Pokemon - Shining Fates - Elite Trainer Box

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Next up on the list is the living Pokemon equivalent to the ever-popular My Little Pony series. Galarian Rapidash took the ferocious and stoic nature of its Kanto counterpart and added in a mystical and magical flair, with a hint of cotton candy. Its shiny form features pastel greens and yellows which are on full display with its Shining Fates card. Bold indicates a main expansion. Italics indicate a special set. Releases that are entirely composed of prints from other releases are small.

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Lapras has had an interesting existence as a Kanto native Pokemon. When the games originally came out in the '90s it wasn't one of the more popular creatures, but in the decades since it has built a solid cult following. The majestic Water and Ice-type sea creature has won the hearts of many fans over the years. The shiny Ditto V mentioned earlier in the list isn't the only Ditto card making the list of most valuable cards in the Shining Fates set. As most VMAX cards do, Ditto VMAX has the now blue science experiment gone wrong taking up most of the full art real estate on the card. Just like Cinderace was featured on this list, it is perhaps unsurprising that another Gen 8 starter would make an appearance. Inteleon is the final evolved form of Sobble, the water type starter Pokemon.

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Something that sets Shining Fates apart from other modern sets is the reintroduction of regular Shiny Holo Pokemon cards. While typically Ultra Rare cards (and better) are the ones that appreciate in value for modern sets, there remains an interest in Holo Rare cards and a lot of people still have a preference for that old-school design. If you didn't see this coming then chances are you didn't know Charizard was in this set. Any time Charizard gets featured in a set it pretty much guarantees a top placement in terms of price, and since this one is a Shiny VMAX Charizard, you can guess it's a very heavy hitter. Despite Sobble being the Water-type starter Pokemon fans fell in love with, its final form named Inteleon serves only specific interests. Its design is a bit weird and there's a running joke that its equal parts titular character Rango and Randall from Monsters Inc. in appearance.

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Shining Fates is actually broken into 2 collections - one being the standard collection with a total of 73 cards (72 plus one secret rare) and the sub-set (called the Shiny vault) which features 122 shiny cards. Skyla is the only card from the standard Shining Fates collection to make it onto this list. Every other card on this list is shiny. Strangely, Rillaboom (the grass type starter evolution) doesn't make the list of the top 10 most expensive cards from Shining Fates. He comes in all the way at #20, which we feel is a grave injustice. #GrookeyGang represent. And if you are tired of Shiny Holo Rare Pokemon cards being featured on this list, then I've got good news for you. At #5 on this list we have the Generation 8 Legendary Pokemon Eternatus featured in a shiny Gold VMAX card. Legendary Pokemon are a part of the franchise that helps build inherent value in the property. These creatures tend to be mystical or ancient and possess some incredible power. Suicune is one of the three legendary dogs belonging to the Johto region featured in Pokemon Silver & Gold. All 3 of the Legendary beasts (Entei, Suicune, and Raikou) tend to fetch premium prices when they are featured on cards. It isn't surprising that a fan favorite Legendary as early as Gen 2 would be one of the most expensive cards found in Shining Fates.Regarded by many to be the number 1 actual chase card of the set - the Shiny Ditto VMAX Pokemon card comes in at #8 on our list of the top 10 most expensive cards for Shining Fates. This card features the shiny Dynamax version of Ditto, a fan favorite ever since Gen 1.

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Just as Galarian Rapidash was featured earlier at #6 on this list, Galarian Ponyta makes an appearance at #4. If you are really fond of the design of the Generation 1 Ponyta then you might have trouble liking the Galarian design, since they completely revamped the color scheme and made Ponyta a Psychic type. The other popular modern Shiny Charizard cards come from Hidden Fates and Champion's Path. The Shining Fates Charizard is a bit special, however, as it is the only Shiny VMAX Charizard to date. This comes shortly after Champion's Path released the VMAX Rainbow Secret Rare Charizard that was a huge hit. It may have been Rainbow and VMAX, but it wasn't shiny! At #6 we get another familiar face from Generation 1. Well, to be honest, Galarian Rapidash might look a little different than you remember. This is because the Galarian forms of Rapidash and Ponyta got a remake in Generation 8. Some Pokemon enthusiasts will tell you this Galarian design looks like something straight out of My Little Pony instead of Pokemon. Despite mixed opinions of the aesthetics of the card, it isn't surprising to see this card currently fetching a premium.At #2 on the list of the most expensive Pokemon cards from Shining Fates we have the Shiny Holo Rare Suicune. Suicune was introduced in Generation 2 as one of the three Legendary beasts resurrected by Ho-Oh. Suicune is a water type Pokemon and was featured on the boxart for Pokemon Crystal. Ditto may not be a dynamite Pokemon battler, but the Normal-type Pokemon is invaluable to trainers as it's an ace when it comes to breeding. In Shining Fates there are two different shiny Ditto cards, with the uglier of the two being of higher value. It's worth noting that Shining Fates has had a large print run so card prices are cheaper than you might expect compared to previous sets. We tend to think that Shining Fates is a great modern set to pursue at the moment while prices are relatively affordable!