Pokemon TCG: Pitch Black Set


Released (English)	July 17, 2026
Released (Japan)	May 22, 2026
Cards	84 (+ 36 secret rares — 120 total)
Series	Mega Evolution Series (sixth expansion)
Japanese set	Abyss Eye
Set abbreviation	ME05 / M5
Key mechanic	Mega Evolution Pokémon ex (worth 3 Prizes)
Previous expansion	Chaos Rising
Following expansion	30th Anniversary
Signature cards	Mega Darkrai ex, Mega Zeraora ex, Mega Delphox ex, Mega Slowbro ex, Mega Chandelure ex, Mega Excadrill ex

Pitch Black booster pack (Mega Darkrai)

Mega Evolution—Pitch Black is the sixth expansion of the Pokémon TCG’s Mega Evolution Series, released in English on July 17, 2026. The set collects 120 cards — 84 in the main set plus 36 secret rares — and is built around six Mega Evolution Pokémon ex, headlined by the shadowy Mega Darkrai ex.

Pitch Black takes its darkness-and-nightmares mood from the Mega Dimension chapter of Pokémon Legends: Z-A. Around Mega Darkrai ex it fields Mega Zeraora ex, Mega Delphox ex, Mega Slowbro ex, Mega Chandelure ex and Mega Excadrill ex — six Mega ex in all, the deepest Mega roster the series has printed.

It is the English release of Japan’s Abyss Eye set, and follows Chaos Rising in the run of Mega Evolution expansions. The full retail spread is here — a booster box, two Elite Trainer Boxes, a Build & Battle Box, a Booster Bundle, single- and three-pack blisters (with Slowpoke and Binacle promos) and a Mega Zeraora ex Premium Collection.

Delve into darkness beyond limits! Mega Darkrai ex rises from the shadows at the head of a new wave of Mega Evolution Pokémon ex — Mega Zeraora ex, Mega Delphox ex, Mega Slowbro ex, Mega Chandelure ex and Mega Excadrill ex — each a three-Prize powerhouse. Face the night in Mega Evolution—Pitch Black!

— Official Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution—Pitch Black

The Mega Dimension

Pitch Black key art

Pitch Black takes its name and its mood from the Mega Dimension — the shadowy, between-worlds realm introduced in the Mega Dimension chapter of Pokémon Legends: Z-A. It is a place where the borders between regions thin and Mega-Evolved Pokémon are drawn together from across the world, and the set leans hard into that darkness-and-nightmares atmosphere.

That theme is why Mega Darkrai ex sits at the centre of the set. The Pitch-Black Pokémon rules over sleep and nightmares, and its cards trade in Special Conditions and shadow — a natural fit for a dimension defined by the dark. Around it the six Mega ex are pulled from right across the Pokémon world — from Kanto’s Slowbro to Unova’s Excadrill and Chandelure, Kalos’ Delphox, the Mythical Zeraora and Sinnoh’s Darkrai — echoing the way the Mega Dimension gathers Megas from every region.

Where earlier sets in the series leaned on a single headline region, Pitch Black is built around a feeling first: the deep, quiet dread at the dimension’s heart, rendered in inky purples and blacks across its card frames, packaging and promos.

Highlights

Pitch Black’s chase is led by the gold Mega Hyper Rare Mega Darkrai ex and a run of Special Illustration Rares — full-art versions of Mega Zeraora ex, Mega Chandelure ex, Mega Darkrai ex and Morpeko ex, plus character cards for Gladion and Gwynn.

Print Versions

Pitch Black’s booster packs come in four wrapper-art variants, one each for the set’s headline Mega Evolution Pokémon ex. The pack art is the quickest way to tell them apart on the shelf — every variant contains the same possible cards.

Japanese Release & the Dual Set

In Japan the set’s cards come from the expansion Abyss Eye, released May 22, 2026 and headlined by Mega Darkrai ex. As with the rest of the era, the English Pitch Black adapts and lightly expands the Japanese list into its 120-card line-up.

