Pokémon Arceus booster display€2,842today

Is an Arceus booster display worth opening?

Pokémon. 36 packs of 10 cards. Released 4 November 2009. Prices from 15 October 2026.

Cardmarket today

€2,842.27

Per pack
€78.95

Keep it sealed€537 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.

See the mathPrice history

Why we'd keep it sealed

The cards inside are worth €537 after selling costs. The box costs €2,842.

On average you lose €2,305 per box. Buying the singles you want is cheaper.

These pull rates are estimates, but the box's value hardly depends on them: it's likely between €484 and €558.

No prices yet for: Pokémon LV.X. We count them as €0.

If you opened 100 boxes

  • 0 make money
  • 100 lose money

A typical box is worth €534. 1 in 10 boxes is worth €649 or more, and 1 in 10 is worth €428 or less.

The math, per box

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

Per box of 36 packs

Box price on Cardmarket
€2,842
Cards inside, at market prices
€656
Selling costs and bulk
−€119
Cards inside, after selling costs
€537
Compared with the box price
−€2,305

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
€2,842.27€78.95 per pack
  • Box price on Cardmarket
  • Cards inside, after selling costs
Box price and the cards inside, day by dayFrom 14 Oct to 15 Oct, the box price went from €2,842 to €2,842, and the cards inside, after selling costs, from €536 to €537.€0€1,000€2,000€3,000€4,000Box€2,842Cards€53714 Oct15 Oct14 Oct: box €2,842, cards €53615 Oct: box €2,842, cards €537Box price and the cards inside, day by dayFrom 14 Oct to 15 Oct, the box price went from €2,842 to €2,842, and the cards inside, after selling costs, from €536 to €537.€0€1,000€2,000€3,000€4,000Box€2,842Cards€53714 Oct15 Oct14 Oct: box €2,842, cards €53615 Oct: box €2,842, cards €537
On days when the cards line sits above the box line, an average box was worth more than it cost. Selling costs use our defaults.
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DayBox priceCards inside, after costs
15 October 2026€2,842.27€536.83
14 October 2026€2,842.27€536.46

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 €2,842.Box price €2,842Lose money0204060€500€1,000€1,500€2,000€2,500€3,000Boxes out of 100€242 to €342: 1 in 130 boxes€342 to €442: 13 of 100 boxes€442 to €542: 40 of 100 boxes€542 to €642: 35 of 100 boxes€642 to €742: 10 of 100 boxes€742 to €842: 1 in 93 boxes€842 to €942: 1 in 2,381 boxes€942 to €1,042: 1 in 100,000 boxes€1,042 to €1,142: 0 of 100 boxes€1,142 to €1,242: 0 of 100 boxes€1,242 to €1,342: 0 of 100 boxes€1,342 to €1,442: 0 of 100 boxes€1,442 to €1,542: 0 of 100 boxes€1,542 to €1,642: 0 of 100 boxes€1,642 to €1,742: 0 of 100 boxes€1,742 to €1,842: 0 of 100 boxes€1,842 to €1,942: 0 of 100 boxes€1,942 to €2,042: 0 of 100 boxes€2,042 to €2,142: 0 of 100 boxes€2,142 to €2,242: 0 of 100 boxes€2,242 to €2,342: 0 of 100 boxes€2,342 to €2,442: 0 of 100 boxes€2,442 to €2,542: 0 of 100 boxes€2,542 to €2,642: 0 of 100 boxes€2,642 to €2,742: 0 of 100 boxes€2,742 to €2,842: 0 of 100 boxes€2,842 to €2,942: 0 of 100 boxes€2,942 to €3,042: 0 of 100 boxes€3,042 to €3,142: 0 of 100 boxesValue of 100,000 simulated boxes100 of every 100 simulated boxes were worth less than the box price of €2,842.Box price €2,842Lose money0204060€1,000€2,000€3,000Boxes out of 100€242 to €342: 1 in 130 boxes€342 to €442: 13 of 100 boxes€442 to €542: 40 of 100 boxes€542 to €642: 35 of 100 boxes€642 to €742: 10 of 100 boxes€742 to €842: 1 in 93 boxes€842 to €942: 1 in 2,381 boxes€942 to €1,042: 1 in 100,000 boxes€1,042 to €1,142: 0 of 100 boxes€1,142 to €1,242: 0 of 100 boxes€1,242 to €1,342: 0 of 100 boxes€1,342 to €1,442: 0 of 100 boxes€1,442 to €1,542: 0 of 100 boxes€1,542 to €1,642: 0 of 100 boxes€1,642 to €1,742: 0 of 100 boxes€1,742 to €1,842: 0 of 100 boxes€1,842 to €1,942: 0 of 100 boxes€1,942 to €2,042: 0 of 100 boxes€2,042 to €2,142: 0 of 100 boxes€2,142 to €2,242: 0 of 100 boxes€2,242 to €2,342: 0 of 100 boxes€2,342 to €2,442: 0 of 100 boxes€2,442 to €2,542: 0 of 100 boxes€2,542 to €2,642: 0 of 100 boxes€2,642 to €2,742: 0 of 100 boxes€2,742 to €2,842: 0 of 100 boxes€2,842 to €2,942: 0 of 100 boxes€2,942 to €3,042: 0 of 100 boxes€3,042 to €3,142: 0 of 100 boxes
Each bar covers €100 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
€242 to €3421 in 130Lose money
€342 to €44213 of 100Lose money
€442 to €54240 of 100Lose money
€542 to €64235 of 100Lose money
€642 to €74210 of 100Lose money
€742 to €8421 in 93Lose money
€842 to €9421 in 2,381Lose money
€942 to €1,0421 in 100,000Lose money
€1,042 to €1,1420 of 100Lose money
€1,142 to €1,2420 of 100Lose money
€1,242 to €1,3420 of 100Lose money
€1,342 to €1,4420 of 100Lose money
€1,442 to €1,5420 of 100Lose money
€1,542 to €1,6420 of 100Lose money
€1,642 to €1,7420 of 100Lose money
€1,742 to €1,8420 of 100Lose money
€1,842 to €1,9420 of 100Lose money
€1,942 to €2,0420 of 100Lose money
€2,042 to €2,1420 of 100Lose money
€2,142 to €2,2420 of 100Lose money
€2,242 to €2,3420 of 100Lose money
€2,342 to €2,4420 of 100Lose money
€2,442 to €2,5420 of 100Lose money
€2,542 to €2,6420 of 100Lose money
€2,642 to €2,7420 of 100Lose money
€2,742 to €2,8420 of 100Lose money
€2,842 to €2,9420 of 100Make money
€2,942 to €3,0420 of 100Make money
€3,042 to €3,1420 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
Rare / Holo Rare32 per box32 per box€10.11€324
Reverse Holo36 per box36 per box€4.99€180
Common180 per box180 per box€0.11€19
Uncommon108 per box108 per box€0.14€15
Pokémon LV.X4.0 per box4.0 per boxNo price yet€0.00
Total€537

