Pokémon · Paldea Evolved · 36 packs per booster box
Paldea Evolved Booster Box expected value (EV)
Simulated expected value (EV), median booster box outcome (P50), 10th–90th percentile spread, and Bayesian chase pull odds for Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet - Paldea Evolved Booster Box (36 packs) vs. its $449.49 reflective market price.
- Expected box value (EV)
- $115.33Paldea Evolved · 90% credible mean: $93.26–$141.28
- Expected value to box price
- 25.7%Reflective market: $449.49 (2026-10-14) · P(box ≥ cost): 1.0%
- Median box (P50)
- $86.16P10–P90 spread: $37.03–$208.99 (5,000 trials)
- Chase share of expected value
- $102.56 (88.9%)Non-chase floor: $12.77 · P(any chase): 99.8%
Top chase cards in Paldea Evolved
Click any card for price history & versions · Seller net prices-
Magikarp
en · Holo · #203
$310.84
~1 in 13.0 boxes · EV $23.93/box
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Raichu
en · Holo · #211
$84.11
~1 in 13.0 boxes · EV $6.47/box
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Maushold
en · Holo · #226
$74.88
~1 in 13.0 boxes · EV $5.76/box
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Tyranitar
en · Holo · #222
$61.38
~1 in 13.0 boxes · EV $4.73/box
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Sprigatito
en · Holo · #196
$48.04
~1 in 13.0 boxes · EV $3.70/box
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Marill
en · Holo · #204
$42.23
~1 in 13.0 boxes · EV $3.25/box
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Fuecoco
en · Holo · #201
$36.89
~1 in 13.0 boxes · EV $2.84/box
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Tinkaton ex
en · Holo · #262
$45.81
~1 in 35.9 boxes · EV $1.28/box
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Chi-Yu ex
en · Holo · #259
$40.88
~1 in 35.9 boxes · EV $1.14/box
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Iono
en · Holo · #269
$40.73
~1 in 35.9 boxes · EV $1.14/box
Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet - Paldea Evolved Booster Box · Breakdown by rarity & finish tier
- Tier 01 Illustration Rare Paldea Evolved · 2.77 expected copies per booster box $30.53Avg / pulled copy 2.77Copies / box 73.4% $84.63 Expected tier contribution
- Tier 02 Special Illustration Rare Paldea Evolved · 0.42 expected copies per booster box $20.02Avg / pulled copy 0.42Copies / box 7.2% $8.36 Expected tier contribution
- Tier 03 Ultra Rare Paldea Evolved · 2.41 expected copies per booster box $3.41Avg / pulled copy 2.41Copies / box 7.1% $8.22 Expected tier contribution
- Tier 04 Common Paldea Evolved · 144.00 expected copies per booster box $0.03Avg / pulled copy 144.00Copies / box 3.7% $4.32 Expected tier contribution
- Tier 05 Uncommon Paldea Evolved · 108.00 expected copies per booster box $0.03Avg / pulled copy 108.00Copies / box 2.8% $3.24 Expected tier contribution
- Tier 06 Double Rare Paldea Evolved · 5.15 expected copies per booster box $0.45Avg / pulled copy 5.15Copies / box 2.0% $2.30 Expected tier contribution
- Tier 07 Hyper Rare Paldea Evolved · 0.26 expected copies per booster box $5.21Avg / pulled copy 0.26Copies / box 1.2% $1.35 Expected tier contribution
- Tier 08 Reverse Holo Common Paldea Evolved · 34.28 expected copies per booster box $0.03Avg / pulled copy 34.28Copies / box 0.9% $1.03 Expected tier contribution
- Tier 09 Holo Rare Paldea Evolved · 28.44 expected copies per booster box $0.03Avg / pulled copy 28.44Copies / box 0.7% $0.85 Expected tier contribution
- Tier 10 Reverse Holo Uncommon Paldea Evolved · 23.99 expected copies per booster box $0.03Avg / pulled copy 23.99Copies / box 0.6% $0.72 Expected tier contribution
- Tier 11 Reverse Holo Rare Paldea Evolved · 10.28 expected copies per booster box $0.03Avg / pulled copy 10.28Copies / box 0.3% $0.31 Expected tier contribution
Paldea Evolved · Top chase & value cards in this box
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Rank 01
Magikarp
Paldea Evolved · #203
1 : 13.0Box odds
0.0770Copies / box
$310.84
$23.93
Expected value contribution per box
Seller net single-card value: $310.84
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Rank 02
Raichu
Paldea Evolved · #211
1 : 13.0Box odds
0.0770Copies / box
$84.11
$6.47
Expected value contribution per box
