Three hundred and sixty cards, one set, and a numbering system that trips up almost everyone the first time they see it. Shiny Treasure ex (SV4a) — the High Class Pack that brought shiny-colored Pokemon back to the Scarlet & Violet era — packs a 190-card base set and a 170-card secret block into a single December 2023 release, and the secret block alone splits into six different rarity tiers.
If you’ve pulled a card numbered anywhere from 191 to 360 and don’t know what tier it’s in, or you’re trying to figure out why there are two different Charizard ex secret rares in the same set, this is the reference. We ship Shiny Treasure ex product and singles out of Tokyo every week, so every number and rarity below is transcribed directly from Limitless TCG’s SV4a list — not guessed.
Shiny Treasure ex (SV4a) totals 360 cards: a 190-card base set (including 24 Double Rare ex cards) plus a 170-card secret block numbered 191–360. That block breaks into six tiers — 129 S (Shiny Rare), 18 SSR, 4 AR, 5 SR, 8 SAR, and 6 UR. The SAR tier is the chase tier, headlined by Iono SAR (350/190) (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) and Charizard ex SAR (349/190) — and yes, Charizard ex also has a separate SSR printing at 331/190.
Card numbers, names, and rarities are transcribed from Limitless TCG’s Shiny Treasure ex (SV4a) list, as catalogued as of August 2026. Prices are converted at ¥147/USD.
What Is Shiny Treasure ex (SV4a)?
Shiny Treasure ex released in Japan on December 1, 2023 as a High Class Pack — the Pokemon TCG’s annual year-end high-rarity release, and the set that brought shiny-colored Pokemon back into the Scarlet & Violet era after a gap since the Sword & Shield days. It’s a standalone release with no same-day sister set, unlike the dual expansions that usually anchor a JP season.
Packs cost ¥550 (tax incl.) and contain 10 random cards each — double the usual 5-card count, which is the trade-off for a smaller 10-pack box at an MSRP of ¥5,500. That pack-and-box math is unusual for a JP set and is one reason Shiny Treasure ex opened differently than a standard main-set box.
As a High Class Pack, Shiny Treasure ex sits in a different release lane than a main-set expansion — it isn’t part of a story-driven Scarlet & Violet block release, and it exists specifically to showcase a rarity gimmick (in this case, the return of shiny-colored Pokemon) through a purpose-built secret-rare structure. That’s reflected directly in the numbers: 170 of the set’s 360 cards — nearly half — are secret-tier pulls rather than ordinary base-set cards.
Set Breakdown: Base, Secrets & Shiny Numbering
The base set runs 001/190–190/190 — 190 cards, including 24 Double Rare ex cards; the remaining 166 base cards carry no rarity mark on the official list. Above the base set, the secret block runs 191–360, adding 170 more cards for a set total of 360.
The secret block is where Shiny Treasure ex earns its name. Every secret card in the 191–360 range is numbered by tier, in this order:
| Number range | Tier | Count | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|
| 191–319 | S (Shiny Rare) | 129 | Shiny-colored versions of ordinary Pokemon |
| 320–337 | SSR (Shiny Ultra Rare) | 18 | Shiny-colored Pokemon ex, full art |
| 338–341 | AR (Art Rare) | 4 | Alternate-art Pokemon |
| 342–346 | SR (Super Rare) | 5 | Alternate-art Trainer cards |
| 347–354 | SAR (Special Art Rare) | 8 | The chase tier — premier full-scene art |
| 355–360 | UR (Ultra Rare) | 6 | Gold-etched Pokemon ex cards |
Bulbapedia’s cross-check of the Japanese release also lands on 360 total cards, which lines up with the Limitless transcription used throughout this article. For the full base list alongside every secret, see our Shiny Treasure ex (SV4a) card list page.
SSR: Shiny Ultra Rare Pokemon ex (18 Cards)
The SSR tier (320–337) is Shiny Treasure ex’s headline full-art block: 18 shiny-colored Pokemon ex, one full-bleed illustration each. It’s the tier that includes the SSR printing of Charizard ex — distinct from the SAR Charizard ex a few numbers up the list, covered in the chase-cards section below.
| # | Card |
|---|---|
| 320/190 | フォレトスex |
| 321/190 | マスカーニャex |
| 322/190 | リククラゲex |
| 323/190 | クエスパトラex |
| 324/190 | ラウドボーンex (Skeledirge ex) |
| 325/190 | ウェーニバルex |
| 326/190 | フーディンex (Alakazam ex) |
| 327/190 | ミュウex (Mew ex) |
| 328/190 | サーナイトex (Gardevoir ex) |
| 329/190 | キラフロルex |
| 330/190 | イダイナキバex (Great Tusk ex) |
| 331/190 | リザードンex (Charizard ex) |
| 332/190 | パルデア ドオーex |
| 333/190 | テツノワダチex |
| 334/190 | オンバーンex |
| 335/190 | ピジョットex |
| 336/190 | プクリンex |
| 337/190 | イキリンコex |
Note that Mew ex and Gardevoir ex each appear in the SSR tier here and again in the SAR tier below — two separate secret printings of the same ex card is a normal Shiny Treasure ex pattern, not a transcription error.
