Pitch Black

Gwynn PBL 78/84

PBLJPUncommon
Gwynn PBL 78

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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.)自分の手札からポケモン（「ルールを持つポケモン」をのぞく）を2枚までトラッシュし、その枚数×3枚ぶん、山札を引く。

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 88 of the 88 lists we have read, seen across 50 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 27, 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 / Dusknoir88 of 8850PBL 78
Dhelmise69 of 7061PBL 78
Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex / Froslass47 of 5746PBL 78
Alakazam26 of 3518PBL 78
Erika's Victreebel25 of 2625PBL 78
Okidogi / Barbaracle25 of 4525PBL 78
Froslass / Munkidori19 of 5118PBL 78
Dudunsparce16 of 3014PBL 78
Eelektrik11 of 3711PBL 78
Doublade8 of 438PBL 78
Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex8 of 548PBL 78
Misty's Gyarados7 of 177PBL 78
Mega Charizard X ex6 of 536PBL 78
Alakazam / Dudunsparce5 of 635PBL 78
Beedrill ex4 of 534PBL 78
Mega Venusaur ex4 of 694PBL 78
Archaludon ex3 of 303PBL 78
Cynthia's Garchomp ex3 of 663PBL 78
Decidueye ex3 of 323PBL 78
Dragapult ex / Dudunsparce3 of 713PBL 78
Hop's Trevenant3 of 623PBL 78
Mega Lopunny ex / Dusknoir3 of 763PBL 78
Teal Mask Ogerpon ex / Meganium3 of 523PBL 78
Bloodmoon Ursaluna / Lunatone3 of 383PBL 78
Hop's Zacian ex2 of 482PBL 78
Iono's Bellibolt ex2 of 392PBL 78
Mega Dragonite ex2 of 332PBL 78
Mega Greninja ex2 of 652PBL 78
Seaking2 of 752PBL 78
Mega Starmie ex / Froslass2 of 692PBL 78
Wailord ex2 of 332PBL 78
Archaludon ex / Dudunsparce1 of 351PBL 78
Gengar ex1 of 461PBL 78
Mega Kangaskhan ex / Bouffalant1 of 641PBL 78
Mega Manectric ex / Eelektrik1 of 661PBL 78
Mega Chandelure ex1 of 611PBL 78
Paldean Tauros1 of 271PBL 78
Toxtricity1 of 591PBL 78
Toxtricity (Phantasmal Flames)1 of 561PBL 78
Yanmega ex1 of 411PBL 78