Is a Journey Together booster box worth opening?
Cardmarket prices as of 13 October 2026 · TCGplayer pull rates · 20,000 simulated boxes
Opening means paying for the fun: a typical box returns ~€44 for the €188 you pay. It pays for itself in cards 0.5% of the time.
As of 13 October 2026, a Journey Together booster box costs €188.05 on Cardmarket. The hits inside (double rare and up) are worth €53.25 on average, 28% of the price. That average is pulled up by the chase cards: the typical box returns €44, and only 0.5% of boxes pay for themselves. One pack in 3 holds at least one hit. The top chase, Lillie's Clefairy ex 184/159 (€85.73), turns up in 6.7% of boxes.
- Box price
- €188
- English box, Cardmarket price
- Average hits
- €53
- double rare and up
- Average return
- 28%
- of the price, on average
- Typical box
- €44
- 10% return under €18, 10% over €104
- Pays for itself
- 0.5%
- of simulated boxes
- One hit every
- 3 packs
- 13.4 hits per box on average
The 3 cards people open it for
Cheapest way to open it
Cardmarket (€)| Format | Per pack | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Booster box (36 packs)cheapest | €5.22 | €188.05 |
| Single pack | €5.47 | €5.47 |
| Booster bundle (6 packs) | €7.42 | €44.51 |
| Elite Trainer Box (9 packs) | €9.47 | €85.27 |
Rarity by rarity
36 packs per box| Rarity | One pack in | Cards | Mean price | Median price | Per pack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double rare | 5 | 16 | €0.80 | €0.61 | €0.16 |
| Ultra Rare | 15 | 11 | €2.14 | €1.84 | €0.14 |
| Illustration rare | 12 | 11 | €7.01 | €4.03 | €0.60 |
| Special illustration rare | 86 | 6 | €43.04 | €37.85 | €0.50 |
| Hyper rare | 137 | 3 | €11.24 | €11.26 | €0.08 |
| Total per pack | €1.48 | ||||
Where the numbers come from
Pull rates: TCGplayer study (more than 8,000 booster packs), published 28 March 2025, read on 14 October 2026. Card and product prices: Cardmarket trend as of 13 October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
Is a Journey Together booster box worth opening?
Opening means paying for the fun: a typical box returns ~€44 for the €188 you pay. It pays for itself in cards 0.5% of the time. On average its hits are worth €53.25, 28% of its price (Cardmarket prices as of 13 October 2026).
What are the odds of pulling Journey Together’s top chase card in a box?
Lillie's Clefairy ex 184/159, priced at €85.73, turns up about once every 517.2 packs, so in 6.7% of 36-pack boxes.
Journey Together booster box or ETB: which should you buy to open?
Cheapest per pack today: Booster box (36 packs), at €5.22 per pack (€188.05 on Cardmarket). The packs are the same; an ETB adds accessories, a box only packs.
How many hits are in a Journey Together booster box?
13.4 on average across 36 packs (double rare and up): one pack in 3 holds at least one, per the TCGplayer study.