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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 Shining Fates?
Shining Fates contains 73 total cards (72 in the printed set). Chase Season currently tracks 195 cards with live pricing data.
Q.02
What is the most valuable card in Shining Fates?
The top chase in Shining Fates is Charizard VMAX (Rare Holo VMAX), currently priced at $151.78 on the holofoil market.
Q.03
When was Shining Fates released?
Shining Fates was released in 2021 as part of the Sword & Shield era. It carries the set code SHF.
Q.04
How is the Chase Index calculated for Shining Fates?
The Chase Index is a composite score (0–100) that combines current market price percentile (15%), upward-only 7-day price-move percentile (35%), rolling 30-day community chase count (30%), and 7-day view activity (20%). Within Shining Fates, cards are ranked against each other so local rarity and interest are reflected accurately.
Q.05
Is Shining Fates rising or falling in value?
Tracked cards in Shining Fates have moved +0.6% over the past 7 days and +6.4% over the past 30 days, based on market prices.
Q.06
What rarities are in Shining Fates?
Shining Fates spans 11 distinct rarity tiers across 195 tracked cards. The most common are 104 Rare Shiny, 18 Common, 17 Rare Holo V. The chase tiers include 1 Rare Rainbow, 2 Rare Secrets.
Q.07
Which Pokémon are featured in Shining Fates?
The headline cards in Shining Fates feature Charizard VMAX, Yamper, Suicune, Ditto VMAX, Koffing, Galarian Ponyta, alongside other species across the set's 11 rarity tiers. These top the Chase Index ranking inside Shining Fates based on live market price.
Q.08
What card variants are available in Shining Fates?
Beyond the base print, Shining Fates includes 3 chase-tier cards across 2 premium rarities (1 Rare Rainbow, 2 Rare Secrets), plus 46 cards with a reverse-holo variant. Each variant is priced and tracked separately on Chase Season.
Q.09
Are Shining Fates booster packs worth opening?
Pack value in Shining Fates depends on pull rates and current market prices, neither of which Chase Season predicts. As reference: the set contains 3 chase-tier pulls across 2 premium rarities, led by Charizard VMAX at $151.78. The average tracked card across Shining Fates is worth $3.71.