Top 5 Most Valuable Pitch Black Pokémon TCG Cards for August 2026

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Pitch Black has quickly become one of the most closely watched Pokémon TCG sets of the Mega Evolution era, especially because its biggest chase cards are already commanding strong single-card prices.

As of August 2026, the top end of the market is built around Special Illustration Rares, Mega Hyper Rare treatment, and popular Pokémon that collectors are actively chasing.

Our ranking is based solely on average ungraded market values for single cards from Pitch Black, rather than graded cards, unsold asking prices, or speculative listings.

Values for graded cards have been included for each entry in this list, but the ranking itself is based on the average ungraded price for each card.

This is because these values are more likely to reflect the achievable sale value of each card alongside their demand by actual players rather than considering a handful of slabbed cards trading at values beyond the reach of most Pokémon TCG players.

The average sales prices are based on publicly recorded sales data available from eBay and TCGPlayer.

5. Mega Chandelure ex Special Illustration Rare 115/084 – $51

Mega Chandelure ex Special Illustration Rare 115/084 ranks fifth with an average ungraded value at $51.

That places it just inside the top five single cards from Pitch Black by ungraded market value as of August 2026.

The card benefits from being one of the set’s Special Illustration Rares, which naturally gives it stronger collector demand than standard ex cards, regular Ultra Rares, and most Illustration Rares lower in the set.

Mega Chandelure also gives Pitch Black a strong Ghost-type chase card outside the Mega Darkrai focus, helping it stand apart from the other high-value cards in the expansion.

Based on graded market figures, Mega Chandelure ex 115/084 has an additional Grade 9 value of $75.48 and a PSA 10 value of $284.09.

4. Mega Zeraora ex Special Illustration Rare 114/084 – $64

Mega Zeraora ex Special Illustration Rare 114/084 ranks fourth with an average ungraded value at $64.

That puts it ahead of Mega Chandelure ex 115/084 and makes it one of the most valuable non-Darkrai Pitch Black cards in the market.

Zeraora’s popularity helps explain the gap, because the Pokémon has maintained a strong following since its original debut and works especially well as a high-energy Mega Evolution chase card.

The Special Illustration Rare status is also important, because collectors tend to treat these full-scene chase cards as the main visual highlights of modern Pokémon TCG sets.

Based on graded market figures, Mega Zeraora ex 114/084 has an additional Grade 9 value of $88.32 and a PSA 10 value of $333.92.

Those numbers keep it clearly below the top three Pitch Black cards, but they also show that Mega Zeraora ex is carrying meaningful demand in both raw and graded form.

3. Morpeko ex Special Illustration Rare 117/084 – $120

Morpeko ex Special Illustration Rare 117/084 ranks third with an average ungraded value at $120.

That makes it the highest-valued non-Darkrai single card in Pitch Black by average ungraded price.

Morpeko may not have the same broad mascot status as Pikachu or Charizard, but this card has become one of the set’s strongest collector targets because of its Special Illustration Rare treatment and its position near the top of the secret rare range.

Its value also shows that the Pitch Black market is not only being carried by Mega Evolution cards, because a characterful Special Illustration Rare can still sit above several major Mega Pokémon cards when raw sale averages are compared.

Based on graded market figures, Morpeko ex 117/084 has an additional Grade 9 value of $149.01 and a PSA 10 value of $569.38.

That PSA 10 figure places it well above Mega Zeraora ex and Mega Chandelure ex in graded context, while its average ungraded price keeps it firmly in third place overall.

2. Mega Darkrai ex Mega Hyper Rare 120/084 – $205

Mega Darkrai ex Mega Hyper Rare 120/084 ranks second because its average ungraded value currently sits at $205.

That places it far above Morpeko ex 117/084 and confirms that Mega Darkrai is the main driver of the Pitch Black singles market.

The Mega Hyper Rare treatment gives this card a different kind of chase appeal from the Special Illustration Rare version, with the higher card number and premium rarity helping it stand out as one of the set’s most expensive pulls.

Its position at number two also shows that rarity treatment alone is not always enough to take the top spot, because the Special Illustration Rare version of Mega Darkrai is still carrying the highest raw market value in the set.

Based on graded market figures, Mega Darkrai ex 120/084 has an additional Grade 9 value of $273.71 and a PSA 10 value of $1,053.26.

That PSA 10 figure is significantly higher than the graded values attached to the lower-ranked cards, reinforcing how much collector attention is focused on the two premium Mega Darkrai entries.

For August 2026, Mega Darkrai ex 120/084 is the second most valuable Pitch Black single card based on average ungraded card sales data.

1. Mega Darkrai ex Special Illustration Rare 116/084 – $295

Mega Darkrai ex Special Illustration Rare 116/084 ranks first as its average ungraded value is $295 at the moment.

That makes it the most valuable single card in Pitch Black as of August 2026, based on average ungraded market value.

The card leads the set by a clear margin, sitting $90 above the Mega Darkrai ex Mega Hyper Rare 120/084 and $175 above Morpeko ex 117/084.

Its position at the top is not surprising, because this Mega Darkrai card combines strong collector demand with its status as the main chase-card identity of the Pitch Black set.

This is the card that currently defines the singles market for the expansion, with raw copies already sitting at a much higher average value than every other single card in the set.

Based on graded market figures, Mega Darkrai ex 116/084 has an additional Grade 9 value of $376.60 and a PSA 10 value of $1,452.49.

Those graded values show that top-condition copies are already commanding a major premium compared with the average ungraded market price.

For August 2026, Mega Darkrai ex 116/084 is the most valuable Pitch Black single card based on completed sales.

Several other Pitch Black cards sit outside the top five based on the average ungraded values of their confirmed sales as of August 2026.

Gwynn 119/084, Gladion’s Final Battle 118/084, Misty’s Vitality 111/084, Slowbro 090/084, and Goldeen 087/084 all have collector appeal, but their average ungraded values sit well below the five cards ranked here.

These prices of the top 5 cards show that Pitch Black’s early market is being led by Mega Darkrai, with Morpeko, Mega Zeraora, and Mega Chandelure forming the next tier of high-value single cards beneath the set’s two biggest chase pulls.

NOTE: The price data used to calculate these average sales prices was based on completed eBay and TCGPlayer sales recorded by PriceCharting.com as of August 2026.

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