Sealed Products

Pitch Black brings the full retail spread — a booster box, two Elite Trainer Boxes, a Build & Battle Box, a Booster Bundle, single- and three-pack blisters and a Mega Zeraora ex Premium Collection. Every product is filled with the set’s 10-card boosters. Tap any image to see it full size.

Booster Box

Thirty-six 10-card booster packs — the most efficient way to chase the Mega Darkrai ex Mega Hyper Rare and the set’s six Special Illustration Rares. MSRP around $160.

Elite Trainer Box

Nine boosters plus 65 card sleeves, dice, condition markers, energy cards and a storage box — and an exclusive Zarude promo (MEP 088). MSRP around $60.

Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Box

The Pokémon Center-exclusive Elite Trainer Box — the same contents and Zarude promo in alternate Pokémon Center packaging. MSRP around $60.

Build & Battle Box

A prerelease-style kit with four boosters and a 40-card Evolution pack built around one of four foil promos — Miraidon, Slowbro, Dhelmise or Bastiodon (MEP 082–085). MSRP around $25.

Booster Bundle

Six booster packs with no extras — a simple, lower-cost way to grab a handful of Pitch Black packs. MSRP around $30.

Blisters

Single-pack blisters ship with a Slowpoke promo (MEP 086); three-pack blisters carry a Binacle promo (MEP 087) plus a collector’s coin and an oversized foil card.

Mega Zeraora ex Premium Collection

A collector box built around the co-star of the set — foil promo cards including an exclusive Mega Zeraora ex (MEP 089), several booster packs and an oversized card. MSRP around $40.

Set List

The full 120-card Pitch Black checklist is below — 84 cards in the main set, followed by 36 secret rares (numbered above 084/084). Rarities run from Common up through Double Rare, Ultra Rare, Illustration Rare and Special Illustration Rare, topped by the set’s single gold Mega Hyper Rare, Mega Darkrai ex.

