Summary
A beautiful new set for thePokémon Trading Card Gamebrings excitement for collectors and players alike, especially when many cards can be worth quite a lot of money. Despite being a relatively small set compared to others, theShrouded Fableset includes some heavy hitters for players and many stunning pieces of artwork for everyone to enjoy. With the featured focus of the set being on the Loyal Three, surprisingly, only one of those Heroes of Kitakami is currently showing in the top as far as market values.
Prices for this list are taken fromTCGPlayer, although market fluctuations are going to happen and will move some of these numbers around. Each of the cards listed here are valuable and beautiful cards that will be highly sought after, which could make the prices rise or fall depending on pull rates once people have had more time to open their sets.Shrouded Fablehas fewer cards overallin its set than many, but pull rates will still be difficult for some of these more rare, secret cards.
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10Cresselia Illustration Rare
Card 071/064 In Shrouded Fable
Cresselia is easily one of the most elegant depictions of a Pokémon in the franchise, and with its healing powers, it exudes peace and goodness from it, despite the strangeness of its pink ovals that presumably act as its wings.This Legendary creature often does not get the recognition it deserves, having the power to heal and dispel nightmares, as well as shield those around it from harm. This stunning illustration by satoma offers a regal view of Cresselia amid a background that has a glow of aurora borealis against a light background. It appears majestic, as it should.
Currently, onTCGPlayer, this Illustration Rare card for Cresselia has a market price of $18.33. In play, the card offers healing with the ability to recoup 20 damage from each of the player’s Pokémon, or can make a powerful attack with the Crescent Purge move.
9Dusclops Illustration Rare
Card 069/064 In Shrouded Fable
Dusclops, and the rest of its evolution line of Duskull and Dusknoir, are some of the perfect Pokémon for Halloween with their hauntingly spooky background, abilities, and appearances. This Dusclops Illustration Rare forPokémon TCG: Shrouded Fablefeels as though Dusclops is watching and waiting to attack while peeking over a fencein a pleasant neighborhood, with a soccer ball shown in the yard. Dusclops has a stony, faceless look that makes it even more unnerving in a setting such as the one shown here by illustrator James Turner.
All three in the evolution line with Dusclops are valuable and desirable cards in this set, with Dusclops currently being shown to have a market price of $23.75 onTCGPlayer. As people begin to open their packs and see which are the most common pulls, the value of each of the trio here may fluctuate, as collectors will certainly want to have all three.
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8Fraxure Illustration Rare
Card 077/064 In Shrouded Fable
Fraxure is known for being a very violent Pokémon, yet isdepicted here in a very serene and calming environment with some young Axew playing in the background with a waterfallall around them. It almost appears to be in meditation as illustrated by MINAMINAMI Take, perhaps trying to calm itself before searching for its next prey. Interestingly, given the artwork and feeling of the card, Fraxure’s listed ability is titled Unnerve, and prevents some Item and Supporter cards of the opponent’s from doing any damage to Fraxure.
The Dragon type card is a beautiful example of how an Illustration Rare can capture a feeling surrounding a specific Pokémon in thePokémon TCG. At this time, the Fraxure card is valued at a market price of $25.00 onTCGPlayer.
7Duskull Illustration Rare
Card 068/064 In Shrouded Fable
Like its earlier-mentioned evolved form of Dusclops,this Duskull Illustration Rare is a perfect picture of a spooky autumn night, perhaps even giving Halloween vibes in its artwork by James Turner. Appearing to float down a city street, the little reaper is undoubtedly looking for children to stalk, as it loves getting its energy from kids. Framed by a spotlight overhead, somehow the Duskull is even more terrifying in the light than it would be in the dark.
Currently listed at a market price of $29.33 onTCGPlayer, thetrio ofIllustration Rare cards for Duskull, Dusclops, and Dusknoirmake a perfect set for adding a little bit of spook to a collection. All three cards are likely to be desirable for collectors who want to complete the evolution set.
6Janine’s Secret Art Ultra Rare
Card 088/064 In Shrouded Fable
Trainer cards are often held at high value in thePokémon TCG, and this Ultra Rare version of Janine’s Secret Art is no different. With a market price that is shown as $29.99 onTCGPlayerwhile this article is written, it is already proving to be a coveted card. Janine is not new to thePokémonuniverse, and many longtime fans may find this card desirable simply because of her history in the franchise, as well as her father being a member of the Elite Four.
