Paldean Fates: Check Out All the Products + Our Cards Review!

As we will have new releases here in the West next year, today we'll discuss the new products that were announced for the new special set, Paldean Fates.

The special set, Paldean Fates, will be released on December 1st, 2023, in Japan. For us in the West, it will be released on January 26th, 2024.

It is the second special set in the Scarlet & Violet set ("151" was the first). As the company itself announced, this set will have the same visual identity as its predecessors, Hidden Fates, from Sun & Moon and Shining Fates, from Sword Shield*.

The community had already heard the rumors about this trademark name, and I even commented on it in this article from March 30th, 2023.

This set will have cards from this block's Base Set up to the cards from the "151" special set. More than 240 cards are expected, considering the regular cards, some reprints, unseen cards, special art cards (such as the Secret Rare Illustration cards), and, of course, this set's biggest highlight: the shiny Pokémon, which will count for more than 130 cards, besides Pokémon ex.

Products

Boosters Design in the West

Japanese Boosters Design

Elite Trainer Box: Mimikyu

Priced around US$49.99, this product is predicted for release on January 26th, 2024, and includes:

- A Mimikyu promotional card with this secret art illustration, made by Mitsuhiro Arita (an artist who is one of the pillars of the Pokémon Company).

- A 7-dice set; one die is meant to be a competition coin-flip die and the other six should be used as damage-counters.

- A 65 sleeve kit themed around Mimikyu to protect your cards.

- Acrylic plastic markers for Poison and Burn effects.

- Two plastic condition markers for the box in which you will organize all your cards with a design themed after the box itself.

- A "Player's Guide" from this special set.

- A code card for this Elite Trainer Box so you can migrate to Pokémon Trading Card Game Live.

- Eleven Paldean Fates boosters, each with a pack containing 11 cards (10 Pokémon or Trainer cards, and the 11th card will be a basic energy) and a digital code to migrate to TCG Live in each booster.

Elite Trainer Box -Pokémon Center- : Mimikyu

Priced around US$59.99, and also predicted for release on January 26th, 2024, this product has the same items as the traditional ETB (listed above), but with one difference:

- You'll get two Mimikyu secret art cards, and one of them comes with the exclusive "Pokémon Center" logo, which will alter its rarity and value.

Paldean Fates Tech Sticker - Triple Packs

This product has 3 Paldean Fates boosters, and a collectible sticker featuring the Pokémon in these products, which will be Fidough, Maschiff and Greavard. It will be released on January 26th, 2024, for the price of US$15.99 each.

Paldean Fates - Mini Tins

This product has 2 Paldean Fates boosters. Each tin brings a mosaic shard, and, if you join all 5 art shards of each product together, you'll be able to recreate the featured illustration, which will be related to the Pokémon in the tins: Maushold, Smoliv, Tinkatink, Finizen and Flamigo. They'll be released on February 9th, 2024, for the price of US$9.99 each.

Paldean Fates - Tins

Many fans will probably run after this product due to Charizard ex Terastal Shiny, which is included here and a guaranteed buy. Besides this Pokémon, we'll also have Donphan's Paradox versions: Great Tusk ex (Ancient Paradox) and Iron Treads ex (Future Paradox) - both shiny.

These will be released on February 9th, 2024 for the price of US$29.99 each, and will include:

- The card with the shiny Pokémon chosen.

- The digital code for this shiny Pokémon in TCG Live.

- Four Paldean Fates boosters (10 Pokémon or Trainer cards, and the 11th card will be a basic energy. It will also have the digital codes for these cards in TCG Live).

It's worth noting that this is the European model, and, therefore, the tin's shape is more compacted, unlike the American version. There is also a subtle difference between their contents, because in this product itself, instead of 4 boosters, we'll have 5 boosters.

American version of the tin:

Premium Box: Shiny Paldea Starters

Predicted for release on February 4th, 2024, this box will cost US$49.99, and will include the final evolutions of the Paldea starters in their shiny versions. Besides this, this box also has the evolution lines, from their base and intermediate forms, in the "shiny" rarities, besides the Jumbo-Size card featuring the Pokémon showcased in the box and 8 boosters from the special set (10 Pokémon or Trainer cards, and the 11th card will be a basic energy. It will also include these card's digital codes for TCG Live).

Meowscarada ex

Skeledirge ex

Quaquaval ex

Paldean Fates Booster Bundle

This product has 6 Paldean Fates boosters. It will be released on February 23rd, 2024, costing around US$26.94.

As I mentioned, this set will contain a mix of some reprinted Pokémon cards from previous sets, from the base sets and the "151" special set, and also new Pokémon. The same can be said for the Trainer cards. I'll comment on them more thoroughly below.

Pokémon: Shiny

Charmander, Charmelon e Charizard

Without a question, these cards will be very expensive and will be very desirable to collectors and players who like showing off their decks and having the most expensive cards of their favorite Pokémon in their decks.

