# Pokemon TCG Pitch Black

> **TL;DR.** Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution—Pitch Black is the fifth expansion in the Mega Evolution card-game era, a physical and digital booster set built around four newly playable Mega Evolution Pokémon ex.

- **Category:** Collectibles / Trading Card Games / Pokémon TCG
- **Stage:** emergent
- **Age:** 10 days
- **Origin date:** 2026-07-17
- **First detected:** 2026-07-20
- **Canonical URL:** https://earlyterms.com/term/pokemon-tcg-pitch-black
- **Sources:** 7 primary URLs

## Definition

Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution—Pitch Black is the fifth expansion in the Mega Evolution card-game era, a physical and digital booster set built around four newly playable Mega Evolution Pokémon ex. It's the current chase-card release driving Pokémon TCG secondary-market demand.

Officially released [July 17, 2026](https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/the-pokemon-tcg-mega-evolution-pitch-black-expansion-arrives-july-17-2026) by The Pokémon Company, the set headlines Mega Darkrai ex, Mega Zeraora ex, Mega Chandelure ex, and Mega Excadrill ex across 115+ cards. Build & Battle Box prereleases began July 4 at Play! Pokémon stores, and a 253-pack community pull-rate study found roughly 41% of packs yielded an ex-or-better hit.

## Analogy

Think of it as a blockbuster movie's opening weekend for trading cards — everyone rushes in before the rarest pulls disappear.

## Why it's emerging now

The Pokémon Company's fifth Mega Evolution TCG set went from an April 30, 2026 announcement to a July 17 nationwide release, immediately generating scarcity chatter — from a viral all-gold "god pack" pull to community pull-rate audits — as the current chase-card release for collectors and resellers.

## Related terms

- *parent:* Mega Evolution (Pokémon TCG era)
- *child:* Mega Darkrai ex
- *related:* Pokémon TCG Live
- *related:* chase card
- *related:* god pack
- *related:* Elite Trainer Box
- *related:* trading card shortage
- *related:* Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet—151
- *related:* Pokémon TCG: Prismatic Evolutions
- *related:* booster box break

## Sources

1. [Pokémon.com — Mega Evolution–Pitch Black expansion arrives July 17, 2026](https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/the-pokemon-tcg-mega-evolution-pitch-black-expansion-arrives-july-17-2026)
2. [Pokémon TCG — official Pitch Black expansion page](https://tcg.pokemon.com/en-us/expansions/pitch-black/)
3. [Pokémon.com — Pitch Black expansion is available now](https://www.pokemon.com/us/news/the-pokemon-tcg-mega-evolution-pitch-black-expansion-is-available-now)
4. [PokéBeach — Pitch Black set guide: full set list, product lineup, store promos](https://www.pokebeach.com/2026/07/pitch-black-set-guide-full-set-list-product-lineup-store-promos-and-more)
5. [TCGtalk — Pitch Black pull rates & pack odds, 253 packs opened](https://tcgtalk.com/guides/pitch-black-pull-rates)
6. [GAMES.GG — First ever all-gold god pack pulled from Pitch Black](https://games.gg/news/pokemon-pitch-black-gold-god-pack/)
7. [Bulbapedia — Pitch Black (TCG)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pitch_Black_(TCG))

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