How can you tell your card is this one?

Look at the bottom of your card: you should read PBL 83/84 there.

Which set does it come from?

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

Pitch Black

Shadowy Darkness Energy PBL 83/84

Name: Shadowy Darkness Energy PBL 83
Brand: Pokémon

PBLJPRare

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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 83/84 there.
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: 83/84
Set: Pitch BlackPBLSet guide

As long as this card is attached to a Pokémon, it provides Energy. As long as the Pokémon this card is attached to is on your Bench, prevent all damage done to it by attacks from your opponent's Pokémon.このカードは、ポケモンについているかぎり、エネルギー1個ぶんとしてはたらく。このカードをつけているポケモンは、ベンチにいるかぎり、相手のワザのダメージを受けない。

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
Mega Darkrai ex runs it in 16 of the 54 lists we have read, seen across 16 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
Mega Darkrai ex	16 of 54	16	PBL 83
Gengar ex	10 of 46	10	PBL 83
Mega Sharpedo ex	7 of 11	7	PBL 83
Mega Gengar ex	6 of 28	6	PBL 83
Toxtricity (Phantasmal Flames)	5 of 56	5	PBL 83
Froslass / Munkidori	2 of 51	2	PBL 83
N's Zoroark ex / Crustle	2 of 6	2	PBL 83
Hydreigon ex	1 of 65	1	PBL 83
Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex	1 of 54	1	PBL 83
Mega Sharpedo ex / Toxtricity	1 of 92	1	PBL 83