No.	Card Name	Rarity	Card Type
001/084	Tropius
Card text Fruity Aroma — Look at the top 6 cards of your deck, and you may reveal any number of Pokémon you find there and put them into your hand. Shuffle the other cards back into your deck. Solar Beam 60
002/084	Grubbin
Card text String Shot 10 — Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
003/084	Fomantis
Card text Reckless Charge 30 — This Pokémon also does 10 damage to itself.
004/084	Lurantis ex	RR
Card text Lively Cutter 60+ — If this Pokémon was healed during this turn, this attack does 200 more damage. Leaf Guard 140 — During your opponent’s next turn, this Pokémon takes 50 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
005/084	Poltchageist
Card text Hide ‘n’ Sneak — Prevent all effects of your opponent’s Pokémon’s attacks and Abilities done to this Pokémon. (Damage is not an effect.) Furtive Drop — Place 1 damage counter on your opponent’s Active Pokémon.
006/084	Sinistcha
Card text Hide ‘n’ Sneak — Prevent all effects of your opponent’s Pokémon’s attacks and Abilities done to this Pokémon. (Damage is not an effect.) Matcha Spin — If you have 6 or more Pokémon that have the Hide ‘n’ Sneak Ability in your discard pile, place 4 damage counters on each of your opponent’s Pokémon.
007/084	Heatran
Card text Singe — Your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Burned. Lava Wall 120 — During your opponent’s next turn, prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks from Burned Pokémon.
008/084	Mega Delphox ex	RR
Card text Trick Portal — Look at the top 9 cards of your deck, and you may put any number of Pokémon you find there onto your Bench. Shuffle the other cards back into your deck. Eerie Glow 200 — Your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Burned and Confused.
009/084	Sizzlipede
Card text Controlled Burn — Discard the top card of your opponent’s deck. Bug Out 50× — Reveal the bottom 7 cards of your deck, and this attack does 50 damage for each Pokémon you find there that has the Bug Out attack. Then, shuffle any revealed Pokémon back into your deck. Discard the other cards.
010/084	Centiskorch
Card text Controlled Burn — Discard the top 2 cards of your opponent’s deck. Heat Tackle 160 — This Pokémon also does 30 damage to itself.
011/084	Charcadet
Card text Best Punch 40 — Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.
012/084	Armarouge
Card text Flame Legion 40+ — This attack does 40 more damage for each of your Benched Pokémon that has any {R} Energy attached.
013/084	Goldeen
Card text Pierce 30
014/084	Seaking
Card text Hydro Jet — This attack does 30 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon for each {W} Energy attached to this Pokémon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
015/084	Wailmer
Card text Water Gun 40 Wave Splash 80
016/084	Wailord ex	RR
Card text Surf 120 Falling Down 270 — This Pokémon is now Asleep.
017/084	Relicanth
Card text Fossil Beatdown 10+ — This attack does 30 more damage for each of your Benched Pokémon that has “Antique” in its name.
018/084	Popplio
Card text Pound 20
019/084	Brionne
Card text Hyper Voice 40
020/084	Primarina
Card text Enriching Melody — Once during your turn, when you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon, you may use this Ability. Heal all damage from 1 of your Pokémon. Aqua Return 120 — Shuffle this Pokémon and all attached cards into your deck.
021/084	Finizen
Card text Draining Fin 20 — Heal 20 damage from this Pokémon.
022/084	Palafin
Card text Knuckle Justice 80+ — If your opponent has exactly 1 Prize card remaining, this attack does 200 more damage.
023/084	Electrike
Card text Collect — Draw a card. Tackle 30
024/084	Manectric
Card text Flashing Barrier 50 — During your opponent’s next turn, prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks from Evolution Pokémon. Sonic Edge 110 — This attack’s damage isn’t affected by any effects on your opponent’s Active Pokémon.
025/084	Charjabug
Card text Vise Grip 30 Ram 50
026/084	Vikavolt
Card text Quick Dive — This attack does 50 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Giga Railgun 260 — If this Pokémon has no Voltaic {L} Energy attached, this attack does nothing.
027/084	Mega Zeraora ex	RR
Card text Thunderous Fist 60× — This attack does 60 damage for each {L} Energy attached to this Pokémon. Zepto Turn 150 — Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
028/084	Miraidon
