Pitch Black

Bastiodon

PBLFR93· Illustration rare
Bastiodon PBL 93

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What the card itself says

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HP
160
Type
Metal
Stage
Stage 2
Retreat cost
4
Weakness
×2
Resistance
-30
Regulation mark
J
Number
93/84
Set
Pitch BlackPBLSet guide
Illustrated by
Yoriyuki Ikegami

Its Ability

Ancient BulwarkRempart Antique

As long as this Pokémon is on your Bench, prevent all damage done to each of your Pokémon by attacks from your opponent's Pokémon that have 2 or less Energy attached.Tant que ce Pokémon est sur votre Banc, évitez tous les dégâts infligés à chacun de vos Pokémon par les attaques des Pokémon de votre adversaire auxquels 2 Énergies ou moins sont attachées.

Its attacks

Hammer InEnfoncement

160

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.

  1. A strength

    It has an Ability, Ancient Bulwark. An Ability costs you no attack, so you can use it and still swing the same turn.

  2. A strength

    Iron Thorns ex runs it in 25 of the 29 lists we have read, seen across 21 different tournaments.

  3. A strength

    Mark J. It is one of the marks currently accepted in Standard: H, I, and J.

  4. Keep in mind

    Retreat cost 4. Once it is out front, it stays there. Pack something that moves it another way, or you will burn whole turns discarding Energy.

  5. Keep in mind

    It is a Stage 2. You have to come through Shieldon to get here, or find a Rare Candy to skip the middle step.

  6. Keep in mind

    Weakness Fire ×2. Against a Fire Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,810 tournament lists we have read, 914 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Standard format: source checked on September 22, 2026. TCGdex

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.

The decks that list this card, with how many lists and how many tournaments
DeckListsTournamentsPrinting listed
Iron Thorns ex25 of 2921PBL 62
Gengar ex17 of 3817PBL 62
Dudunsparce8 of 298PBL 62
Archaludon ex5 of 285PBL 62
Mega Froslass ex5 of 295PBL 62
Steven's Metagross ex4 of 414PBL 62
Mamoswine ex3 of 243PBL 62
Archaludon ex / Dudunsparce2 of 302PBL 62
Bronzong2 of 272PBL 62
Flygon ex2 of 102PBL 62
Hydreigon ex2 of 462PBL 62
Alakazam1 of 281PBL 62
Blaziken ex1 of 211PBL 62
Mega Kangaskhan ex / Bouffalant1 of 391PBL 62
Mega Lopunny ex / Dudunsparce1 of 661PBL 62
Metagross1 of 361PBL 62

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.

Every set, with both of its dates

The other cards of this Pokémon

Two cards of the same Pokémon can be worth wildly different amounts — it depends on the set, the rarity and the artwork. We put all 11 Bastiodon cards on one page, priciest first.

See every Bastiodon card and its price