Pokemon is everlasting, and its trading card game, the aptly titled Pokemon TCG, stays just as vibrant as its video games. Expansions come and go, basking within the limelight before fading, but are never forgotten.
Age works wonders for the worth of many expansions, as the costs of individual sought-after cards can skyrocket through the years. Yet in Shining Fates’ case, many cards have gone down in value – meaning now’s the time for collectors to grab and go!
Updated on March 14, 2025, by Andrew Scariati: The Pokemon market’s price surge affecting cards across the trendy landscape has trickled through Shining Fates as well. We have added two Shiny Holo Rares and a full art trainer card that has risen into the highest chase cards in Shining Fates.
Cards are ordered in keeping with their market price on TCGplayer, which is subject to alter.
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Raboot (Shiny Holo Rare) – $4.10
Hopping Up The Charts
Partially evolved starter Pokemon rarely get the eye they deserve, but Raboot’s dark gray color palette earns it the rare distinction of featuring among the many most precious cards in Shining Fates.
Raboot has seen its fair proportion of ups and downs, once dwelling closer to $3, and peaking near the $5 mark, which is where it hopes to settle again. While only the longer term will tell, Raboot might discover a everlasting home amongst the very best cards in Shining Fates.
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Inteleon (Shiny Holo Rare) – $4.18
A Shining Spy
Inteleon finds a spot amongst the most costly cards in Shining Fates as many of the Shiny Holo Rares, also called “baby shinies,” are trending downward. Nonetheless, this trend has given Inteleon the prospect to stand up the ranks and make an appearance amongst the very best cards in Shining Fates.
While it could actually’t compare with among the other Shining Fates chase cards, this Inteleon continues to leap up and down within the $3.50 to $4.50 range, offering opportunities to purchase it on a downtrend. Nonetheless, we caught Inteleon in an honest moment, because it goals to keep up a four-dollar value.
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Alcremie VMAX (Shiny Holo Rare) – $4.56
A Rising Cake
Alcremie surprisingly makes its way into the most costly Shining Fates cards alongside Pokemon like Koffing. Most Pokemon are separated by the slimmest margin, with those to follow also boasting small leads over one another.
While among the most precious cards in sets like Battle Styles feature a set of beneficial alt arts, Shining Fates primarily boasts shiny Pokemon, making Alcremie’s placement a bit unusual. While this card might drop out of the highest spots at a moment’s notice, Alcremie boasts a ravishing rainbow secret rare color palette.
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Koffing (Shiny Holo Rare) – $4.64
Rolling In The Green
Koffing is one more of a plethora of shiny Pokemon available in Shining Fates, with this green, gaseous Pokemon claiming a spot among the many most precious Shining Fates cards.
Nonetheless, this Koffing – and plenty of of the very best cards in Shining Fates – are separated by only a few cents, making this an exceedingly tight race for the most precious card in Shining Fates.
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Poke Kid (Full Art) – $4.83
The whole lot Is Higher With Eevee
Poke Kid is an oft-forgotten and frequently underappreciated character within the Pokemon universe, as this card depicts them of their signature Eevee onesie. Cute outfit aside, this card’s vibrant background captures the enjoyment of a brilliant, sunny day while providing the right canvas for Poke Kid to shine.
While this card remained humbly below the three-dollar mark for the vast majority of 2024, the turn of the yr saw a large spike that sent this Eevee fan soaring into the five-dollar range. Though it’s backed off a bit, Poke Kid maintains a reasonably strong value.
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Cinderace (Shiny Holo Rare) – $4.88
Celebrating With A Knee Slide
Cinderace finds its way onto the list after initially missing out by a slim margin. This ‘baby shiny’ finds its footing due to a powerful rebound from the top of 2024 into 2025, after sputtering to disappointing numbers in mid-2024.
As costlier cards proceed to rise, so too will inexpensive favorites like this Cinderace, though at a much slower rate.
Cinderace finds success once more as card prices rise, causing a trickle-down effect that (surprisingly) positively impacts cards at the underside.
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Lapras VMAX (Shiny Holo Rare) – $4.90
One other VMAX Victory
Lapras’ shiny Gigantamax design steals the highlight due to its beautiful assortment of pastel blues and purples, which offer a ravishing background to Lapras’ symphonic Aurora Veil icicles.
Full-art shinies typically command a premium over the smaller-framed ‘baby shinies’
Lapras is one other example of a late bloomer, with this card’s price floundering in 2024, finally soaring into the soundness of the five-dollar range in 2025. While Lapras backed off from the brand new highs it made, it’s sure to proceed selling in an identical range until one other market disruption.
