Pitch Black

Gwynn

PBL78· Uncommon
Gwynn PBL 78

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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
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.)

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

    Alakazam / Dusknoir runs it in 80 of the 80 lists we have read, seen across 44 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
Alakazam / Dusknoir80 of 8044PBL 78
Dhelmise58 of 5951PBL 78
Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex / Froslass43 of 5242PBL 78
Erika's Victreebel25 of 2625PBL 78
Alakazam22 of 2914PBL 78
Okidogi / Barbaracle22 of 4122PBL 78
Dudunsparce16 of 3014PBL 78
Froslass / Munkidori15 of 4514PBL 78
Eelektrik10 of 3610PBL 78
Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex8 of 478PBL 78
Doublade7 of 387PBL 78
Misty's Gyarados7 of 177PBL 78
Mega Charizard X ex6 of 506PBL 78
Alakazam / Dudunsparce5 of 585PBL 78
Mega Venusaur ex4 of 574PBL 78
Archaludon ex3 of 283PBL 78
Beedrill ex3 of 493PBL 78
Cynthia's Garchomp ex3 of 583PBL 78
Decidueye ex3 of 323PBL 78
Hop's Trevenant3 of 573PBL 78
Mega Lopunny ex / Dusknoir3 of 653PBL 78
Teal Mask Ogerpon ex / Meganium3 of 503PBL 78
Bloodmoon Ursaluna / Lunatone3 of 363PBL 78
Dragapult ex / Dudunsparce2 of 622PBL 78
Iono's Bellibolt ex2 of 382PBL 78
Mega Dragonite ex2 of 332PBL 78
Seaking2 of 672PBL 78
Mega Starmie ex / Froslass2 of 602PBL 78
Wailord ex2 of 322PBL 78
Archaludon ex / Dudunsparce1 of 331PBL 78
Gengar ex1 of 401PBL 78
Hop's Zacian ex1 of 451PBL 78
Mega Kangaskhan ex / Bouffalant1 of 581PBL 78
Mega Manectric ex / Eelektrik1 of 571PBL 78
Mega Chandelure ex1 of 531PBL 78
Mega Greninja ex1 of 551PBL 78
Paldean Tauros1 of 251PBL 78
Toxtricity1 of 511PBL 78
Yanmega ex1 of 351PBL 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.

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