Japanese Challenge from the Darkness Card List
The Japanese Challenge from the Darkness (闇からの挑戦) was released on 25 June 1999 with 98 cards — the second Gym expansion in Japan and the counterpart of the English Gym Challenge. Bulbapedia records that the Japanese print carries rarity symbols, while the English set was released in both 1st and unlimited editions. This page lists every card with its printings priced separately — 98 printing records — and every one opens its own record with the prices, the printing notes and where to buy.
Card List
Japanese Challenge from the Darkness at a glance
How many cards are in the Japanese Challenge from the Darkness?
The set holds 98 cards, released June 25, 1999. This site tracks 98 printings of them (Standard 98), each with its own record and price.
What printings does it have?
Challenge from the Darkness shipped in a single Japanese print run, so there is no 1st Edition or No Rarity split — one card, one printing.
What is the most valuable card in the set?
Sabrina's Gengar #54 at $503 raw, about $8,603 in PSA 10. One raw copy of every printing here totals $1,729.
Is this the same as the English Gym Challenge?
No — they are related releases, not the same cards. This is the Japanese printing, in Japanese, with its own numbering and its own prices. Treat a Japanese card as a different printing rather than a translation of the English one.
Prices are PriceCharting sold comps read 2026-10-28 and are per printing; card numbers, rarities, types and illustrators come from TCGdex's Japanese card data (set PMCG6). One raw copy of every printing on this page totals $1,729.