{"product_id":"mega-darkrai-ex-116-084-me05-pitch-black-pbl-nm-pokemon-1","title":"Mega Darkrai ex - 116\/084 - ME05: Pitch Black (PBL) NM Pokemon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMega Darkrai ex — 116\/084 — Special Illustration Rare — ME05: Pitch Black\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the card that entire boxes of Pitch Black were cracked to find. \u003cstrong\u003eCard 116\/084\u003c\/strong\u003e is the \u003cstrong\u003eSpecial Illustration Rare\u003c\/strong\u003e of Mega Darkrai ex, illustrated by \u003cstrong\u003eAkira Egawa\u003c\/strong\u003e in a cosmic-horror register — Darkrai rendered as an eye slowly opening in absolute darkness — that stands apart from anything else in the Mega Evolution era. It is, without question, the defining chase card of 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eME05: Pitch Black\u003c\/strong\u003e released July 17, 2026 as the fifth Mega Evolution expansion, built entirely around Darkrai's identity as the Darkness-type Mythical Pokémon. Of its six Special Illustration Rares, this one sits at the top by a wide margin — the single most valuable card in the set and the reason the set has a collector market at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSet:\u003c\/strong\u003e ME05: Pitch Black (PBL) — released July 17, 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRarity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Special Illustration Rare (#116\/084) — one of only six SIRs in the 120-card set, and the most valuable by a significant gap\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCard:\u003c\/strong\u003e Darkness-type · Basic Mega Evolution ex · 280 HP · \u003cem\u003eDusk Raid\u003c\/em\u003e (DD, 110+) · \u003cem\u003eAbyss Eye\u003c\/em\u003e (DDD — instant KO on any Special Condition Pokémon)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrator:\u003c\/strong\u003e AKIRA EGAWA\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Trading in the \u003cstrong\u003e$140–$160 range\u003c\/strong\u003e raw Near Mint; graded PSA 10 copies have sold around \u003cstrong\u003e$790\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Near Mint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDarkrai's \u003cem\u003eAbyss Eye\u003c\/em\u003e attack is a tournament-level one-shot, and the SIR artwork is the kind of full-art print that defined what collectors wanted from this era. The 116 is Pitch Black's anchor — the card master-set builders need last, and the one raw collectors are stacking while graded population stays low.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAvailable at Collector Station, Easley, SC. Local pickup available. \u003cstrong\u003eAll sales final.\u003c\/strong\u003e Shipping damage must be reported within 48 hours of delivery with photos.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Collector Station","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68067312075004,"sku":null,"price":137.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0786\/1387\/2892\/files\/IMG_3060.jpg?v=1793730003","url":"https:\/\/thecollectorstation.com\/products\/mega-darkrai-ex-116-084-me05-pitch-black-pbl-nm-pokemon-1","provider":"Collector Station","version":"1.0","type":"link"}