{"title":"Pitch Black","description":"\u003cp\u003eShop authentic, factory-sealed \u003cstrong\u003ePokémon Pitch Black\u003c\/strong\u003e products. This Mega Evolution expansion features more than 115 cards including Mega Darkrai ex, Mega Zeraora ex and Mega Chandelure ex. Every product is purchased directly from Pokémon Center, with tracked shipping worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"pitch-black-pokemon-center-etb","title":"Pokémon Pitch Black Elite Trainer Box — Pokémon Center Exclusive","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003ePokémon Pitch Black Elite Trainer Box — Pokémon Center Exclusive\u003c\/strong\u003e is the collector's edition of the Mega Evolution era's darkest set. The Pokémon Center version carries \u003cstrong\u003e11 booster packs\u003c\/strong\u003e — two more than the nine-pack retail ETB — plus \u003cstrong\u003etwo Zarude foil promos — one stamped with the Pokémon Center logo\u003c\/strong\u003e — the detail that separates this box from every standard copy on a shelf. Built around \u003cstrong\u003eMega Darkrai ex\u003c\/strong\u003e, Pitch Black leans fully into the nightmare aesthetic, and this is its definitive sealed format.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's Inside\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e11 Pokémon Pitch Black booster packs\u003c\/strong\u003e — 10 cards per pack, two more packs than the retail Elite Trainer Box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwo Zarude full-art foil promo cards\u003c\/strong\u003e — the Illustration Rare artwork by IKEDA Saki, one stamped with the Pokémon Center logo above the attacks and one unstamped; the stamped print exists only in this box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e65 card sleeves\u003c\/strong\u003e featuring Mega Darkrai\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e40 Pokémon TCG Energy cards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e6 damage-counter dice\u003c\/strong\u003e and a \u003cstrong\u003ecompetition-legal coin-flip die\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1 player's guide\u003c\/strong\u003e to the Mega Evolution — Pitch Black expansion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollector's box with 6 card dividers\u003c\/strong\u003e for sleeved-card storage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1 plastic coin\u003c\/strong\u003e and a \u003cstrong\u003ePokémon TCG Live code card\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEleven packs means 110 cards from the set before you count the promos — the deepest single-box opening Pitch Black offers short of a full booster box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Set: Mega Evolution — Pitch Black\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePitch Black is the fifth English expansion of the Mega Evolution era and the first to draw its Mega roster from Mega Dimension. The English set runs an 84-card main list plus secret rares — more than 115 cards in total — including \u003cstrong\u003e6 Mega Evolution Pokémon ex\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e4 Pokémon ex\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e11 Illustration Rares\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e18 Ultra Rares\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e6 Special Illustration Rares\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eMega Darkrai ex\u003c\/strong\u003e headlines as the set mascot, backed by \u003cstrong\u003eMega Zeraora ex\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMega Chandelure ex\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eMega Excadrill ex\u003c\/strong\u003e. It localises Japan's Abyss Eye expansion, whose secret-rare lineup has already set the early market hierarchy for the English print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy the Pokémon Center Version\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePokémon Center exclusives sit in their own tier of the sealed market. The logo-stamped promo is the marker collectors index on — it is the difference between a Pitch Black ETB and \u003cem\u003ethe\u003c\/em\u003e Pitch Black ETB, and it never appears in retail distribution. The two extra packs push the box's opening past the hundred-card mark, which matters if you intend to open it; the stamp matters if you don't.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe distinction runs deeper than the unboxing. Stamped Pokémon Center promos are catalogued and graded as their own prints — a stamped Zarude is a different entry in the population reports from its retail twin — so the box that contains one is permanently identifiable as the exclusive version. That is what keeps Pokémon Center ETBs distinct in the sealed market years after a set rotates out: the stamp can't be added later, and it can't be faked into a retail box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAllocation is the other half of the story. Pokémon Center's own preorder window for this set drew queues within the hour, and its listings were showing sold out the same day. Exclusives like this are produced once, allocated once, and not reprinted — availability, not price, is what defines them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery unit we carry is purchased directly from Pokémon Center, with order records retained for every unit, and each box is personally inspected by Alice before dispatch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt also forces a pleasant decision. Opened, this is the strongest single-box opening in the Pitch Black line — eleven packs, the accessories, and the stamped promo straight into a sleeve. Kept sealed, it is the version of the set's