{"product_id":"pitch-black-booster-pack-me05-pitch-black-me05","title":"Pitch Black Booster Pack - ME05: Pitch Black (ME05)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMega Darkrai ex\u003c\/strong\u003e has arrived — and the \u003cem\u003eMega Darkrai ex Mega Hyper Rare (#120)\u003c\/em\u003e is already trading near $1,000, making this the most explosive Pokémon TCG release of the summer. Every single pack you tear is a shot at the card the entire community is talking about.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\nEach booster pack contains 10 random cards,\n \nwith every pack guaranteed to include at least one reverse holographic, holographic, or ultra-rare card.\n \nPacks also include 1 Basic Energy and 1 Pokémon TCG Live code card.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\nPokémon TCG: Mega Evolution—Pitch Black is the fifth expansion in the Mega Evolution Series (ME05), featuring six Mega Evolution ex led by mascot Mega Darkrai ex, alongside Mega Zeraora ex, Mega Chandelure ex, Mega Excadrill ex, Mega Delphox ex, and Mega Slowbro ex.\n \nFour more Pokémon ex round out the Double Rare tier: Lurantis ex, Wailord ex, Rampardos ex, and Morpeko ex.\n \nThe full set spans 84 main-set cards plus 36 secret rares: 11 Illustration Rares, 18 Ultra Rares, 6 Special Illustration Rares, and the Mega Darkrai ex Mega Hyper Rare at #120.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\nThe Akira Egawa Special Illustration Rare has been called the closest a Pokémon card has come to an eldritch abomination — the full Darkrai form reading as a giant eye opening in the dark — drawing comparisons to Egawa's Arceus and Giratina VSTAR from Crown Zenith, while 2007 \u003cem\u003eRise of Darkrai\u003c\/em\u003e nostalgia pulls in both players and collectors.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you're hunting:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMega Darkrai ex Mega Hyper Rare (#120)\u003c\/strong\u003e — the top chase, already trading near $1,000\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMega Darkrai ex Special Illustration Rare\u003c\/strong\u003e — the most coveted artwork card in the set, illustrated by Akira Egawa\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMega Zeraora ex SIR\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eGwynn SIR\u003c\/strong\u003e — ranked among the top chase pulls by price\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMorpeko ex SIR\u003c\/strong\u003e — trading close behind the Zeraora ex SIR in early market action\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustration Rares (#085–095)\u003c\/strong\u003e — 11 cards including Goldeen, Slowbro, Dhelmise, and Silvally among the standouts\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMisty's Vitality\u003c\/strong\u003e — Gen 1 nostalgia bait, and \u003cstrong\u003eGladion's Final Battle\u003c\/strong\u003e for the Alola faithful\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWailord ex\u003c\/strong\u003e — arrives with 380 HP, tying for the highest base HP on any tournament-legal card in the game and holding the record as the highest base HP ever printed on a Stage 1 Pokémon\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\nThe Japanese \u003cem\u003eAbyss Eye\u003c\/em\u003e release has already given the market two full months of price discovery\n — collectors who know, are buying in on release day before the rest of the world catches up.\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":50268727050492,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0786\/1387\/2892\/files\/FA0B380E-8D42-48F3-8D58-9E3354339D8F.jpg?v=1784321229","url":"https:\/\/thecollectorstation.com\/products\/pitch-black-booster-pack-me05-pitch-black-me05","provider":"Collector Station","version":"1.0","type":"link"}