Card text Photon Cord — If this Pokémon is in the Active Spot and is Knocked Out by damage from an attack from your opponent’s Pokémon, move up to 2 Basic {L} Energy cards from this Pokémon to 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Thunder 90 — This Pokémon also does 30 damage to itself.
029/084	Slowpoke
Card text All-You-Can-Yeet — You may discard any number of cards from your hand. Headbutt 20
030/084	Slowbro
Card text All Out 50+ — If you have no cards in your hand, this attack does 160 more damage. Zen Headbutt 110
031/084	Mega Slowbro ex	RR
Card text Shellnado Spin 180 — During your opponent’s next turn, if this Pokémon is damaged by an attack (even if this Pokémon is Knocked Out), place 12 damage counters on the Attacking Pokémon.
032/084	Jynx
Card text Intense Kiss — At the end of your opponent’s next turn, discard the Defending Pokémon and all attached cards. Psy Bolt 50 — Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
033/084	Shuppet
Card text Hide ‘n’ Sneak — Prevent all effects of your opponent’s Pokémon’s attacks and Abilities done to this Pokémon. (Damage is not an effect.) Hang Down 10
034/084	Banette
Card text Hide ‘n’ Sneak — Prevent all effects of your opponent’s Pokémon’s attacks and Abilities done to this Pokémon. (Damage is not an effect.) Puppet Pull 80 — You may search your deck for a card and put it into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck.
035/084	Spiritomb
Card text Spiritual End — If you have 13 or more Pokémon that have the Hide ‘n’ Sneak Ability in your discard pile, choose 2 of your opponent’s Pokémon and quadruple the number of damage counters on each of them.
036/084	Litwick
Card text Will-O-Wisp 20
037/084	Lampent
Card text Spreading Light — Search your deck for up to 3 Lampent and put them onto your Bench. Then, shuffle your deck.
038/084	Mega Chandelure ex	RR
Card text Binding Flame — Your opponent’s Active Pokémon’s Retreat Cost is {C} more. Phantom Maze 130+ — This attack does 50 more damage for each {C} in your opponent’s Active Pokémon’s Retreat Cost.
039/084	Dhelmise
Card text Vengeful Anchor 30+ — If you have 4 or more Pokémon that have the Hide ‘n’ Sneak Ability in your discard pile, this attack does 140 more damage.
040/084	Marshadow
Card text Shadowy Knot 30× — This attack does 30 damage for each {C} in your opponent’s Active Pokémon’s Retreat Cost.
041/084	Annihilape
Card text Durable Body — If this Pokémon would be Knocked Out by damage from an attack, flip a coin. If heads, this Pokémon is not Knocked Out, and its remaining HP becomes 10. Ghostly Blow 100 — Place 5 damage counters on 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokémon.
042/084	Mankey
Card text Low Kick 20
043/084	Primeape
Card text Corkscrew Punch 50
044/084	Cranidos
Card text Push Down 70 — Switch out your opponent’s Active Pokémon to the Bench. (Your opponent chooses the new Active Pokémon.)
045/084	Rampardos ex	RR
Card text Destructive Headbutting — Once during your turn, if this Pokémon is in the Active Spot, you may use this Ability. Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy from your opponent’s Active Pokémon. Rowdy Hammer 150 — During your next turn, attacks used by this Pokémon do 150 more damage to your opponent’s Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance).
046/084	Drilbur
Card text Call for Family — Search your deck for up to 2 Basic Pokémon and put them onto your Bench. Then, shuffle your deck. Dig Claws 50
047/084	Koraidon
Card text Battle Claw 30+ — If your opponent’s Active Pokémon is an Evolution Pokémon, this attack does 30 more damage. Gaia Impact 190 — Discard all Energy from this Pokémon.
048/084	Mega Darkrai ex	RR
Card text Dusk Raid 110+ — If your Benched Pokémon have any damage counters on them, this attack does 110 more damage. Abyss Eye — If your opponent’s Active Pokémon is affected by a Special Condition, it is Knocked Out.
049/084	Vullaby
Card text Flap 10 Gust 20
050/084	Mandibuzz
Card text Bone Sniper — This attack does 70 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon that has any Special Energy attached. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Blasting Wind 120
051/084	Inkay
Card text Procurement — Search your deck for an Item card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck. Spinning Attack 30
052/084	Malamar
Card text Perplex — Your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Confused. Brain Crush 130 — If your opponent’s Active Pokémon isn’t Confused, this attack does nothing.
053/084	Nickit
Card text Gnaw 10 Rear Kick 30
054/084	Thievul
Card text Skill Thief — If you have no cards in your hand, choose an attack from 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon in play and use it as this attack. Sharp Fang 80
