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The 115-plus-card set arrives July 17, with prereleases from July 4 and six Mega Evolution Pokémon ex; Mega Darkrai ex’s gold and Special Illustration Rare cards lead the chase lineup.

Gladion’s Showdown boosts the next attack by a non-Rule Box Pokémon by 80 damage when played as your final hand card; its SIR connects with Silvally artwork in Abyss Eye.

Yuka Morii’s clay-art Mankey will appear in Pitch Black, releasing July 17 with prerelease events from July 4; the expansion includes 11 illustration rares and six special illustration rares.

The first Abyss Eye secret rares include Fomantis #082, Armarouge #083, Mega Chandelure ex #113 and two Mega Darkrai ex cards; the Japanese set launches May 22.

The three Illustration Rares are numbered 082, 083 and 084 in Japan’s May 22 set; their artwork will reach English collectors in Pitch Black on July 17.

All 81 main-set cards are now known ahead of Pitch Black’s English release on July 17, 2026, though its secret rares remain mostly unrevealed.

Wailord ex has 380 HP—tying Mega Venusaur ex for the highest among non-gimmick cards—and can hit for 270 damage. Abyss Eye launches May 22 in Japan, with the cards joining Pitch Black in July.

Mega Chandelure ex is a 350-HP Psychic Pokémon with a retreat-cost ability and scaling attack. Japan’s Abyss Eye arrives May 22, with its cards joining July’s English Pitch Black set.

Abyss Eye launches in Japan on May 22, with its fossil-focused cards feeding into July’s English set Pitch Black; Rampardos ex has 330 HP and a 150-damage scaling attack.

The four-card reveal includes Slowbro’s 210-damage All Out attack and Thievul’s attack-copying Skill Thief. Abyss Eye launches in Japan on May 22, with the cards reaching Pitch Black in July.

Mega Excadrill ex has 340 HP and can deal 330 damage with five Energy; Abyss Eye launches May 22, with the cards joining English set Pitch Black in July.