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Galarian Rapidash (Shiny Holo Rare) – $5.17
Everybody Loves The Unicorn
Next up on the list is the living Pokemon corresponding to the ever-popular My Little Pony series. Galarian Rapidash embodies the ferocious and Stoic nature of its Kanto counterpart with added mystical and magical flair (plus a touch of cotton candy). Its shiny form features pastel greens and yellows that are on full display with its Shining Fates card.
Rapidash joined the five-dollar club, but wasn’t able to keep up the mark, because it’s one in every of many shinies from Shining Fates which are experiencing a slump in value.
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Yamper (Shiny Holo Rare) – $5.51
In By A Nose
This lovable, doughy dog captures our hearts with its tongue hanging out of its mouth and tail wagging with anticipation. Nonetheless, Yamper barely distinguishes itself from its peers, slotting in among the many pack in one in every of the closest races for set supremacy ever.
Unfortunately for Yamper, its value continues to tumble from the $5 plateau, leaving it in an uncertain freefall that might usher it out of the highest spots. Nonetheless, it’s staying strong for now but might want to see a rise to hold onto its spot amongst the very best Shining Fates cards.
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Eternatus VMAX (Shiny Holo Rare) – $5.71
A Black & Gold Mess
While Eternatus VMAX grabs a spot amongst the most precious Shining Fates cards, it doesn’t seem able to win many beauty contests, with Eternatus’ complex body offering a confusing canvas for a predominantly black color palette.
In case you benefit from the Pokemon, then this card should appeal to you, however the art doesn’t make it easy to understand Eternatus.
Eternatus is one other card currently riding the wave in Shining Fates, with lots of the top cards dropping in price for the reason that last time we checked in. Nonetheless, these moments might be fleeting, so don’t put an excessive amount of stock in where each card is currently positioned.
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Galarian Ponyta (Shiny Holo Rare) – $5.83
One Popular Ponyta
The pre-evolved type of Galarian Rapidash jumps ahead by a couple of more cents, continuing the trend of cards all hovering inside a couple of cents of one another. The five-dollar mark is a crucial goal to hit for these shiny Pokemon, and Galarian Ponyta refuses to dip below it, after already dropping from eight dollars.
While this shiny Pokemon barely misses out on the highest three, its value is not high enough to secure a everlasting spot, but given Ponyta’s potential price, it should remain amongst the most costly Shining Fates cards.
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Ditto VMAX (Shiny Holo Rare) – $8.18
The Beloved Blue Blob
As most VMAX cards do, Ditto VMAX looks like a blue science experiment gone mistaken, taking on many of the full art real estate on the cardboard. The background is barely visible behind the stretched-out Ditto artwork, encompassing all but a couple of sparkles.
Generally speaking, you possibly can get the cardboard for around 4 dollars, which is not too pricey for individuals who enjoy collecting. Nonetheless, when it comes to visual appeal, the Ditto V artwork may be higher and will re-appear among the many top spots in the longer term.
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Suicune (Shiny Holo Rare) – $9.39
Jumping To The Top
Legendary Pokemon are an element of the franchise that helps construct inherent value within the property. These creatures are inclined to be mystical or ancient and possess some incredible power. Suicune is one in every of the three legendary dogs belonging to the Johto region featured in Pokemon Silver & Gold.
Its shiny card, which is amongst the very best cards within the Shining Fates set, has a current value only a bit shy of the ten dollar mark. The shiny type of Suicune makes the majestic beast entirely blue as its mane isn’t any longer a wealthy violet purple color and is as an alternative a powdery blue.
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Skyla (Full Art) – $14.49
A Sky-High Finish
Pokemon fans who love the series from a nostalgic perspective may not know who Skyla is. She’s the charismatic Flying-type Gym Leader from Mistralton City, featured in each Pokemon Black & White and Black & White 2.
While this card is not among the many most precious full-art Trainer cards, Skyla is a well-liked trainer who appears among the many highest.
In Shining Fates she received a full art trainer card displaying some amazing art of the high-flying trainer making it one in every of the series’ best cards.
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Charizard VMAX (Shiny Holo Rare) – $119.03
Atop A Fiery Throne Again
It should come as no surprise that the most costly and sought-after card within the Pokemon Shining Fates expansion set is a Charizard card. The Charizard VMAX card encompasses a shiny Charizard in all of its black-scaled beauty, standing head-and-shoulders above its peers.
Charizard often causes many sets to skyrocket in price, as collectors try their best to get their hands on the beloved Fire-type Pokemon starter.