Seller net single-card value: $84.11
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Rank 03
Maushold
Paldea Evolved · #226
1 : 13.0Box odds
0.0770Copies / box
$74.88
$5.76
Expected value contribution per box
Seller net single-card value: $74.88
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Rank 04
Tyranitar
Paldea Evolved · #222
1 : 13.0Box odds
0.0770Copies / box
$61.38
$4.73
Expected value contribution per box
Seller net single-card value: $61.38
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Rank 05
Sprigatito
Paldea Evolved · #196
1 : 13.0Box odds
0.0770Copies / box
$48.04
$3.70
Expected value contribution per box
Seller net single-card value: $48.04
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Rank 06
Marill
Paldea Evolved · #204
1 : 13.0Box odds
0.0770Copies / box
$42.23
$3.25
Expected value contribution per box
Seller net single-card value: $42.23
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Rank 07
Fuecoco
Paldea Evolved · #201
1 : 13.0Box odds
0.0770Copies / box
$36.89
$2.84
Expected value contribution per box
Seller net single-card value: $36.89
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Rank 08
Tinkaton ex
Paldea Evolved · #262
1 : 35.9Box odds
0.0278Copies / box
$45.81
$1.28
Expected value contribution per box
Seller net single-card value: $45.81
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Rank 09
Chi-Yu ex
Paldea Evolved · #259
1 : 35.9Box odds
0.0278Copies / box
$40.88
$1.14
Expected value contribution per box
Seller net single-card value: $40.88
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Rank 10
Iono
Paldea Evolved · #269
1 : 35.9Box odds
0.0278Copies / box
$40.73
$1.14
Expected value contribution per box
Seller net single-card value: $40.73
Advanced statistical breakdown for Paldea Evolved (Bayesian pull-rate posteriors, tornado sensitivity & sources)
Paldea Evolved · Bayesian chase pull-rate posteriors
- 01 Illustration Rare Pack slot: Reverse-slot-2 · ~1 in 13.0 packs 6.21%–9.39%90% credible / pack 1 : 13.0Packs 7.70% 2.77 / box Posterior mean per booster box
- 02 Special Illustration Rare Pack slot: Reverse-slot-2 · ~1 in 86.2 packs 0.61%–1.85%90% credible / pack 1 : 86.2Packs 1.16% 0.42 / box Posterior mean per booster box
- 03 Hyper Rare Pack slot: Reverse-slot-2 · ~1 in 138.9 packs 0.31%–1.27%90% credible / pack 1 : 138.9Packs 0.72% 0.26 / box Posterior mean per booster box
- 04 Ultra Rare Pack slot: Holo-plus · ~1 in 14.9 packs 5.33%–8.18%90% credible / pack 1 : 14.9Packs 6.70% 2.41 / box Posterior mean per booster box
Paldea Evolved · Tornado sensitivity drivers
- 01 Pull rate: Illustration Rare Slot: Reverse Slot 2 · 0.5× to 2× prior rate sensitivity $73.62Low scenario $199.59High scenario ±$62.99 $125.97 swing Expected value range for this factor
- 02 Tier price band: Illustration Rare Lower to upper realizable price band across all cards in tier $72.98Low scenario $158.27High scenario ±$42.65 $85.29 swing Expected value range for this factor
- 03 Pull rate: Ultra Rare Slot: Holo Plus · 0.5× to 2× prior rate sensitivity $111.62Low scenario $123.61High scenario ±$6.00 $11.99 swing Expected value range for this factor
- 04 Pull rate: Special Illustration Rare Slot: Reverse Slot 2 · 0.5× to 2× prior rate sensitivity $111.93Low scenario $122.99High scenario ±$5.53 $11.06 swing Expected value range for this factor
- 05 Tier price band: Ultra Rare Lower to upper realizable price band across all cards in tier $111.07Low scenario $120.08High scenario ±$4.51 $9.01 swing Expected value range for this factor
- 06 Tier price band: Special Illustration Rare Lower to upper realizable price band across all cards in tier $111.38Low scenario $119.85High scenario ±$4.24 $8.47 swing Expected value range for this factor
- No completed-sale observations: prices are marketplace estimates and listings, so every price band is at its widest.
- The Pokémon Company International does not publish official pull rates; slot weights use TCGplayer multi-thousand-pack empirical opening benchmarks.
- Card prices resolve from FoilFox printing-level TCGdex normal/holofoil/reverse observations when variant-level observations are absent.
- Every card in a rarity and finish pool is equally likely; draws are treated as independent.
