If you have been watching the Pokémon TCG market for a good entry point on the upcoming Pitch Black expansion, this is probably the window you were waiting for.
Amazon has restocked the Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution Pitch Black Booster Bundle at $57.92, with the set releasing on July 17. Current market price on resale platforms is sitting close to $70, which puts this restock at more than $10 below what most buyers are paying right now. It is sold and shipped directly by Amazon, not a third-party seller, which matters a lot when preordering sealed product.
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What the $57.92 price actually means
Six packs come in each Booster Bundle, so at $57.92 that breaks down to roughly $9.65 per pack. That is not the best per-pack rate the format has ever seen, but it is a meaningful discount compared to where this product is trading right now.
Here is the thing: the original MSRP for this bundle was $30. At $57.92, buyers are still paying nearly double that, a markup of around 93% over the intended retail price. That is the reality of the current Pokémon TCG market, and Amazon is not immune to it. Even so, $57.92 is a better deal than anything the resale market is currently offering, and Amazon's preorder price guarantee means you will not pay more than today's listed price. If the price drops before it ships, the lower price applies automatically.
Amazon also does not charge until the order ships, so the money does not leave your account until the product is actually on its way.
What Pitch Black actually contains
Pitch Black is the next English Mega Evolution expansion and a noticeably leaner set compared to its predecessor. Where Ascended Heroes ran to 295 cards, Pitch Black lands at over 115 cards total. For collectors who found the Ascended Heroes checklist exhausting, that is a welcome change.
Here is the confirmed breakdown:
- 6 Mega Evolution Pokémon ex
- 4 Pokémon ex
- 11 Illustration Rare Pokémon
- 18 Ultra Rare Pokémon and Trainer cards
- 6 Special Illustration Rares (Pokémon and Supporters)
- Over 20 Trainer cards
- 35+ cards with special illustrations
Four of the six Mega Evolution Pokémon have been confirmed: Mega Darkrai ex, Mega Zeraora ex, Mega Chandelure ex, and Mega Excadrill ex. The remaining two are still unannounced.
Why Mega Darkrai ex is the card to watch
Mega Darkrai ex is the box art Pokémon for this set, pulled directly from the Pokémon Legends: Z-A Mega Dimension DLC. Its attack in the Japanese equivalent set, Abyss Eye, has a straightforward and terrifying effect: if your opponent's Active Pokémon is affected by any Special Condition, it is knocked out immediately regardless of remaining HP.
That single mechanic has the potential to disrupt the high-HP tank strategies that have dominated competitive play. Expect this card to drive a significant portion of demand for the set.
The Elite Trainer Box promo for Pitch Black will be a new Zarude Illustration Rare, which is already drawing attention from collectors who expect it to hold value on the secondary market.
How this stacks up against other current deals
For context, the Chaos Rising Elite Trainer Box is currently available at Amazon for $79.99 at market price, and the Prismatic Evolutions ETB recently restocked at $179, also below market. The Pitch Black Booster Bundle sits in a similar position: not cheap by any historical standard, but genuinely competitive against what the resale market is charging right now.
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