Pitch Black

Fossil Quarry

PBL76· Uncommon
Fossil Quarry PBL 76

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What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

Regulation mark
J
Number
76/84
Set
Pitch BlackPBLSet guide
Illustrated by
Oswaldo KATO
Once during each player's turn, that player may search their deck for up to 2 Item cards that have "Antique" in their name and put them onto their Bench. Then, that player shuffles their deck.

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

    Iron Thorns ex runs it in 26 of the 30 lists we have read, seen across 22 different tournaments.

  2. A strength

    No Weakness printed on the card. Nothing doubles up the damage it takes.

  3. A strength

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

Standard format: source checked on September 23, 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 ex26 of 3022PBL 76
Gengar ex17 of 4017PBL 76
Dudunsparce8 of 308PBL 76
Mega Froslass ex6 of 356PBL 76
Archaludon ex5 of 285PBL 76
Steven's Metagross ex3 of 613PBL 76
Archaludon ex / Dudunsparce2 of 332PBL 76
Hydreigon ex2 of 522PBL 76
Mega Froslass ex / Dudunsparce2 of 322PBL 76
Mega Starmie ex2 of 582PBL 76
Alakazam1 of 291PBL 76
Mega Kangaskhan ex / Bouffalant1 of 581PBL 76
Mega Lopunny ex / Dudunsparce1 of 791PBL 76
Mamoswine ex1 of 251PBL 76
Metagross1 of 421PBL 76

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