Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet · 36 packs per booster box
Scarlet & Violet Base Set 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 Base Set Booster Box (36 packs) vs. its $292.65 reflective market price.
- Expected box value (EV)
- $65.97Scarlet & Violet · 90% credible mean: $56.23–$75.61
- Expected value to box price
- 22.5%Reflective market: $292.65 (2026-10-14) · P(box ≥ cost): 1.0%
- Median box (P50)
- $60.78P10–P90 spread: $28.54–$111.05 (5,000 trials)
- Chase share of expected value
- $53.61 (81.3%)Non-chase floor: $12.36 · P(any chase): 99.8%
Top chase cards in Scarlet & Violet
Click any card for price history & versions · Seller net prices-
Drowzee
en · Holo · #210
$39.68
~1 in 8.7 boxes · EV $4.58/box
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Ralts
en · Holo · #211
$36.26
~1 in 8.7 boxes · EV $4.18/box
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Slowpoke
en · Holo · #204
$32.23
~1 in 8.7 boxes · EV $3.72/box
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Kirlia
en · Holo · #212
$31.05
~1 in 8.7 boxes · EV $3.59/box
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Riolu
en · Holo · #215
$27.04
~1 in 8.7 boxes · EV $3.13/box
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Gardevoir ex
en · Holo · #245
$59.62
~1 in 23.9 boxes · EV $2.49/box
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Fidough
en · Holo · #213
$21.06
~1 in 8.7 boxes · EV $2.43/box
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Greavard
en · Holo · #214
$18.34
~1 in 8.7 boxes · EV $2.12/box
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Koraidon ex
en · Holo · #247
$18.54
~1 in 23.9 boxes · EV $0.77/box
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Miraidon ex
en · Holo · #244
$18.11
~1 in 23.9 boxes · EV $0.76/box
Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet Base Set Booster Box · Breakdown by rarity & finish tier
- Tier 01 Illustration Rare Scarlet & Violet · 2.77 expected copies per booster box $14.69Avg / pulled copy 2.77Copies / box 61.7% $40.72 Expected tier contribution
- Tier 02 Special Illustration Rare Scarlet & Violet · 0.42 expected copies per booster box $14.56Avg / pulled copy 0.42Copies / box 9.2% $6.08 Expected tier contribution
- Tier 03 Ultra Rare Scarlet & Violet · 2.41 expected copies per booster box $2.37Avg / pulled copy 2.41Copies / box 8.7% $5.71 Expected tier contribution
- Tier 04 Common Scarlet & Violet · 144.00 expected copies per booster box $0.03Avg / pulled copy 144.00Copies / box 6.5% $4.32 Expected tier contribution
- Tier 05 Uncommon Scarlet & Violet · 108.00 expected copies per booster box $0.03Avg / pulled copy 108.00Copies / box 4.9% $3.24 Expected tier contribution
- Tier 06 Reverse Holo Common Scarlet & Violet · 34.28 expected copies per booster box $0.04Avg / pulled copy 34.28Copies / box 1.9% $1.28 Expected tier contribution
- Tier 07 Double Rare Scarlet & Violet · 5.15 expected copies per booster box $0.24Avg / pulled copy 5.15Copies / box 1.8% $1.21 Expected tier contribution
- Tier 08 Reverse Holo Uncommon Scarlet & Violet · 23.99 expected copies per booster box $0.05Avg / pulled copy 23.99Copies / box 1.8% $1.16 Expected tier contribution
- Tier 09 Hyper Rare Scarlet & Violet · 0.26 expected copies per booster box $4.24Avg / pulled copy 0.26Copies / box 1.7% $1.10 Expected tier contribution
- Tier 10 Holo Rare Scarlet & Violet · 28.44 expected copies per booster box $0.03Avg / pulled copy 28.44Copies / box 1.3% $0.85 Expected tier contribution
- Tier 11 Reverse Holo Rare Scarlet & Violet · 10.28 expected copies per booster box $0.03Avg / pulled copy 10.28Copies / box 0.5% $0.31 Expected tier contribution
Scarlet & Violet · Top chase & value cards in this box
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Rank 01
Drowzee
Scarlet & Violet · #210
1 : 8.7Box odds
0.1155Copies / box
$39.68
$4.58
Expected value contribution per box
Seller net single-card value: $39.68
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Rank 02
Ralts
Scarlet & Violet · #211
1 : 8.7Box odds
0.1155Copies / box
$36.26
$4.18
Expected value contribution per box
Seller net single-card value: $36.26
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Rank 03
Slowpoke
Scarlet & Violet · #204
1 : 8.7Box odds
0.1155Copies / box
$32.23
$3.72
Expected value contribution per box
Seller net single-card value: $32.23
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Rank 04
Kirlia
Scarlet & Violet · #212
1 : 8.7Box odds
0.1155Copies / box
$31.05
$3.59
Expected value contribution per box
Seller net single-card value: $31.05
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Rank 05
Riolu
Scarlet & Violet · #215
1 : 8.7Box odds
0.1155Copies / box
$27.04
$3.13
Expected value contribution per box
Seller net single-card value: $27.04
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Rank 06
Gardevoir ex
Scarlet & Violet · #245
1 : 23.9Box odds
0.0418Copies / box
$59.62
$2.49
Expected value contribution per box
Seller net single-card value: $59.62
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Rank 07
Fidough
Scarlet & Violet · #213
1 : 8.7Box odds
0.1155Copies / box
$21.06
$2.43
Expected value contribution per box
Seller net single-card value: $21.06
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Rank 08
Greavard
Scarlet & Violet · #214
1 : 8.7Box odds
0.1155Copies / box
$18.34
$2.12
Expected value contribution per box
Seller net single-card value: $18.34
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Rank 09
Koraidon ex
Scarlet & Violet · #247
1 : 23.9Box odds
0.0418Copies / box
$18.54
$0.77
Expected value contribution per box
Seller net single-card value: $18.54
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Rank 10
Miraidon ex
Scarlet & Violet · #244
1 : 23.9Box odds
0.0418Copies / box
$18.11
$0.76
Expected value contribution per box
Seller net single-card value: $18.11
Advanced statistical breakdown for Scarlet & Violet (Bayesian pull-rate posteriors, tornado sensitivity & sources)
Scarlet & Violet · 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
Scarlet & Violet · Tornado sensitivity drivers
- 01 Pull rate: Illustration Rare Slot: Reverse Slot 2 · 0.5× to 2× prior rate sensitivity $45.90Low scenario $105.90High scenario ±$30.00 $60.00 swing Expected value range for this factor
- 02 Tier price band: Illustration Rare Lower to upper realizable price band across all cards in tier $45.35Low scenario $86.47High scenario ±$20.56 $41.12 swing Expected value range for this factor
- 03 Pull rate: Ultra Rare Slot: Holo Plus · 0.5× to 2× prior rate sensitivity $63.12Low scenario $71.46High scenario ±$4.17 $8.34 swing Expected value range for this factor
- 04 Pull rate: Special Illustration Rare Slot: Reverse Slot 2 · 0.5× to 2× prior rate sensitivity $63.14Low scenario $71.42High scenario ±$4.14 $8.28 swing Expected value range for this factor
- 05 Tier price band: Ultra Rare Lower to upper realizable price band across all cards in tier $62.40Low scenario $69.19High scenario ±$3.40 $6.79 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 $62.86Low scenario $68.95High scenario ±$3.05 $6.09 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.










