Darkness Ablaze Booster Bundle

Darkness Ablaze Booster Bundle guide

What's inside the Darkness Ablaze Booster Bundle

The Darkness Ablaze Booster Bundle bundles 6 booster packs of Darkness Ablaze together, without the extras of an Elite Trainer Box.

About Darkness Ablaze

The set with the first Charizard VMAX, which helped drive the 2020 collecting boom. Released on 14 August 2020, it belongs to the Sword & Shield era, when the collecting boom pushed print runs to record levels. 6 years on, most of its sealed stock has long been opened, and unopened product mostly changes hands between collectors.

Darkness Ablaze has 189 cards in its main numbering, plus 12 secret rares numbered beyond it.

What collectors open Darkness Ablaze for

The Darkness Ablaze cards collectors most want to pull are Charizard VMAX and Charizard V. 6 packs gives a few chances at them for less than a larger box.

Our catalogue lists the set's rarest tiers as 12 Secret Rares, 13 Ultra Rares and 7 VMAX. See every Darkness Ablaze card price for what each is worth.

Darkness Ablaze Booster Bundle as an investment

Older sealed product tends to rise as boxes are opened and supply shrinks, and Darkness Ablaze is now 6 years past release. Its price still depends on demand for its chase cards and on any reprints. Bundles are newer and less collected than boxes or ETBs, so they are mostly bought to open. Much of its sealed value rests on demand for Charizard VMAX and Charizard V: if those cards rise, unopened product usually follows.

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

Check the shrink wrap: factory wrap on booster bundles has neat seams, often with Pokémon logos printed on it, and loose or glossy wrap can mean a resealed product. Some bundles are sold as loose packs in a bag, so check the photos show the factory-wrapped bundle. Compare the total with delivery, not just the price, and store sealed product flat, out of sunlight and away from damp.