Gwynn
Quick take
- Up to six cards drawn from one Supporter, the strongest raw draw effect in Pitch Black
- Full Art print by nagimiso showing the Lumiose City sewer entrance from Legends: Z-A
- Secret-block card 109/084, the middle print between the uncommon and the Naoki Saito SIR
- Four-of staple in Hide 'n' Sneak and other single-prize lists, so player demand stacks on collector demand
Collector's readWhat it means for your master set
Set landscapeWhere this card sits in Pitch Black
VariantsCard variants
Holofoil 109/84 · $5.43 — the only variant this card was printed in (no reverse holo or special pattern), so a master set needs just this one copy.
The storyThe draw engine of Pitch Black, in its Full Art suit
Gwynn does one thing and does it hard: discard up to two Pokemon without a Rule Box from your hand, draw three cards for each one. That is up to six fresh cards off a single Supporter. The obvious comparison is Roxie from Cosmic Eclipse, except Gwynn's wording excludes every Rule Box Pokemon, so single-prize decks get the full payoff. Decks built around the new Hide 'n' Sneak package run four copies and treat the discard as fuel.
“Up to six cards drawn from one Supporter, the strongest raw draw effect in Pitch Black”
The character matters too. Gwynn comes from Pokemon Legends: Z-A, where she works as the assistant of the Fist of Justice, the group her older brother Ivor leads. She is a Ghost-type specialist who hides out in the sewers beneath Lumiose City, and her partner Chandelure Mega Evolves in the game. Mega Chandelure ex headlines this same set, so the pairing writes itself. Pitch Black leans into that Lumiose underworld theme, and Gwynn is one of its faces.
As card 109/084 this is the Full Art Ultra Rare print by nagimiso, sitting in the secret block above the set's base numbering. It is the middle rung of three prints: the regular uncommon at 78, this Full Art, and the Naoki Saito Special Illustration Rare at 119. The SIR takes the spotlight and most of the money. The Full Art is the version deck players and mid-budget master set builders actually chase.
By the numbersMarket analysis
Sits in the lower-middle band of Pitch Black's secret block, roughly mid-pack among the set's ranked chase cards. It costs a fraction of the Naoki Saito SIR print and well under the set's headline Mega hits, but clearly above the regular uncommon copy players buy for decks.
Two weeks in, the market has mostly found its level: full art Trainer prints across the set dipped as launch supply landed, and this one settled cheap. Gwynn has a second force at work: the card already showed up in top Dhelmise lists at the 2026 Japan Championships, and if Western tournament results follow, playable-copy demand can prop the price up while pure display cards drift.
Modest. Full Art Ultra Rare trainers of playable Supporters tend to track playability more than art prestige, and reprints or rotation can bite later. The safer thesis is character-driven: Z-A trainers are new to the TCG, and first Full Art prints of new characters have a habit of aging well if the character sticks around. Buy it because you want it, not as a position.
Graded premiums on Full Art trainers at this price level are usually thin. A gem mint copy earns a real but unspectacular multiple over raw, and grading fees eat much of it. The SIR print is where grading money in this card name concentrates.
Pitch Black packs its premium prints into the numbered block past 084, and Full Art Ultra Rare trainers land noticeably more often than the set's Special Illustration Rares and other top-tier hits. Precise published odds for this Mega Evolution era set are not well documented yet, but the practical read is simple: you will hit some Ultra Rare slot every few packs, while this specific Gwynn takes a fair stack of packs to pull. Buying the single is far cheaper than opening for it.
Three Gwynn prints exist in Pitch Black. The uncommon at 78 is deck fodder. This Full Art at 109 is the accessible premium version. The Naoki Saito SIR at 119 is one of the set's Special Illustration Rares and carries several times the price. Within the secret block, Gwynn ranks mid-pack, behind the Mega Pokemon hits and the SIR trainers.
ArtworkWhy the art matters
nagimiso is a Japanese illustrator with a growing run of modern Pokemon TCG credits, and handled both the regular and Full Art prints of Gwynn for Pitch Black. The character work is consistent across the two prints, with the Full Art expanding the scene rather than just enlarging the figure.
