Mega Darkrai ex #116 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 4 Sept 2026Related Mega Darkrai ex & chase cards
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Mega Darkrai ex is the special illustration rare pulling all the attention from the Pitch Black set, and once you see AKIRA EGAWA's artwork on card #116, it's easy to understand why. This is a 2026 release, still fresh enough that pack rippers are actively chasing it, and if you're trying to pin down Mega Darkrai ex value right now, the short answer is that raw copies are sitting at $298 while graded copies climb a lot higher from there. It's the kind of card that looks just as good in a binder as it does on a grading pop report, which is part of why collectors keep coming back to it.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $233, down 20% over the past year, with an all-time high of $290 in July 2026.
Recent pulls of Mega Darkrai ex
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Mega Darkrai ex price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 56 graded, only 39 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $1.7k | 39 | - / 39 |
| PSA 9 | $401 | 10 | - / 10 |
| PSA 8 | - | 5 | - / 5 |
| PSA 7 | - | 2 | - / 2 |
| PSA 6 | $133 | - | - / - |
| PSA 5 | $106 | - | - / - |
| PSA 4 | $90 | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | $77 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $69 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $213 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Pitch Black
- Card number
- 116 of 120
- Rarity
- Special illustration rare
- Type
- Darkness
- HP
- 280
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Grass ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- AKIRA EGAWA
- Released
- 2026
Attacks
- Dusk Raid110+Darkness · Darkness
If your Benched Pokémon have any damage counters on them, this attack does 110 more damage.
- Abyss EyeDarkness · Darkness · Darkness
If your opponent's Active Pokémon is affected by a Special Condition, it is Knocked Out.
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The collector's take on Mega Darkrai ex
Is Mega Darkrai ex worth grading?
Here's the honest math: a raw Mega Darkrai ex runs $298, a Grade 9 comes in at $395, and a PSA 10 jumps all the way to $1,525, which works out to 5.1 times the raw price. That's a real gap, and it's tempting to send every copy you pull straight to grading. But gem mint is genuinely hard to hit on illustration rares like this one, the detailed art and full-bleed borders show every little edge ding or print line under a grader's light. Add in grading fees, turnaround time, and the chance your card comes back a 9 instead of a 10, and grading starts to look less like a guaranteed win and more like a calculated bet. If you've got a copy that looks clean under a loupe, corners sharp, centering even, it's worth the shot. If it's got soft edges or a visible surface scratch, you're often better off enjoying it raw or selling ungraded.
How rare is Mega Darkrai ex?
Special illustration rares sit near the top of the rarity ladder in modern Pokemon sets, and Mega Darkrai ex is no exception, it's the kind of pull that doesn't show up in every box you open. That scarcity is exactly what supports the price gap between raw and graded copies. When a card is already hard to pull in the first place, finding one that also survives shipping and handling in gem mint condition becomes a much smaller subset still, and that's the copy everyone's chasing at PSA 10.
Where can you pull Mega Darkrai ex?
PackSpy has tracked this card being pulled 200 or more times across collector-crypt, tilt-rips, and courtyard, with the biggest recorded pull landing at $3,270. We've seen it turn up in Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pokemon Mini Pack, Pokémon Starter Pack, and Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, so it's not locked to one single product. That said, opening packs chasing a specific card is still a gamble, most rips don't come close to covering what you paid, and Mega Darkrai ex is rare enough that plenty of people end up buying it outright on the secondary market instead of hunting for it pack by pack. Either path is valid, just go in with your eyes open about the odds.
Questions people ask
How much is Mega Darkrai ex worth?+
Raw, ungraded copies of Mega Darkrai ex are valued at $298. Grade 9 copies sell for $395, and a PSA 10 gem mint copy reaches $1,525, which is 5.1 times the raw price.
Is Mega Darkrai ex worth grading?+
It can be, given the jump from $298 raw to $1,525 at PSA 10. But gem mint is tough to land on illustration rares, so weigh grading fees and the risk of a lower grade before you send it in.
What set is Mega Darkrai ex from?+
Mega Darkrai ex is card #116 from the Pitch Black set, released in 2026. It's a special illustration rare with artwork by AKIRA EGAWA.
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