Mega Darkrai ex - 116/084 - ME05: Pitch Black (PBL) Pokemon
Mega Darkrai ex — 116/084 — Special Illustration Rare — ME05: Pitch Black
This is the card that made collectors rip through every pack of Pitch Black. The 116/084 Special Illustration Rare is the undisputed chase card of ME05 — the reason the set exists — and it isn't close. Illustrated by AKIRA EGAWA, one of the most sought-after names in modern Pokémon TCG art, the full-bleed SIR frame renders Mega Darkrai ex in full cosmic-horror form: a vast, eldritch figure that resolves into the impression of a single enormous eye opening against a pitch-black sky. It is exactly the kind of image that travels well beyond the usual TCG audience.
- Set: ME05: Pitch Black (PBL) — the fifth Mega Evolution expansion, released July 17, 2026, and the English adaptation of Japan's Abyss Eye (M5)
- Rarity: Special Illustration Rare — one of only six SIRs in the 120-card set, and the most valuable by a wide margin
- Card details: Darkness type · Basic · 280 HP · Dusk Raid (DD — 110+, does 110 more if your Benched Pokémon have damage counters) · Abyss Eye (DDD — instantly Knocks Out any opponent's Active Pokémon affected by a Special Condition)
- Illustrator: AKIRA EGAWA — celebrated for high-impact, dramatically styled SIRs that consistently command a premium on name alone
- Market: Raw NM copies actively trading in the $200–$230 range across recent eBay sales
Mega Darkrai ex's debut Mega Evolution in the TCG arrives backed by a mythical Pokémon with franchise-wide recognition since Pokémon Diamond & Pearl, and its Abyss Eye attack has already generated competitive meta discussion since the set's release. Egawa's SIR sits at the top of the Pitch Black chase hierarchy — above even the gold Hyper Rare at 120/084 — and it's the kind of full-art card that looks as powerful in a top-loader as it does in a sleeve. Get it now before the grading rush prices it further out of reach.
Available at Collector Station, Easley, SC. Local pickup available. All sales final. Shipping damage must be reported within 48 hours of delivery with photos.
