Pitch Black Card Values & Price Guide

Name: Pitch Black card values & price data
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Released in 2026 as part of the Mega Evolution series, Pitch Black spans 84 cards — 13 of them priced from TCGplayer and Cardmarket.

Released 2026/07/1784 printed cards

Cards tracked

Cards priced

Median value

$20.75

Tracked total

$477.91

Cost to complete

$446.51

cheapest printings

Top card

$143.91

Mega Darkrai ex

By CardLedger Research · Market data updated October 26, 2026 · Prices from TCGplayer & Cardmarket

Overview

About the Pitch Black set

Dating to 2026/07/17, Pitch Black is a contemporary Mega Evolution-series set with 84 cards. The most valuable card is Mega Darkrai ex #116, worth $143.91 (Special Illustration Rare).

This report prices 13 of the 13 tracked cards from live TCGplayer (USD) and Cardmarket (EUR) data, with a median card value of $20.75 and an average of $36.76.

Market

Pitch Black value distribution

How market value is spread across the set's tracked cards.

Set value index

3 days tracked · -2.9%

2026-10-19 · $492.04▼ 2.9% since 2026-10-192026-10-26 · $477.91

Index change

-2.9%

over 3 days

Off recorded high

-2.9%

Max drawdown

-2.9%

Daily volatility

0.6%

The index sums the live market value of every priced card in the set, built from our own daily snapshots.

The set's value is concentrated at the top: Mega Darkrai ex alone is worth $143.91, and the five most valuable cards — Mega Darkrai ex #116 ($143.91), Mega Darkrai ex #120 ($125.65), Morpeko ex #117 ($57.20), Mega Zeraora ex #114 ($34.26), Mega Chandelure ex #115 ($30.28) — carry the bulk of the $477.91 tracked total.

The median card value is $20.75 versus an average of $36.76 — a right-skewed distribution where a few chase cards pull the average up.

For collectors, the 5 cards above $30.28 are the ones worth sleeving; the rest of the set is affordable to complete raw.

Checklist

Rarity & price distribution

The tracked checklist breaks down by rarity as: 6 Special Illustration Rare, 5 Ultra Rare, 1 Mega Hyper Rare, 1 Illustration Rare. Rarer tiers carry the highest values.

By price band, the set has 0 cards Under $1, 0 cards $1–$5, 6 cards $5–$20, 5 cards $20–$100, 2 cards $100+. 2 cards trade above $100.

Mega Darkrai ex is the standout chase at $143.91; the next tier down (Mega Darkrai ex, Morpeko ex) forms the mid-set value layer.

Price bands

Under $10 cards · 0%

$1–$50 cards · 0%

$5–$206 cards · 46%

$20–$1005 cards · 38%

$100+2 cards · 15%

Cost to complete

What it costs to complete Pitch Black

Cheapest-printing cost to gather every tracked Pitch Black card, broken down by rarity tier.

Rarity	Cards	Cost to complete	Share	Median
Special Illustration Rare	6	$297.29	67%	$32.27
Mega Hyper Rare	1	$119.13	27%	$125.65
Ultra Rare	5	$26.09	6%	$6.56
Illustration Rare	1	$4.00	1%	$6.29

Affordable core vs tail

Cheapest 90% of cards$304.01

Priciest 10% (the tail)$142.50

Total to complete raw$446.51

Most of a set is cheap to collect — the last few chase cards carry most of the cost. The priciest 10% alone are 32% of the total.

Top cards

Most valuable Pitch Black cards

Ranked by live market value from TCGplayer (USD).

#	Card	Rarity	Variant	Market value	You'd net
1	Mega Darkrai ex #116	Special Illustration Rare	Holofoil	$143.91	$143.91
2	Mega Darkrai ex #120	Mega Hyper Rare	Holofoil	$125.65	$125.65
3	Morpeko ex #117	Special Illustration Rare	Holofoil	$57.20	$57.20
4	Mega Zeraora ex #114	Special Illustration Rare	Holofoil	$34.26	$34.26
5	Mega Chandelure ex #115	Special Illustration Rare	Holofoil	$30.28	$30.28
6	Gwynn #119	Special Illustration Rare	Holofoil	$25.44	$25.44
7	Gladion's Final Battle #118	Special Illustration Rare	Holofoil	$20.75	$20.75
8	Misty's Vitality #111	Ultra Rare	Holofoil	$9.35	$9.35
9	Gwynn #109	Ultra Rare	Holofoil	$7.12	$7.12
10	Mega Darkrai ex #101	Ultra Rare	Holofoil	$6.56	$6.56
11	Slowbro #90	Illustration Rare	Holofoil	$6.29	$6.29
12	Mega Chandelure ex #99	Ultra Rare	Holofoil	$5.56	$5.56

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Price movement

Heating up in Pitch Black

Cards in this set trading furthest above their 30-day average (7-day momentum).

Gwynn #109$7.12▲ 3.0%
Morpeko ex #117$57.20▲ 0.2%
Mega Darkrai ex #120$125.65▼ 2.3%
Mega Chandelure ex #99$5.56▼ 2.8%
Gladion's Final Battle #118$20.75▼ 4.1%
Gwynn #119$25.44▼ 4.6%

Buy the dip

Cooling off in Pitch Black

Cards in this set trading furthest below their 30-day average — potential value windows.

Mega Darkrai ex #116$143.91▼ 11.7%
Mega Zeraora ex #114$34.26▼ 10.7%
Misty's Vitality #111$9.35▼ 9.5%
Mega Chandelure ex #115$30.28▼ 8.8%
Mega Zeraora ex #98$5.54▼ 7.2%
Slowbro #90$6.29▼ 6.3%

FAQ

Pitch Black questions

What is the most valuable card in Pitch Black?

Mega Darkrai ex #116 is the set's top card, valued at $143.91 (Special Illustration Rare). It ranks #1 of 13 priced Pitch Black cards.

How many cards are in Pitch Black?

Pitch Black contains 84 printed cards in the Mega Evolution series, released 2026/07/17. This report tracks 13 of them, 13 with live prices.

What is the average Pitch Black card worth?

The median tracked value is $20.75 and the average is $36.76. The gap reflects the set's chase cards, which pull the average above the typical card.

Should I collect Pitch Black?

As a contemporary Mega Evolution-series set, Pitch Black remains in active demand driven by playability and collector interest. Completing it raw is affordable at a $20.75 median, while the top chase cards carry the investment case.

What are the top Pitch Black cards to buy?

The highest-value cards are Mega Darkrai ex #116 ($143.91), Mega Darkrai ex #120 ($125.65), Morpeko ex #117 ($57.20), Mega Zeraora ex #114 ($34.26), Mega Chandelure ex #115 ($30.28). These are the set's chase cards and the ones most worth grading or holding.

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