Plasma Storm Elite Trainer Box

Plasma Storm Elite Trainer Box guide

What's inside the Plasma Storm Elite Trainer Box

The Plasma Storm Elite Trainer Box holds 8 booster packs plus card sleeves, energy cards, dice, condition markers and a storage box, all themed to Plasma Storm.

Pokémon Center exclusive ETBs come with extra packs and a stamped promo and sell for more, so they are left out of the prices here.

About Plasma Storm

The first Team Plasma set, with blue-framed Plasma cards and Charizard-EX. Released on 6 February 2013, it belongs to the Black & White and XY era. It came out 13 years ago, so most sealed stock has been opened and what is left sits with collectors.

Plasma Storm has 135 cards in its main numbering, plus 3 secret rares numbered beyond it.

What collectors open Plasma Storm for

The Plasma Storm cards collectors most want to pull are Charizard-EX. 8 packs is a modest number of tries, so most ETBs are bought to collect or keep sealed rather than to chase one card.

Our catalogue lists the set's rarest tiers as 3 Secret Rares, 5 Ultra Rares and 47 Rares. Prices for every card are on the Plasma Storm set page.

Is the Plasma Storm Elite Trainer Box a good investment?

After 13 years, sealed Plasma Storm elite trainer boxes rarely come up, and prices tend to rise as boxes are opened and supply shrinks. ETBs are popular to keep sealed because of their box art, but they take more space than they hold in packs. Watch the price of Charizard-EX, the set's headline card, since sealed Plasma Storm tends to move with it.

Past prices do not guarantee future ones, and this is not financial advice. Read should you buy sealed Pokémon products? for the pros and cons.

Before you buy

Look closely at the wrapping in the photos. Factory wrap on elite trainer boxes has neat seams, often with Pokémon logos printed on it; baggy, shiny or uneven wrap is a common sign of a reseal. Check the listing photos show the ETB itself and not only the packs, and that it is the standard version rather than a Pokémon Center one if you are comparing prices. Check whether delivery from abroad adds import fees, and store sealed product flat, out of sunlight and away from damp.