How many baby Shinies are there?
There are over 90 Baby Shinies in the Pokémon Shining Fates set, which is a unique set that contains a Shiny Vault subset with 122 Shiny Pokémon, including Baby Shinies and Full Art Shinies. The Shiny Vault subset itself contains 94 cards, all of which are Shiny Pokémon, Shiny Pokémon GX, Ultra Rare, or Secret Rare cards that are reprints from previous sets.
Understanding Baby Shinies and Shining Fates
What are Baby Shinies?
Baby Shinies are a type of Shiny Pokémon card that is lightly embossed and takes the place of a booster pack’s “reverse holo” card, and they are considered highly collectible and sought after by Pokémon Trading Card Game (PTCG) players.
FAQs about Baby Shinies and Shining Fates
- What is a Shiny Holo rare?: A Rare Holo card has a black star and a “shiny” (foil) illustration, and for every rare holo card, there is another card at a lower rarity that is identical in terms of gameplay but has a different collector card number.
- How many Shinies are in Shining Fates?: The Pokémon Shining Fates set is unique and contains 73 base set cards, plus a Shiny Vault subset containing 122 Shiny Pokémon.
- Are Baby Pokémon cards rare?: Generally, Baby Pokémon are not going to be the rarest or most powerful Pokémon TCG cards in the sets, but that doesn’t make them any less special, and they are often collected because they are fan favorites.
- How many Shiny Vault cards are there?: The Shiny Vault subset contains 94 cards, all of which are Shiny Pokémon, Shiny Pokémon GX, Ultra Rare, or Secret Rare cards that are reprints from previous sets.
- What’s the rarest card in Shining Fates?: The most expensive and sought-after card in the Pokémon Shining Fates expansion set is a Charizard card.
- How many Secret Rare Pokémon are there?: Out of every VSTAR Universe card in Pokémon TCG, 90 of them are classified as Secret Rares, including Alternate Art cards, Super Rare Energy, and Trainer cards.
- What is the #1 rarest Pokémon card?: The Pikachu Illustrator card is widely considered the rarest and most expensive Pokémon card in existence, originally given as a prize in a 1997 art competition by CoroCoro.
- What are Baby Shiny Pokémon cards?: Baby Shiny Pokémon cards are lightly embossed and take the place of a booster pack’s “reverse holo” card, and Full Art Shinies are generally referred to as simply Shiny V/VMAX or EX/GX cards.
- Should I evolve Baby Pokémon?: One good thing about evolving Baby Pokémon is that the resulting adult may have better stats since hatched Pokémon typically have better IV and attacks.
- Do all Shinies have a 100 catch rate?: Shiny Pokémon also have a 100% catch rate, and to increase the chance of Shiny Pokémon, it’s essential to increase the amount of Pokémon that spawns in general.
- Are all Shinies female?: No, not all Shinies are female, as Shiny Pokémon can be either male or female, depending on the species.
- Do Shinies sparkle scarlet?: Shiny Pokémon in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet do not have extra identifying features or effects, and there is no sound effect, and they do not sparkle in the overworld.
- How rare is a Lucky Shiny?: When trading Pokémon, there is about a 5% chance that Pokémon can become a Lucky Pokémon, which increases based on how long that Pokémon has been in the Trainer’s Pokémon collection.
- Is a Shiny rarer than a Legendary?: Shiny Pokémon will always be the rarest Pokémon you can catch in any game, and at the very least, much rarer than Legendaries.
- What is the most adorable Baby Pokémon?: The top 5 most adorable Baby Pokémon are Igglybuff, Azurill, Pichu, Munchlax, and Riolu, according to various rankings and fan opinions.