- PUBLISHER: Pokémon TCG Scarlet & Violet / Mega Evolution booster pack structure (4 Common, 3 Uncommon, 2 Reverse Holo/Secret slots, 1 Guaranteed Holo+, 1 Basic Energy) (accessed 2026-10-13)
- EMPIRICAL: TCGplayer 8,000+ pack Scarlet & Violet series pull-rate benchmarks (Double Rare ~1:7, Ultra Rare ~1:15, Illustration Rare ~1:13, Special Illustration Rare ~1:86, Hyper Rare ~1:139, ACE SPEC ~1:20) (accessed 2026-10-13)
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Ranked sets & booster boxes by expected value to box price (Seller net)
- Rank 01 Temporal Forces Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet - Temporal Forces Booster Box · 36 packs per booster box · 360/360 variants priced $306.92 TCGplayer · 2026-10-14 $113.98 P25 $82.09 · P75 $153.00 Expected value to price ratio: 39.5% $121.20 P10 $58.88 · P90 $192.49
- Rank 02 Chaos Rising Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution - Chaos Rising Booster Box · 36 packs per booster box · 198/198 variants priced $185.15 TCGplayer · 2026-10-14 $31.66 P25 $20.60 · P75 $126.64 Expected value to price ratio: 35.1% $65.05 P10 $16.56 · P90 $146.66
- Rank 03 Mega Evolution Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution Booster Box · 36 packs per booster box · 310/310 variants priced $303.71 TCGplayer · 2026-10-14 $54.87 P25 $32.07 · P75 $178.08 Expected value to price ratio: 35.0% $106.40 P10 $22.32 · P90 $236.85
- Rank 04 Stellar Crown Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet - Stellar Crown Booster Box · 36 packs per booster box · 300/300 variants priced $299.66 TCGplayer · 2026-10-14 $69.64 P25 $46.24 · P75 $125.90 Expected value to price ratio: 30.3% $90.68 P10 $34.63 · P90 $167.98
- Rank 05 Paradox Rift Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet - Paradox Rift Booster Box · 36 packs per booster box · 429/429 variants priced $283.82 TCGplayer · 2026-10-14 $66.18 P25 $43.23 · P75 $96.59 Expected value to price ratio: 26.3% $74.65 P10 $29.34 · P90 $131.36
- Rank 06 Journey Together Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet - Journey Together Booster Box · 36 packs per booster box · 333/333 variants priced $192.52 TCGplayer · 2026-10-14 $41.96 P25 $30.40 · P75 $60.14 Expected value to price ratio: 25.9% $49.84 P10 $23.48 · P90 $84.69
- Rank 07 Paldea Evolved Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet - Paldea Evolved Booster Box · 36 packs per booster box · 455/455 variants priced $449.49 TCGplayer · 2026-10-14 $86.16 P25 $56.03 · P75 $131.78 Expected value to price ratio: 25.7% $115.33 P10 $37.03 · P90 $208.99
- Rank 08 Twilight Masquerade Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet - Twilight Masquerade Booster Box · 36 packs per booster box · 374/374 variants priced $339.88 TCGplayer · 2026-10-14 $67.00 P25 $45.36 · P75 $100.18 Expected value to price ratio: 25.3% $86.06 P10 $33.41 · P90 $154.13
- Rank 09 Surging Sparks Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet - Surging Sparks Booster Box · 36 packs per booster box · 417/417 variants priced $295.27 TCGplayer · 2026-10-14 $48.77 P25 $33.99 · P75 $71.25 Expected value to price ratio: 23.2% $68.48 P10 $25.00 · P90 $130.94
- Rank 10 Scarlet & Violet Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet Base Set Booster Box · 36 packs per booster box · 451/451 variants priced $292.65 TCGplayer · 2026-10-14 $60.78 P25 $41.22 · P75 $83.89 Expected value to price ratio: 22.5% $65.97 P10 $28.54 · P90 $111.05
- Rank 11 Destined Rivals Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet - Destined Rivals Booster Box · 36 packs per booster box · 409/409 variants priced $403.55 TCGplayer · 2026-10-14 $51.93 P25 $33.49 · P75 $84.45 Expected value to price ratio: 19.1% $77.08 P10 $23.71 · P90 $157.61
- Rank 12 Obsidian Flames Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet - Obsidian Flames Booster Box · 36 packs per booster box · 408/408 variants priced $362.77 TCGplayer · 2026-10-14 $57.86 P25 $39.82 · P75 $80.41 Expected value to price ratio: 17.6% $63.96 P10 $28.41 · P90 $111.04
How FoilFox calculates booster box expected value (EV)
Why mean expected value alone misleads—and how FoilFox models a box.
A single expected value number mixes everyday pulls with 1-in-2,500-pack lottery cards. FoilFox models each booster pack as an explicit slot grammar with mutually exclusive branches, updates pull-rate priors with empirical opening counts using a Beta-Binomial posterior, and runs Monte Carlo box trials alongside parameter-uncertainty scenarios.
Every box shows both its exact arithmetic mean expected value and its median box outcome (P50), 10th–90th percentile spread, chase vs. non-chase expected value split, and probability of clearing the reflective market price.
Collector vs. Seller valuation personas
Collector value prices every pulled card at its realizable FoilFox market quote or labeled estimate. Seller net subtracts 13.25% marketplace fees and $0.15 per-card shipping on cards at or above $1.00, and values sub-dollar bulk at $0.03 per card.
All figures are planning estimates, not a guarantee, appraisal, or offer. Unpriced catalog variants count as $0 rather than borrowing another printing’s price, and every price band widens when completed-sale observations are scarce.










