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To spot one, check the rarity symbol at the bottom of the card: an SIR carries two gold stars, while a single gold star marks an Illustration Rare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePitch Black's SIRs in our range include \u003ca href=\"\/products\/single-me5-116-mega-darkrai-ex\"\u003eMega Darkrai ex 116\/084\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/single-me5-117-morpeko-ex\"\u003eMorpeko ex 117\/084\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/single-me5-115-mega-chandelure-ex\"\u003eMega Chandelure ex 115\/084\u003c\/a\u003e. The Pokémon Company does not publish official pull rates, and SIRs are among the hardest cards in a booster to find, which is why most collectors buy the exact card as a single.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDelivery and more Pitch Black cards\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSingles are sold raw and ungraded, every card is condition-checked before it ships, and they go anywhere in the UK for a flat £1.75, however many cards are in your order. See the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/singles-me5-pitch-black\"\u003efull Pitch Black card list\u003c\/a\u003e, or the set's \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pokemon-pitch-black-chase-cards\"\u003ePitch Black chase cards\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pokemon-pitch-black-illustration-rare-cards\"\u003eIllustration Rares\u003c\/a\u003e; every Special Illustration Rare across sets is in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pokemon-special-illustration-rare-cards\"\u003eSpecial Illustration Rare Pokémon cards\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"single-me5-118-gladion-s-final-battle","title":"Gladion's Final Battle - 118\/84 - Pitch Black","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"single-card-info\" data-card-body=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGladion's Final Battle\u003c\/strong\u003e is card 118\/84 in \u003cstrong\u003ePitch Black\u003c\/strong\u003e, a Pokémon TCG set from the Mega Evolution series, released in July 2026. 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