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The base set of Pitch Black is 84 cards. The numbering runs to 120, and those 36 extra cards are the special prints people open packs for.
This is the full list, split by rarity, with collector number, artwork and price. If you are after the ranking sorted by value instead, it is in the article on the most expensive Pitch Black cards.
In short. The signature card of Pitch Black is Mega Darkrai ex Special Illustration Rare (#116) at 263.57 €; the print that closes the numbering, meaning the hardest one to find, is Mega Darkrai ex Gold Secret Rare (#120). The top three cards make up 62% of the total. Prices for English-language singles in Near Mint condition, 28 August 2026.
What is the rarest card in Pitch Black?
It depends what you mean, and here the two answers do not coincide.
If you mean the signature card, the one everybody calls the rarest in the set, it is Mega Darkrai ex Special Illustration Rare (#116): it is worth 263.57 € and it is the most expensive card in Pitch Black.
If you mean the hardest print to find, it is Mega Darkrai ex (#120), the only Gold Secret Rare in the set. It closes the numbering, the slot conventionally reserved for the prints that come out of packs least often, and it costs 190.62 €.
Pull rates are never published, so there is no official answer on which card is genuinely the rarest. The only measurable indicator is the price, which is where the few copies in circulation meet the people looking for them: and the price says Mega Darkrai ex #116 sits 72.95 € above the closing print.
Rare and expensive are not the same thing, and this set makes the gap obvious: the Gold that closes the numbering is not the card the market pays most for. The reason is demand rather than scarcity. A Special Illustration Rare carries its artwork across the whole card, and that is what collectors actually want in a binder; the Gold is striking, but it is a gilded version of the same idea and fewer people chase it.
Mega Darkrai ex appears three times, and the prices are nothing alike
The same Pokémon shows up three times among the special prints, at wildly different prices:
- #116, Special Illustration Rare: 263.57 €
- #120, Gold Secret Rare: 190.62 €
- #101, Ultra Rare: 14.19 €
Its versions together are worth 468.38 €, which is 52% of every special print in the set, and between the dearest and the cheapest there is a 19x gap. It is the most common mistake when valuing a collection from memory: the Pokémon does not decide the price, the print does. The number at the bottom decides everything.
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The six Special Illustration Rares (#114-119)
These six cards are worth 533.65 € together, from 30.39 € up to 263.57 € for Mega Darkrai ex (#116). This is the tier holding most of the set's value: on its own it accounts for 60% of the total.
The only Gold Secret Rare (#120)
It is a single card, worth 190.62 €.
The eighteen Ultra Rares (#096-113)
These eighteen cards are worth 119.14 € together, from 1.46 € up to 19.89 € for Misty's Vitality (#111).
The eleven Illustration Rares (#085-095)
These eleven cards are worth 53.31 € together, from 1.96 € up to 14.85 € for Slowbro (#090).
What it costs to complete the Pitch Black special prints
Bought one by one as singles, the 36 cards from number 85 to 120 cost 896.72 €. The distribution matters more than the total:
- the top three cards are worth 62% of it
- the six Special Illustration Rares are worth 533.65 €
- the only Gold Secret Rare is worth 190.62 €
- the eighteen Ultra Rares are worth 119.14 €
Put practically: without Mega Darkrai ex #116 and Mega Darkrai ex #120, the rest costs around 443 €. No single card blocks the bill: this is a set you complete one piece at a time.
Frequently asked questions about Pitch Black chase cards
How many chase cards does Pitch Black have?
The base set is 84 cards and the numbering runs to 120, so the special prints are 36, across six Special Illustration Rares, one Gold Secret Rare, eighteen Ultra Rares and eleven Illustration Rares.
What is the rarest card in Pitch Black?
It depends what you mean. The signature card, the one the market pays most for, is Mega Darkrai ex (#116) at 263.57 €. The print that closes the numbering, so the hardest to find, is Mega Darkrai ex Gold Secret Rare (#120). Pull rates are never published, so there is no official answer.
What is the most expensive card in Pitch Black?
Mega Darkrai ex Special Illustration Rare (#116), at 263.57 €.
Are Pitch Black chase cards printed in other languages?
Yes, the set is printed in several European languages. The prices on this page are for English copies in Near Mint condition, and other languages trade at their own prices.
How to follow their value without redoing the maths
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