The chase cards in Paradox Rift include Groudon, Altaria ex, Plusle and other Illustration/Hyper Rares.
The cards collectors chase in Paradox Rift
Every set has a handful of cards everyone's hunting. In Paradox Rift — a Scarlet & Violet-series set with 84 secret rares and 49 full-art cards — the headliners, in rough order of demand, are:
- Groudon (#199) — Illustration Rare (~$115.77)
- Altaria ex (#253) — Special Illustration Rare (~$60.67)
- Plusle (#193) — Illustration Rare (~$52.02)
- Minun (#194) — Illustration Rare (~$50.66)
- Morpeko (#206) — Illustration Rare (~$43.76)
- Roaring Moon ex (#251) — Special Illustration Rare (~$43.37)
Which Paradox Rift chase card leads?
Groudon is the card most collectors open packs for, trading around $115.77. Prices on these range from about $43.37 to $115.77 on the secondary market.
Star Pokémon behind the Paradox Rift chase
Most of these pulls belong to the set's headline Pokémon. Each marquee name and its prints in Paradox Rift:
- Groudon — Groudon (#199)
- Altaria — Altaria ex (#140), Altaria ex (#232), Altaria ex (#253)
- Plusle — Plusle (#193)
- Minun — Minun (#194)
- Morpeko — Morpeko (#206)
Chasing them in Paradox Rift
Paradox Rift runs to 266 cards with 49 Illustration/Special Illustration Rares, but landing Groudon, Altaria ex and Plusle covers most of what collectors actually want — a far quicker goal than the full 428-card master set. The rarest single pull, Roaring Moon ex (#262) (Hyper Rare), rounds out the want-list.
Figures are from the pokemontcg.io dataset (TCGplayer pricing), as of June 2026.