Pokémon · Mar 2023 – present · 40 tracked products · Current era

Scarlet & Violet Era

basket vs S&P 500 Total Return

Alpha vs S&P 500
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3-year horizon · since Mar 2023 · basket CAGR 35.8% vs SPXTR 10.2%
Benchmarked against S&P 500 Total Return (^SP500TR)
Pikachu ex · Surging Sparks · 2024

Pikachu ex · Surging Sparks · 2024

Total invested at retail
$2,478.00
Sum of MSRPs, one box per product as released
Basket value today
$6,019.77
+142.9% since release
S&P 500 equivalent (DCA)
$3,286.82
+32.6% same dollars, same dates
Alpha vs S&P 500
+110.3 pp
Basket CAGR 35.82% vs SPXTR 10.23%
3-year horizon

Cumulative portfolio value

Each dot marks a product's release date entering the basket.
$0$2,004$4,008$6,012$8,016 2023-042023-112024-062025-022025-092026-05 Paldea Evolved: Booster Box Paldea Evolved: Elite Trainer Box Obsidian Flames: Booster Box Obsidian Flames: Elite Trainer Box 151: Booster Box 151: Elite Trainer Box Paradox Rift: Booster Box Paradox Rift: Elite Trainer Box Paldean Fates: Booster Box Paldean Fates: Elite Trainer Box Temporal Forces: Booster Box Temporal Forces: Elite Trainer Box Twilight Masquerade: Booster Box Twilight Masquerade: Elite Trainer Box Shrouded Fable: Booster Box Shrouded Fable: Elite Trainer Box Stellar Crown: Booster Box Stellar Crown: Elite Trainer Box Surging Sparks: Booster Box Surging Sparks: Elite Trainer Box Prismatic Evolutions: Booster Box Prismatic Evolutions: Elite Trainer Box Journey Together: Booster Box Journey Together: Elite Trainer Box Destined Rivals: Booster Box Destined Rivals: Elite Trainer Box Black Bolt: Booster Box Black Bolt: Elite Trainer Box White Flare: Booster Box White Flare: Elite Trainer Box Mega Evolution: Booster Box Mega Evolution: Elite Trainer Box Phantasmal Flames: Booster Box Phantasmal Flames: Elite Trainer Box Ascended Heroes: Booster Box Ascended Heroes: Elite Trainer Box Perfect Order: Booster Box Perfect Order: Elite Trainer Box
  • Scarlet & Violet 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
Scarlet & Violet Booster Box Mar 2023 $144.00
Scarlet & Violet Elite Trainer Box Mar 2023 $50.00
Paldea Evolved Booster Box Jun 2023 $144.00 $445.07 +209.1% +68.8% +140.3 pp 47.6%
Paldea Evolved Elite Trainer Box Jun 2023 $50.00 $175.42 +250.8% +68.8% +182.1 pp 54.2%
Obsidian Flames Booster Box Aug 2023 $144.00 $353.79 +145.7% +66.2% +79.5 pp 39.0%
Obsidian Flames Elite Trainer Box Aug 2023 $50.00 $249.99 +400.0% +66.2% +333.8 pp 80.4%
151 Booster Box Sep 2023 $144.00
151 Elite Trainer Box Sep 2023 $50.00
Paradox Rift Booster Box Nov 2023 $144.00 $266.88 +85.3% +63.3% +22.0 pp 28.0%
Paradox Rift Elite Trainer Box Nov 2023 $50.00
Paldean Fates Booster Box Jan 2024 $144.00
Paldean Fates Elite Trainer Box Jan 2024 $50.00 $389.02 +678.0% +53.7% +624.4 pp 147.2%
Temporal Forces Booster Box Mar 2024 $144.00 $279.99 +94.4% +41.3% +53.1 pp 37.0%
Temporal Forces Elite Trainer Box Mar 2024 $50.00
Twilight Masquerade Booster Box May 2024 $144.00 $284.95 +97.9% +40.4% +57.5 pp 42.1%
Twilight Masquerade Elite Trainer Box May 2024 $50.00 $88.63 +77.3% +40.4% +36.9 pp 34.3%
Shrouded Fable Booster Box Aug 2024 $144.00
Shrouded Fable Elite Trainer Box Aug 2024 $50.00 $89.72 +79.4% +30.7% +48.7 pp 39.7%
Stellar Crown Booster Box Sep 2024 $144.00 $277.60 +92.8% +28.0% +64.8 pp 49.4%
Stellar Crown Elite Trainer Box Sep 2024 $50.00 $122.07 +144.1% +28.0% +116.2 pp 72.7%
Surging Sparks Booster Box Surging Sparks Booster Box Nov 2024 $144.00 $251.31 +74.5% +22.0% +52.5 pp 45.6%
Surging Sparks Elite Trainer Box Surging Sparks Elite Trainer Box Nov 2024 $50.00 $104.95 +109.9% +22.0% +87.9 pp 65.0%
Prismatic Evolutions Booster Box Jan 2025 $144.00
Prismatic Evolutions Elite Trainer Box Jan 2025 $50.00 $169.96 +239.9% +21.6% +218.3 pp 158.3%
Journey Together Booster Box Mar 2025 $144.00 $242.50 +68.4% +30.6% +37.9 pp 60.8%
Journey Together Elite Trainer Box Mar 2025 $50.00 $107.59 +115.2% +30.6% +84.6 pp 101.0%
Destined Rivals Booster Box Destined Rivals Booster Box May 2025 $144.00 $548.77 +281.1% +23.7% +257.4 pp 0.0%
Destined Rivals Elite Trainer Box Destined Rivals Elite Trainer Box May 2025 $50.00 $215.50 +331.0% +23.7% +307.3 pp 0.0%
Black Bolt Booster Box Jul 2025 $144.00
Black Bolt Elite Trainer Box Jul 2025 $50.00 $107.47 +114.9% +15.1% +99.8 pp 0.0%
White Flare Booster Box Jul 2025 $144.00
White Flare Elite Trainer Box Jul 2025 $50.00 $100.10 +100.2% +15.1% +85.1 pp 0.0%
Mega Evolution Booster Box Sep 2025 $144.00 $220.09 +52.8% +8.8% +44.0 pp 0.0%
Mega Evolution Elite Trainer Box Sep 2025 $50.00
Phantasmal Flames Booster Box Nov 2025 $144.00 $383.75 +166.5% +6.1% +160.4 pp 0.0%
Phantasmal Flames Elite Trainer Box Nov 2025 $50.00 $112.50 +125.0% +6.1% +118.9 pp 0.0%
Ascended Heroes Booster Box Jan 2026 $144.00
Ascended Heroes Elite Trainer Box Jan 2026 $50.00 $159.65 +219.3% +4.5% +214.8 pp 0.0%
Perfect Order Booster Box Mar 2026 $144.00 $202.50 +40.6% +10.8% +29.8 pp 0.0%
Perfect Order Elite Trainer Box Mar 2026 $50.00 $70.00 +40.0% +10.8% +29.2 pp 0.0%
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.