Charmander sv3pt5 4 is from the "151" set, and Charizard ex sv3 125 is from Scarlet & Violet: Obsidian Flames.

But the new feature is Charmeleon, which is one of the new cards in this set.

Ability - Flare Veil: this ability makes this Pokémon immune to enemy attack effects (effects aren't considered the same as damage).

Attack - Combustion Blast (F) (F): deal 50 damage.

United Wings

Originally from the Scarlet & Violet: Paldea Evolved set, Murkrow sv2 131, Flamigo sv2 170 and Wattrel sv2 80 got their shiny versions.

Baxcalibur

Originally from the Scarlet & Violet: Paldea Evolved set, we have this version of Baxcalibur sv2 60.

Spiritomb

Originally from the Scarlet & Violet: Paldea Evolved set, we have this version of Spiritomb sv2 89.

Mimikyu

Originally from the Scarlet & Violet: Paldea Evolved set, we have this version of Mimikyu sv2 97.

Cleffa

Originally from the Scarlet & Violet: Obsidian Flames set, we have this version of Cleffa sv3 80.

Hawlucha

Originally from the Scarlet & Violet: Base Set, we have this version of Hawlucha sv1 118.

Scizor

Originally from the Scarlet & Violet: Obsidian Flames set, we have this version of Scizor sv3 141.

Revavroom

Originally from the Scarlet & Violet: Base Set, we have this version of Revavroom sv1 142.

Paldea Starters: Meowscarada ex, Skeledirge ex and Quaquaval ex

Originally from the Scarlet & Violet: Paldea Evolved set, we have these versions of Meowscarada ex sv2 271, Skeledirge ex sv2 272 and Quaquaval ex sv2 273.

Charizard ex Terastal

Originally from the Scarlet & Violet: Obsidian Flames set, we have this version of Charizard ex sv3 215.

Toedscruel ex

Originally from the Scarlet & Violet: Obsidian Flames set, we have this version of Toedscruel ex sv3 22.

Gardevoir ex

Originally from the Scarlet & Violet: Base Set, we have this version of Gardevoir ex sv1 228.

Squawkabilly ex

Originally from the Scarlet & Violet: Obsidian Flames set, we have this version of Squawkabilly ex sv2 247.

Pidgeot ex

Originally from the Scarlet & Violet: Obsidian Flames set, we have this version of Pidgeot ex sv3 217.

Mew ex

Originally from the Scarlet & Violet: 151 special set, we have this version of Mew ex sv3pt5 205.

New Pokémon In this Set

Espathra ex

1) Terastal Ability: if this Pokémon is on the bench, they don't take damage (this damage can come both from your opponent's Pokémon and yours).

2) Ability - Dazzling Gaze: if this Pokémon is set as the active Pokémon, your opponent will have to spend one extra colorless energy (C) to attack with their Pokémon.

3) Attack - Psy Ball (P): deals 30 damage plus 30 damage for each energy attached to both active Pokémon (both Espathra ex and the enemy Pokémon).

Great Tusk ex

1) Ability - Quaking Destruction: if this Pokémon is set as the active Pokémon, at the end of your turn, discard 5 cards from the top of your deck.

2) Attack - Great Bash (F)(C)(C)(C): deal 260 damage, and this attack isn't affected by your opponent's active Pokémon.

Iron Treads ex

1) Attack - Clad Rolling (M)(M)(C): deal 150 damage. You discard one Future Booster Energy Capsule sv4 164 to activate this attack, and, like so, during your opponent's next turn, this Pokémon (Iron Treads ex) is dealt 150 less damage from any attack (after applying weakness and resistance).

Trainer

Judge - Full Art

Arven - Full Art

Clive

Supporter: your opponent reveals their hand. Draw 2 cards for each Supporter card you find there when you activate this effect.

Students of Paldea

Supporter: look in your deck for a Pokémon that doesn't have a Rule Box, reveal it and place it in your hand. If you have another card with the same name as this card ("Students in Paldea") in your discard pile, you'll be able to look in your deck for another Pokémon that doesn't have a Rule Box, and next, shuffle your deck. (Pokémon ex, Pokémon V, etc., have Rule Box).

Moonlit Hill

Stadium: for both players, during their respective turns, each player will be able to discard a basic psychic energy (P) from their hand and by doing so, they will heal 30 damage from all their respective Pokémon in play.

This card came from the Japanese sub set Pokémon Card Gym Promo Card Pack 3 (from July 28, 2023), as a record of "(SV-P Promo 095)"; and that it will be in this collection in the western version.

TM Crisis Shot

Tool: you'll only be able to use this tool if your opponent has only one Prize Card left to win the game; like so, you'll deal 280 damage with this attack.

(TM Tools Rule: you equip it to any Pokémon of yours in play, and, at the end of the turn, you'll discard this tool.)

What did you think of the products and the new set? Which ones interested you most and made you excited to get it? Comment down below!

See you next time!