Pitch Black Sealed Products: Booster Box Prices, Mega Darkrai ex & Where to Buy

Quick facts

Sealed products for Pitch Black

Booster Box

Thirty-six packs at $161.64 MSRP. The first wave sold through quickly at big-box retailers, but restocks have been frequent and boxes are selling for $170–$200 in late August, with most eBay sales landing between $180 and $195. Anyone patient enough to catch a restock can still buy at retail. At about $5 a pack it is an easy set to open, and with only 84 base cards a single box covers most of the checklist.

Elite Trainer Box

Nine packs, a foil promo, sleeves, dice, markers, energy and a collector's box with Mega Darkrai art, at $49.99. The ETB is the product collectors want for the box art, and sealed examples have been trading at $70–$95, above the booster box on a per-pack basis. Earlier in August some sales crossed $100 during a gap between restocks, so if you see one at retail, take it.

Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Box

The Pokémon Center ETB carries 11 packs and a stamped promo at $59.99 and has been the scarce item of the set. Sealed listings run $110–$135. The premium is driven by the exclusive stamp and the fact that Pokémon Center stock sold out in minutes on release day.

Booster Bundle

Six packs for $26.94. Bundles sell for $30–$40 sealed and are the cheapest small purchase of Pitch Black packs after loose packs, which run about $6 each.

Blisters

Three-pack blisters with a promo sell for $20–$28, and single-pack and checklane blisters for $6–$9. These are stocked steadily at grocery and drugstore checklanes and are rarely worth buying online.

Build & Battle Box

The prerelease kit with four packs, a 40-card deck and a holo promo retailed at $29.99 and now sells for $32–$40. It is the best entry point for players who want a Darkness deck shell along with packs.

Chase cards and pull rates

Mega Darkrai ex Special Illustration Rare (116/84) is the chase of the summer. Illustrated by Akira Egawa, it trades at $250–$300 raw in late August and has been one of the few modern SIRs to rise in the weeks after release rather than fall. The gold Mega Darkrai ex Mega Hyper Rare (120/84) is rarer to pull and sits at $170–$210. Morpeko ex SIR (117/84) is the sleeper of the set at $100–$130, an unusually strong price for a non-Mega ex. Mega Zeraora ex SIR (114/84) and Mega Chandelure ex SIR (115/84) fill the $45–$80 tier, and the Ultra Rare full-art Mega Darkrai ex is the affordable version at $25–$40.

Pull rates follow the block pattern of roughly one Special Illustration Rare per 80–85 packs and a Mega Hyper Rare far less often than one per box. With only five SIRs in the set, the Darkrai SIR makes up a meaningful share of SIR pulls, which is part of why box demand has held. Illustration Rares at roughly one per nine packs keep most boxes from feeling empty.

Is Pitch Black worth buying sealed?

For opening, this is one of the better value sets of 2026: a small checklist, a chase card that is holding its price, and boxes within $40 of MSRP. For holding, the story is still being written. The set is in active print with regular restocks, so sealed prices are unlikely to move much before the end of the year. The case for a long hold is that Darkrai has a durable fan base, the Egawa SIR is already being compared to earlier grail illustrations, and small sets with one iconic card have done well over three to five years. Buy at retail or from a local shop and treat anything above $200 for a box as paying for impatience.

How to spot fakes and resealed products

Pitch Black is new enough that outright counterfeit boxes are rare, but resealed ETBs and weighed packs have already surfaced. Genuine boxes and ETBs use Pokémon-logo patterned shrink film with a horizontal rear seam and small vent holes; the ETB shrink should not have any cuts along the bottom edge where the box could be opened and resealed. Packs have serrated crimps on both ends and contain a Pokémon TCG Live code card. Pokémon Center ETBs show the Pokémon Center logo on the front panel and a stamped promo, so check photos closely before paying the premium. Skip "heavy pack" and "mystery repack" listings.

Where to buy Pitch Black sealed

Local shops received solid allocations of Pitch Black and many still have ETBs at $49.99. Use the card shop directory to find one near you and call ahead about stock. Card shows are a good place to buy booster boxes at or below eBay prices. Online, these eBay searches return the cleanest results:

• Pitch Black Booster Box 36 packs sealed
• Pitch Black Elite Trainer Box sealed
• Pitch Black Pokemon Center ETB

Frequently asked questions

Is there a Pitch Black booster box?

Yes. Pitch Black is a main set with a standard 36-pack booster box at a $161.64 MSRP.

How much is a Pitch Black booster box worth in 2026?

Sealed boxes sell for $170–$200 as of August 2026, with most sales between $180 and $195.

What is the most valuable card in Pitch Black?

Mega Darkrai ex Special Illustration Rare (116/84), trading at $250–$300 raw, followed by the gold Mega Darkrai ex Mega Hyper Rare (120/84).

How much is a Pitch Black ETB?

MSRP is $49.99. Sealed retail ETBs sell for $70–$95 on the secondary market, and Pokémon Center ETBs for $110–$135.

How many cards are in Pitch Black?

84 cards in the main set and 120 including secret rares.

Is Pitch Black still in print?

Yes. The set released July 17, 2026 and is restocking regularly at major retailers, so there is no need to pay large premiums for sealed product.

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