Pokémon · May 16, 2009

Is the Rising Rivals booster box worth it?

Cheaper to buy singles

The booster box costs €2,466.28 today (Cardmarket trend). 21 cards are worth €5 or more — €1,567.26 together, 0.64× the box price. The top five cards make up 67% of the whole set’s value.

Box price (Cardmarket)€2,466.28lowest —
Full set€1,724.95120 priced cards · 0.70×
Cards from €5€1,567.2621 cards · 0.64×
Top 5 cards67%of set value

How cards are priced

< 1 € 561–5 € 375–20 € 1520–100 € 8≥ 100 € 4

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 →
#CardSetPrice today30 days
1Snorlax LV.X 111/111Rising Rivals€519.75+8%
2Alakazam E4 LV.X 103/111Rising Rivals€241.98+66%
3Surfing Pikachu 114/111Rising Rivals€183.73+93%
4Infernape E4 LV.X 108/111Rising Rivals€114.66+4%
5Pikachu 112/111Rising Rivals€89.78+21%
6Luxray GL LV.X 109/111Rising Rivals€65.86+43%
7Flying Pikachu 113/111Rising Rivals€64.33+51%
8Flygon LV.X 105/111Rising Rivals€61.54+19%
9Floatzel GL LV.X 104/111Rising Rivals€47.38+8%
10Mismagius GL LV.X 110/111Rising Rivals€41.55-1%
11Hippowdon LV.X 107/111Rising Rivals€38.64+12%
12Gallade E4 LV.X 106/111Rising Rivals€37.69-32%
13Mow Rotom RT4Rising Rivals€9.94+141%
14Floatzel GL 4/111Rising Rivals€9.94+141%
15Jirachi 7/111Rising Rivals€8.54+3%
16Gengar GL 40/111Rising Rivals€8.49-9%
17Wash Rotom RT5Rising Rivals€7.86+72%
18Flygon 5/111Rising Rivals€7.29+66%
19Charon's Choice RT6Rising Rivals€6.69+90%
20Froslass GL 6/111Rising Rivals€6.69+90%

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.