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Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution—Pitch Black is the fifth main expansion of cards from the Mega Evolution Series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. The expansion is based on the Mega Dimension DLC of the Pokémon Legends: Z-A video game, with focus on Mega Darkrai ex and Mega Zeraora ex. It will be released on July 17, 2026.
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Delve into Darkness Beyond Limits!
Twinkling city lights and a starry sky become obscured in darkness as Mega Darkrai ex arrives with mystery and malice! But Mega Zeraora ex fights back with thunderous strikes of lightning, leading the way for Mega Chandelure ex, Mega Excadrill ex, and more to join the fray. Shadows deepen and nightmares become reality in the Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution—Pitch Black expansion!
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Pitch Black is the fifth main expansion of cards for the Mega Evolution Series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It is the first main set to be based on the Mega Dimension DLC of Pokémon Legends: Z-A, and the fourth overall to be based on the video game. The central Pokémon featured in this set include Mega Darkrai ex and Mega Zeraora ex.[1]
Pitch Black includes cards released in the Japanese Abyss Eye expansion. Pitch Black will feature more than 115 cards,[2] including six Mega Evolution Pokémon ex, four Pokémon ex, 11 illustration rare Pokémon, 18 ultra rare Pokémon and Trainer cards, and six special illustration rare Pokémon and Supporter cards.[1]
Pitch Black will be released worldwide on July 17, 2026.[1]