collector box that was hardest to obtain on day one. There is no wrong answer, but it's worth deciding before the shrink wrap comes off, because only one of those choices is reversible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eKey Cards to Chase in Pitch Black\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe chase pyramid is unusually top-heavy. The \u003cstrong\u003eMega Darkrai ex Mega Hyper Rare\u003c\/strong\u003e rules the set — Japanese Abyss Eye copies trade around \u003cstrong\u003e$1,000–1,100 ungraded\u003c\/strong\u003e (PriceCharting, June 2026), and Mega-era gold cards have pulled at roughly 1 in 1,260 packs, the rarest hyper-rare odds the TCG has printed. The \u003cstrong\u003eMega Darkrai ex Special Illustration Rare\u003c\/strong\u003e by Akira Egawa — widely called the set's best piece of art — trades around \u003cstrong\u003e$500–550\u003c\/strong\u003e in its Japanese print. Behind those two sit \u003cstrong\u003eGwynn\u003c\/strong\u003e, the set's new Supporter SIR (~$95–110), then \u003cstrong\u003eMorpeko ex\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMega Zeraora ex\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eMega Chandelure ex\u003c\/strong\u003e SIRs, with the full-art \u003cstrong\u003eMisty's Spirit\u003c\/strong\u003e outpricing some of them on character premium alone. English singles aren't priced yet, so read these as the Japanese market's view of the hierarchy rather than settled English values. Across the Mega era, Special Illustration Rares have landed near \u003cstrong\u003e1 in 100 packs\u003c\/strong\u003e — eleven packs is a genuine shot at the mid-tier, not a promise of the top. The full visual rundown sits below this listing, and every sealed Pitch Black format shares the same odds per pack — compare them on the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pitch-black\"\u003ePitch Black collection page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWant raw pack volume instead? The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/pitch-black-booster-box\"\u003ePitch Black Booster Box\u003c\/a\u003e runs 36 packs of the same set, and the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/pitch-black-booster-bundle\"\u003esix-pack Booster Bundle\u003c\/a\u003e is the lightest way in. Or browse \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/all\"\u003eeverything currently available\u003c\/a\u003e at Evol Vault.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Pokémon Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61754524172618,"sku":"PB-ETB-PC","price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/9781\/1274\/files\/pitch-black-etb-01-front.png?v=1781160981"},{"product_id":"pitch-black-booster-box","title":"Pokémon Pitch Black Booster Box — 36 Packs","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003ePokémon Pitch Black Booster Box\u003c\/strong\u003e is the full-volume format for the Mega Evolution era's darkest set: \u003cstrong\u003e36 factory-sealed booster packs\u003c\/strong\u003e, 10 cards each — 360 cards of the expansion built around \u003cstrong\u003eMega Darkrai ex\u003c\/strong\u003e. For set builders and collectors going deep on Pitch Black, nothing else matches a sealed display's pack count or its consistency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's Inside\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e36 Pokémon Pitch Black booster packs\u003c\/strong\u003e, factory sealed in the original display box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e10 cards in every pack\u003c\/strong\u003e, plus a basic Energy and a Pokémon TCG Live code card — 360 set cards in total\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat's the entire product — no accessories, no filler, just packs. A booster box is the configuration set builders default to, and the sealed display itself is the unit the collecting world counts in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Set: Mega Evolution — Pitch Black\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFifth in the English Mega Evolution era, Pitch Black is the first expansion to pull its Mega roster from Mega Dimension, and it commits completely to the darkness theme — \u003cstrong\u003eMega Darkrai ex\u003c\/strong\u003e as set mascot, with \u003cstrong\u003eMega Zeraora ex\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMega Chandelure ex\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eMega Excadrill ex\u003c\/strong\u003e in support. The English print runs an 84-card main set plus secret rares for more than 115 cards in total: \u003cstrong\u003e6 Mega Evolution Pokémon ex\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e4 Pokémon ex\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e11 Illustration Rares\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e18 Ultra Rares\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e6 Special Illustration Rares\u003c\/strong\u003e. The Japanese original, Abyss Eye, released first — which is why the set's chase hierarchy is already well mapped before English singles exist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy a Booster Box\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVolume changes the maths. Across the Mega Evolution era, Special Illustration Rares have landed at roughly \u003cstrong\u003e1 in 100 packs\u003c\/strong\u003e, so a 36-pack display is a genuine run at the SIR tier and should reliably clear the Illustration Rare and Ultra Rare slots many times over. The gold \u003cstrong\u003eMega Hyper Rare\u003c\/strong\u003e tier is a different animal — it has printed closer to \u003cstrong\u003e1 in 1,260 packs\u003c\/strong\u003e across the era, so no single box is a promise of the Mega Darkrai ex MHR. We would rather state that plainly than imply otherwise: a booster box buys you the best odds available per product, not a guaranteed top pull.