Pokémon packs: booster pack prices by year

The typical pack is down 4.6% this month.

202611

202518

202415

202317

202215

202117

202012

201919

201816

201717

20167

20155

20144

20134

20125

20114

20104

20095

20086

20076

20066

20055

20045

20035

20023

20013

20008

19996

19981

19973

19961

What a pack is worth, by year

Median price of a pack by the year its set came out. Retail was $3.99 to $4.49 the whole time.

1999: $875 median across 5 packs992000: $420 median across 5 packs2001: $588 median across 2 packs012002: $4,548 median across 2 packs2003: $963 median across 4 packs032004: $907 median across 4 packs2005: $1,000 median across 5 packs052006: $1,625 median across 6 packs2007: $484 median across 6 packs072008: $399 median across 6 packs2009: $568 median across 5 packs092010: $425 median across 4 packs2011: $178 median across 4 packs112012: $366 median across 5 packs2013: $361 median across 4 packs132014: $151 median across 4 packs2015: $97 median across 5 packs152016: $52 median across 5 packs2017: $31 median across 5 packs172018: $54 median across 6 packs2019: $67 median across 7 packs192020: $11 median across 5 packs2021: $19 median across 6 packs212022: $15 median across 5 packs2023: $14 median across 6 packs232024: $11 median across 6 packs2025: $12 median across 7 packs252026: $6 median across 6 packs

1999: $875 · peak 2002: $4,548 · 2026: $6

Same set, English vs Japanese

Same cards, two prices. The Japanese pack is usually the cheaper way into a set.

SetEnglishJapanese
Phantasmal Flames$12.15$3.46
Shrouded Fable$12.46$3.74
Mega Evolution$9.27$2.88
Dragon Majesty$116.56$39.99
Delta Reign$6.24$2.23
Temporal Forces$10.48$3.77

Where the box beats loose packs

A sealed box is 36 packs. Divide the box price by 36 and these sets are cheaper by the box.

SetLoose packIn a boxSaves
Stellar Crown$10.83$8.6220%
Battle Styles$9.84$8.1018%
Paldea Evolved$15.67$12.9118%
Obsidian Flames$12.66$10.6016%
Delta Reign$6.24$5.2716%
Pitch Black$5.75$4.8715%

Every English and Japanese Pokémon booster pack we track, by release year, with today's market price. Japanese packs are marked; use the toggle to see one language on its own. One plain booster pack per set: sleeved packs, blisters, bundles and promo packs price as different things and stay on their own product pages. Prices follow live TCGplayer market data and refresh daily.

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