards in the setMisty's Vitality · 111/084 · UR · $9.72

nagimiso2 cards in the setGwynn · 109/084 · UR · $6.72

Keisuke Azuma2 cards in the setMega Excadrill ex · 103/084 · UR · $5.86

akagi2 cards in the setGladion's Final Battle · 108/084 · UR · $2.51

satoma2 cards in the setPrimarina · 088/084 · IR · $2.49

Nakamura Ippan2 cards in the setDhelmise · 091/084 · IR · $2.29

Jiro Sasumo2 cards in the setFomantis · 085/084 · IR · $2.15

Japanese source: Abyss Eye

Japanese source setAbyss Eye (アビスアイ)Released 22 May 2026 · 118 cards→

Abyss Eye is the Japanese source set. It released on 22 May 2026 with 81 numbered cards and 37 secret rares, sold in five-card packs. Pitch Black moves the same cards into ten-card packs and adds the three Gym promo cards listed in the overview. Japanese secret rares use the AR, SR and SAR labels, where the English set uses IR, UR and SIR. The Abyss Eye page has the full Japanese list with scans.

Pitch Black products and sealed prices

Every product launched on 17 July 2026 except the Build & Battle Box, which was sold at prerelease events from 4 July. The Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Box was first sold through a Pokémon Center queue on 10 June 2026, over a month before release, with a limit of two per person. Each Build & Battle Box holds one of four promo cards numbered as ME Series Black Star Promos: Miraidon (MEP 082), Slowbro (MEP 083), Dhelmise (MEP 084) and Bastiodon (MEP 085). Three further stamped promos, Primarina, Zarude and Armarouge, were retailer gifts with purchase. Sealed prices are market prices from the same snapshot as the singles.

Booster Box

36 booster packs, 10 cards per pack

$190.07£143.52TCGplayer

Elite Trainer Box

9 booster packs, Zarude promo, sleeves and accessories

$74.82£56.50TCGplayer

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Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Box

9 booster packs, promo, Pokémon Center accessories

$115.88£87.50TCGplayer

Booster Bundle

6 booster packs

$40.52£30.60TCGplayer

Booster Pack

10 cards

$6.15£4.64TCGplayer

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Sleeved Booster Pack

10 cards, hanging sleeve

$7.13£5.38TCGplayer

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3-Pack Blister

3 booster packs

$20.65£15.59TCGplayer

Check Lane Blister

1 booster pack, 1 promo card, 1 coin

$9.05£6.83TCGplayer

Premium Check Lane Blister

1 booster pack, 3 promo cards, 1 coin

$22.95£17.33TCGplayer

Build & Battle Box

4 booster packs, 40-card deck, 1 of 4 promo cards

$38.03£28.72TCGplayer

Collector's notes

A few personal takes on the standout special-rarity cards from the set. These are the ones I'm most excited about, both as a collector and on artwork alone.

More Mega Evolution era set guides

Every English set of the Mega Evolution era in release order.

• Mega Evolution26 September 2025 · 188 cards
• Phantasmal Flames14 November 2025 · 130 cards
• Ascended Heroes30 January 2026 · 295 cards
• Perfect Order27 March 2026 · 124 cards
• Chaos Rising22 May 2026 · 122 cards
• Pitch Black17 July 2026 · 120 cards
• 30th Celebration16 September 2026
• Delta Reign6 November 2026

Previous English setChaos Rising22 May 2026Next English set30th Celebration16 September 2026

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