055/084	Morpeko ex	RR
Card text Wheely Draw — Shuffle your hand into your deck. Then, draw 6 cards. Hangry Blaster 40+ — This attack does 40 more damage for each damage counter on this Pokémon.
056/084	Zarude
Card text Overhead Throw 30 — This attack also does 30 damage to 1 of your Benched Pokémon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Shadowy Whip 100+ — If your Benched Pokémon have any Shadowy {D} Energy attached, this attack does 70 more damage.
057/084	Maschiff
Card text Bite 40
058/084	Mabosstiff
Card text Bite 60 Plunging Headbutt 210 — During your opponent’s next turn, this Pokémon takes 100 more damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
059/084	Chi-Yu
Card text Whirling Envy 20+ — If this Pokémon has 2 or more damage counters on it, this attack does 90 more damage. This attack’s damage isn’t affected by Weakness.
060/084	Skarmory
Card text Steel Cutter 40× — Discard up to 2 Basic {M} Energy cards from your hand, and this attack does 40 damage for each card you discarded in this way.
061/084	Shieldon
Card text Smithereen Smash 50 — Discard an Energy from your opponent’s Active Pokémon.
062/084	Bastiodon
Card text Ancient Bulwark — As long as this Pokémon is on your Bench, prevent all damage done to each of your Pokémon by attacks from your opponent’s Pokémon that have 2 or less Energy attached. Hammer In 160
063/084	Bronzor
Card text Mirror Attack 10+ — If your opponent’s Active Pokémon is a {M} Pokémon, this attack does 30 more damage.
064/084	Bronzong
Card text Gentle Slap 40 Metal Block 120 — During your opponent’s next turn, this Pokémon takes 100 less damage from attacks from Evolution Pokémon (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
065/084	Mega Excadrill ex	RR
Card text Undermine 90 — Discard the top 2 cards of your opponent’s deck. Maximum Drilling 200+ — If this Pokémon has at least 2 extra Energy attached (in addition to this attack’s cost), this attack does 130 more damage.
066/084	Pikipek
Card text Double Stab 10× — Flip 2 coins. This attack does 10 damage for each heads.
067/084	Trumbeak
Card text Fly 30 — Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. If heads, during your opponent’s next turn, prevent all damage from and effects of attacks done to this Pokémon.
068/084	Toucannon
Card text Aerial Draw — Once during your turn, you may use this Ability. Draw a card. Feather Rondo 60+ — This attack does 20 more damage for each Benched Pokémon (both yours and your opponent’s).
069/084	Type: Null
Card text Power Edge 40
070/084	Silvally
Card text Call a Buddy — Once during your turn, if you have no cards in your hand, you may use this Ability. Search your deck for a Supporter card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck. Air Slash 130 — Discard an Energy from this Pokémon.
071/084	Bombirdier
Card text Challenging Delivery — Flip 2 coins. If both of them are heads, search your deck for a Pokémon and put it onto your Bench. Then, shuffle your deck. Speed Wing 100
072/084	Antique Armor Fossil		T
Card text Play this card as if it were a 60-HP Basic {C} Pokémon. This card can’t be affected by any Special Conditions and can’t retreat. At any time during your turn, you may discard this card from play.
073/084	Antique Skull Fossil		T
Card text Play this card as if it were a 60-HP Basic {C} Pokémon. This card can’t be affected by any Special Conditions and can’t retreat. At any time during your turn, you may discard this card from play.
074/084	Backtrack Badge		T
Card text Once during your turn, after you flip any coins for an attack of the {C} Pokémon this card is attached to, you may ignore all results of those coin flips and begin flipping those coins again.
075/084	Dark Bell		T
Card text Both Active non-{D} Pokémon are now Confused.
076/084	Fossil Quarry		T
Card text Once during each player’s turn, that player may search their deck for up to 2 Item cards that have “Antique” in their name and put them onto their Bench. Then, that player shuffles their deck.
077/084	Gladion’s Final Battle		T
Card text You can use this card only when it is the last card in your hand. During this turn, attacks used by your Pokémon that don’t have a Rule Box do 80 more damage to your opponent’s Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance). (Pokémon ex, Pokémon V, etc. have Rule Boxes.)
078/084	Gwynn		T
Card text Discard up to 2 Pokémon that don’t have a Rule Box from your hand, and draw 3 cards for each card you discarded in this way. (Pokémon ex, Pokémon V, etc. have Rule Boxes.)
079/084	Jett		T
