Shrouded Fable: Top 5 Chase Cards

Released in August 2024, Shrouded Fable is a 99-card mini-set themed around Team Star and the mysterious Pecharunt — a new Mythical Pokemon connected to the Epilogue of Scarlet & Violet. As a smaller set, it has a tighter card pool than mainline releases, which means the value distribution looks quite different from what you'd expect.

Most unusually: the top cards in Shrouded Fable aren't Pokemon at all — they're playable competitive item and energy cards in gold Hyper Rare treatment. Here's what's worth chasing.

1. Earthen Vessel — Hyper Rare (~$47)

Earthen Vessel is one of the most-played Item cards in the Scarlet & Violet competitive format — a search card that lets you fetch basic Energy from your deck. Its presence in Shrouded Fable in Hyper Rare (gold) form created immediate demand from competitive players who wanted the gold version for their tournament decks. Gameplay demand is among the most stable price anchors a card can have, and Earthen Vessel holds up.

2. Basic Darkness Energy — Hyper Rare (~$42)

Gold-treatment basic Energy cards are a rarity in the TCG — they appear in only a handful of sets. The Basic Darkness Energy Hyper Rare from Shrouded Fable is a striking visual and a sought-after collector item for anyone building gold-only energy collections or thematic competitive decks. Basic Energy in gold treatment is inherently rare enough to command collector attention.

3. Fezandipiti ex — Special Illustration Rare (~$42)

Fezandipiti is the Mythical bird Pokemon connected to Pecharunt and the Epilogue storyline. Its SIR is among the more striking artwork in the set, with a colour palette and visual approach that suits the shadowy, mystery-driven theme of Shrouded Fable. As one of the few SIR Pokemon ex cards in the mini-set, it naturally attracts collector attention.

4. Persian — Illustration Rare (~$40)

One of the more surprising performers in Shrouded Fable. The Persian IR features Giovanni's Persian in an artwork that directly evokes the classic Team Rocket aesthetic from the original anime and games. For collectors who grew up with the first generation of Pokemon, this is a powerful nostalgia callback — Giovanni's Persian is one of the most iconically recognisable Pokemon-trainer pairings in franchise history.

5. Houndoom — Illustration Rare (~$33)

Houndoom is a perennially popular Dark-type Pokemon, and its Illustration Rare in Shrouded Fable leans hard into the shadowy, atmospheric direction of the set theme. The artwork suits both the Pokemon and the set's overall aesthetic. Dark-type Pokemon with strong visual identities tend to have a dedicated collector following that keeps demand consistent.

What Makes Shrouded Fable Different

The most interesting thing about Shrouded Fable's value profile is the presence of competitive staple item and energy cards at the top of the value hierarchy. In most Pokemon TCG sets, the chase cards are always Pokemon — typically SIRs of popular ex Pokemon or trainer cards with beloved characters. Playable item cards in gold treatment are almost never the most valuable pull.

Shrouded Fable breaks that pattern. If you pull a gold Earthen Vessel or a gold Darkness Energy, congratulations — you've got the hits of the mini-set.

For collectors building toward the full set, the smaller card pool (99 cards) makes completion more achievable than mainline sets, but the mix of competitive and collector value makes it an interesting set to navigate.

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