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is also the box itself. An unopened display from a set's original print run is the format collectors hold back, and Pitch Black's allocation story — Pokémon Center's own preorder queues formed within the hour, with listings showing sold out the same day — is exactly the kind that gets remembered. These are produced once and allocated once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery box is purchased directly from Pokémon Center, with order records retained for every unit, and inspected by Alice before it ships.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eBooster Box or Elite Trainer Box?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe honest comparison: they solve different problems. The \u003cstrong\u003ebooster box\u003c\/strong\u003e is pure volume — 36 packs against the ETB's 11 — and if your goal is working through the set list or maximising attempts at the secret-rare slots, packs-per-product is the only number that matters. The \u003cstrong\u003ePokémon Center ETB\u003c\/strong\u003e answers a different question: it carries the logo-stamped Zarude promo that exists in no other product, plus the sleeves, dice and storage box, and it is the format the exclusive-sealed market tracks. Plenty of collectors resolve this by taking one of each — the box to open, the ETB to keep — which is also the configuration that covers both the set list and the exclusive print. If you only take one and you intend to open it, take the box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf the display is staying sealed, treat it like the long-term object it is: out of sunlight, stable room temperature, shrink wrap untouched. Sealed Mega-era boxes travel in their own cardboard sleeve from the distributor, and ours ship in that condition — the display box itself is part of what you're keeping.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eKey Cards to Chase in Pitch Black\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the top: the \u003cstrong\u003eMega Darkrai ex Mega Hyper Rare\u003c\/strong\u003e, trading around \u003cstrong\u003e$1,000–1,100 ungraded\u003c\/strong\u003e in its Japanese Abyss Eye print (PriceCharting, June 2026). Its companion \u003cstrong\u003eSpecial Illustration Rare\u003c\/strong\u003e — Akira Egawa's take on Darkrai, the consensus pick for the set's finest art — runs \u003cstrong\u003e$500–550\u003c\/strong\u003e. The supporting cast is deep for a dark set: \u003cstrong\u003eGwynn\u003c\/strong\u003e is the premier Trainer SIR at ~$95–110, with \u003cstrong\u003eMorpeko ex\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMega Zeraora ex\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eMega Chandelure ex\u003c\/strong\u003e filling the SIR tier, and full-art \u003cstrong\u003eMisty's Spirit\u003c\/strong\u003e punching above its Ultra Rare slot on character demand. All figures are Japanese-print values — the English market hasn't formed yet, which is precisely the window sealed buyers tend to act in. Thirty-six packs gives you the strongest position of any single product for the cards above the Ultra Rare line; the visual chase grid below this listing shows each card with current context.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePrefer the collector's format? The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/pitch-black-pokemon-center-etb\"\u003ePokémon Center exclusive Elite Trainer Box\u003c\/a\u003e adds two extra packs over retail and the logo-stamped Zarude promo. Want a smaller opening? The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/pitch-black-booster-bundle\"\u003eBooster Bundle\u003c\/a\u003e is six packs of the same set. Or browse \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/all\"\u003eeverything currently available\u003c\/a\u003e at Evol Vault.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Pokémon Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62228340670794,"sku":"PB-BB","price":200.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/9781\/1274\/files\/pitch-black-booster-box-01-display.png?v=1781160982"},{"product_id":"pitch-black-booster-bundle","title":"Pokémon Pitch Black Booster Bundle — 6 Packs","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003ePokémon Pitch Black Booster Bundle\u003c\/strong\u003e is the lightest way into the Mega Evolution era's darkest set: \u003cstrong\u003e6 factory-sealed booster packs\u003c\/strong\u003e, 10 cards each, from the expansion headlined by \u003cstrong\u003eMega Darkrai ex\u003c\/strong\u003e. Same packs, same odds, smallest commitment — the bundle exists for collectors who want Pitch Black in hand without taking on a display box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's Inside\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e6 Pokémon Pitch Black booster packs\u003c\/strong\u003e — 10 cards per pack, 60 cards in total, factory sealed in the bundle packaging\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSix packs is the standard bundle configuration for the Mega Evolution era — Pitch Black doesn't break the pattern — and every pack is identical to those in the booster box and Elite Trainer Box — there is no separate print run or altered pull table for bundles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Set: Mega Evolution — Pitch Black\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fifth English set of the Mega Evolution era, Pitch Black is built on the Mega Dimension roster and styled entirely around darkness — \u003cstrong\u003eMega Darkrai