Card text Draw a card for each of your opponent’s Mega Evolution Pokémon ex in play.
080/084	Misty’s Vitality		T
Card text Search your deck for up to 4 Basic {W} Energy cards and attach them to 1 of your Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck. Your turn ends.
081/084	Rust Syndicate Grunt		T
Card text You can use this card only if any of your Pokémon were Knocked Out during your opponent’s last turn. Discard an Energy from 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon.
082/084	Tremendous Bomb		T
Card text If the Pokémon this card is attached to isn’t a Mega Evolution Pokémon ex, is in the Active Spot, and takes 240 or more damage from an attack from your opponent’s Mega Evolution Pokémon ex (even if this Pokémon is Knocked Out), place 12 damage counters on the Attacking Pokémon. If you placed any damage counters in this way, discard this card.
083/084	Shadowy Darkness Energy		E
Card text As long as this card is attached to a Pokémon, it provides {D} Energy. As long as the {D} Pokémon this card is attached to is on your Bench, prevent all damage done to it by attacks from your opponent’s Pokémon.
084/084	Voltaic Lightning Energy		E
Card text As long as this card is attached to a Pokémon, it provides {L} Energy. Attacks used by the {L} Pokémon this card is attached to do 20 more damage to your opponent’s Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance).
085/084	Fomantis	IR
Card text Reckless Charge 30 — This Pokémon also does 10 damage to itself.
086/084	Armarouge	IR
Card text Flame Legion 40+ — This attack does 40 more damage for each of your Benched Pokémon that has any {R} Energy attached.
087/084	Goldeen	IR
Card text Pierce 30
088/084	Primarina	IR
Card text Enriching Melody — Once during your turn, when you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon, you may use this Ability. Heal all damage from 1 of your Pokémon. Aqua Return 120 — Shuffle this Pokémon and all attached cards into your deck.
089/084	Manectric	IR
Card text Flashing Barrier 50 — During your opponent’s next turn, prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks from Evolution Pokémon. Sonic Edge 110 — This attack’s damage isn’t affected by any effects on your opponent’s Active Pokémon.
090/084	Slowbro	IR
Card text All Out 50+ — If you have no cards in your hand, this attack does 160 more damage. Zen Headbutt 110
091/084	Dhelmise	IR
Card text Vengeful Anchor 30+ — If you have 4 or more Pokémon that have the Hide ‘n’ Sneak Ability in your discard pile, this attack does 140 more damage.
092/084	Thievul	IR
Card text Skill Thief — If you have no cards in your hand, choose an attack from 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon in play and use it as this attack. Sharp Fang 80
093/084	Bastiodon	IR
Card text Ancient Bulwark — As long as this Pokémon is on your Bench, prevent all damage done to each of your Pokémon by attacks from your opponent’s Pokémon that have 2 or less Energy attached. Hammer In 160
094/084	Toucannon	IR
Card text Aerial Draw — Once during your turn, you may use this Ability. Draw a card. Feather Rondo 60+ — This attack does 20 more damage for each Benched Pokémon (both yours and your opponent’s).
095/084	Silvally	IR
Card text Call a Buddy — Once during your turn, if you have no cards in your hand, you may use this Ability. Search your deck for a Supporter card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck. Air Slash 130 — Discard an Energy from this Pokémon.
096/084	Lurantis ex
Card text Lively Cutter 60+ — If this Pokémon was healed during this turn, this attack does 200 more damage. Leaf Guard 140 — During your opponent’s next turn, this Pokémon takes 50 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
097/084	Wailord ex
Card text Surf 120 Falling Down 270 — This Pokémon is now Asleep.
098/084	Mega Zeraora ex
Card text Thunderous Fist 60× — This attack does 60 damage for each {L} Energy attached to this Pokémon. Zepto Turn 150 — Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
099/084	Mega Chandelure ex
Card text Binding Flame — Your opponent’s Active Pokémon’s Retreat Cost is {C} more. Phantom Maze 130+ — This attack does 50 more damage for each {C} in your opponent’s Active Pokémon’s Retreat Cost.
100/084	Rampardos ex
Card text Destructive Headbutting — Once during your turn, if this Pokémon is in the Active Spot, you may use this Ability. Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy from your opponent’s Active Pokémon. Rowdy Hammer 150 — During your next turn, attacks used by this Pokémon do 150 more damage to your opponent’s Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance).
