Pokemon TCG Shining Fates Expansion Includes More Than 100 Shiny Pokemon

The next expansion for the Pokemon Trading Card Game (Pokemon TCG) is called Shining Fates. Inspired by the game’s Hidden Fates expansion (which was released in November of 2019), the Shining Fates expansion focuses on Shiny Pokemon — the rare versions of Pokemon that have a different coloring than their normal forms.

The Shining Fates expansion will feature more than 100 Shiny Pokemon on etched cards, including nine Shiny Pokemon V and seven Shiny Pokemon VMAX(one Shiny Pokemon VMAX card features Shiny Charizard in its Gigantamax form). Overall, this expansion will include more than 30 Pokemon V and Pokemon VMAX cards.

The first products in the Shining Fates expansion will launch around the world on February 19, 2021. They’ll be followed by two more product launches on March 5, 2021.

Here’s the breakdown of these different products (and their release dates), straight from a Pokemon Company press release:

• “Shining Fates Elite Trainer Box (available February 19, 2021): Includes 10 Shining Fates booster packs, one foil promo card featuring Eevee VMAX, and various gameplay accessories
• Shining Fates Tins (available February 19, 2021): Includes six Shining Fates booster packs and one foil promo card featuring Eldegoss V, Boltund V, or Cramorant V
• Shining Fates Collection—Pikachu V (available February 19, 2021): Includes four Shining Fates booster packs, as well as one foil promo card and one foil oversize promo card featuring Pikachu V
• Shining Fates Mad Party Pin Collections (available February 19, 2021): Includes three Shining Fates booster packs; one foil promo card featuring Bunnelby, Dedenne, Galarian Mr. Rime, or Polteageist; and one corresponding pin
• Shining Fates Mini Tins (available March 5, 2021): Includes two Shining Fates booster packs and one metallic coin
• Shining Fates Premium Collections (available March 5, 2021): Includes seven Shining Fates booster packs; one foil promo card featuring either Shiny Crobat V or Shiny Dragapult V; one foil promo card and one foil oversize promo card featuring either Shiny Crobat VMAX or Shiny Dragapult VMAX; and one corresponding metallic coin”

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