SAR: Special Art Rare — The Chase Tier (8 Cards)
SAR (347–354) is the tier collectors actually chase. Eight cards, full-scene alternate art, and it includes both the set’s signature Trainer pull — Iono SAR — and a second Charizard ex printing distinct from the SSR above.
| # | Card |
|---|---|
| 347/190 | ミュウex (Mew ex) |
| 348/190 | サーナイトex (Gardevoir ex) |
| 349/190 | リザードンex (Charizard ex) |
| 350/190 | ナンジャモ (Iono) |
| 351/190 | ネモ (Nemona) |
| 352/190 | ネルケ (EN print name: Clive) |
| 353/190 | ペパー (Arven) |
| 354/190 | ボタン (Penny) |
A note on Iono: the Shiny Treasure ex SAR at 350/190 is not the “famous” Iono SAR that drove headlines back in 2023 — that was a different card, Clay Burst (SV2D) 096/071, which sold out that set on release day. Both cards exist and both are called “Iono SAR” casually, but they are different prints from different sets. This article covers the SV4a printing only.
AR, SR & UR: The Smaller Secret Tiers
Three smaller tiers round out the secret block between the S tier and the SAR chase cards. AR (338–341) covers four alternate-art Pokemon, SR (342–346) covers five alternate-art Trainer cards, and UR (355–360) closes the entire set with six gold-etched Pokemon ex cards — the highest-numbered, final tier on the official list.
| # | Tier | Card |
|---|---|---|
| 338/190 | AR | ウミトリオ |
| 339/190 | AR | イルカマン |
| 340/190 | AR | パモ |
| 341/190 | AR | ミミッキュ |
| 342/190 | SR | ジャッジマン |
| 343/190 | SR | ネモ (Nemona) |
| 344/190 | SR | ネルケ (EN print name: Clive) |
| 345/190 | SR | パルデアの学生 |
| 346/190 | SR | パルデアの学生 |
| 355/190 | UR | チオンジェンex |
| 356/190 | UR | イーユイex |
| 357/190 | UR | パオジアンex |
| 358/190 | UR | ミライドンex |
| 359/190 | UR | ディンルーex |
| 360/190 | UR | コライドンex |
Two of the SR-tier Trainers share an identical listed name — 345/190 and 346/190 are both catalogued as パルデアの学生 on the official list; they are two separate alternate-art prints of the same Trainer card, not a duplicate entry.
The 129-Card S Tier (Shiny Rare)
The S tier (191–319) is by far the largest block in Shiny Treasure ex — 129 cards, opening at 191/190 ナゾノクサ and closing at 319/190 カラミンゴ. These are shiny-colored reprints of the ordinary Pokemon that fill the base set — the set’s namesake shiny tier, rather than the full-art scene treatment reserved for SSR and above. It’s the tier that makes Shiny Treasure ex a binder-filling set as much as a chase-card set: with 129 cards to track down, most collectors work through it a handful at a time rather than chasing full completion in one box.
Because the S tier spans nearly the entire base-set roster in shiny form, the 129 numbers cover everything from early-game basics to fully evolved Pokemon, largely following the same species order as the 001–190 base list. A sample spread across the range, transcribed from the official Shiny Treasure ex list:
| # | Card | # | Card |
|---|---|---|---|
| 191/190 | ナゾノクサ | 266/190 | パピモッチ |
| 206/190 | ノノクラゲ | 281/190 | ルカリオ |
| 221/190 | ヒトデマン | 296/190 | マフィティフ |
| 236/190 | ピカチュウ | 311/190 | キャモメ |
| 251/190 | タイカイデン | 319/190 | カラミンゴ |
PSA10 examples of individual S-tier singles do come up for sale — our Charmander S (210/190) PSA10 listing (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) was recently listed at ¥9,960 (~$68) before selling out, which gives a sense of where the tier’s graded floor sits versus the chase cards covered next. At 129 cards deep, the S tier is also where completing a “master set” of Shiny Treasure ex gets expensive in a different way than chasing a single SAR — it’s a volume problem rather than a single high-value pull.
For a full breakdown of pull rates across every tier, see our Shiny Treasure ex pull rates & best cards guide.
Chase Cards Worth Knowing
A handful of cards out of 360 do most of the talking when someone mentions Shiny Treasure ex. Here’s what each one is and where it sits in the secret numbering.
