Pokémon Chilling Reign vs Battle Styles booster box: which is worth opening?
Neither is worth opening at today's prices, but Battle Styles comes closer: its cards are worth 20% of its price after selling costs, against 16% for Chilling Reign.
Side by side
| Chilling Reign booster box | Battle Styles booster box | |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Keep it sealed | Keep it sealed |
| Box price today | $457€408 | $284€254 |
| Cards inside, after selling costs | $72€64 | $57€50 |
| Cards ÷ price | 16% | 20% |
| Boxes that lose money | more than 99 of 100 boxes | 99 of 100 boxes |
| A typical box (median) | $39€35 | $30€27 |
| Rarest pull | Alternate Art VMAX: 10 of 100 boxes | Alternate Art VMAX: 10 of 100 boxes |
| Packs | 36 packs of 11 cards | 36 packs of 11 cards |
| Released | June 18, 2021 | March 19, 2021 |
The two boxes
How we work this out
Both boxes are worked out the same way: today's card prices, selling costs taken off, and simulated boxes to see how often one loses money. Read the full method