Pokémon · Aug 2007 – Jan 2009 · 5 tracked products

Diamond & Pearl Era

basket vs S&P 500 Total Return

Alpha vs S&P 500
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19-year horizon · since Aug 2007 · basket CAGR 29.5% vs SPXTR 12.1%
Benchmarked against S&P 500 Total Return (^SP500TR)
Empoleon · Diamond & Pearl · 2007

Empoleon · Diamond & Pearl · 2007

Total invested at retail
$360.00
Sum of MSRPs, one box per product as released
Basket value today
$43,147.01
+11885.3% since release
S&P 500 equivalent (DCA)
$2,954.48
+720.7% same dollars, same dates
Alpha vs S&P 500
+11164.6 pp
Basket CAGR 29.52% vs SPXTR 12.05%
19-year horizon

Cumulative portfolio value

Each dot marks a product's release date entering the basket.
$0$12,828$25,655$38,483$51,310 2007-112011-072015-032018-122022-082026-05 Secret Wonders: Booster Box Great Encounters: Booster Box Majestic Dawn: Booster Box Legends Awakened: Booster Box Stormfront: Booster Box
  • Diamond & Pearl Era basket
  • S&P 500 (TR) DCA equivalent
Historical sealed prices reflect PriceCharting median sold comps. Single high-comp transactions on thin markets can produce volatility — we publish the same data a serious investor would want to read.

Top cards in this era

Highest-comp cards across this era's sets.

Box-by-box performance

Sorted by release. Click any row for the full vs-S&P 500 comparison.
Product Released MSRP Spot Return SPXTR Alpha CAGR 12-mo
Secret Wonders Booster Box Secret Wonders Booster Box Nov 2007 $72.00 $12,500.00 +17261.1% +594.8% +16666.3 pp 32.1%
Great Encounters Booster Box Great Encounters Booster Box Feb 2008 $72.00 $4,832.37 +6611.6% +669.3% +5942.3 pp 25.9%
Majestic Dawn Booster Box Majestic Dawn Booster Box May 2008 $72.00 $5,900.00 +8094.4% +627.3% +7467.1 pp 27.7%
Legends Awakened Booster Box Legends Awakened Booster Box Aug 2008 $72.00 $7,338.79 +10092.8% +689.6% +9403.1 pp 29.8%
Stormfront Booster Box Stormfront Booster Box Nov 2008 $72.00 $12,575.85 +17366.5% +1022.4% +16344.1 pp 34.3%
Historical sealed prices reflect PriceCharting median sold comps. Single high-comp transactions on thin markets can produce volatility — we publish the same data a serious investor would want to read.