{"id":545761,"date":"2026-07-17T09:02:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T09:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/545761\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T09:02:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T09:02:12","slug":"media-alert-mega-darkrai-ex-and-mega-zeraora-ex-debut-in-pokemon-tcg-mega-evolution-pitch-black-expansion-available-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/545761\/","title":{"rendered":"MEDIA ALERT: Mega Darkrai ex and Mega Zeraora ex Debut in Pok\u00e9mon TCG: Mega Evolution\u2014Pitch Black Expansion, Available Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>July 17, 2026 \u2014 The Pok\u00e9mon Company International today announced the launch of the latest expansion in the bestselling Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game (TCG), Mega Evolution\u2014Pitch Black, at participating retailers around the world.<\/p>\n<p>In Pok\u00e9mon TCG: Mega Evolution\u2014Pitch Black, a new level of mysterious power rises from the depths of darkness, bringing Mega Darkrai ex and Mega Zeraora ex to the forefront, while Mega Chandelure ex and Mega Excadrill ex blast through with striking force.<\/p>\n<p>Boasting high HP and powerful attacks, these Mega Evolution Pok\u00e9mon ex offer Trainers new ways to battle and build their decks. In exchange for their strength, these Mega Pok\u00e9mon give up three Prize cards when Knocked Out.<\/p>\n<p>Trainers can discover and collect cards from the Mega Evolution\u2014Pitch Black expansion through booster packs, Elite Trainer Boxes and various collections at participating retailers worldwide beginning today.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Mega Evolution\u2014Pitch Black is now available digitally via <a class=\"gp-autolink\" href=\"https:\/\/tcg.pokemon.com\/en-gb\/tcgl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon TCG Live<\/a>\u00a0app on\u00a0iOS,\u00a0Android,\u00a0macOS\u00a0and\u00a0Windows devices. Upon login, players will be rewarded with a themed deck accessory set as well as a Mega Evolution\u2014Pitch Black Battle Pass deck featuring Mega Darkrai ex. An additional deck featuring Mega Chandelure ex can be unlocked with further play.<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information about the Pok\u00e9mon TCG, please visit <a class=\"gp-autolink\" href=\"https:\/\/tcg.pokemon.com\/en-gb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Pokemon.com\/TCG<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\"\/> Players can unlock the Mega Evolution\u2014Pitch Black Battle Pass through 6 p.m. BST on Sept. 16, 2026.<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; July 17, 2026 \u2014 The Pok\u00e9mon Company International today announced the launch of the latest expansion in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":545762,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[85,46,125],"class_list":["post-545761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/545761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=545761"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/545761\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/545762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=545761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=545761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=545761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}