How can you tell your card is this one?

Look at the bottom of your card: you should read PBL 81/84 there. Its illustration is signed Teeziro.

Which set does it come from?

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

Pitch Black

Rust Syndicate Grunt PBL 81/84

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 81/84 there. Its illustration is signed Teeziro.
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: 81/84
Set: Pitch BlackPBLSet guide
Illustrated by: Teeziro

You can use this card only if any of your Pokémon were Knocked Out during your opponent's last turn. Discard an Energy from 1 of your opponent's Pokémon.Vous ne pouvez utiliser cette carte que si au moins l'un de vos Pokémon a été mis K.O. pendant le dernier tour de votre adversaire. Défaussez une Énergie de l'un des Pokémon de votre adversaire.

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
Dudunsparce runs it in 16 of the 30 lists we have read, seen across 14 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 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
Deck	Lists	Tournaments	Printing listed
Dudunsparce	16 of 30	14	PBL 81
Archaludon ex / N's Zoroark ex	2 of 27	2	PBL 81
Alakazam / Dudunsparce	1 of 63	1	PBL 81
Alakazam	1 of 35	1	PBL 81
Decidueye ex	1 of 32	1	PBL 81
Dragapult ex	1 of 64	1	PBL 81
Mega Froslass ex / Dudunsparce	1 of 32	1	PBL 81
Paldean Tauros	1 of 27	1	PBL 81