Temporal Forces Card List: Prices, Top 10 & Chase Cards

If you’ve been hunting through the Temporal Forces set for the cards worth protecting—or worth selling—you already know the gap between the bulk commons and the genuinely scarce SIRs can be enormous. Temporal Forces (code TEF, the fifth Scarlet & Violet expansion) introduced Future Paradox Pokémon as its standout theme, and a few of those cards have become collector targets that command serious money in PSA 10. One of them, Raging Bolt ex 208/162, trades for roughly $108 in top grade—and that figure keeps climbing (SNKRDUNK Magazine). This guide walks through the full card list, the chase cards driving the market, current prices, and every major resource to keep your collection current.

Release Date: March 22, 2024 · Set Code: TEF (SV05) · Booster MSRP: $4.99 · Top PSA 10: $318.84 (Gastly 177/162)

Temporal Forces card list top 10

When collectors rank Temporal Forces, they almost universally start with a single metric: what does a perfect PSA 10 copy fetch on the secondary market? The chart below answers that directly, pulling together the most consistent price data from sales across major marketplaces.

Source data from SNKRDUNK Magazine (market analyst) and PriceCharting (price tracker).

The pattern is straightforward: Special Illustration Rares and Trainer cards with full-art treatments dominate the top 10, while the standard Pokémon ex lines cluster in the middle tier. What stands out is Gastly 177/162 trading above its ungraded value—a rarity in the bottom half of the chart, and one that reflects the card’s outsized demand among Ghost-type collectors.

Key highlights from the rankings

Iron Crown ex 206/162 deserves special attention. It doesn’t claim the #1 spot in raw PSA 10 price, but it’s notable because a single copy outvalues both Iron Leaves ex and Iron Boulder ex combined (SNKRDUNK Magazine). For budget-conscious collectors watching value per card, that’s a signal worth tracking. The implication: Iron Crown ex has carved out a scarcity niche that its Iron Paradox siblings haven’t matched.

By contrast, Gouging Fire ex ranks #5 despite being a SIR—and that lower ranking compared to Iron Crown ex likely reflects print run differences or collector fatigue with the Fire typing. The catch: SIR status alone doesn’t guarantee top-tier secondary market value; demand for the specific Pokémon matters just as much.

Temporal Forces card list & price

Beyond the top 10, Temporal Forces spans a much wider price range—from penny commons to $200+ SIRs. Understanding where any given card sits in that range helps collectors decide what to protect, what to sell, and what to let go at bulk rates.

Prices sourced from PriceCharting (price tracker) and reflect sales data aggregated from eBay and other marketplaces.

The gap between PSA 10 and ungraded values is most extreme on common Trainer cards like Eri 210/162—nearly a 5.5× multiplier for professional grading. For Pokémon cards with lower raw demand, that premium may not be worth the $25-30 grading fee. The trade-off: only cards with raw values above $50-60 consistently justify the grading investment.

Regional price variations

Market data isn’t uniform across regions. In the UK, Scyther 001/162 trades at roughly £0.07 near-mint—a fraction of its US equivalent (PokeCardValues UK). Japanese versions of certain Trainer cards command significant premiums over their English counterparts; Bianca’s Devotion 209/162 is a documented example where the Japanese print fetches substantially more (SNKRDUNK Magazine).

For international collectors, those regional gaps represent either arbitrage opportunity or a reminder that pricing your collection requires knowing your target market. Selling UK commons to a US buyer rarely makes sense when shipping eats the margin.

Temporal Forces chase cards

“Chase card” is collector shorthand for the cards worth hunting in booster packs—the ones that make opening a pack exciting and drive secondary market activity. In Temporal Forces, the chase cards cluster around three categories: Future Paradox SIRs, full-art Trainers, and standout Pokémon ex with premium art treatments.

The most expensive per PSA 10—Raging Bolt ex 208/162—commands over 1.5× the value of its nearest competitor, making it the standout chase card from the set by any metric that matters to collectors.

— SNKRDUNK Magazine (price analyst)

Raging Bolt ex SIR sits at the top for a combination of reasons: electric-type appeal, the Future Paradox design aesthetic that has been consistently popular in Scarlet & Violet, and genuine scarcity from a limited print run (CBR). TCGPlayer confirms it as the most valuable card in the set by multiple valuation methods (TCGPlayer).

Special Illustration Rare breakdown

The SIRs in Temporal Forces represent the apex of the set’s collector hierarchy. These full-arts of Future Paradox Pokémon feature alternate artwork and are typically seeded 1 per booster box on average, though distribution rates aren’t publicly confirmed. Iron Crown ex, Raging Bolt ex, and Walking Wake ex round out the primary SIR targets (Japan Figure).

The implication: if you’re opening sealed product, hitting an SIR is the ceiling—but the specific SIR matters enormously for value. Iron Crown ex’s premium over Iron Leaves ex illustrates how two SIRs from the same thematic group can diverge sharply in market value.

Temporal Forces card list TCG

For players and collectors who need the full international card roster—not just the high-value chase cards—several tools aggregate the complete Temporal Forces list. The most authoritative remains the official Pokemon TCG gallery, but community tools offer superior filtering and organization for collection management.

TCGCollector maintains a comprehensive set list with card numbers, rarity markers, and set code classifications that help distinguish English and Japanese prints (TCGCollector). JustinBasil’s visual proxy list groups cards by archetype, making it easier to spot cards relevant to competitive deckbuilding rather than pure collection (JustinBasil).

Raging Bolt Ex 208/162 is currently considered the most valuable chase card from the Temporal Forces set due to its dynamic electric-type art, high demand among collectors, and scarcity.

— Japan Figure (collector guide)

Collection management tips

When managing a Temporal Forces collection, the key decisions are: (1) which cards to grade, (2) which to keep raw, and (3) which to trade or sell now versus holding for potential appreciation. The price gap between PSA 10 and ungraded is the biggest variable for high-tier cards. For commons and uncommons, raw storage in sleeves and binders is sufficient. For Trainer cards with full-art treatments like Eri and Morty’s Conviction, grading becomes a legitimate question if raw values exceed $15-20.

What this means: the $50-100 threshold is where grading math starts to work in your favor. Below that, the grading fee and turnaround time rarely pay back. Above it, the premium can be 2-5× depending on the card.

Temporal Forces card list pokellector & PDF

Not every collector needs a price-tracked portfolio—some just want to know what cards exist in the set, what they look like, and where they fall in the numbering sequence. Pokellector serves that use case well, offering a sortable card browser that doubles as a personal checklist (Pokellector).

The official Pokemon TCG gallery remains the most reliable source for verified card images and exact set composition (Pokemon TCG Official). For players wanting to cross-reference card numbers before purchasing, combining Pokellector for quick browsing with the official gallery for image verification covers most practical needs.

Japanese card list considerations

Temporal Forces has Japanese prints that include exclusive card variants in some cases. The official gallery covers both languages, but community lists like those at Japan Figure provide additional context on Japanese-exclusive chase card designations (Japan Figure). Collectors chasing the complete international set should cross-reference both language versions carefully before buying Japanese prints on the secondary market.

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