What is the Paldean Fates Elite Trainer Box?
The Paldean Fates Elite Trainer box is scheduled to release on 26th January 2024 with a single design featuring Mimikyu. It will be the seventh Elite Trainer Box of the Scarlet and Violet Generation IX series. There is also a Pokémon Center version of the box. The regular Paldean Fates Elite Trainer Box has a recommended retail price of £49.99 in the UK and $49.99 in the US, while the Pokémon Center versions is £49.99 in the UK and $59.99 in the US.
The Paradox Rift Elite Trainer Box (ETB), like other Elite Trainer Boxes, is a special set of cards and accessories that includes everything necessary to play the Pokémon Trading Card game.
The artwork for the box features a gold coloured shiny Mimikyu surrounded by shiny stars against a purple backdrop with black motifs with gold criss cross lines. The boxes measure 16.5 x 19 x 8.9 cm (6.5 x 7.5 x 3.5 inches).
What is in each Paldean Fates Elite Trainer Box?
After carefully removing the plastic shrink wrap covering, the outer sleeve can be slid off to reveal a Player’s Guide and an inner box.
The inner box holds the main contents and is designed to function as a card holder once the products inside have been removed.
The contents of the Paldean Fates Elite Trainer Box are:
1 Full Art Promo Card SVP071 Mimikyu
9 Pokémon TCG: Paldean Fates booster packs
65 card sleeves with image of Mimikyu
45 Pokémon TCG Energy cards
A player’s guide
6 damage-counter dice
1 competition-legal coin-flip die
2 plastic condition markers
A collector’s box to hold everything, with 4 dividers to keep it organized
A code card for Pokémon Trading Card Game Live
Pokémon Center Paldean Fates Elite Trainer Box
As with the regular Paldean Fates Elite Trainer Box, Mimikyu is featured on the front of the box with the same artwork as the regular box. The only difference in design is that the Pokémon Center Paldean Fates Elite Trainer Box features the Poké Ball Pokémon Center logo at the bottom of the box. Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Boxes are generally £10 / $10 more expensive than their regular counterparts but the UK Pokémon Center is currently selling the box for the same price as the regular versions.
The content of the Pokémon Center Paldean Fates Elite Trainer box is similar to the regular boxes with the addition of 2 extra booster boxes and an additional Promo Card.
The complete list of Pokémon Center Paldean Fates Elite Trainer Box contents:
1 Promo Card SVP071 Mimikyu
1 Promo Card SVP071 Mimikyu with Pokémon Center stamp
11 Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet—Paldean Fates booster packs
65 card sleeves featuring Mimikyu
45 Pokémon TCG Energy cards
A player’s guide
6 damage-counter dice
1 competition-legal coin-flip die
2 plastic condition markers
A box to hold everything, with 4 dividers to keep it organized
A code card for Pokémon Trading Card Game Live
