Best Pokémon booster boxes to open in October 2026 (ranked by EV)

Every Pokémon box, ranked

#	Box	Verdict	Box price	Cards, after costs	Cards ÷ price	Boxes that lose money
1	Platinum booster box	Toss-up	$703€627	$713€636	101%	49 of 100
2	EX Legend Maker booster box	Keep it sealed	$3,438€3,067	$2,444€2,180	71%	94 of 100
3	30th Celebration booster bundle	Keep it sealed	$85€76	$42€37	49%	86 of 100
4	Great Encounters booster box	Keep it sealed	$1,678€1,497	$727€649	43%	more than 99 of 100 boxes
5	Black Bolt Elite Trainer Box	Keep it sealed	$121€108	$52€46	43%	94 of 100
6	30th Celebration Elite Trainer Box	Keep it sealed	$147€132	$63€56	42%	91 of 100
7	Gym Challenge booster box	Keep it sealed	$8,938€7,975	$3,715€3,314	42%	100 of 100
8	Black Bolt booster bundle	Keep it sealed	$86€77	$34€31	40%	95 of 100
9	White Flare booster bundle	Keep it sealed	$77€68	$30€27	40%	93 of 100
10	151 booster bundle	Keep it sealed	$171€153	$67€60	39%	94 of 100
11	Legendary Collection booster box	Keep it sealed	$27,192€24,261	$10,712€9,557	39%	100 of 100
12	White Flare Elite Trainer Box	Keep it sealed	$118€105	$45€41	39%	95 of 100
13	Celebrations Elite Trainer Box	Keep it sealed	$372€332	$138€123	37%	96 of 100
14	Lost Thunder Elite Trainer Box	Keep it sealed	$670€598	$238€212	36%	97 of 100
15	Mysterious Treasures booster box	Keep it sealed	$1,569€1,400	$551€492	35%	100 of 100
16	Cosmic Eclipse Elite Trainer Box	Keep it sealed	$1,115€995	$382€341	34%	99 of 100
17	Paldea Evolved booster box	Keep it sealed	$316€282	$107€95	34%	92 of 100
18	Crown Zenith Elite Trainer Box	Keep it sealed	$284€254	$95€84	33%	95 of 100
19	Phantasmal Flames booster box	Keep it sealed	$336€300	$111€99	33%	91 of 100
20	Team Up Elite Trainer Box	Keep it sealed	$2,778€2,479	$908€810	33%	91 of 100
21	Ascended Heroes booster bundle	Keep it sealed	$84€75	$27€24	33%	96 of 100
22	Shrouded Fable booster bundle	Keep it sealed	$48€42	$15€13	31%	93 of 100
23	Arceus booster box	Keep it sealed	$3,186€2,842	$992€885	31%	100 of 100
24	Temporal Forces booster box	Keep it sealed	$282€252	$88€78	31%	more than 99 of 100 boxes
25	Shrouded Fable Elite Trainer Box	Keep it sealed	$72€64	$22€20	31%	97 of 100
26	Rising Rivals booster box	Keep it sealed	$2,764€2,466	$850€758	31%	more than 99 of 100 boxes
27	Perfect Order booster box	Keep it sealed	$206€183	$62€56	30%	99 of 100
28	Pitch Black booster box	Keep it sealed	$206€184	$62€55	30%	92 of 100
29	Mega Evolution booster box	Keep it sealed	$253€226	$74€66	29%	98 of 100
30	Destined Rivals booster box	Keep it sealed	$328€293	$96€85	29%	95 of 100

Toss-ups

Close to break-even, or only worth it if you land a big hit.

Pokémon Platinum Toss-up $713€636 of cards for a $703€627 box 49 of 100 boxes lose money Released February 11, 2009. Estimated odds

Keep these sealed

The least value inside for the price.

Pokémon Phantom Forces Keep it sealed $172€153 of cards for a $112,080€100,000 box 100 of 100 boxes lose money Released November 5, 2014. Estimated odds
Pokémon Phantom ForcesElite Trainer Box Keep it sealed $79€70 of cards for a $16,812€15,000 box 100 of 100 boxes lose money Released November 5, 2014. Estimated odds
Pokémon Flashfire Keep it sealed $112€100 of cards for a $12,329€11,000 box 100 of 100 boxes lose money Released May 7, 2014. Estimated odds
Pokémon Next Destinies Keep it sealed $345€308 of cards for a $33,624€30,000 box 100 of 100 boxes lose money Released February 8, 2012. Estimated odds
Pokémon Plasma Freeze Keep it sealed $651€581 of cards for a $61,644€55,000 box 100 of 100 boxes lose money Released May 8, 2013. Estimated odds
Pokémon Emerging Powers Keep it sealed $43€38 of cards for a $3,772€3,365 box 100 of 100 boxes lose money Released August 31, 2011. Estimated odds

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