101/084	Mega Darkrai ex
Card text Dusk Raid 110+ — If your Benched Pokémon have any damage counters on them, this attack does 110 more damage. Abyss Eye — If your opponent’s Active Pokémon is affected by a Special Condition, it is Knocked Out.
102/084	Morpeko ex
Card text Wheely Draw — Shuffle your hand into your deck. Then, draw 6 cards. Hangry Blaster 40+ — This attack does 40 more damage for each damage counter on this Pokémon.
103/084	Mega Excadrill ex
Card text Undermine 90 — Discard the top 2 cards of your opponent’s deck. Maximum Drilling 200+ — If this Pokémon has at least 2 extra Energy attached (in addition to this attack’s cost), this attack does 130 more damage.
104/084	Brave Bangle		T
Card text If the Pokémon this card is attached to doesn’t have a Rule Box, the attacks it uses do 30 more damage to your opponent’s Active Pokémon ex (before applying Weakness and Resistance). (Pokémon ex, Pokémon V, etc. have Rule Boxes.)
105/084	Crushing Hammer		T
Card text Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy from 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon.
106/084	Dark Bell		T
Card text Both Active non-{D} Pokémon are now Confused.
107/084	Energy Switch		T
Card text Move a Basic Energy from 1 of your Pokémon to another of your Pokémon.
108/084	Gladion’s Final Battle		T
Card text You can use this card only when it is the last card in your hand. During this turn, attacks used by your Pokémon that don’t have a Rule Box do 80 more damage to your opponent’s Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance). (Pokémon ex, Pokémon V, etc. have Rule Boxes.)
109/084	Gwynn		T
Card text Discard up to 2 Pokémon that don’t have a Rule Box from your hand, and draw 3 cards for each card you discarded in this way. (Pokémon ex, Pokémon V, etc. have Rule Boxes.)
110/084	Iron Defender		T
Card text During your opponent’s next turn, all of your {M} Pokémon take 30 less damage from attacks from your opponent’s Pokémon (after applying Weakness and Resistance). (This includes new Pokémon that come into play.)
111/084	Misty’s Vitality		T
Card text Search your deck for up to 4 Basic {W} Energy cards and attach them to 1 of your Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck. Your turn ends.
112/084	Rust Syndicate Grunt		T
Card text You can use this card only if any of your Pokémon were Knocked Out during your opponent’s last turn. Discard an Energy from 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon.
113/084	Tremendous Bomb		T
Card text If the Pokémon this card is attached to isn’t a Mega Evolution Pokémon ex, is in the Active Spot, and takes 240 or more damage from an attack from your opponent’s Mega Evolution Pokémon ex (even if this Pokémon is Knocked Out), place 12 damage counters on the Attacking Pokémon. If you placed any damage counters in this way, discard this card.
114/084	Mega Zeraora ex	SIR
Card text Thunderous Fist 60× — This attack does 60 damage for each {L} Energy attached to this Pokémon. Zepto Turn 150 — Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
115/084	Mega Chandelure ex	SIR
Card text Binding Flame — Your opponent’s Active Pokémon’s Retreat Cost is {C} more. Phantom Maze 130+ — This attack does 50 more damage for each {C} in your opponent’s Active Pokémon’s Retreat Cost.
116/084	Mega Darkrai ex	SIR
Card text Dusk Raid 110+ — If your Benched Pokémon have any damage counters on them, this attack does 110 more damage. Abyss Eye — If your opponent’s Active Pokémon is affected by a Special Condition, it is Knocked Out.
117/084	Morpeko ex	SIR
Card text Wheely Draw — Shuffle your hand into your deck. Then, draw 6 cards. Hangry Blaster 40+ — This attack does 40 more damage for each damage counter on this Pokémon.
118/084	Gladion’s Final Battle	SIR	T
Card text You can use this card only when it is the last card in your hand. During this turn, attacks used by your Pokémon that don’t have a Rule Box do 80 more damage to your opponent’s Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance). (Pokémon ex, Pokémon V, etc. have Rule Boxes.)
119/084	Gwynn	SIR	T
Card text Discard up to 2 Pokémon that don’t have a Rule Box from your hand, and draw 3 cards for each card you discarded in this way. (Pokémon ex, Pokémon V, etc. have Rule Boxes.)
120/084	Mega Darkrai ex	MHR
Card text Dusk Raid 110+ — If your Benched Pokémon have any damage counters on them, this attack does 110 more damage. Abyss Eye — If your opponent’s Active Pokémon is affected by a Special Condition, it is Knocked Out.

