Is the Evolving Skies booster box worth it?
A lottery — value in a few cards
The booster box costs €1,720.04 today (Cardmarket trend). 69 cards are worth €5 or more — €6,637.62 together, 3.86× the box price. The top five cards make up 62% of the whole set’s value.
How cards are priced
Most cards in any set are commons worth cents. Whether a box pays off depends on hitting one of the few top cards.
Most valuable cards in the set
Full set →| # | Card | Set | Price today | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Umbreon VMAX 215/203 | Evolving Skies | €1,882.55 | +8% |
| 2 |  Rayquaza VMAX 218/203 | Evolving Skies | €1,161.33 | +17% |
| 3 |  Rayquaza V 194/203 | Evolving Skies | €476.53 | +13% |
| 4 |  Dragonite V 192/203 | Evolving Skies | €357.48 | -8% |
| 5 |  Leafeon VMAX 205/203 | Evolving Skies | €309.16 | +4% |
| 6 |  Umbreon V 189/203 | Evolving Skies | €298.81 | -9% |
| 7 |  Sylveon VMAX 212/203 | Evolving Skies | €263.98 | -2% |
| 8 |  Glaceon VMAX 209/203 | Evolving Skies | €229.82 | -5% |
| 9 |  Espeon V 180/203 | Evolving Skies | €167.25 | +7% |
| 10 |  Leafeon V 167/203 | Evolving Skies | €142.43 | +9% |
| 11 |  Glaceon V 175/203 | Evolving Skies | €123.64 | -9% |
| 12 |  Sylveon V 184/203 | Evolving Skies | €113.42 | -15% |
| 13 |  Noivern V 196/203 | Evolving Skies | €87.71 | +3% |
| 14 |  Rayquaza VMAX 217/203 | Evolving Skies | €72.21 | -14% |
| 15 |  Rayquaza V 193/203 | Evolving Skies | €70.35 | +37% |
| 16 |  Dragonite V 191/203 | Evolving Skies | €51.71 | +79% |
| 17 |  Umbreon V 188/203 | Evolving Skies | €43.49 | -13% |
| 18 |  Umbreon VMAX 214/203 | Evolving Skies | €41.62 | -16% |
| 19 |  Sylveon VMAX 211/203 | Evolving Skies | €36.41 | +4% |
| 20 |  Vaporeon V 172/203 | Evolving Skies | €36.30 | +19% |
Prices: Cardmarket trend, updated daily — as of Oct 29, 2026.
How to read these numbers
The full-set value is what all cards would cost as singles. One box won’t complete the set and the rarest cards are rare, so we focus on cards from €5. If they are worth many times the box price, the set is rich in valuable cards; if value is concentrated in a few cards (high top-5 share), opening is a lottery.
If you want a specific card, buying it as a single is almost always cheaper. A box makes sense if you enjoy opening, play limited/draft or collect sealed product.