How can you tell your card is this one?

Look at the bottom of your card: you should read PBL 78/84 there. Its illustration is signed nagimiso.

Which set does it come from?

It comes from the Pitch Black set, released here on 17 July 2026.

Pitch Black

Gwynn PBL 78/84

PBLFRUncommon

We are not buying this printing at the moment.

Versions of this card

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What you might be wondering about this card

How can you tell your card is this one?: Look at the bottom of your card: you should read PBL 78/84 there. Its illustration is signed nagimiso.
Which set does it come from?: It comes from the Pitch Black set, released here on 17 July 2026.

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

What the card itself says

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

Regulation mark: J
Number: 78/84
Set: Pitch BlackPBLSet guide
Illustrated by: nagimiso

Discard up to 2 Pokémon that don't have a Rule Box from your hand, and draw 3 cards for each card you discarded in this way. (Pokémon ex, Pokémon V, etc. have Rule Boxes.)Défaussez jusqu'à 2 Pokémon n'ayant pas d'encadré Règle de votre main, puis piochez 3 cartes pour chaque carte défaussée de cette façon. (Les Pokémon-ex, Pokémon-V, etc. ont des encadrés Règle.)

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.

A strength
Alakazam / Dusknoir runs it in 92 of the 92 lists we have read, seen across 54 different tournaments.
A strength
No Weakness printed on the card. Nothing doubles up the damage it takes.
A strength
Mark J. It is one of the marks currently accepted in Standard: H, I, and J.

Standard format: source checked on October 1, 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
Deck	Lists	Tournaments	Printing listed
Alakazam / Dusknoir	92 of 92	54	PBL 78
Dhelmise	74 of 77	66	PBL 78
Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex / Froslass	53 of 64	52	PBL 78
Okidogi / Barbaracle	34 of 55	32	PBL 78
Alakazam	26 of 36	18	PBL 78
Erika's Victreebel	25 of 26	25	PBL 78
Froslass / Munkidori	19 of 52	18	PBL 78
Dudunsparce	16 of 30	14	PBL 78
Eelektrik	11 of 37	11	PBL 78
Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex	11 of 58	11	PBL 78
Doublade	8 of 47	8	PBL 78
Misty's Gyarados	7 of 17	7	PBL 78
Alakazam / Dudunsparce	6 of 67	6	PBL 78
Mega Charizard X ex	6 of 64	6	PBL 78
Beedrill ex	4 of 59	4	PBL 78
Mega Venusaur ex	4 of 74	4	PBL 78
Bloodmoon Ursaluna / Lunatone	4 of 42	4	PBL 78
Archaludon ex	3 of 30	3	PBL 78
Cynthia's Garchomp ex	3 of 70	3	PBL 78
Decidueye ex	3 of 37	3	PBL 78
Dragapult ex / Dudunsparce	3 of 77	3	PBL 78
Hop's Trevenant	3 of 67	3	PBL 78
Mega Lopunny ex / Dusknoir	3 of 82	3	PBL 78
Teal Mask Ogerpon ex / Meganium	3 of 52	3	PBL 78
Hop's Zacian ex	2 of 49	2	PBL 78
Iono's Bellibolt ex	2 of 41	2	PBL 78
Mega Dragonite ex	2 of 35	2	PBL 78
Mega Greninja ex	2 of 71	2	PBL 78
Seaking	2 of 75	2	PBL 78
Mega Starmie ex / Froslass	2 of 73	2	PBL 78
Toxtricity (Phantasmal Flames)	2 of 58	2	PBL 78
Wailord ex	2 of 34	2	PBL 78
Archaludon ex / Dudunsparce	1 of 36	1	PBL 78
Gengar ex	1 of 53	1	PBL 78
Mega Kangaskhan ex / Bouffalant	1 of 67	1	PBL 78
Mega Manectric ex / Eelektrik	1 of 71	1	PBL 78
Mega Chandelure ex	1 of 70	1	PBL 78
Paldean Tauros	1 of 28	1	PBL 78
Toxtricity	1 of 65	1	PBL 78
Yanmega ex	1 of 42	1	PBL 78