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Pricing, rarities, release info, and pack value — answered with live market data. Updated daily.
9 questions answered
Q.01
How many cards are in Burning Shadows?
Burning Shadows contains 177 total cards (147 in the printed set). Chase Season currently tracks 177 cards with live pricing data.
Q.02
What is the most valuable card in Burning Shadows?
The top chase in Burning Shadows is Fairy Energy (Rare Secret), currently priced at $80.34 on the holofoil market.
Q.03
When was Burning Shadows released?
Burning Shadows was released in 2017 as part of the Sun & Moon era. It carries the set code BUS.
Q.04
How is the Chase Index calculated for Burning Shadows?
The Chase Index is a composite score (0–100) that combines current market price percentile (50%), community chase count (30%), and 7-day view activity (20%). Within Burning Shadows, cards are ranked against each other so local rarity and interest are reflected accurately.
Q.05
Is Burning Shadows rising or falling in value?
Tracked cards in Burning Shadows have moved -2.2% over the past 7 days and — over the past 30 days, based on market prices.
Q.06
What rarities are in Burning Shadows?
Burning Shadows spans 8 distinct rarity tiers across 177 tracked cards. The most common are 39 Uncommon, 39 Common, 25 Rare. The chase tiers include 12 Rare Rainbows, 9 Rare Secrets.
Q.07
Which Pokémon are featured in Burning Shadows?
The headline cards in Burning Shadows feature Charizard-GX, Fairy Energy, Wicke, Acerola, Darkness Energy, Gardevoir-GX, alongside other species across the set's 8 rarity tiers. These top the Chase Index ranking inside Burning Shadows based on live market price.
Q.08
What card variants are available in Burning Shadows?
Beyond the base print, Burning Shadows includes 21 chase-tier cards across 2 premium rarities (12 Rare Rainbows, 9 Rare Secrets), plus 116 cards with a reverse-holo variant. Each variant is priced and tracked separately on Chase Season.
Q.09
Are Burning Shadows booster packs worth opening?
Pack value in Burning Shadows depends on pull rates and current market prices, neither of which Chase Season predicts. As reference: the set contains 21 chase-tier pulls across 2 premium rarities, led by Fairy Energy at $80.34. The average tracked card across Burning Shadows is worth $7.72.