Pitch Black is an English-only name. Most of its cards were printed first, about two months earlier, in a Japanese set called Abyss Eye — though the two lineups don’t match card-for-card (more on that below).
Pitch Black (PBL) released in English on July 17, 2026 with 120 cards: 84 in the main print run plus 36 secret rares. Its source is M5 Abyss Eye (アビスアイ), which released in Japan on May 22, 2026 with 118 catalogued cards — 81 in the main run plus 37 secrets, all printed against a “/081” denominator. We’ve already mapped the two sets card-by-card in our Pitch Black Japanese card list; this article picks out the 12 cards worth chasing and shows exactly which Abyss Eye print each one comes from.
Pitch Black’s 12 highest-tier chase cards all trace back to Abyss Eye’s Mega Darkrai ex, Mega Zeraora ex, Mega Chandelure ex, Morpeko ex, Gladion’s Final Battle, and Gwynn print runs. We rank by our own listings first, then by rarity tier — we do not quote third-party market prices. The M5 Abyss Eye booster box is currently listed at ¥8,036 (~$51), and graded singles can be sourced through Quick Order.
Prices below are our own listings, converted at ¥159/USD (September 2026). Graded M5 singles aren’t currently in our PSA 10 lineup, so those are marked for sourcing via Quick Order rather than given a fixed price.
How We Ranked These
We rank chase cards two ways, in this order. First, any card we currently list as a PSA 10 goes to the top, ordered by our listed price. Second, everything else is ordered by rarity tier: Ultra Rare / Hyper Rare gold cards first, then Special Art Rare / Special Illustration Rare, then Super Rare / full-art Ultra Rare, then Art Rare / Illustration Rare.
None of the M5 Abyss Eye singles in this list currently have a live PSA 10 listing on our site, so this list runs on rarity tier alone. What we don’t do is quote TCGplayer, eBay, or PriceCharting numbers — there are no third-party market prices anywhere in this article, only our own listings and the printed rarity of each card.
The Top 12 Chase Cards
Ranked from the top of the rarity tier down. Every card here has a direct Japanese print in Abyss Eye (M5) — the numbers below are the Limitless catalogue numbers for each set.
1. Mega Darkrai ex — PBL 120/084
Japanese equivalent: M5 118/081, Ultra Rare, illustrated by 5ban Graphics. It’s the last card in the numbering of both sets, and it’s the gold-treatment chase piece of the whole lineup on either side of the Pacific.
Worth knowing before you go looking for a copy: the two prints are not the same artwork. The Japanese gold card has an engraved Darkrai emblem worked into the foil; the English gold card uses a flat yellow silhouette. This is a confirmed visual difference, not a variant of the same design.
M5 118 isn’t currently in our PSA 10 lineup — singles like this one are sourced to order via Quick Order.
2. Mega Darkrai ex — PBL 116 (Special Illustration Rare)
Japanese equivalent: M5 114/081, Special Art Rare, illustrated by AKIRA EGAWA. This is the one pairing on this list where we’ve directly verified the artwork — the Japanese and English prints are visually identical.
Not currently in our PSA 10 lineup — sourcing via Quick Order.
3. Mega Zeraora ex — PBL 114 (Special Illustration Rare)
Japanese equivalent: M5 112, Special Art Rare, illustrated by GIDORA. We expect the same illustration on both prints based on the pattern set by 114/081 above, though we haven’t done a side-by-side check on this specific pair.
Not currently in our PSA 10 lineup — sourcing via Quick Order.
4. Mega Chandelure ex — PBL 115 (Special Illustration Rare)
Japanese equivalent: M5 113, Special Art Rare, illustrated by REND.
We can source a graded copy on request through Quick Order.
5. Morpeko ex — PBL 117 (Special Illustration Rare)
Japanese equivalent: M5 115, Special Art Rare — a print collectors sometimes underrate on the way through the set.
Not currently in our PSA 10 lineup — source it via Quick Order.
6. Gladion’s Final Battle — PBL 118 (Special Illustration Rare)
Japanese equivalent: M5 116, Special Art Rare, illustrated by DOM. A Trainer-card Special Art Rare, which is a slot type that consistently draws attention from scene-focused collectors.
