Shining Fates Booster Bundle

Shining Fates Booster Bundle guide

What's inside the Shining Fates Booster Bundle

A Shining Fates Booster Bundle is a shrink-wrapped pack of 6 booster packs from Shining Fates, with no accessories.

Shining Fates is a special set with no regular booster box, so booster bundles are one of the main ways to buy it sealed.

About Shining Fates

A special set with a Shiny Vault, topped by the shiny Charizard VMAX. Released on 19 February 2021, it belongs to the Sword & Shield era, when the collecting boom pushed print runs to record levels. It came out 5 years ago, so most sealed stock has been opened and what is left sits with collectors.

Shining Fates has 72 cards in its main numbering, plus 1 secret rare numbered beyond it, and a 122-card Shining Fates Shiny Vault subset.

What collectors open Shining Fates for

The Shining Fates cards collectors most want to pull are Charizard VMAX. 6 packs gives a few chances at them for less than a larger box.

Our catalogue lists the set's rarest tiers as 3 Secret Rares, 7 Shiny Rare VMAXs and 9 Shiny Rare Vs. Prices for every card are on the Shining Fates set page.

Is the Shining Fates Booster Bundle a good investment?

Older sealed product tends to rise as boxes are opened and supply shrinks, and Shining Fates is now 5 years past release. Its price still depends on demand for its chase cards and on any reprints. Bundles are newer and less collected than boxes or ETBs, so they are mostly bought to open. Watch the price of Charizard VMAX, the set's headline card, since sealed Shining Fates tends to move with it.

Only buy a Shining Fates Booster Bundle to hold if you are happy to keep it either way, as prices can fall too. This is not financial advice; see should you buy sealed Pokémon products?

Before you buy

Look closely at the wrapping in the photos. Factory wrap on booster bundles has neat seams, often with Pokémon logos printed on it; baggy, shiny or uneven wrap is a common sign of a reseal. Some bundles are sold as loose packs in a bag, so check the photos show the factory-wrapped bundle. Always compare totals with delivery included, and keep sealed product away from sunlight, heat and damp once it arrives.