Paradox Rift is one English set built from three Japanese ones. The card pool comes from Japan’s Raging Surf (SV3a) Enhanced Expansion Pack plus the twin sets Ancient Roar (SV4K) and Future Flash (SV4M), stitched together into a single 266-card English checklist — composition as reported by PokeBeach and Pokellector.
Raging Surf released in Japan on 22 September 2023. Ancient Roar and Future Flash followed on 27 October 2023. Paradox Rift released in English on 3 November 2023. Our Paradox Rift Japanese card list covers the full three-set mapping if you want every card, not just the chase pulls.
This guide ranks the ten Paradox Rift cards worth knowing, names the exact Japanese SV3a, SV4K or SV4M print each one comes from, and tells you plainly which ones currently have a live PSA 10 listing on our site, which we can source, and where the numbering actually diverges between the two languages.
Paradox Rift’s chase cards trace back to three Japanese sets released between September and October 2023. Our top pick is Mela Special Art Rare PSA 10 (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) [SV4K 092/066] at ¥17,904, and the same set’s sealed SV4K Ancient Roar booster box is currently listed at ¥10,192–¥12,500.
How We Ranked These
We rank this list in two passes, in a fixed order. First, our own PSA 10 listings: any card we currently list a PSA 10 for goes to the top, sorted by price. Second, everything else is ordered by Japanese print rarity tier — UR first, then SAR, then SR — which mirrors how Limitless TCG tiers the SV3a, SV4K and SV4M sets.
We do not quote third-party market prices for these cards — not TCGplayer, not eBay, not PriceCharting. Where we don’t currently list a graded or raw copy, we say so directly rather than attach a number we can’t stand behind, and point you to Quick Order instead.
The Top 10 Chase Cards
Every card below is matched to its exact Japanese SV3a, SV4K or SV4M print. Where the illustrator credited on the Japanese card page matches the illustrator credited on the English card page, we call it the same illustration; Japanese cards keep their own set code and number rather than the English 182-card run.
1. Mela (PAR 254/182, Special Illustration Rare)
Japanese equivalent: SV4K 092/066, Special Art Rare (SAR), illustrated by rika — same illustrator as the English card.
This is our top-ranked card in this list: Mela Special Art Rare PSA 10 (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order), currently listed at ¥17,904. See our Mela supporter card guide for a deeper look at this print.
2. Shauntal (PAR 243/182, full-art Ultra Rare)
Japanese equivalent: SV3a 082/062, Secret/Super Rare (SR), illustrated by En Morikura — same illustrator as the English card.
We currently list this graded: Shauntal PSA 10 at ¥15,180. Full write-up in our Shauntal cards guide.
3. Iron Valiant ex (PAR 249/182, Special Illustration Rare)
Japanese equivalent: SV4M 089/066, Special Art Rare (SAR), illustrated by kantaro — same illustrator as the English card.
Currently listed graded: Iron Valiant ex PSA 10 (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) at ¥9,350. See our Iron Valiant cards guide for the full family of prints.
4. Roaring Moon ex (PAR 262/182, gold Secret Rare)
Japanese equivalent: SV4K 093/066, printed Ultra Rare (UR), illustrated by takuyoa — same illustrator as the English card. Ancient Roar’s Ultra Rare tier runs SV4K 093–094.
Not currently in our graded or raw listings — sourcing via Quick Order. Our Roaring Moon cards guide covers both Roaring Moon printings in this list side by side.
5. Iron Valiant ex (PAR 261/182, gold Secret Rare)
Japanese equivalent: SV4M 093/066, printed Ultra Rare (UR), illustrated by aky CG Works — same illustrator as the English card. Future Flash’s Ultra Rare tier runs SV4M 093–094.
Not currently in our graded or raw listings — sourcing via Quick Order.
6. Garchomp ex (PAR 260/182, gold Secret Rare)
Japanese equivalent: SV3a 090/062, printed Ultra Rare (UR), illustrated by 5ban Graphics — same illustrator as the English card. Raging Surf’s Ultra Rare tier runs SV3a 090–092.
Not currently in our graded or raw listings — sourcing via Quick Order. Our Garchomp cards guide covers both Garchomp printings in this list.
