Preorders went live for the Pokémon Trading Card Game: Pitch Black set, a part of the current Mega Evolution series, testing Pokémon Center's new lottery system. Around the same time, several Pitch Black cards appeared online (and in English), giving us a new glimpse at the upcoming TCG expansion. This includes the latest batch of Black Star Promo Cards that will be releasing inside the pre-release Build & Battle Boxes.
The new cards, which were revealed by PokeBeach this week, include the English versions of the four promo cards that are part of Pitch Black's pre-release, which will run from July 4 until July 12, 2026. Those cards are:
Each card comes stamped with the Pitch Black logo in the bottom-right corner of the card art, and it also includes the special Black Star promo symbol beside the card's numbering. There's nothing out of the ordinary here. However, fans are pretty divided on one of the new cards, which is proving to be surprisingly controversial already.
The problem is with the Dhelmise card, which you can view above. More specifically, it's with the ability that's called "Hide 'n' Sneak" in English. This was translated as "Ghost Veil" from...
