Is a Stellar Crown 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 ~€46 for the €254 you pay. It pays for itself in cards 0.7% of the time.
As of 13 October 2026, a Stellar Crown booster box costs €254.02 on Cardmarket. The hits inside (double rare and up) are worth €68.29 on average, 27% of the price. That average is pulled up by the chase cards: the typical box returns €46, and only 0.7% of boxes pay for themselves. One pack in 3 holds at least one hit. The top chase, Squirtle 148/142 (€86.16), turns up in 19% of boxes.
- Box price
- €254
- English box, Cardmarket price
- Average hits
- €68
- double rare and up
- Average return
- 27%
- of the price, on average
- Typical box
- €46
- 10% return under €18, 10% over €138
- Pays for itself
- 0.7%
- of simulated boxes
- One hit every
- 3 packs
- 13.8 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 | €7.06 | €254.02 |
| Single pack | €7.14 | €7.14 |
| Elite Trainer Box (9 packs) | €10.55 | €94.95 |
| Booster bundle (6 packs) | €11.23 | €67.35 |
Rarity by rarity
36 packs per box| Rarity | One pack in | Cards | Mean price | Median price | Per pack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double rare | 6 | 14 | €1.03 | €0.79 | €0.17 |
| Ultra Rare | 15 | 11 | €2.26 | €1.70 | €0.15 |
| ACE SPEC Rare | 20 | 3 | €0.43 | €0.40 | €0.02 |
| Illustration rare | 13 | 13 | €15.91 | €4.88 | €1.24 |
| Special illustration rare | 90 | 6 | €21.66 | €20.41 | €0.24 |
| Hyper rare | 137 | 3 | €9.46 | €9.71 | €0.07 |
| Total per pack | €1.90 | ||||
Where the numbers come from
Pull rates: TCGplayer study (more than 8,000 booster packs), published 13 September 2024, read on 14 October 2026. Card and product prices: Cardmarket trend as of 13 October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
Is a Stellar Crown booster box worth opening?
Opening means paying for the fun: a typical box returns ~€46 for the €254 you pay. It pays for itself in cards 0.7% of the time. On average its hits are worth €68.29, 27% of its price (Cardmarket prices as of 13 October 2026).
What are the odds of pulling Stellar Crown’s top chase card in a box?
Squirtle 148/142, priced at €86.16, turns up about once every 166.9 packs, so in 19% of 36-pack boxes.
Stellar Crown booster box or ETB: which should you buy to open?
Cheapest per pack today: Booster box (36 packs), at €7.06 per pack (€254.02 on Cardmarket). The packs are the same; an ETB adds accessories, a box only packs.
How many hits are in a Stellar Crown booster box?
13.8 on average across 36 packs (double rare and up): one pack in 3 holds at least one, per the TCGplayer study.