Is the Paldea Evolved booster box worth it?
Many valuable cards
The booster box costs €255.14 today (Cardmarket trend). 62 cards are worth €5 or more — €1,095.28 together, 4.29× the box price. The top five cards make up 39% 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 |  Magikarp 203/193 | Paldea Evolved | €182.59 | -53% |
| 2 |  Tyranitar 222/193 | Paldea Evolved | €119.27 | +76% |
| 3 |  Raichu 211/193 | Paldea Evolved | €70.66 | +7% |
| 4 |  Chi-Yu ex 259/193 | Paldea Evolved | €55.08 | +19% |
| 5 |  Maushold 226/193 | Paldea Evolved | €40.57 | +3% |
| 6 |  Marill 204/193 | Paldea Evolved | €28.94 | +2% |
| 7 |  Paldean Tauros 218/193 | Paldea Evolved | €26.32 | +82% |
| 8 |  Gyarados 043/193 | Paldea Evolved | €25.22 | +45% |
| 9 |  Chien-Pao ex 261/193 | Paldea Evolved | €24.68 | -1% |
| 10 |  Mismagius 212/193 | Paldea Evolved | €21.78 | -1% |
| 11 |  Meowscarada ex 256/193 | Paldea Evolved | €20.51 | +2% |
| 12 |  Tinkaton ex 262/193 | Paldea Evolved | €19.27 | -4% |
| 13 |  Sprigatito 196/193 | Paldea Evolved | €19.21 | -10% |
| 14 |  Heracross 194/193 | Paldea Evolved | €19.03 | -18% |
| 15 |  Iono 269/193 | Paldea Evolved | €17.32 | -31% |
| 16 |  Fuecoco 201/193 | Paldea Evolved | €17.30 | -27% |
| 17 |  Skeledirge ex 258/193 | Paldea Evolved | €16.55 | -15% |
| 18 |  Sudowoodo 219/193 | Paldea Evolved | €15.39 | -9% |
| 19 |  Baxcalibur 210/193 | Paldea Evolved | €14.87 | -8% |
| 20 |  Wo-Chien ex 257/193 | Paldea Evolved | €12.77 | -4% |
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.