Shiny Umbreon Card: Japanese Prints from SM8b and SV8a

A shiny Umbreon card, in Japanese-edition terms, is an Umbreon print with the SSR (Shiny Super Rare) rarity: Umbreon GX SSR 229/150 from the SM8b High Class Pack “GX Ultra Shiny” and the SSR Shiny Umbreon ex from SV8A-Terastal Festival ex. This guide compares both, sets the other Umbreon cards beside them, and shows where to buy.

For every card in the set, see our Terastal Festival ex card list.

Updated November 12, 2026

What is the shiny Umbreon card in Japanese sets?

The shiny Umbreon card is a Japanese-edition Umbreon print with the SSR rarity, which our product pages define as Shiny Super Rare. Two prints fit that description in our product listings: Umbreon GX SSR 229/150 and the SSR Shiny Umbreon ex.

The SM8b card is a GX card and the SV8a card is an ex card, so the two prints belong to different card types. Both come from High Class Packs, the Japanese premium product line our box pages describe with the words “Japanese Original Edition, High Class Pack”. The SM8b pack is called “GX Ultra Shiny” and the SV8a box is called Terastal Festival ex.

One detail is missing from the SV8a side: the box page names the SSR Shiny Umbreon ex as a key card but gives no card number in its listing text, so this guide does not quote one. The sections below treat the SM8b card as a full fact sheet and the SV8a card as a box-level chase card.

Rarity abbreviations used on our pages are worth knowing before you compare prints. The SV8a page lists Commons (C), Uncommons (U), Rares (R), Double Rares (RR), Art Rares (AR), Super Art Rares (SAR), Shiny Super Rares (SSR) and Ultra Rares (UR). The S8B page describes full-art Character Rare cards, abbreviated CSR. The SM12A page uses SR SA and HR for its key cards. When this guide says “shiny Umbreon card”, it means the SSR tier only.

Which shiny Umbreon card is Umbreon GX SSR 229/150 in SM8b?

Umbreon GX SSR 229/150 is the shiny Umbreon card of the SM8b High Class Pack “GX Ultra Shiny”. Our listing gives the card as Umbreon GX, number 229/150, rarity SSR, set High Class Pack “GX Ultra Shiny”.

The back-order page is PSA10 Umbreon GX SSR [SM8b 229/150], offered as a PSA 10 back order at ¥182,259, sourced to order. The standard PSA 10 page for this card is PSA10 Umbreon GX SSR [SM8b 229/150] (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order). The product text on these pages reads: Umbreon GX, No. 229/150, rarity SSR, set High Class Pack “GX Ultra Shiny”.

The product text adds one note about the item: the PSA case may have minor scratches or marks on its surface. That note concerns the case. It also says stock levels can change, so in some cases an order may take a little longer to ship.

If you collect from the same pack, our guide to Lucario GX SSR 224/150 covers another SSR card from the “GX Ultra Shiny” pack, and the Evelyn SR 159/150 guide covers an SR card from it. For other Umbreon GX prints, including one from a different set, see Umbreon GX PSA 10 (Japanese SM1M 069/060).

Which shiny Umbreon card is in SV8a Terastal Festival ex?

The shiny Umbreon card in SV8a is the SSR Shiny Umbreon ex, one of the key cards on the SV8A-Terastal Festival ex product page. The same page lists SAR Umbreon ex, SAR Eevee, SSR Shiny Eevee and UR Energy Switch Gold as the other key cards.

This is the main difference from SM8b. The SV8a key-card list names Umbreon ex twice, once as an SAR and once as an SSR with the word “Shiny” in the card name. They are listed as different cards, and a collector who wants the shiny version looks for the SSR Shiny Umbreon ex.

The box facts on the SV8A-Terastal Festival ex Japanese Pokemon Booster Box page are:

• Release date in Japan: December 6, 2024.
• 10 booster packs per box, 10 cards per pack, 100 cards total.
• 187 card types, covering C, U, R, RR, AR, SAR, SSR and UR rarities.
• Japanese original edition, High Class Pack.
• Brand new and sealed.

The page describes the product as celebrating the Scarlet & Violet era with reprints and new cards. It also states plainly that this is a sealed, randomized product, that the cards in each box are randomly packed at the factory, and that individual card pulls are not guaranteed. A box is therefore a way to open packs from the set that contains the shiny Umbreon ex. It is not a way to be sure of getting that card. For a specific Umbreon ex, our guide to Umbreon ex PSA 10 Japanese cards (SV8a, XY10) compares the Umbreon ex prints in more detail.

