Crystal Guardians Booster Box

Crystal Guardians Booster Box guide

What's inside the Crystal Guardians Booster Box

A sealed Crystal Guardians Booster Box holds 36 sealed booster packs from Crystal Guardians, the full display a shop would open to sell packs one by one.

About Crystal Guardians

A late EX set with Gold Star Alakazam and Celebi. Released on 30 August 2006, it belongs to the EX, Diamond & Pearl and HeartGold SoulSilver years, whose sealed product is now scarce. It came out 20 years ago, so most sealed stock has been opened and what is left sits with collectors.

Crystal Guardians has 100 cards in its main numbering.

What collectors open Crystal Guardians for

The Crystal Guardians cards collectors most want to pull are Alakazam ★ and Celebi ★. With 36 packs, a box gives you the most chances at them of any sealed product, though no box is guaranteed to hold any one card.

Our catalogue lists the set's rarest tiers as 41 Rares. Prices for every card are on the Crystal Guardians set page.

Is the Crystal Guardians Booster Box a good investment?

After 20 years, sealed Crystal Guardians booster boxes rarely come up, and prices tend to rise as boxes are opened and supply shrinks. Booster boxes are the sealed product most collectors hold long term, as they are easy to store and to value. Watch the price of Alakazam ★, the set's headline card, since sealed Crystal Guardians tends to move with it.

None of this is financial advice: sealed prices can fall as well as rise. Our guide should you buy sealed Pokémon products? weighs up both sides.

Before you buy

Look closely at the wrapping in the photos. Factory wrap on booster boxes has neat seams, often with Pokémon logos printed on it; baggy, shiny or uneven wrap is a common sign of a reseal. A full box gives better odds than loose packs, and its value as a sealed item is easier to judge (how to value a sealed booster box). For product this old, ask whether it has been checked by an authenticator: fakes and resealed vintage boxes are made to fool buyers. Compare the total with delivery, not just the price, and store sealed product flat, out of sunlight and away from damp.