Is a 151 booster box worth opening?
Cardmarket prices as of 13 October 2026 · TCGplayer pull rates · 20,000 simulated 36-pack lots
Opening means paying for the fun: a typical 36 packs (bought one by one) returns ~€280 for the €901 you pay. It pays for itself in cards 1.5% of the time.
As of 13 October 2026, 36 packs bought one by one of 151 cost €901.08 on Cardmarket (no English booster box was made for this set). The hits inside (double rare and up) are worth €325.78 on average, 36% of the price. That average is pulled up by the chase cards: a typical lot of 36 packs returns €280, and only 1.5% of 36-pack lots pay for themselves. One pack in 3.4 holds at least one hit. The top chase, Charizard ex 199/165 (€392.47), turns up in 15% of 36-pack lots.
TCGplayer's sample is smaller for this set (about 1,500 packs). The holo Energy in the Energy slot is not counted.
- 36 packs cost
- €901
- no English booster box was made for this set; priced as Single pack
- Average hits
- €326
- double rare and up
- Average return
- 36%
- of the price, on average
- Typical 36-pack lot
- €280
- 10% return under €124, 10% over €617
- Pays for itself
- 1.5%
- of simulated lots
- One hit every
- 3.4 packs
- 12 hits per box on average
The 3 cards people open it for
Cheapest way to open it
Cardmarket (€)| Format | Per pack | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Single packcheapest | €25.03 | €25.03 |
| Booster bundle (6 packs) | €25.80 | €154.80 |
| Elite Trainer Box (9 packs) | €44.93 | €404.41 |
Rarity by rarity
36 packs per box| Rarity | One pack in | Cards | Mean price | Median price | Per pack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double rare | 8 | 12 | €3.13 | €2.45 | €0.42 |
| Ultra Rare | 16 | 16 | €14.04 | €10.74 | €0.90 |
| Illustration rare | 12 | 16 | €45.14 | €54.33 | €3.84 |
| Special illustration rare | 32 | 7 | €120.29 | €102.08 | €3.74 |
| Hyper rare | 51 | 3 | €7.78 | €4.84 | €0.15 |
| Total per pack | €9.05 | ||||
Where the numbers come from
Pull rates: TCGplayer study (more than 1,500 booster packs), published 22 September 2023, read on 14 October 2026. Card and product prices: Cardmarket trend as of 13 October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
Is opening 151 packs worth it?
Opening means paying for the fun: a typical 36 packs (bought one by one) returns ~€280 for the €901 you pay. It pays for itself in cards 1.5% of the time. On average its hits are worth €325.78, 36% of its price (Cardmarket prices as of 13 October 2026).
What are the odds of pulling 151’s top chase card in 36 packs?
Charizard ex 199/165, priced at €392.47, turns up about once every 225.1 packs, so in 15% of 36-pack lots.
151 ETB, bundle or packs: which should you buy to open?
Cheapest per pack today: Single pack, at €25.03 per pack (€25.03 on Cardmarket). The packs are the same; an ETB adds accessories.
How many hits are in 36 151 packs?
12 on average across 36 packs (double rare and up): one pack in 3.4 holds at least one, per the TCGplayer study.