The box page also links to the SV8A card list on our site, which is the place for the full numbered list of the set. This article stays with Umbreon.

How do the shiny Umbreon prints compare with other Umbreon cards?

The two shiny Umbreon prints are the SSR ones; the other Umbreon cards in our sources carry different rarities or card types. The table puts each print next to its set and rarity as our pages list it.

Three points follow from the table. First, the SSR rarity appears on two Umbreon prints in these sources, one GX card and one ex card. Second, the S8b print is a Character Rare card: its box page describes full-art Character Rare cards, and Third, SM12a lists a Tag Team card, Umbreon & Darkrai GX, as an SR SA key card, not an SSR.

Do not confuse S8b with SM8b. S8b is VMAX Climax, a set our box page calls the Sword & Shield celebration set, released in Japan on December 3, 2021. SM8b is the “GX Ultra Shiny” pack. They share letters and a number but are different products. The S8b Umbreon is covered in Umbreon VMAX PSA 10 Japanese Pokemon Cards, and there is a guide to the Umbreon V from S8b (244/184 CSR). For a broader overview across Japanese Umbreon prints, read Umbreon PSA 10 Japanese Pokemon Cards: Every Japanese Print Compared.

A clear way to choose: if you want a card that carries the Shiny Super Rare tier, pick between the SM8b GX (229/150) and the SV8a SSR Shiny Umbreon ex. Choose the GX if you want a single card with a known number and a PSA 10 grade. Choose the SV8a route if you want to open packs from the set that lists the ex.

Are Umbreon & Darkrai GX and the M6a Umbreon shiny cards?

No. Neither Umbreon & Darkrai GX nor the M6a Umbreon is listed with the SSR rarity, so neither is a shiny Umbreon card in the sense used above. They are still Umbreon cards you will see next to the shiny prints, and both have official pages.

Umbreon & Darkrai GX

The official Pokémon Card database lists Umbreon & Darkrai GX as number 182/173 in SM12a, the high-class pack “TAG TEAM GX All Stars”, illustrated by so-taro. It is a Basic Pokémon with 270 HP. Its attack Black Lance does 150 damage and 60 damage to one benched Pokémon-GX or Pokémon-EX, and it has a GX attack called Dead Moon GX. The special rule: when a TAG TEAM Pokémon is knocked out, the opponent takes 3 Prize cards. The details are on the official card page.

The same card name also exists as number 010/031 in the TAG TEAM GX Starter Set “Umbreon & Darkrai GX” (set code SMM), illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, with the same 270 HP and the same 150-damage attack, per the official card page. So the name appears in two Japanese products with two different numbers and two different illustrators.

Pokémon’s announcement of the TAG TEAM GX Starter Deluxe Set gives a release date of May 31 (2019 according to the page address) and a price of 3,980 yen plus tax. It contains one Espeon & Deoxys GX starter set and one Umbreon & Darkrai GX starter set, plus premium battle goods. The announcement adds a double deck case with Espeon & Deoxys on the front and Umbreon & Darkrai on the back, described as available only through this set, and exclusive holo promo cards of Mew and Yveltal (official announcement).

The SM12A-Tag All-Stars box lists “SR SA Umbreon & Darkrai GX” as a key card, alongside SR SA Togepi & Cleffa & Igglybuff GX, SR Cynthia & Caitlin, SR Red & Blue and HR Pikachu Gold. The SM12A-Tag All-Stars Japanese Pokemon Booster Box was released in Japan on October 4, 2019, with 10 packs of 11 cards (110 cards per box) and 173 card types. We have a separate guide to the card: PSA 10 Umbreon & Darkrai GX SR SA [SM12a 182/173].

The M6a Umbreon

The M6a Umbreon belongs to the Pokémon Card Game MEGA expansion pack “30th CELEBRATION”, released September 16, 2026, at 360 yen per pack (tax included), as a worldwide simultaneous release. The official page says each pack holds six shiny (kira) cards and lists day-cycle illustration cards; the second set includes Umbreon as card ID m6a_077 (official 30th CELEBRATION page). The page does not state a rarity for that Umbreon, so this guide does not call it SSR.

