Moonstone · Set economicsAugust 2026

FIVE cards.59% of the bill.

Paldean Fates · 245 tracked cards · $2,893 to complete

5 cards · $1,694

The short, expensive tail of the set.THE OTHER 252 CARDS · $1,199

Charizard ex - 234/091

−8.1% 30d

$181

Gardevoir ex - 233/091

What this means if you are building it

You can own 252 of the 257 priced cards in Paldean Fates for about $1,199. The median card is $2.39. The remaining $1,694 sits in just 5 chase cards, and one of them (Mew ex - 232/091, $1,060) is 37% of the entire set on its own. A full set is not one long climb. It is a cheap, fast 41% and then a very short, very expensive tail.

Set value · real TCGplayer prices, summed daily−5.0% 30d · +13.0% 90d

Breadth: 95 cards up · 110 down · 52 flat over 30 days. Biggest mover: Cleffa (+69.9%).

ENGLISH PRINTS · UNGRADED · TCGPLAYER MARKET · UPDATED DAILY

Rip or hold · 2,000 boxes simulatedSOURCED PULL RATES · REAL MARKET PRICES

A Paldean Fates booster box opens to $270 in singles on average ($7.51 per pack). Half of all boxes land between $129 and $234.

The pulls that pay the bill

Mew ex #232$1,007 · 1 in 13 boxes

Charizard ex #234$285 · 1 in 14 boxes

Gardevoir ex #233$177 · 1 in 15 boxes

Pikachu #131$78.79 · 1 in 14 boxes

Snorlax #202$51.64 · 1 in 16 boxes

Simulated with the same sourced pull-rate model and card pools as the pack simulator; singles at TCGplayer market. Unpriced cards count $0 (245/245 priced). Tiers without published rates are excluded. Sealed box price: TCGplayer.