Pokemon Pitch Black Launches July 17 With 120 Cards as Darkrai Leads 5 Chase Picks
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Updated · Beckett News · Jul 16
Pokemon Pitch Black Launches July 17 With 120 Cards as Darkrai Leads 5 Chase Picks
3 articles · Updated · Beckett News · Jul 16
Summary
July 17 brings the worldwide release of Mega Evolution Pitch Black, a compact 120-card Pokemon TCG set after TCG Live access on July 16 and prereleases ending July 12.
84 base cards and 36 Secret Rares make up the set, with the chase concentrated in 11 Illustration Rares, 18 Ultra Rares, six Special Illustration Rares and one Mega Hyper Rare.
Mega Darkrai ex #120/084 stands out as the top card to watch because it is the set’s only Mega Hyper Rare and has held the top price position in Japan’s Abyss Eye.
Mega Darkrai ex #116/084, Gwynn #119/084, Morpeko ex #117/084 and Mega Zeraora ex #114/084 round out the key chase cards, though Gwynn has cooled in Japan while Morpeko climbed and Zeraora stayed volatile.
May 22 Japanese release data from Abyss Eye gives collectors nearly eight weeks of pricing behavior, suggesting the English set may open with an unusually top-heavy chase hierarchy.