Pokémon Team Up booster box vs Elite Trainer Box: which is worth opening?
Neither is worth opening at today's prices, but the Elite Trainer Box comes closer: its cards are worth 33% of its price after selling costs, against 16% for the booster box.
Side by side
| Booster box | Elite Trainer Box | |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Keep it sealed | Keep it sealed |
| Box price today | $6,254€5,580 | $2,778€2,479 |
| Cards inside, after selling costs | $1,022€911 | $908€810 |
| Cards ÷ price | 16% | 33% |
| Boxes that lose money | more than 99 of 100 boxes | 91 of 100 boxes |
| A typical box (median) | $674€601 | $569€507 |
| Rarest pull | Rainbow Rare: 51 of 100 boxes | Rainbow Rare: 52 of 100 boxes |
| Packs | 36 packs of 11 cards | 8 packs of 11 cards |
| Released | February 1, 2019 | February 1, 2019 |
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