Featuring artwork by Taira Akitsu, the card focuses on Janine with her scarf billowing behind her, even carrying it over the card’s border. Janine’s Secret Art provides a strong ability for use in the card game as well. She allows players to choose two Dark Pokémon and search the deck for Basic Dark Energy to apply to each of them.
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5Fezandipiti Illustration Rare
Card 073/064 In Shrouded Fable
One of the members of the Loyal Three, Fezandipiti made a grand appearance in thePokémon Scarlet & Violet: The Teal MaskDLC. Despite being the only one of the Loyal Three to be featured in the main artwork for theShrouded Fableset, with Okidogi and Munkidori being the other two,Fezandipiti appears to be the only one of the group to top the charts of most coveted cards. At the time of writing, this Fezandipiti Illustration Rare shows a market price of $35.00 onTCGPlayer.
This strong card has an attack called Adrena-Pheromone where if it has any Dark Energy attached to it, it has a chance of preventing any damage done to it based on the flip of a coin. However, its stunning illustration by KEIICHIRO ITO may prevent someone wanting to risk damaging the card in play. It truly boasts a magnificent image of Fezandipiti appearing godlike high on a cliff with a sunburst behind them.
4Persian Illustration Rare
Card 078/064 In Shrouded Fable
Any cat lover will quickly see the charm of Persian’s Illustration Rare card forShrouded Fable. Illustrated by the fittingly-named Whisker, the card shows Persian looking out a window of a tall building into a city at night. One can only imagine the thoughts going through the predator’s mind as they look over what they are sure to think is their kingdom. The Pokémon is known for thinking quite highly of itself and being a very temperamental creature, which adds even more to the feeling behind this scene, asthe reflection in the glass shows a clear view of the Persian’s haughty face.
An evolution of Meowth, Persian can be a strong card to play if luck is on the side of the player, as it requires three flips of a coin with 50 damage dealt for each time it lands on heads. Currently, onTCGPlayer, this Illustration Rare card for Persian is shown to have a market price of $31.50.
3Fezandipiti ex Ultra Rare
Card 084/064 In Shrouded Fable
Fezandipiti makes a second appearance in the top most valuable cards inShrouded Fable, with this Fezandipiti ex Ultra Rare. The striking bird with magenta accents is highlighted on this card by 5ban Graphics with a similarly pinkish magenta swirling background that appears to lend movement to Fezandipiti. Like the above Fezandipiti card, this is a valuable collectible, not only for its featured choice of Pokémon, but due to theLoyal Three essentially headlining the entireShrouded Fableset and being shown in its key artwork. At the time of writing, Fezandipiti ex is listed onTCGPlayerwith a market price of $43.00.
Fezandipiti ex isn’t just a good-looking card either, with two powerful abilities, including the Cruel Arrow, which does 100 damage to an opponent’s Pokémon for only three Colorless Energy, and the Flip the Script ability, which allows a player to draw three cards if any of their Pokémon were Knocked Out on the opponent’s turn.
2Earthen Vessel Hyper Rare
Card 096/064 In Shrouded Fable
Earthen Vessel is not a new card to thePokémon TCG, with many discovering its strengths with theParadox Riftset, but is one that sees a lot of use due to its usefulness.The Ancient card can be helpful in any deck, allowing players to search their decks for two Basic Energy cards and put them in their hands. Of course, this Hyper Rare golden version of the item card may see a little less time in games due to its worth from a collecting standpoint.
This golden Earthen Vessel card has been illustrated by AYUMI ODASHIMA and is currently listed with a market value of $60.00 onTCGPlayer,meaning this version with its rare art treatment could be worth its weight in gold for the many players and collectors who eagerly look to claim one for themselves.
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1Cassiopeia Special Illustration Rare
Card 094/064 In Shrouded Fable
Pokémon’s Cassiopeia, aka Penny, from theScarlet and Violetvideo gamesis already making a splash in TCG communities with this stunning hacker-themed Special Illustration Rare card. Her role in the video game was a prominent one, and so it stands to reason that her card would be equally impressive. Thisbeautiful artwork by Atsushi Furusawa shows her typing mysteriously on a computer with lines of code and charts showing on the screen, and with her hood up over her head, it gives the perfect feeling of something sinister.
Interestingly, the card can only be played when it is the final card in the player’s hand, but then allows someone to search their deck and pull out two cards to put in their hand, which could be a crucial play at the end of a game. This card is currently showing a market value of $200.00 USD onTCGPlayer, making it the most valuable in thisPokémon Trading Card Gameset.
