Pokémon TCG's Latest Expansion Features a Darkrai Valued at $1,000 — Top 10 Most Valuable Cards Revealed

This caller enlargement focuses connected spooky Pokémon, led by Mega Darkrai. This enlargement is each astir Ghost and Dark-types, eerie cityscapes, and mixing things up with almighty caller Mega Evolutions and never-before-seen Trainer cards.

Early information from TCGplayer shows Pitch Black is already generating a batch of buzz among collectors and players, with respective cards rapidly rising successful worth and hunt volume. Here are the apical 10 cards that radical are chasing successful Pitch Black.

No shocker here—the Ultra Rare Mega Darkrai is already a apical chase, coming successful astatine the tenth astir invaluable Pitch Black paper connected this database astatine $27.23 astatine clip of writing.

The creation is wild, with shadows swirling arsenic Darkrai gets acceptable to wreck shop. Competitive players are already eyeing its terrifying Pitch Black attack, which secures an instant Knock Out if the defending Pokémon is dormant oregon poisoned. This paper isn't adjacent the priciest Mega Darkrai successful the set, but I won’t spoil the remainder conscionable yet.

Pitch Black has rather a fewer Illustration Rares that fans are coveting. The archetypal 1 connected this database is Goldeen - a Kanto Water-type we’ve grown up with implicit the past 30 years. I can’t beryllium the lone 1 who says it similar its anime outcry each clip right? it’s the archetypal clip Goldeen has been connected a full-art paper successful TCG history, truthful it’s nary suprise Goldeen fans are consenting to wage a spot much to get their hands connected it - $26.87.

This Slowbro Illustration Rare is winning implicit Johto fans everyplace (and yes, the tail’s inactive there). Usually, Slowbro tin beryllium recovered chilling retired successful beachy environments, but this paper looks similar the murky streets of Lumiose City, which could beryllium wherefore this paper is 1 of the fastest rising worth cards successful Pitch Black astatine $28.49. Its archetypal Attack is All Out (50+), which does 160 much harm if you person nary cards successful your hand. Ouch!

This $29.24 Trainer paper features Gladion, the older member of Lillie and a beloved fan-favorite from the Alola region. Gladion is known for his beardown enslaved with Silvally, his signature partner, which helium rescued and raised aft it was subjected to cruel probe experiments by the Aether Foundation. This paper has already seen sucess astatine the Indonesia Master Ball League. You tin usage this paper lone erstwhile it is the past paper successful your hand. During this turn, attacks utilized by your Pokémon that don't person a Rule Box bash 80 much harm to your opponent's Active Pokémon

This stunning Illustration Rare Pokémon paper shows disconnected my second-favorite Generation 7 starter (sorry, I’m a VGC player, you cognize my favorite). While it’s not the bipedal kitty, I emotion however this paper wraps Primarina successful a aureate sunset, highlighting its ferocious fangs, astatine likelihood with its gentle environment. It's a gorgeous card, good worthy its existent $44.67 terms tag.` Its ability, Enriching Melody, is peculiarly absorbing - erstwhile during your turn, erstwhile you play this Pokémon from your manus to germinate 1 of your Pokémon, you whitethorn usage this Ability to heal each harm from 1 of your Pokémon.

One of the astir iconic characters successful the franchise's 30-year history, Misty’s Vitality lands successful the apical 10 astatine $60.36 - a gorgeous Ultra Rare from creator En Morikura. Historically, Misty cards bid a monolithic premium—just look astatine the legendary Misty’s Favor from Unified Minds oregon Misty's Determination from Hidden Fates. While those older cards focused strictly connected hand-refreshing, Misty's Vitality acts arsenic monolithic Water-type acceleration, letting you hunt your platform for up to 4 Basic Water Energy cards and connect them straight to 1 of your Pokémon. Then, shuffle your platform and your crook ends.

A large terms leap present to $171.34 - Mega Zeraora steals the amusement with this Special Illustration Rare. The electric-furred mythical beast looks perfectly spectacular with its Mega Evolution upgrade, and the pricing reflects conscionable however hard collectors are chasing this vibrant portion of art.

Another reasonably large summation arsenic we participate the apical three—this Morpeko ex Special Illustration Rare is presently sitting conscionable nether $200, astatine $192.98. It’s not a Mega oregon a Gen 1 classic, but radical emotion this small troublemaker. Gotta admit, it’s an incredibly cute card. Morpeko was 1 of the apical pursuit cards of Paradox Rift, and this bare Pika-clone is continuing its reign of adorable panic arsenic the 3rd astir invaluable paper successful Pitch Black.

Another hefty leap for the 2nd spot, coming successful astatine $520.27, but this time, it’s astir understandable. The Mega Darkrai ex Special Illustration Rare is 1 of the creepiest, coolest Pokémon cards we’ve had successful the TCG since the infamous Gengar & Mimikyu ex Tag Team from Team Up, arguably... Ever? I emotion it erstwhile cards propulsion straight from Pokémon lore; the gnarly, withered trees successful the inheritance are a nonstop notation to the 2007 movie Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai, depicting the beauteous plot of Alamos Town wherever Darkrai discovers bid and love. I spot what you did there, TCG artists!

The Mega Darkrai ex Mega Hyper Rare takes the apical spot—no astonishment here. Now that is 1 scary terms tag astatine $996.69, but remember, we are lone successful week 1 and the secondary marketplace volition apt settee down a spot arsenic much packs are opened. Not everyone is simply a instrumentality of these Mega Hyper Rare golden cards, but nary substance your sentiment connected the aesthetic, if you propulsion this aureate nightmare, congratulations! You conscionable won the merchandise week lottery.

Sara Heritage is simply a freelance writer for IGN, specialising successful Pokémon TCG. When she's not gaming, you’ll astir apt find her gathering yet different LEGO acceptable she perfectly did not need, oregon chaining ranked matches successful Pokémon Champions.