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Pokémon Japan. 20 packs of 5 cards. Released 26 September 2015. Prices from 15 October 2026.

Cardmarket today

€5,000

Lowest listing
€5,000
Per pack
€250.00

Keep it sealed€281 of cards inside, after selling costs

Estimated contents: nobody has published measured pull rates for this box yet, so we use those of boxes with the same pack layout. Treat the numbers as a rough guide.

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Why we'd keep it sealed

The cards inside are worth €281 after selling costs. The box costs €5,000.

On average you lose €4,719 per box. Buying the singles you want is cheaper.

Pull rates are still uncertain. The real value could be anywhere from €179 to €537.

If you opened 100 boxes

  • 0 make money
  • 100 lose money

A typical box is worth €193. 1 in 10 boxes is worth €637 or more, and 1 in 10 is worth €84 or less.

The math, per box

From the price of every card to what you'd actually keep.

Per box of 20 packs

Box price on Cardmarket
€5,000
Cards inside, at market prices
€328
Selling costs and bulk
−€47
Cards inside, after selling costs
€281
Compared with the box price
−€4,719

From 100,000 simulated boxes. Selling costs: 5% fee, €0.25 per card sold, cards under €1.00 go to bulk at €0.01.

Cards inside, at market prices
The average value of everything in a box, with each card at its price on Cardmarket today.
Selling costs and bulk
Cardmarket's fee and postage for every card worth selling. Cheap cards go to bulk for a few cents.
Cards inside, after selling costs
What an average box puts in your pocket once everything is sold.
Compared with the box price
Plus means the average box is worth more than it costs. Minus means it's worth less.

What the box costs

Today's price on Cardmarket, and how the box price and the cards inside have moved.

Cardmarket today
€5,000€250.00 per pack
Lowest listing
€5,000

The price history starts on the day live prices switch on, and grows by one point a day.

What 100,000 simulated boxes were worth

Every box is different. This is how the value of each simulated box came out, after selling costs.

Value of 100,000 simulated boxes100 of every 100 simulated boxes were worth less than the box price of €5,000.Box price €5,000Lose money0204060€0€1,000€2,000€3,000€4,000€5,000Boxes out of 100€0 to €200: 51 of 100 boxes€200 to €400: 27 of 100 boxes€400 to €600: 8 of 100 boxes€600 to €800: 10 of 100 boxes€800 to €1,000: 2 of 100 boxes€1,000 to €1,200: 1 in 78 boxes€1,200 to €1,400: 1 in 200 boxes€1,400 to €1,600: 1 in 1,149 boxes€1,600 to €1,800: 1 in 1,408 boxes€1,800 to €2,000: 1 in 12,500 boxes€2,000 to €2,200: 1 in 25,000 boxes€2,200 to €2,400: 0 of 100 boxes€2,400 to €2,600: 0 of 100 boxes€2,600 to €2,800: 0 of 100 boxes€2,800 to €3,000: 0 of 100 boxes€3,000 to €3,200: 0 of 100 boxes€3,200 to €3,400: 0 of 100 boxes€3,400 to €3,600: 0 of 100 boxes€3,600 to €3,800: 0 of 100 boxes€3,800 to €4,000: 0 of 100 boxes€4,000 to €4,200: 0 of 100 boxes€4,200 to €4,400: 0 of 100 boxes€4,400 to €4,600: 0 of 100 boxes€4,600 to €4,800: 0 of 100 boxes€4,800 to €5,000: 0 of 100 boxes€5,000 to €5,200: 0 of 100 boxes€5,200 to €5,400: 0 of 100 boxesValue of 100,000 simulated boxes100 of every 100 simulated boxes were worth less than the box price of €5,000.Box price €5,000Lose money0204060€0€2,000€4,000Boxes out of 100€0 to €200: 51 of 100 boxes€200 to €400: 27 of 100 boxes€400 to €600: 8 of 100 boxes€600 to €800: 10 of 100 boxes€800 to €1,000: 2 of 100 boxes€1,000 to €1,200: 1 in 78 boxes€1,200 to €1,400: 1 in 200 boxes€1,400 to €1,600: 1 in 1,149 boxes€1,600 to €1,800: 1 in 1,408 boxes€1,800 to €2,000: 1 in 12,500 boxes€2,000 to €2,200: 1 in 25,000 boxes€2,200 to €2,400: 0 of 100 boxes€2,400 to €2,600: 0 of 100 boxes€2,600 to €2,800: 0 of 100 boxes€2,800 to €3,000: 0 of 100 boxes€3,000 to €3,200: 0 of 100 boxes€3,200 to €3,400: 0 of 100 boxes€3,400 to €3,600: 0 of 100 boxes€3,600 to €3,800: 0 of 100 boxes€3,800 to €4,000: 0 of 100 boxes€4,000 to €4,200: 0 of 100 boxes€4,200 to €4,400: 0 of 100 boxes€4,400 to €4,600: 0 of 100 boxes€4,600 to €4,800: 0 of 100 boxes€4,800 to €5,000: 0 of 100 boxes€5,000 to €5,200: 0 of 100 boxes€5,200 to €5,400: 0 of 100 boxes
Each bar covers €200 of box value. Bars right of the line are boxes worth at least what you paid.
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Box valueBoxes out of 100Result
€0 to €20051 of 100Lose money
€200 to €40027 of 100Lose money
€400 to €6008 of 100Lose money
€600 to €80010 of 100Lose money
€800 to €1,0002 of 100Lose money
€1,000 to €1,2001 in 78Lose money
€1,200 to €1,4001 in 200Lose money
€1,400 to €1,6001 in 1,149Lose money
€1,600 to €1,8001 in 1,408Lose money
€1,800 to €2,0001 in 12,500Lose money
€2,000 to €2,2001 in 25,000Lose money
€2,200 to €2,4000 of 100Lose money
€2,400 to €2,6000 of 100Lose money
€2,600 to €2,8000 of 100Lose money
€2,800 to €3,0000 of 100Lose money
€3,000 to €3,2000 of 100Lose money
€3,200 to €3,4000 of 100Lose money
€3,400 to €3,6000 of 100Lose money
€3,600 to €3,8000 of 100Lose money
€3,800 to €4,0000 of 100Lose money
€4,000 to €4,2000 of 100Lose money
€4,200 to €4,4000 of 100Lose money
€4,400 to €4,6000 of 100Lose money
€4,600 to €4,8000 of 100Lose money
€4,800 to €5,0000 of 100Lose money
€5,000 to €5,2000 of 100Make money
€5,200 to €5,4000 of 100Make money

