Paldea Evolved arrived on June 9, 2023, as the second English-language expansion of the Scarlet & Violet era, following closely behind the ninth generation's foundational base set and giving collectors their first real look at how the Paldea region's story would deepen across the trading card game. Carrying the set code PAL, also referenced as SV02, Paldea Evolved brings a total of 279 cards to the checklist, split between roughly 193 to 198 main-set numbers and a substantial 86 secret rares that stretch well beyond standard numbering, making it one of the more secret-rare-dense releases of the era's opening chapters. Where the set truly stands out from a structural standpoint is its Japanese ancestry: Paldea Evolved combines not one but three separate Japanese source sets, Triplet Beat, Snow Hazard, and Clay Burst, into a single English release, offering one of the clearest examples of the three-into-one packaging pattern that would come to define much of the Scarlet & Violet era's release strategy. Korean collectors received the content through localized versions of Snow Hazard and Clay Burst, while Traditional Chinese audiences saw their own release land on April 28, 2023, ahead of the English version.