unless you know of a local player in your Pokemon TCG community who favours Fighting Pokemon, youre often going to have a great chance of playing competitively with Darkness Energy powering your Pokemon
Zombies got hooked up in Midnight Hunt , and its the same in Crimson Vow
For instance, the borderless version with alternate art has jumped from $30 to $50
If your deck leans heavily on graveyard synergy (like self-mill or loops), make sure you also pack answers to graveyard hate and keep backup win plans available
That kind of sustained, multi-generational relevance across three full decades of card design is remarkably rare in a market where most Pokemon cycle in and out of collector consciousness based on set themes, competitive viability, and social media trends, and it speaks to the enduring, almost primal appeal of a character that represents everything intimidating, mysterious, and awe-inspiring about the Pokemon world
I can see an instance where a planeswalker could get them, though