Is a Paldea Evolved 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 ~€67 for the €284 you pay. It pays for itself in cards 8% of the time.
As of 13 October 2026, a Paldea Evolved booster box costs €284.21 on Cardmarket. The hits inside (double rare and up) are worth €100.23 on average, 35% of the price. That average is pulled up by the chase cards: the typical box returns €67, and only 8% of boxes pay for themselves. One pack in 3.4 holds at least one hit. The top chase, Magikarp 203/193 (€331.57), turns up in 7.4% of boxes.
- Box price
- €284
- English box, Cardmarket price
- Average hits
- €100
- double rare and up
- Average return
- 35%
- of the price, on average
- Typical box
- €67
- 10% return under €28, 10% over €215
- Pays for itself
- 8%
- of simulated boxes
- One hit every
- 3.4 packs
- 11.9 hits per box on average
The 3 cards people open it for
Cheapest way to open it
Cardmarket (€)| Format | Per pack | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Single packcheapest | €7.37 | €7.37 |
| Booster box (36 packs) | €7.89 | €284.21 |
| Elite Trainer Box (9 packs) | €16.50 | €148.49 |
| Booster bundle (6 packs) | €21.46 | €128.73 |
Rarity by rarity
36 packs per box| Rarity | One pack in | Cards | Mean price | Median price | Per pack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double rare | 7 | 17 | €0.72 | €0.67 | €0.10 |
| Ultra Rare | 15 | 26 | €2.24 | €1.69 | €0.15 |
| Illustration rare | 13 | 36 | €25.66 | €11.39 | €1.98 |
| Special illustration rare | 32 | 15 | €15.23 | €12.55 | €0.48 |
| Hyper rare | 57 | 9 | €4.40 | €4.55 | €0.08 |
| Total per pack | €2.78 | ||||
Where the numbers come from
Pull rates: TCGplayer study (more than 8,000 booster packs), published 9 June 2023, read on 14 October 2026. Card and product prices: Cardmarket trend as of 13 October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
Is a Paldea Evolved booster box worth opening?
Opening means paying for the fun: a typical box returns ~€67 for the €284 you pay. It pays for itself in cards 8% of the time. On average its hits are worth €100.23, 35% of its price (Cardmarket prices as of 13 October 2026).
What are the odds of pulling Paldea Evolved’s top chase card in a box?
Magikarp 203/193, priced at €331.57, turns up about once every 467.5 packs, so in 7.4% of 36-pack boxes.
Paldea Evolved booster box or ETB: which should you buy to open?
Cheapest per pack today: Single pack, at €7.37 per pack (€7.37 on Cardmarket). The packs are the same; an ETB adds accessories, a box only packs.
How many hits are in a Paldea Evolved booster box?
11.9 on average across 36 packs (double rare and up): one pack in 3.4 holds at least one, per the TCGplayer study.