Iono SAR (350/190) is the SV4a printing of the set’s most recognizable Trainer — the alternate-art rendition of Iono, catalogued separately from her base-set 174/190 print (no rarity mark) and from her 2023 Clay Burst (SV2D 096/071) counterpart. A PSA10 example was recently listed at ¥31,287 (~$213) (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order).
Charizard ex is the one card in this set that shows up twice at the top of the secret block — SSR at 331/190 and SAR at 349/190, plus a third, non-secret RR printing at 115/190. All three are separate, distinct printings. Restock requests for PSA10 copies of either secret Charizard ex print are welcome via Quick Order.
Alakazam ex SSR (326/190), Great Tusk ex SSR (330/190), and Skeledirge ex SSR (324/190) round out the SSR tier’s other headline pulls; Alakazam ex SSR (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order), Great Tusk ex SSR (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order), and Skeledirge ex SSR (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) can all be requested for restock via Quick Order.
Mew ex SAR (347/190) carries the highest PSA10 price of any single referenced in this article — a graded example was recently listed at ¥155,635 (~$1,059) (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order). Nemona SAR (351/190) was recently listed at ¥7,622 (~$52) (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order), and Penny SAR (354/190) is currently listed at ¥14,189 (~$97) — one of the few chase-tier PSA10s with an active listing at the time of writing.
Box Economics: MSRP vs Current Market
Official MSRP on a Shiny Treasure ex booster box is ¥5,500 (~$37), built from 10 packs at ¥550 each with 10 cards per pack. That’s a smaller box than most JP main sets (which typically run 30 packs), and it means the odds structure per box is different — fewer packs, but more cards per pack to hit the S-tier and above.
Nearly three years after its December 2023 release, sealed Shiny Treasure ex product trades well above that original MSRP on the secondary market. Our own SV4a booster box listings currently run ¥17,680–¥20,280 (~$120–$138) per box, roughly 3–4x the original ¥5,500 sticker price — typical for a High Class Pack with a chase tier this deep, years past its original release. Pricing on sealed boxes can vary by listing and batch, which is why our listings span that range rather than sitting at one fixed price.
For a deeper look at what’s inside a box and whether it’s worth buying at current prices, see our Shiny Treasure ex booster box buying guide. For how this set stacks up against other High Class Packs, we’ve compared it directly against Terastal Festival, in a box-by-box guide, against Pokemon 151, against Shiny Star V, and against VSTAR Universe.
Paldean Fates: The English Counterpart
Shiny Treasure ex has no same-day Japanese sister set, but it does have a direct English counterpart: Paldean Fates, released January 26, 2024 with 245 cards. Paldean Fates comprises cards from Shiny Treasure ex plus leftover cards from other Japanese sets that didn’t make it into Paradox Rift, the English release that had already absorbed Ancient Roar and Future Flash.
The roughly two-month gap between the December 2023 Japanese release and the January 2024 English release is short by JP-to-EN standards, which is part of why Shiny Treasure ex singles — especially the SAR chase cards — move quickly once a set is known to be getting an EN counterpart.
For buyers comparing the two directly, the headline difference is card count: Paldean Fates runs to 245 cards against Shiny Treasure ex’s 360, reflecting how the English release folds in extra leftover Japanese cards rather than mirroring the JP secret-tier structure one-for-one.
Where to Buy Shiny Treasure ex Cards & Boxes
We ship Japanese sealed product and PSA-graded singles worldwide from Tokyo with tracked delivery. For the full 360-card list with every base and secret entry, bookmark our Shiny Treasure ex (SV4a) card list page. For sealed boxes, our SV4a booster box listing is the direct route to pulling your own SAR and SSR cards. For specific PSA10 singles — including any of the chase cards covered above — the fastest way to request a restock or build a mixed order is our Quick Order page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many cards are in Shiny Treasure ex (SV4a)?
360 total: a 190-card base set (including 24 Double Rare ex cards) plus a 170-card secret block numbered 191–360, split across six rarity tiers — S, SSR, AR, SR, SAR, and UR.
What is the rarest tier in Shiny Treasure ex?
SAR (Special Art Rare, 347–354) is the smallest premium tier at 8 cards and is generally treated as the chase tier, headlined by Iono SAR (350/190) and Charizard ex SAR (349/190).
Why does Shiny Treasure ex have two different Charizard ex secret cards?
Charizard ex appears three times in the set: a non-secret Double Rare at 115/190, a Shiny Ultra Rare (SSR) at 331/190, and a Special Art Rare (SAR) at 349/190. All three are separate, distinct printings.
Is there an English version of Shiny Treasure ex?
Yes — Paldean Fates, released January 26, 2024 with 245 cards, is the English counterpart. It combines the Shiny Treasure ex concept with cards from other Japanese sets that weren’t included in Paradox Rift.
How much does a Shiny Treasure ex booster box cost?
Official MSRP was ¥5,500 (about $37) for 10 packs of 10 cards each.
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