Is a Scarlet & Violet 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 ~€58 for the €207 you pay. It pays for itself in cards 0.8% of the time.
As of 13 October 2026, a Scarlet & Violet booster box costs €206.79 on Cardmarket. The hits inside (double rare and up) are worth €68.24 on average, 33% of the price. That average is pulled up by the chase cards: the typical box returns €58, and only 0.8% of boxes pay for themselves. One pack in 3.4 holds at least one hit. The top chase, Drowzee 210/198 (€74.93), turns up in 11% of boxes.
- Box price
- €207
- English box, Cardmarket price
- Average hits
- €68
- double rare and up
- Average return
- 33%
- of the price, on average
- Typical box
- €58
- 10% return under €23, 10% over €126
- Pays for itself
- 0.8%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Booster box (36 packs)cheapest | €5.74 | €206.79 |
| Single pack | €6.75 | €6.75 |
| Elite Trainer Box (9 packs) | €10.79 | €97.08 |
| Booster bundle (6 packs) | €16.61 | €99.64 |
Rarity by rarity
36 packs per box| Rarity | One pack in | Cards | Mean price | Median price | Per pack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double rare | 7 | 12 | €0.68 | €0.61 | €0.09 |
| Ultra Rare | 15 | 20 | €2.40 | €1.74 | €0.16 |
| Illustration rare | 13 | 24 | €14.43 | €7.71 | €1.11 |
| Special illustration rare | 32 | 10 | €14.26 | €9.21 | €0.45 |
| Hyper rare | 54 | 6 | €4.74 | €4.50 | €0.09 |
| Total per pack | €1.90 | ||||
Where the numbers come from
Pull rates: TCGplayer study (more than 8,000 booster packs), published 31 March 2023, read on 14 October 2026. Card and product prices: Cardmarket trend as of 13 October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
Is a Scarlet & Violet booster box worth opening?
Opening means paying for the fun: a typical box returns ~€58 for the €207 you pay. It pays for itself in cards 0.8% of the time. On average its hits are worth €68.24, 33% of its price (Cardmarket prices as of 13 October 2026).
What are the odds of pulling Scarlet & Violet’s top chase card in a box?
Drowzee 210/198, priced at €74.93, turns up about once every 312.9 packs, so in 11% of 36-pack boxes.
Scarlet & Violet booster box or ETB: which should you buy to open?
Cheapest per pack today: Booster box (36 packs), at €5.74 per pack (€206.79 on Cardmarket). The packs are the same; an ETB adds accessories, a box only packs.
How many hits are in a Scarlet & Violet 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.