Pokémon TCG · 2021 Set Guide
Shining Fates Set Guide
A special set whose value is almost all in its 122-card Shiny Vault: 104 shiny Pokémon and shiny Pokémon V and VMAX, led by the shiny Charizard VMAX.
Overview
Shining Fates came out in February 2021 as a special set: 72 cards up to the printed total and one secret rare above it, a Rainbow Rare Alcremie VMAX (73). Its Pokémon V and VMAX include Crobat VMAX and Ditto VMAX, and its Supporters Ball Guy, Boss's Orders and Professor's Research.
The Shiny Vault is a 122-card companion list, numbered SV001 to SV122 and filed under its own catalog code: 104 Shiny Rare Pokémon, nine shiny Pokémon V, seven shiny Pokémon VMAX and two secret rares. Its shiny Charizard VMAX (SV107) is the set's chase card, and its shiny Flapple (SV013) is on the Expanded banned list.
Cards and rarities
Shining Fates has 73 cards. Every card shows its number over the printed total along the bottom, as in "001/072", next to the set code SHF.
The printed total is 72, so only Alcremie VMAX, 073/072, is a secret rare. Set completion in TurnZero HQ counts a set against its printed total and keeps the secret rares apart, so finishing the main set and chasing the cards above it read as two separate goals. How set completion works →
Headline Pokémon
A Pokémon V gives up two Prize cards when Knocked Out, and a Pokémon VMAX, which evolves from it, gives up three. Three of this set's:
Crobat VMAX
Shining Fates #45
300 HP VMAX. Stealth Poison does 70, Poisons and switches it to your Bench.
Ditto VMAX
Shining Fates #51
320 HP VMAX. Max Transform uses one of your opponent's Active Pokémon's attacks.
Morpeko VMAX
Shining Fates #38
300 HP VMAX. Max Discharge does 180, and 20 to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon.
Trainers worth knowing
Two Supporters from the main set:
The chase card: Charizard VMAX
Shining Fates' chase card is Charizard VMAX, numbered SV107/SV122, a Shiny Vault Rare Holo VMAX, illustrated by aky CG Works, at $111.75 on October 22, 2026.
The Shiny Vault, Rare Shiny Morpeko (SV044/SV122) was second at $22.12 and the Shiny Vault, Rare Shiny Suicune (SV022/SV122) third at $17.66.
Charizard VMAX is printed only once in Shining Fates, here.
Only the exact version is worth its price. The number at the bottom of the card and the rarity symbol beside it tell you which one you pulled. Reading the number and rarity symbol →
Chase cards and prices
The Shiny Vault fills the top: the shiny Charizard VMAX leads by a wide margin, and every other card is under $25.
| Card | Rarity | Market price, October 22, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Charizard VMAX | Shiny Vault, Rare Holo VMAX | $111.75 |
| Morpeko | Shiny Vault, Rare Shiny | $22.12 |
| Suicune | Shiny Vault, Rare Shiny | $17.66 |
| Galarian Ponyta | Shiny Vault, Rare Shiny | $17.03 |
| Yamper | Shiny Vault, Rare Shiny | $16.98 |
| Minccino | Shiny Vault, Rare Shiny | $14.06 |
| Ditto VMAX | Shiny Vault, Rare Holo VMAX | $14.06 |
These are each card's headline TCGplayer market price on October 22, 2026. Prices can move a long way, most of all in a set's first months, so treat them as a snapshot. Each card's page shows today's price for every variant and its 90-day chart. How Pokémon card prices work →
What a complete set costs
One copy of every card in Shining Fates, bought as singles, cost $75.37 on October 22, 2026, and its Shiny Vault $622.79 more. Together that is the 10th most expensive of the seventeen sets in the Sword & Shield series.
The three most valuable cards, Poké Kid, Skyla and Alcremie V, come to $23.74, or 32% of the total. Without them the set costs $51.63. Of the 73 cards, 64 were under $2.00, together $28.01; the other 9 add up to $47.36.
The Shiny Vault's 122 cards are priced separately, and 24% of their $622.79 is in its top three cards, Charizard VMAX, Morpeko and Suicune.
Each card is counted at its cheapest priced variant, a Normal copy rather than a Reverse Holofoil where both exist, at its TCGplayer market price. This is what it costs to buy the set as singles. It is not what opening packs returns, and not what a complete set would sell for, which after fees and the many cards worth cents would be noticeably less.
Playing it
Shining Fates cards carry the D and E regulation marks, and Standard has allowed only H, I and J since April 10, 2026, so none is Standard-legal as printed. Shining Fates is legal in Expanded, which takes every set from Black & White on, except for Flapple (SV013/SV122), on the Expanded banned list.
A reprint with a legal mark makes older printings of the same card legal again, so check a card's name before you rule it out.
Frequently Asked Questions
When did Shining Fates release?
February 19, 2021. Its set code is SHF, shared with the Shiny Vault.
How many cards are in Shining Fates?
73. The printed total is 72, and the card numbered above it is a secret rare. The Shiny Vault adds 122 more.
What is the Shining Fates Shiny Vault?
A 122-card companion list sold with Shining Fates, numbered SV001 to SV122: 104 Shiny Rare Pokémon, nine shiny Pokémon V, seven shiny Pokémon VMAX and two secret rares. The catalog files it under its own code, and it holds the set's most valuable cards.
What is the most valuable Shining Fates card?
The Shiny Vault, Rare Holo VMAX Charizard VMAX (SV107/SV122), at $111.75 on October 22, 2026, ahead of the Shiny Vault, Rare Shiny Morpeko (SV044/SV122) at $22.12. Prices move daily, so check each card's page for the current figure.
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