Emerald Booster Pack

Emerald Booster Pack guide

What's inside the Emerald Booster Pack

Each Emerald Booster Pack is a single foil pack of a random selection of 9 to 11 cards, with at least one rare from Emerald.

About Emerald

Based on Pokémon Emerald, with Deoxys and the Hoenn legends. Released on 9 May 2005, it belongs to the EX, Diamond & Pearl and HeartGold SoulSilver years, whose sealed product is now scarce. 21 years on, most of its sealed stock has long been opened, and unopened product mostly changes hands between collectors.

Emerald has 106 cards in its main numbering, plus 1 secret rare numbered beyond it.

Emerald Booster Pack price today

Right now the cheapest Emerald Booster Pack on eBay costs €344.32 including delivery to Germany, and the typical asking price across 1 listing is €344.32 (ebay.com from €344.32).

These are live asking prices, not completed sales, so a good offer is usually close to the cheapest listing rather than the typical one.

Price per pack

At the typical price, an Emerald Booster Pack costs €344.32, compared with €4.95 in an Emerald Booster Box. That makes it the most expensive way to buy Emerald packs right now, which is normal for single packs.

Emerald Booster Pack as an investment

After 21 years, sealed Emerald booster packs rarely come up, and prices tend to rise as boxes are opened and supply shrinks. Single packs are the easiest to resell but also the most likely to have been searched or weighed.

Only buy an Emerald Booster Pack to hold if you are happy to keep it either way, as prices can fall too. This is not financial advice; see should you buy sealed Pokémon products?

Before you buy

Check the shrink wrap: factory wrap on packs is tight and crimped evenly at both ends, and loose or glossy wrap can mean a resealed product. At €344.32 it is worth asking for photos of every side and buying from sellers with a long, positive history, since resealed and weighed product is common. Avoid "weighed" or searched packs from bulk sellers: some sellers weigh packs to pull the holos out first. For product this old, ask whether it has been checked by an authenticator: fakes and resealed vintage boxes are made to fool buyers. Always compare totals with delivery included, and keep sealed product away from sunlight, heat and damp once it arrives.