There’s never been a better time to be a fan of thePokemon Trading Card Gamethan now. With all sorts of sets coming out all the time, your favorite Pokemon are all but guaranteed to get a chance to shine sooner rather than later, and with the most recent special set, shining is just what they’re going to do.
The Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Paldean Fates expansion is similar to the Scarlet & Violet 151 in that it is a special set, so the only way you can get booster packs is by picking up bundles and special packs, no booster boxes in this set. The entire set is comprised of reprints from recent sets, and includes Pokemon ex, Tera Pokemon, and a ton of illustration rare cards.
That said, there’s also a shiny Pokemon theme to the set, so lots of fun cards for collectors to chase. Among the ways you can get packs include a special new type of bundle called a Sticker Collection, which come with a huge sticker for your computer or anywhere you’d like!
Scarlet & Violet - Paldean Fates Packs
Pokemon TCG Paldean Fates Booster Bundle
If you want a bunch of packs but aren’t looking for the accessories to clutter your gaming space then the Booster Bundle is here to fill your needs. There are guaranteed foil cards in each pack, along with special shiny alternate artworks to hunt down.
Another fantastic option for players and collectors looking to open as many packs as possible, these mini bundles ditch all the extras and accessories and instead go straight for the packs. While it doesn’t come with as many packs as the Trainer Box, the lower price point more than makes up for that.
A Paldean Fates pack comes with 11 cards, ten of which are some combination of Pokemon, item, or trainer cards, and then a random Energy card as well. All in all, this bundle gives you a grand total of 66 cards, which can include anything from shiny Pikachu to Great Tusk or Tinkaton.
Pokemon TCG: Scarlet & Violet—Paldean Fates Elite Trainer Box
Complete with a storage box, extra sleeves, and the most packs per item available for Paldean Fates, the Elite Trainer Box is the best way to crack as many packs as possible while you hunt down all your favorite new shiny Pokemon.
The best way to pick up the most amount of packs from Scarlet & Violet is through the Booster Bundle. Serious collectors will be picking up multiple copies of this bundle, if only because this Bundle comes with a total of nine packs, giving you the best odds of opening a special illustration or one of the six hyper rare cards in the set. One of the biggest appeals of the Elite Trainer Box are the sleeves you get, 65 of them depicting a Shiny Mimikyu on the front.
Picking up one of these bundles will get you:
Pokemon TCG Paldean Fates Tin
The classic Pokemon tins have made their way to a special set with Paldean Fates. This tin comes with one of three promo cards, either a Great Tusk, an Iron Treads, or a Charizard, all of which are ex cards.
Tins are a great way to grab some packs, while also getting a cool promo card, and a fun storage tin or neat Pokemon item to display. The neat thing with these tins are that not only do you get a few packs, but you get a special promo card for either a Shiny Great Tusk ex, a Shiny Iron Treads ex, or a Shiny Charizard ex. The one downside with ordering tins this way is that you can’t guarantee which promo card you’re going to get, but if you don’t mind and just want the packs, these tins are great.
The Shiny Charizard ex that you can get from these tins is a fantastic card with an incredibly powerful ability to grab Fire Energy cards from your deck and put them onto your Pokemon, which can power up any number of other Pokemon. Both the Iron Treads ex and Great Tusk ex are solid cards too, so no matter which one you pick up you can be happy with the card.
Scarlet & Violet - Paldean Fates Premium Collections
Pokemon TCG: Scarlet & Violet—Paldean Fates Ex Premium Collection
Shiny Pokemon have never looked better than in one of the Paldean Fates ex Premium Collection. These bundles include a randomized evolutionary line from one of the three starter Pokemon from Scarlet & Violet and plenty of packs to crack.
Some of the coolest bundles coming in the Paldean Fates collection is the Pokemon ex Premium Collection. This box gives you three promo cards of an evolutionary line from Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, from either the Meowsarada, Skeledirge, or Quaquaval, the starter Pokemon from the games. The stage two card from each evolutionary line comes as a special Shiny Pokemon variant, with the box coming with a very cool three-card plastic protector, so you can keep those cards secure. This collection gives you a good amount of packs too, almost as many as a Elite Trainer Box, making it another great way to open as many packs from Paldean Fates as you can.
Much like the tins, there are different options for what you could open in a bundle, and it is not guaranteed that you’d get one of each if you ordered three of them. No matter which bundle you pick up, you’re going to get:
Scarlet & Violet - Paldean Fates Sticker Collections
Pokemon TCG: Scarlet & Violet - Paldean Fates Tech Sticker Collection Shiny Maschiff
A new type of blister pack for the special set, the Sticker Collection has a cool Shiny Maschiff sticker for when you want to show off your favorite puppy Pokemon on your laptop, notebook, or bag!
Pokemon TCG: Scarlet & Violet - Paldean Fates Tech Sticker Collection Shiny Fidough
Shiny Pokemon are some of the coolest in the game and now you can show your love of them with the Shiny Fidough Sticker Collection. There’s three packs in these collections as well, giving you a chance of opening your new favorite cards.
Something new coming with the Scarlet & Violet Paldean Fates release are Sticker Collections, bundles that have a few packs, a special promo card, and then a really cool tech sticker. These stickers are just like regular stickers, but are intended for use on a laptop or other similar surface. They’re a bit more durable than other stickers, so you can slap them on notebooks, binders, practically anything you want.
Past the sticker, you get one of three promo cards, a Shiny Fidough, Shiny Greavard, or a Shiny Maschiff depending on which one you get, and then a matching shiny tech sticker. These bundles are affordable and come with a unique accessory, giving you a fun new item to chase.