7. Roaring Moon ex (PAR 251/182, Special Illustration Rare)
Japanese equivalent: SV4K 090/066, Special Art Rare (SAR), illustrated by Ryota Murayama — same illustrator as the English card.
Not currently in our graded or raw listings — sourcing via Quick Order.
8. Garchomp ex (PAR 245/182, Special Illustration Rare)
Japanese equivalent: SV3a 085/062, Special Art Rare (SAR), illustrated by Oswaldo KATO — same illustrator as the English card.
Not currently in our graded or raw listings — sourcing via Quick Order.
9. Tapu Koko ex (PAR 247/182, Special Illustration Rare)
Japanese equivalent: SV3a 086/062, Special Art Rare (SAR), illustrated by Jerky — same illustrator as the English card.
Not currently in our graded or raw listings — sourcing via Quick Order.
10. Professor Sada’s Vitality (PAR 256/182, Special Illustration Rare)
Japanese equivalent: SV4K 091/066, Special Art Rare (SAR), illustrated by Ryota Murayama — same illustrator as the English card.
Not currently in our graded or raw listings — sourcing via Quick Order.
Where to Buy the Japanese Versions from Tokyo
We ship Japanese sealed product and singles worldwide out of Tokyo with tracked delivery. For the chase cards on this page, there are three practical routes:
- Sealed boxes. SV4K Ancient Roar Japanese Pokemon Booster Box, currently listed at ¥10,192–¥12,500; SV4M Future Flash Japanese Pokemon Booster Box, currently listed at ¥10,088–¥11,760; and SV3A Raging Surf Japanese Pokemon Booster Box, currently listed at ¥12,480–¥14,896. Between them, all ten cards in this list can pull from one of these three boxes.
- Damaged-box options. If you don’t need shop-mint packaging, we also list an SV4K Ancient Roar damaged box at ¥11,330 and an SV3A Raging Surf damaged box at ¥14,214.
- Graded singles. We currently list three PSA 10s from this list: Mela (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) at ¥17,904, Shauntal at ¥15,180, and Iron Valiant ex (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) at ¥9,350. For any other card on this list, raw or graded, go through Quick Order and we’ll source it.
For a wider view of what’s changed since these sets, our SV4a vs SV4K vs SV4M box guide and SV3 vs SV3a box guide compare box contents across the Scarlet & Violet era, and our Japanese vs English Pokemon cards guide explains how the two markets diverge more generally.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Japanese version of Paradox Rift called?
There isn’t one single Japanese set — Paradox Rift combines three: Raging Surf (SV3a), Ancient Roar (SV4K) and Future Flash (SV4M). Raging Surf released 22 September 2023; Ancient Roar and Future Flash released together on 27 October 2023; Paradox Rift released in English on 3 November 2023.
How many cards are in Paradox Rift compared to the Japanese sets?
Paradox Rift has 266 cards in English: 182 base cards plus 84 secret rares. Across the three Japanese sets: Raging Surf has 92 entries (62 base + secrets to 092), and Ancient Roar and Future Flash each have 94 entries (66 base + secrets to 094).
What’s the rarest card in Paradox Rift?
Paradox Rift’s gold Secret Rare tier runs from 260/182 to 266/182 — seven cards in total. Three of them are the Pokémon ex cards covered in this list: Roaring Moon ex (262/182), Iron Valiant ex (261/182) and Garchomp ex (260/182), each mapping to a printed Ultra Rare (UR) in their Japanese set: SV4K 093/066, SV4M 093/066 and SV3a 090/062 respectively.
Are the Paradox Rift chase cards the same artwork as the Japanese versions?
Yes for every card in this list — we confirmed matching illustrator credits between the Japanese and English card pages for all ten cards covered above.
Can I buy the Japanese SV3a, SV4K or SV4M boxes from this store?
Yes. SV4K Ancient Roar is currently listed at ¥10,192–¥12,500, SV4M Future Flash at ¥10,088–¥11,760, and SV3A Raging Surf at ¥12,480–¥14,896, all shipped from Tokyo with tracked delivery.
Do you sell PSA 10 graded Paradox Rift cards?
Currently we list three: Mela at ¥17,904, Shauntal at ¥15,180, and Iron Valiant ex at ¥9,350. For any other card in this list, use Quick Order and we’ll source it for you.
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