Sourced to order through Quick Order rather than listed in our PSA 10 lineup.
7. Gwynn — PBL 119 (Special Illustration Rare)
Japanese equivalent: M5 117, Special Art Rare, illustrated by Naoki Saito. One naming note here: Limitless’s Japanese listing auto-translates this character’s name as “Muk,” but the official English card name is Gwynn — that’s the name to search for.
Available to source via Quick Order; no graded copy listed yet.
8. Mega Darkrai ex — PBL 101 (Ultra Rare, full art)
Japanese equivalent: M5 99, Super Rare. This is the full-art tier below the two Darkrai chase slots above — the same Mega Evolution appears three times across the rarity ladder in both sets.
No listing yet for this one — request it through Quick Order.
9. Mega Zeraora ex — PBL 98 (Ultra Rare)
Japanese equivalent: M5 96, Super Rare.
Source a graded copy through Quick Order.
10. Mega Chandelure ex — PBL 99 (Ultra Rare)
Japanese equivalent: M5 97, Super Rare.
We can track down a graded copy via Quick Order.
11. Gladion’s Final Battle — PBL 108 (Ultra Rare)
Japanese equivalent: M5 109, Super Rare.
Not currently listed — sourced to order via Quick Order.
12. Gwynn — PBL 109 (Ultra Rare)
Japanese equivalent: M5 111, Super Rare, closing out the Super Rare run of this set alongside Lurantis ex at M5 94.
Request a graded copy through Quick Order.
Where to Buy the Japanese Versions from Tokyo
We ship Japanese sealed product and singles worldwide out of Tokyo with tracked delivery. For the cards on this list, there are three routes in.
- Sealed box. The M5 Abyss Eye booster box, currently listed at ¥8,036 (~$51), is the source for every Super Rare, Special Art Rare, and Ultra Rare on this list — they all come out of the same box.
- Graded PSA 10 singles. M5 Abyss Eye graded copies aren’t currently in our PSA 10 lineup. If you’re after a specific card — the M5 118 gold card or one of the Special Art Rares — send us the card number through Quick Order and we’ll source it.
- Related sets. If you’re comparing box options before you buy, our Abyss Eye booster box buying guide, Abyss Eye pull rates and best cards rundown, and M4 Ninja Spinner vs M5 Abyss Eye box guide cover the sealed-product side in more depth.
For anything else — mixed orders, other Japanese sets, or a card that isn’t listed yet — Quick Order is the fastest way to reach us.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Japanese version of Pitch Black?
M5 Abyss Eye (アビスアイ). It released in Japan on May 22, 2026, about two months before Pitch Black’s English release on July 17, 2026, and is the sole Japanese source for the English set.
Do all 120 Pitch Black cards have a Japanese Abyss Eye equivalent?
No. Abyss Eye is catalogued at 118 cards against Pitch Black’s 120, and the card lineups don’t match one-to-one — for example, Abyss Eye’s Art Rare Zarude (M5 90) has no Pitch Black Illustration Rare counterpart.
Which Mega Darkrai ex card is the top chase card?
The gold Ultra Rare at M5 118/081 in Japanese (PBL 120/084 in English), illustrated by 5ban Graphics. Note that the two prints use different artwork on the gold treatment — the Japanese card has an engraved Darkrai emblem, the English card a flat yellow silhouette.
Are the Special Illustration Rare and Special Art Rare versions of these cards the same artwork?
Confirmed identical for Mega Darkrai ex (M5 114/081 vs PBL 116). For the other Special Art Rares in this list — Mega Zeraora ex, Mega Chandelure ex, Morpeko ex, Gladion’s Final Battle, and Gwynn — the same-artwork pattern is expected but not individually verified.
Where can I buy the Japanese Abyss Eye versions of these cards?
Sealed Abyss Eye booster boxes are listed on our site at ¥8,036 (about $51) and contain every card on this list. Graded PSA 10 M5 singles aren’t currently in our lineup; those can be sourced through our Quick Order page.
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