Pitch Black
Gwynn
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Versions of this card
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What the card itself says
Everything below is written on the card itself: how much health it has, what it fears, and what its attacks cost.
- Regulation mark
- J
What to make of it
Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.
WHAT IT HAS GOING FOR IT
- Alakazam / Dusknoir runs it in 52 of the 52 lists we have read, seen across 20 different tournaments.
- No Weakness printed on the card. Nothing doubles up the damage it takes.
- Mark J. The next rotation takes mark H away, so this one stays tournament legal.
Who plays it
These decks really played this card at a tournament. We spot it by the little set code printed at the bottom, the one players copy onto their list — two cards sometimes share a name, the code never lies.
| Deck | Lists | Tournaments | Printing listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alakazam / Dusknoir | 52 of 52 | 20 | PBL 78 |
| Dhelmise | 36 of 36 | 34 | PBL 78 |
| Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex / Froslass | 24 of 29 | 24 | PBL 78 |
| Erika's Victreebel | 22 of 23 | 22 | PBL 78 |
| Alakazam | 19 of 25 | 11 | PBL 78 |
| Okidogi / Barbaracle | 19 of 36 | 19 | PBL 78 |
| Dudunsparce | 12 of 25 | 11 | PBL 78 |
| Misty's Gyarados | 6 of 15 | 6 | PBL 78 |
| Alakazam / Dudunsparce | 5 of 34 | 5 | PBL 78 |
| Froslass / Munkidori | 5 of 30 | 5 | PBL 78 |
| Mega Charizard X ex | 5 of 39 | 5 | PBL 78 |
| other | 5 of 38 | 4 | PBL 78 |
| doublade-por | 4 of 25 | 4 | PBL 78 |
| Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex | 4 of 30 | 4 | PBL 78 |
| Mega Venusaur ex | 4 of 30 | 4 | PBL 78 |
| Cynthia's Garchomp ex | 3 of 33 | 3 | PBL 78 |
| Decidueye ex | 3 of 25 | 3 | PBL 78 |
| Hop's Trevenant | 3 of 34 | 3 | PBL 78 |
| Mega Lopunny ex / Dusknoir | 3 of 41 | 3 | PBL 78 |
| Bloodmoon Ursaluna / Lunatone | 3 of 29 | 3 | PBL 78 |
| Archaludon ex | 2 of 24 | 2 | PBL 78 |
| Beedrill ex | 2 of 28 | 2 | PBL 78 |
| Dragapult ex / Dudunsparce | 2 of 41 | 2 | PBL 78 |
| eelektrik-blk | 2 of 20 | 2 | PBL 78 |
| Iono's Bellibolt ex | 2 of 25 | 2 | PBL 78 |
| Mega Dragonite ex | 2 of 28 | 2 | PBL 78 |
| Teal Mask Ogerpon ex / Meganium | 2 of 27 | 2 | PBL 78 |
| Seaking | 2 of 39 | 2 | PBL 78 |
| Mega Starmie ex / Froslass | 2 of 39 | 2 | PBL 78 |
| Mega Kangaskhan ex / Bouffalant | 1 of 38 | 1 | PBL 78 |
| Mega Manectric ex / Eelektrik | 1 of 34 | 1 | PBL 78 |
| Mega Greninja ex | 1 of 30 | 1 | PBL 78 |
| Wailord ex | 1 of 28 | 1 | PBL 78 |
| yanmega-ex | 1 of 25 | 1 | PBL 78 |
When it came out
Pitch Black landed here on 17 July 2026.
In Japan these cards were already in shops on 22 May 2026, under the code M5. That is 56 days ahead of us.