Promos

Pitch Black continues the Mega Evolution black-star promo (MEP) series, numbered 082–089. The prerelease Build & Battle Boxes handed out Miraidon, Slowbro, Dhelmise and Bastiodon; the blisters came with Slowpoke (single-pack) and Binacle (three-pack); the Elite Trainer Boxes carried Zarude; and the Mega Zeraora ex Premium Collection included an exclusive Mega Zeraora ex promo (MEP 089).

For Collectors: Most Valuable Cards

Mega Darkrai ex — 116/084 (Special Illustration Rare)

The set’s most sought-after card — a full-art Special Illustration Rare of the headline Pokémon, and the pull most Pitch Black collectors are chasing at the top of launch-window prices.

Mega Darkrai ex — 120/084 (Mega Hyper Rare)

The gold Mega Hyper Rare Mega Darkrai ex — the only card at this rarity in the set and the etched, textured showpiece the whole expansion is built around.

Mega Zeraora ex — 114/084 (Special Illustration Rare)

A striking Lightning full-art of the set’s co-star — one of the standout Mega SIRs and a strong secondary chase behind Darkrai.

Mega Chandelure ex — 115/084 (Special Illustration Rare)

An eerie full-scene Mega Chandelure ex that leans right into the set’s nightmare theme — a favourite with Ghost- and Fire-type collectors.

Morpeko ex — 117/084 (Special Illustration Rare)

The non-Mega breakout of the set — a charming full-art Morpeko ex that rounds out the Special Illustration Rare line-up.

For Players: Most Powerful Cards

Mega Darkrai ex

The headliner and a genuine finisher. Dusk Raid hits for 110 and doubles to 220 when your Bench is banged up, while Abyss Eye outright Knocks Out any opposing Active Pokémon carrying a Special Condition — pair it with Poison or Sleep and no HP total is safe.

Mega Zeraora ex

A scaling Lightning attacker. Thunderous Fist does 60 damage for every Lightning Energy attached, so it snowballs past 200 fast, and Zepto Turn deals 150 and pivots straight to the Bench to dodge the return hit.

Mega Delphox ex

A tempo engine. Trick Portal digs nine cards deep and drops any Pokémon it finds onto your Bench for explosive setup, while Eerie Glow swings for 200 and leaves the target Burned and Confused.

Mega Slowbro ex

A punishing wall. Shellnado Spin hits for 180, and if Slowbro is damaged on your opponent’s next turn it slaps 12 damage counters (120) back onto the attacker — even if Slowbro is Knocked Out.

Mega Chandelure ex

A retreat-lock specialist. Its Binding Flame Ability raises the opponent’s Retreat Cost, and Phantom Maze starts at 130 and adds 50 for each Colorless in that inflated cost — trapping and punishing at once.

Mega Excadrill ex

A mill-and-smash threat. Undermine deals 90 and discards the top two cards of your opponent’s deck, and Maximum Drilling hits 200 — or 330 with two extra Energy attached.

Trivia

The set takes its name and mood from the darkness at the heart of the Mega Dimension, with Mega Darkrai ex as its face.
Pitch Black draws its story and cast from the Mega Dimension chapter of Pokémon Legends: Z-A.
Its six Mega Evolution Pokémon ex — Mega Darkrai, Mega Zeraora, Mega Delphox, Mega Slowbro, Mega Chandelure and Mega Excadrill ex — make the largest Mega roster in the series so far.
Mega Darkrai ex is the set’s only Mega Hyper Rare (120/084) and the headline chase card.
It is the English version of Japan’s Abyss Eye (released 22 May 2026), lightly expanded to 120 cards.
Pitch Black restores the full retail line-up — a booster box, two Elite Trainer Boxes, a Build & Battle Box, a Booster Bundle, blisters and a Mega Zeraora ex Premium Collection.

Images & Videos

Full-art illustrations and key art from Pitch Black — Mega Darkrai ex, Mega Zeraora ex and the set’s inky Mega Dimension look. Tap any image to open it full size, or grab the full-resolution file. Below, the official trailer and a full booster box opening.