Pokémon TCG Paradox Rift Set Guide: Cards, Products and Prices

Pokémon TCG: Paradox Rift released on November 3, 2023. Its official card list runs to 266 cards, every card numbered over 182. It brought Ancient and Future Pokémon into the game: Roaring Moon ex and Sandy Shocks ex on the Ancient side, Iron Valiant ex and Iron Hands ex on the Future side. Tera Pokémon ex shift type, Garchomp ex among them as a Water type, and Technical Machines return as Pokémon Tool cards. Groudon 199/182, an Illustration Rare, is £69. Below: the rarity structure, the cards worth naming, and every product with its market price.

The rarity structure

The official card list numbers the secret rares in four blocks. Illustration Rares run 183 to 216 and Ultra Rares 217 to 244. Special Illustration Rares run 245 to 259, and the Hyper Rares close the list at 260 to 266.

The Illustration Rares are full-art cards that show Pokémon in their own lives: Toedscruel or Blitzle in a forest, Wimpod exploring a flooded structure, Steelix working alongside humans at a construction site. Groudon 199/182 is one of them, £69. Its Magma Purge attack grows stronger with the Energy cards it discards.

The cards worth naming

Filter by rarity, tap to zoom. IR is Illustration Rare, SIR Special Illustration Rare. Each price is today's market price on Quaza Track.

1. Groudon199/182 · Illustration rare £697-day change ▼ 2.3%
2. Morpeko206/182 · Illustration rare £457-day change ▼ 2.4%
3. Minun194/182 · Illustration rare £337-day change ▲ 0.8%
4. Plusle193/182 · Illustration rare £337-day change ▼ 2.7%
5. Altaria ex253/182 · Special illustration rare £327-day change ▲ 1.5%
6. Steelix208/182 · Illustration rare £257-day change ▼ 5.2%
7. Gholdengo ex252/182 · Special illustration rare £237-day change ▲ 1.1%
8. Garchomp ex245/182 · Special illustration rare £237-day change ▼ 4.7%
9. Mantyke189/182 · Illustration rare £227-day change ▼ 0.3%
10. Aipom211/182 · Illustration rare £227-day change ▼ 0.7%
11. Roaring Moon ex251/182 · Special illustration rare £227-day change ▲ 2.9%
12. Golisopod ex246/182 · Special illustration rare £187-day change ▼ 4.8%
13. Swablu213/182 · Illustration rare £137-day change ▼ 1.9%
14. Garchomp ex260/182 · Hyper rare £127-day change ▲ 6.7%
15. Roaring Moon ex262/182 · Hyper rare £4.327-day change ▼ 8.1%
16. Iron Valiant ex261/182 · Hyper rare £3.357-day change ▲ 3.9%

Market: Quaza Track, updated Oct 29, 2026.

Ancient and Future cards

Paradox Rift brought Paradox Pokémon into the game as Ancient and Future cards, and the two play differently. Ancient Pokémon have high HP and strong, high-cost attacks. Future Pokémon focus on speed and technique, with low-cost attacks and retreats. Ancient and Future Trainer cards support Pokémon of their own kind.

Ancient Booster Energy Capsule 159/182 boosts the HP of the Pokémon it is attached to and protects it from Special Conditions. Future Booster Energy Capsule 164/182 removes the Retreat Cost of the Pokémon it is attached to.

Technical Machines return as Pokémon Tool cards: Blindside, Devolution, Evolution and Turbo Energize, at 176 to 179. Each gives the Pokémon it is attached to a new attack, and it is discarded at the end of your turn. Among the Tera Pokémon ex, Mewtwo ex appears as a Lightning type.

Every product, with live market prices

Every product below with its pack count where an official page gives one, and its market price today. Full history is on the Paradox Rift tracker page.

1. Booster Display Box36 packs Market £2137-day change ▼ 0.2%
2. Booster Pack1 pack Market £6.367-day change ▲ 3.3%
3. Elite Trainer Box [Roaring Moon] Market £1007-day change 0%
4. Elite Trainer Box [Iron Valiant] Market £1017-day change ▼ 0.2%
5. Pokémon Center ETB [Roaring Moon]11 packs Market £1617-day change ▼ 1%
6. Pokémon Center ETB [Iron Valiant]11 packs Market £1437-day change 0%
7. Booster Bundle6 packs Market £697-day change ▲ 0.8%
8. Build & Battle Box4 packs Market £327-day change ▲ 0.3%
9. Build & Battle Stadium11 packs Market £737-day change ▲ 0.7%

Products: pokemon.com. Market: Quaza Track, updated Oct 29, 2026.

Paradox Rift prices today

Groudon 199/182 is £69, Altaria ex 253/182 £32 and Roaring Moon ex 251/182 £22. On the sealed side, the Booster Display Box is £213, the Elite Trainer Box [Roaring Moon] £100 and the Booster Bundle £69. Each price links to its full history on Quaza Track.

Rotation and Standard play

Standard legality follows the regulation mark printed on each card, whatever set it came from. Cards with the G mark left the Standard format on March 26, 2026 on Pokémon TCG Live and on April 10, 2026 at in-person events. Cards with the H, I and J marks stay legal. Expanded still covers the Black & White Series onward.

Release timeline

• Nov 3, 2023Paradox Rift releases.
• Mar 22, 2024Temporal Forces releases, and ACE SPEC cards return.
• Jan 9, 2026The 2026 Standard rotation is announced: cards with the G mark leave Standard.
• Mar 26, 2026The rotation takes effect on Pokémon TCG Live.
• Apr 10, 2026The rotation takes effect at in-person events.

Either side of it: 151, released September 22, 2023, and Paldean Fates, released January 26, 2024. Live prices for every set are on the Quaza Track price tracker.

Frequently asked questions

How many cards are in Paradox Rift?

266 on the official card list, every card numbered over 182. Illustration Rares run 183 to 216, Ultra Rares 217 to 244, Special Illustration Rares 245 to 259 and Hyper Rares 260 to 266. It released on November 3, 2023.

What is the most valuable Paradox Rift card?

Groudon 199/182, the Illustration Rare. Its price today is in the prices section above.

Does Paradox Rift have ACE SPEC cards?

No. The rarity legend on the official card list has no ACE SPEC rarity. ACE SPEC cards returned in Temporal Forces, released March 22, 2024.