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Evolving Skies Booster Pack

Price Snapshot

Current Market

$41.88

MSRP

$4.49

Spread: +$37.39 (833%) above MSRP

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KEEP SEALEDEvolving Skies1 pack

Evolving Skies Booster Pack

Average opening value trails the buy-in by $32.71.

1 packs produce $9.17 of average market value at current prices.

Return vs Market

−78%

Compared with today's sealed market price of $41.88.

Expected Loss

−$32.71

The average opening result after paying $41.88 sealed.

Open Average

$9.17

Average market value from packs and included promos.

Cash-out EV

$5.87

Expected range $0.00-$25.73 per pack.

Prices just now · EV just now · Medium confidence

Price History

Recent sealed price movement for this product.

Sealed History

Sealed market price versus opening EV over time.

How the EV is Calculated

Step-by-step walkthrough of the pack EV, promo value, and cash-out assumptions.

01

EV per booster pack = $9.17

Sum of (average card value × pull rate) across all 3 rarity tiers. Based on 630 pack openings.

02

$9.17 × 1 packs = $9.17

This product contains 1 booster pack.

03

$9.17 = $9.17

No promo value applied for this product.

04

$9.17 × 0.64 = $5.87

Cash-out EV applies a 0.64 multiplier to account for marketplace fees, shipping, and bulk liquidity discount.

05

Market: $9.17 ÷ $41.88 = 21.9%Cash-out: $5.87 ÷ $41.88 = 14.0%

Above 110% = Rip It, below 90% = Keep Sealed.

EV by Rarity Tier

Each row shows how much a rarity tier contributes to the $9.17 EV per pack for this 1-pack product.

RarityCardsAvg ValuePull RateEV/PackEV/1pk% of Total
Ultra Rare(UR)71$32.1419.00%$6.11$6.1166.6%
Secret Rare(SR)34$124.732.40%$2.99$2.9932.6%
Holo Rare(H)20$0.3222.00%$0.07$0.070.8%
Total$9.17$9.17100%

Top 10 Cards You Could Pull

The most valuable cards in Evolving Skies, sorted by how much they contribute to EV.

Assumptions

Key pricing, pull-rate, and cash-out assumptions behind the model.

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  • Card prices are TCGPlayer market prices via TCGCSV, updated daily. Actual selling prices may differ.
  • Pull rates are community-sourced from 630 pack openings (https://www.digitaltq.com/evolving-skies-best-cards-to-pull-pokemon-tcg, https://www.digitaltq.com/vivid-voltage-booster-pull-rates-pokemon-tcg, https://pack-kingdom.com/pokemon-booster-pack-pull-rates/). Your results will vary.
  • MSRP is $4.49. Current sealed price ($41.88) may be above or below retail depending on supply and demand.
  • Sealed price ($41.88) is the average TCGPlayer market price across all variants of this product.
  • Cash-out EV applies a 0.64 multiplier to market EV (TCGPlayer fees ~15% + shipping + bulk discount/slippage).
  • EV is an average. Any single opening can be much higher or lower. High-value chase cards are rare — most packs return bulk.

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Other Products in This Set

ProductPriceMarket EVReturnVerdict
Evolving Skies Booster Box$2599.83$330.12−87%KEEP SEALED
Evolving Skies ETB$617.41$74.36−88%KEEP SEALED
Evolving Skies PC ETB$1212.94$93.70−92%KEEP SEALED
Evolving Skies 3 Pack Blister$181.66$28.01−85%KEEP SEALED
Evolving Skies Build & Battle Box$286.48$73.08−74%KEEP SEALED
Evolving Skies Sleeved Booster$276.64$9.17−97%KEEP SEALED
Evolving Skies Booster Pack$41.88$9.17−78%KEEP SEALED

Compare Packs Across Sets

See how this pack stacks up against the same product type from other Pokémon TCG sets.

PackSetPriceMarket EVReturnVerdict
Ascended Heroes Booster PackAscended Heroes$12.38$7.43−40%KEEP SEALED
Black Bolt Booster PackBlack Bolt$10.16$4.76−53%KEEP SEALED
White Flare Booster PackWhite Flare$9.51$4.37−54%KEEP SEALED
Perfect Order Booster PackPerfect Order$6.33$2.78−56%KEEP SEALED
Shrouded Fable Booster PackShrouded Fable$8.94$3.85−57%KEEP SEALED
Perfect Order Sleeved BoosterPerfect Order$6.73$2.78−59%KEEP SEALED
Perfect Order 3 Pack BlisterPerfect Order$21.42$8.84−59%KEEP SEALED
Phantasmal Flames Booster PackPhantasmal Flames$9.19$3.75−59%KEEP SEALED
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