ex\u003c\/strong\u003e leads, with \u003cstrong\u003eMega Zeraora ex\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMega Chandelure ex\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eMega Excadrill ex\u003c\/strong\u003e alongside. Expect an 84-card main set plus secret rares, more than 115 cards in all: \u003cstrong\u003e6 Mega Evolution Pokémon ex\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e4 Pokémon ex\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e11 Illustration Rares\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e18 Ultra Rares\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e6 Special Illustration Rares\u003c\/strong\u003e. Because the Japanese original (Abyss Eye) released first, the chase hierarchy is already mapped — rare clarity to have before an English set launches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy the Booster Bundle\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree honest use cases. First, sampling: six packs is enough to handle the set, see the new Mega artwork in person and decide whether Pitch Black is your deep-dive set before committing to a \u003ca href=\"\/products\/pitch-black-booster-box\"\u003e36-pack display\u003c\/a\u003e. Second, topping up: if your main box run came up short on a tier, bundles add packs at the same odds without restarting at display scale. Third, gifting — if you're buying for a collector rather than collecting yourself, a sealed bundle of the current headline set is the no-research-required choice, and it ships exactly as Pokémon made it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat a bundle is not: a chase-card guarantee. Mega-era Special Illustration Rares have landed around \u003cstrong\u003e1 in 100 packs\u003c\/strong\u003e, so six packs is a taste of the set, not a hunt for its summit — we'd rather say so than sell implied jackpots. Every bundle is purchased directly from Pokémon Center, with order records retained for every unit, and inspected by Alice before dispatch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne under-appreciated property of the format: a bundle is a \u003cstrong\u003efactory-sealed configuration\u003c\/strong\u003e, not six loose packs. The packs inside have never been handled, sorted or weighed by anyone between Pokémon's production line and your door — a guarantee single packs from an opened display simply can't make. For a set whose top pulls carry four-figure Japanese-print values, that chain-of-custody point is worth more than it sounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBundle, ETB or Booster Box?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize the format to the intent. At \u003cstrong\u003e6 packs\u003c\/strong\u003e, the bundle is for sampling the set, topping up a collection, or putting a current-set gift in someone's hands. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/pitch-black-pokemon-center-etb\"\u003ePokémon Center Elite Trainer Box\u003c\/a\u003e at \u003cstrong\u003e11 packs\u003c\/strong\u003e adds the logo-stamped Zarude promo and the full accessory kit — it's the keepsake format, and the only way to own the stamped print. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/pitch-black-booster-box\"\u003eBooster Box\u003c\/a\u003e at \u003cstrong\u003e36 packs\u003c\/strong\u003e is the set-builder's tool and carries the best odds-per-product of the three. The pull table never changes between them; only the number of attempts does. A useful rule: buy the bundle to find out if you care about Pitch Black, and the box once you know you do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor anyone returning to the hobby after years away, the bundle is also the gentlest re-entry point — current-era packs look and pull differently from the sets you may remember, and sixty cards is enough to relearn the rarity system (Illustration Rares, Ultra Rares, Special Illustration Rares, and the gold Mega Hyper Rare tier) before deciding how deep to go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eKey Cards to Chase in Pitch Black\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhatever the format, the targets are the same. \u003cstrong\u003eMega Darkrai ex\u003c\/strong\u003e dominates twice over — its \u003cstrong\u003eMega Hyper Rare\u003c\/strong\u003e trades around \u003cstrong\u003e$1,000–1,100 ungraded\u003c\/strong\u003e in the Japanese Abyss Eye print (PriceCharting, June 2026), and its Akira Egawa \u003cstrong\u003eSpecial Illustration Rare\u003c\/strong\u003e around \u003cstrong\u003e$500–550\u003c\/strong\u003e. Then come \u003cstrong\u003eGwynn\u003c\/strong\u003e (~$95–110), the SIR trio of \u003cstrong\u003eMorpeko ex\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMega Zeraora ex\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eMega Chandelure ex\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the full-art \u003cstrong\u003eMisty's Spirit\u003c\/strong\u003e, the rare Ultra Rare that outprices an SIR. English-market prices don't exist yet — these are Japanese-print values, the best available signal until release. The chase grid below this listing shows each card; for the complete sealed line-up, see the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pitch-black\"\u003ePitch Black collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStepping up? The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/pitch-black-pokemon-center-etb\"\u003ePokémon Center exclusive Elite Trainer Box\u003c\/a\u003e carries 11 packs and the logo-stamped Zarude promo, and the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/pitch-black-booster-box\"\u003eBooster Box\u003c\/a\u003e is the full 36. 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