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
Pokémon LV.XHolo LV.X cards, the main hit of Diamond & Pearl and Platinum boxes.99 of 1004.0 per box

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€537−€2,305100 of 100Keep it sealed
25% lower€394−€2,448100 of 100Keep it sealed
50% lower€254−€2,588100 of 100Keep it sealed
75% lower€111−€2,731100 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, 5 per pack
Common180 per boxPack layout
Uncommon slots, 3 per pack
Uncommon108 per boxPack layout
Reverse holo slots, 1 per pack
Reverse Holo36 per boxPack layout
Rare slot, 1 per pack
Pokémon LV.X4.0 per box1.8 to 8.7 per boxEstimate
Rare / Holo Rare32 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
Shinx (SH12)Rare / Holo Rare€53.57€50.64
Charizard (1), reverse holoReverse Holo€41.79€39.45
Salamence (8)Rare / Holo Rare€33.89€31.95
Arceus (AR1)Rare / Holo Rare€28.61€26.93
Arceus (AR2)Rare / Holo Rare€28.61€26.93
Arceus (AR3)Rare / Holo Rare€28.61€26.93
Arceus (AR4)Rare / Holo Rare€28.61€26.93
Arceus (AR5)Rare / Holo Rare€28.61€26.93
Arceus (AR6)Rare / Holo Rare€28.61€26.93
Arceus (AR7)Rare / Holo Rare€28.61€26.93
Arceus (AR8)Rare / Holo Rare€28.61€26.93
Arceus (AR9)Rare / Holo Rare€28.61€26.93
Shinx (74), reverse holoReverse Holo€25.93€24.38
Shinx (SH12), reverse holoReverse Holo€25.93€24.38
Haunter (41), reverse holoReverse Holo€25.08€23.58
Haunter (42), reverse holoReverse Holo€25.08€23.58
Bagon (52), reverse holoReverse Holo€18.84€17.65
Bagon (SH10), reverse holoReverse Holo€18.84€17.65
Ponyta (46), reverse holoReverse Holo€18.29€17.13
Ponyta (72), reverse holoReverse Holo€18.29€17.13
Ponyta (SH11), reverse holoReverse Holo€18.29€17.13
Gengar (16)Rare / Holo Rare€17.25€16.14
Gengar (17)Rare / Holo Rare€17.25€16.14
Kabutops (4)Rare / Holo Rare€15.59€14.56
Pichu (25), reverse holoReverse Holo€15.33€14.31
Zapdos G (12)Rare / Holo Rare€14.67€13.69
Charmander (59), reverse holoReverse Holo€13.75€12.81
Croagunk (61), reverse holoReverse Holo€9.32€8.60
Gastly (36), reverse holoReverse Holo€9.26€8.55
Gastly (64), reverse holoReverse Holo€9.26€8.55

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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