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The same official page lists other features of the pack: FUR (Futuristic Rare) Mew ex and Mewtwo ex illustrated by YOSHIROTTEN, one basic Energy with a YOSHIROTTEN design in each pack, 30 Pikachu cards by different illustrators with one Pikachu card guaranteed in each pack, and 30 classic cards reprinted in special versions.

On the English-language expansion, Umbreon is card 2M6P_EN_91, the Night counterpart to Espeon, which is 2M6P_EN_69 and the Day card (Pokémon TCG: 30th Celebration). That page also says every card in an English booster pack is foil. Pokémon’s press release dated June 30, 2026 gives September 16, 2026 as the worldwide tabletop release at participating retailers, with Pokémon TCG Live digital play opening September 15, 2026 at 10 a.m. PDT (press release).

The official product list also shows a Deck Shield Premium Gloss Espeon at 990 yen, and the FUTURISTIC BOX at 27,500 yen (tax included), released September 16, 2026 and sold only through Pokémon Center Online at launch (official product list). Our own article, Umbreon 30th Promo Card and the M6a Umbreon Card, lists the official Umbreon items so far.

What does PSA 10 mean on a shiny Umbreon card listing?

PSA 10 means the card has been graded PSA 10 (Gem Mint) by Professional Sports Authenticator, and our listing for Umbreon GX SSR 229/150 states exactly that grade. The grade is part of the product name and the product text.

Here is what the product text for the PSA 10 pages tells you:

• The card: Umbreon GX, No. 229/150, rarity SSR, set High Class Pack “GX Ultra Shiny”.
• The grade: PSA 10 (Gem Mint).
• The case: the PSA case may have minor scratches or marks on its surface.
• The timing: stock levels can change, so in some cases an order may take a little longer to ship.
• The listing type: the copy on the back-order page is offered as a PSA 10 back order, sourced to order, at ¥182,259.

Our shipping policy adds a rule for PSA graded cards: they may also be offered through our other sales channels, so a PSA item shown online may already be sold before our team locks the allocation for your order. Once payment has cleared, we secure the PSA graded card matching your order, even if additional sourcing is required, and dispatch may take longer in that case.

The SV8A box page says individual card pulls are not guaranteed, and no source we use gives a rate for any rarity, so this guide gives none.

To see more Umbreon cards laid out, our ranking article Most Expensive Umbreon Pokémon Cards: Top Japanese Listings covers them. For the shiny-pack background, read the Hidden Fates comparison with Japanese GX Ultra Shiny.

Which route to a shiny Umbreon should you pick: the card or a box?

Pick the PSA 10 card if you want Umbreon GX SSR 229/150 specifically, and pick the SV8A-Terastal Festival ex box if you want to open packs from the set that lists the SSR Shiny Umbreon ex. A box cannot be chosen for a guaranteed Umbreon, because its page states that pulls are not guaranteed.

The three boxes that list an Umbreon key card differ in size and in the Umbreon they list:

• The SV8A-Terastal Festival ex box has 100 cards (10 packs of 10) and lists the SSR Shiny Umbreon ex and the SAR Umbreon ex.
• The S8B-VMAX Climax box has 110 cards (10 packs of 11) and lists the CSR Umbreon VMAX (Karen); it has 184 card types.
• The SM12A-Tag All-Stars box has 110 cards (10 packs of 11) and lists the SR SA Umbreon & Darkrai GX; it has 173 card types.

Of these three boxes, the SV8a box is the one that lists a shiny Umbreon (SSR). If the shiny rarity is what you want, the S8B and SM12A boxes are the wrong target and the SM8b card is the other SSR option. If you want any Umbreon from a Japanese celebration product regardless of rarity, each of the three boxes lists one. The listed prices of the three boxes are spread across a wide range, shown in the next section.

Where can you buy a shiny Umbreon card or its source box?

Prices below were read on November 12, 2026.

Within these three boxes, the listed prices run from ¥16,358 for SV8A to ¥183,381 for SM12A. The product pages show the current terms.

Shipping, customs and payment are set out on our pages: orders go by FedEx International Connect Plus (usually 3-7 business days after dispatch, an estimate) or FedEx International Priority (usually 2-5 business days), most orders are processed within 5 business days after payment clears, and all payments are made in Japanese yen. See the shipping policy and the payment methods page for the full terms.

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