The Full Art shows Gwynn at the entrance to the sewers beneath Lumiose City, the hideout she operates from in Pokemon Legends: Z-A. The regular print puts her inside the tunnels; this one catches her at the threshold. It reads as a scene from her story rather than a posed portrait, which is what you want from a Full Art trainer.
Standard Full Art Ultra Rare treatment: extended artwork across the card face with a textured foil finish. The dark palette suits the set name but shows fingerprints and surface scuffs more readily than lighter cards.
It is the first Full Art print of a brand-new Z-A character, drawn by the same artist who defined her regular card. The sewer-entrance setting ties directly into how she plays in the video game, hidden and waiting. For a mid-tier pull, it has more narrative than most.
BackgroundAbout Gwynn
Gwynn debuted in Pokemon Legends: Z-A in 2025 as a Z-A Royale participant and the assistant of the Fist of Justice, which her older brother Ivor leads. She is a Ghost-type specialist who bases herself in the sewers under Lumiose City, and her partner Chandelure Mega Evolves in-game. Pitch Black is her TCG debut, arriving alongside Mega Chandelure ex in the same expansion.
- ›New Z-A character with no prior TCG prints, so this is the ground floor
- ›Ghost-type specialist aesthetic fits the Pitch Black set identity
- ›Direct in-game connection to Mega Chandelure ex, a set headliner
- ›Genuinely strong card effect keeps her name in tournament coverage
- ›Pokemon Legends: Z-A (2025), as the Fist of Justice assistant and a Z-A Royale participant
- ›Pitch Black (2026), her first TCG appearance across three print tiers
Real and current. Discarding up to two non-Rule Box Pokemon to draw up to six cards is the best raw draw Pitch Black added, and single-prize decks exploit it best because their attackers dodge the Rule Box restriction. The Hide 'n' Sneak archetype, built around Dhelmise, Sinistcha, Spiritomb, and Banette, runs four and actively wants Pokemon in the discard pile. Gwynn already appeared in Dhelmise lists that placed 2nd and 6th at the 2026 Japan Championships. Expect her in lists as long as she is legal.
Own it wellCollector guide
Dark, textured Full Arts show handling fast. Check the black borders and rear corners for whitening, and tilt the card under light to spot surface scratches in the foil. Pack-fresh copies from a two-day-old set should be plentiful, so do not settle for edge wear.
Grade only a pack-fresh copy you have inspected under strong light, and only if you want the slab for your own collection. At this market tier the fee-to-premium math rarely works for resale. If you want a graded Gwynn as an asset, the SIR print is the better candidate. Read the grading guide →
Penny sleeve into a perfect-fit, then a toploader or binder with side-loading pockets. Textured foils can pick up sleeve scuffs if they slide, so avoid loose pockets. Keep it out of direct sun, dark cards show fading unevenly. See the storage guide →
Launch-window prices are usually the highest this card will see for months. If you just need the copy for a master set, waiting four to eight weeks for supply to build typically pays off. The counter-risk is competitive play: Gwynn is already in winning Japanese lists, and if Western results follow, playable-print demand could firm the price instead. Decide which risk you prefer, and buy from photos of the actual card, not stock images. See the singles buying guide →
Counterfeiting pressure on a mid-tier modern Full Art is low, but the basics still apply: real cards have the textured foil pattern you can feel, crisp text printing, and the standard blue-core layer visible on the edge. Compare against a known-real Ultra Rare from the same set if anything feels off.
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High Chase Score — protect and consider grading. · Amazon affiliate links · Storage guideWord on the streetCommunity sentiment
Positive, with the attention split by print. Players rate the card itself highly. Ultimate Guard's Pitch Black top 10 ranked Gwynn second in the whole set and told players to run the full four copies in Hide 'n' Sneak. Collectors mostly talk about the Saito SIR, which leaves this Full Art as the quiet value pick, liked but not hyped.
Early Pitch Black discussion features Gwynn constantly, but as a deck card first. Set review videos and articles flag the Roxie comparison and debate which decks abuse the draw best. The Z-A connection gets warm mentions from fans of the game, especially the Mega Chandelure pairing. Expect buzz to track tournament results over the next month.
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