XY Booster Box

XY Booster Box guide

What's inside the XY Booster Box

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

About XY

Opened the XY series with the Kalos Pokémon and introduced Mega Evolution, with Mega Venusaur-EX and Mega Blastoise-EX. Released on 5 February 2014, it belongs to the Black & White and XY era. It came out 12 years ago, so most sealed stock has been opened and what is left sits with collectors.

XY has 146 cards in its main numbering.

Chase cards to look for

The XY cards collectors most want to pull are M Venusaur-EX, M Blastoise-EX, Xerneas-EX and Yveltal-EX. 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 14 Ultra Rares and 42 Rares. Prices for every card are on the XY set page.

XY Booster Box price today

There are 3 matching listings on eBay at the moment (ebay.de from €13,928, ebay.com from €6,231). The lowest total with delivery to Germany is €6,231, against a typical asking price of €13,928.

Asking prices are what sellers hope to get, not what booster boxes actually sell for, so treat the cheapest listing as the benchmark for a fair deal.

Price per pack

At the typical price, each of the 36 packs in an XY Booster Box works out at €386.90, compared with €158.77 in an XY Booster Pack. That makes it the most expensive way to buy XY packs right now.

Is the XY Booster Box a good investment?

After 12 years, sealed XY 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 M Venusaur-EX, the set's headline card, since sealed XY 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 booster boxes has neat seams, often with Pokémon logos printed on it; baggy, shiny or uneven wrap is a common sign of a reseal. For an XY Booster Box at around €13,928, ask the seller for photos of all sides and stick to accounts with plenty of positive feedback. 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). Check whether delivery from ebay.com adds import fees, and store sealed product flat, out of sunlight and away from damp.