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Pokémon TCG Value Watch: Shining Fates In August 2023

Pokémon TCG Value Watch observes 2021's special Shiny Pokémon-themed set Shining Fates in August 2023 to get an understanding of the market.


The Pokémon TCG is an ever-changing and unpredictable market. Over the past two years, we've seen renewed interest in the hobby due to a number of factors, including the 25th Anniversary, strong Sword & Shield-era sets featuring stunning Alternate Arts, influencers, box breaks, COVID-19 lockdown pushing people to find hobbies, and more. For a time, sets and cards that were readily available quickly became difficult to find. Now that the hype is settling down, let's see where modern sets stand. Every month, I will do an installment of this series, Pokémon TCG Value Watch. This series is not financial advice but is rather a way to help collectors know the trajectory of a card's availability so that Pokémon TCG completionists like myself know when to strike. Today, let's see how the cards of Champion's Path, which came out in September 2020, are doing now in August 2023.

Shining Fates top card. Credit: Pokémon TCG
Shining Fates top card. Credit: Pokémon TCG

Here are the top valued cards of Pokémon TCG: Shining Fates with market values observed on TCGPlayer as of this writing. First, the top 10 of the set's subset, the Shiny Vault.

  1. Shiny Charizard VMAX SV107/SV122: $85.83
  2. Shiny Suicune SV022/SV122: $10.62
  3. Shiny Koffing SV076/SV122: $5.62
  4. Shiny Galarian Rapidash SV048/SV122: $5.12
  5. Shiny Galarian Ponyta SV047/SV122: $4.91
  6. Shiny Inteleon SV027/SV122: $4.83
  7. Shiny Decidueye SV003/SV122: $4.37
  8. Shiny Yamper SV039/SV122: $4.30
  9. Shiny Ditto VMAX SV119/SV122: $4.16
  10. Shiny Cinderace SV017/SV122: $4.10

Now, for the top five of the main set:

  1. Skyla Trainer Supporter Full Art 072/072: $15.43
  2. Alcremie VMAX Rainbow Rare 073/072: $4.54
  3. Poké Kid Trainer Supporter Full Art 070/072: $3.58
  4. Ball Guy Trainer Supporter Full Art 065/072: $2.34
  5. Piers Trainer Supporter Full Art 069/072: $1.63

There is evidence that the Full Art Trainer market is evening out. We saw an uptick in interest in these cards with the launch of the Scarlet & Violet era, and that led to multiple female-focused Full Art Trainer cards shooting up in value, including the Skyla from this set. Now, we have seen it drop $5 since last month, heading back down to its previous value.

Be sure to check Bleeding Cool every day to follow our in-depth Pokémon TCG coverage as we explore the hobby's past, present, and even future with upcoming set reveals.


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