Where the value comes from

The average box, split by card type. Most of the value often sits in cards you'll rarely see.

Card typeHow many per boxAverage card after selling costsAdds to the box
Super Rare (SR)1.0 per box1.0 per box€172.11€172
Rare (R)15 per box15 per box€2.91€43
Double Rare (RR)4.0 per box4.0 per box€8.59€34
Ultra Rare (UR, gold)1 in 10.0 boxes1 in 10.0 boxes€170.75€17
Uncommon (U)20 per box20 per box€0.50€10
Common (C)60 per box60 per box€0.07€4.24
Total€281

Chance of a big pull

How often a box has at least one of the rarest cards.

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Card typeBoxes with at least oneOn averageBoxes for one specific card
Ultra Rare (UR, gold)Gold-foil Pokémon, Trainer or item card, roughly one in ten boxes.10 of 1001 in 10.0 boxes10.0

If card prices fall

Prices often drop in the weeks after a set comes out. This is the same box with cheaper cards and the same box price.

Card pricesCards inside, after costsCompared with the boxBoxes that lose moneyVerdict
Today's prices€281−€4,719100 of 100Keep it sealed
25% lower€207−€4,793100 of 100Keep it sealed
50% lower€132−€4,868100 of 100Keep it sealed
75% lower€62−€4,938100 of 100Keep it sealed

Pull rates we used

Where each number comes from, and how sure we are. Sources checked on 14 October 2026. This box's own pull rates haven't been measured, so these come from boxes with the same pack layout, with extra uncertainty added.

Card typeHow oftenLikely rangeBased on
Common slots, 3 per pack
Common (C)60 per boxPack layout
Uncommon slots, 1 per pack
Uncommon (U)20 per boxPack layout
Rare-or-better slots, 1 per pack
Ultra Rare (UR, gold)1 in 10.0 boxes1 in 4.1 to 24 boxesEstimate
Super Rare (SR)1.0 per box1 in 2.4 boxes to 2.4 per boxEstimate
Double Rare (RR)4.0 per box1.6 to 9.7 per boxEstimate
Rare (R)15 per boxThe rest of the slot

Most valuable cards

The 30 most valuable cards in the set, and what you'd keep after selling one.

CardCard typeCardmarket priceAfter selling costs
BrigetteSuper Rare (SR)€528.27€501.61
Mewtwo EXUltra Rare (UR, gold)€180.00€170.75
Mewtwo EXSuper Rare (SR)€175.00€166.00
MewtwoSuper Rare (SR)€119.99€113.74
Glalie EXSuper Rare (SR)€49.45€46.73
Mega Glalie EXSuper Rare (SR)€34.44€32.47
Mega Mewtwo EXDouble Rare (RR)€25.00€23.50
Mewtwo EXDouble Rare (RR)€15.00€14.00
Mega Glalie EXDouble Rare (RR)€8.90€8.21
TyphlosionRare (R)€7.92€7.27
HaxorusRare (R)€7.58€6.95
ZoroarkRare (R)€3.17€2.76
Florges BREAKDouble Rare (RR)€2.99€2.59
Zoroark BREAKDouble Rare (RR)€2.95€2.55
Float StoneUncommon (U)€2.74€2.35
CyndaquilCommon (C)€2.00€1.65
Parallel CityUncommon (U)€1.88€1.54
Mewtwo Spirit LinkUncommon (U)€1.84€1.50
HaunterUncommon (U)€1.80€1.46
MeloettaRare (R)€1.77€1.43
SmeargleUncommon (U)€1.41€1.09
VivillonRare (R)€1.35€1.03
BrigetteUncommon (U)€1.28€0.97
OctilleryRare (R)€1.25€0.94
Glalie EXDouble Rare (RR)€1.00€0.70
GastlyCommon (C)€0.99€0.01
XerneasRare (R)€0.85€0.01
CacneaCommon (C)€0.80€0.01
BeheeyemUncommon (U)€0.74€0.01
SnubbullCommon (C)€0.50€0.01

How we work this out

We price every card at its Cardmarket market value, take off the selling costs above, and open 100,000 virtual boxes slot by slot using the pull rates in the table. The verdict compares the cards with the box price and checks how often a box loses money.

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