Pokémon TCG Paldean Fates Set Guide: Shiny Cards, Mew ex and Prices

Pokémon TCG: Paldean Fates is a special expansion released on January 26, 2024. Its card list runs to 245, every card numbered over 091. It marks the return of Shiny Pokémon to the game, more than 130 of them, inspired by Hidden Fates and Shining Fates. Paldean Fates isn't sold in single booster packs, so every pack comes inside a product. The top card is Mew ex 232/091, a Special Illustration Rare by USGMEN, NZ$1,499. Below: the rarity structure, the cards worth naming, and every product with its market price.

The 154 secrets

The official card list numbers the secrets in six blocks. Shiny Rares run 092 to 211 and Shiny Ultra Rares 212 to 223. Illustration Rares are 224 to 226 and Ultra Rares 227 to 231. Special Illustration Rares run 232 to 239, and the Hyper Rares close the list at 240 to 245. Three main-set cards are Shiny Tera Pokémon ex: Charizard ex, Forretress ex and Espathra ex.

Five Shiny Ultra Rares have no main-set card in this set: Alakazam ex 215, Mew ex 216, Glimmora ex 218, Pidgeot ex 221 and Wigglytuff ex 222. Great Tusk ex 053, Iron Treads ex 066 and Charizard ex 054 have no Shiny Ultra Rare.

Several names repeat, so the number is what tells cards apart. Paldean Tauros appears at 111, 120 and 172, and Paldean Student at 085, 086, 230 and 231. Professor's Research appears twice in the main set, once for Professor Sada and once for Professor Turo. Mew ex appears at 216 and at 232.

The cards worth naming

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

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Mew ex 232/091 and the top cards

Mew ex 232/091 is the Special Illustration Rare by USGMEN, NZ$1,499. The number sets it apart from the Shiny Ultra Rare Mew ex 216/091 by aky CG Works, NZ$57.

Behind it come Charizard ex 234/091 by AKIRA EGAWA at NZ$458 and Gardevoir ex 233/091 by Kuroimori at NZ$288. Among the Shiny Rares, Pikachu 131/091 by Yuu Nishida is NZ$130 and Mimikyu 160/091 by Nelnal NZ$81.

Every Paldean Fates product

Every product below with its pack count and its market price today. The Booster Bundle page says this expansion isn't sold in individual booster packs. Full history is on the Paldean Fates tracker page.

Paldean Fates prices today

Mew ex 232/091 is NZ$1,499. Charizard ex 234/091 is NZ$458, Gardevoir ex 233/091 NZ$288 and the Shiny Ultra Rare Mew ex 216/091 NZ$57.

On the sealed side, the Elite Trainer Box is NZ$779, the Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Box NZ$964 and the Booster Bundle NZ$299. The Booster Bundle Display is NZ$2,766. Each price links to its full history on Quaza Track.

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. Expanded still covers the Black & White Series onward.

Release timeline

• Nov 16, 2023Paldean Fates announced for January 26, 2024.
• Jan 25, 2024Paldean Fates arrives on Pokémon TCG Live.
• Jan 26, 2024Paldean Fates releases with the Elite Trainer Box, the Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Box and the Tech Sticker Collections.
• Feb 9, 2024The Pokémon ex Premium Collections, Tins and Mini Tins follow.
• Feb 23, 2024The Booster Bundle follows.
• 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: Paradox Rift and Temporal Forces. Great Tusk ex 053/091 and Iron Treads ex 066/091 are this set's Ancient and Future Pokémon ex. For a newer Charizard, the Mega Charizard X ex guide covers every version. Live prices for every set are on the Quaza Track price tracker.

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