Pokémon · Feb 2017 – Feb 2020 · 30 tracked products

Sun & Moon Era

basket vs S&P 500 Total Return

Alpha vs S&P 500
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9-year horizon · since Feb 2017 · basket CAGR 41.9% vs SPXTR 12.8%
Benchmarked against S&P 500 Total Return (^SP500TR)
Charizard-GX · Burning Shadows · 2017

Charizard-GX · Burning Shadows · 2017

Total invested at retail
$1,837.00
Sum of MSRPs, one box per product as released
Basket value today
$42,709.17
+2224.9% since release
S&P 500 equivalent (DCA)
$5,443.53
+196.3% same dollars, same dates
Alpha vs S&P 500
+2028.6 pp
Basket CAGR 41.88% vs SPXTR 12.84%
9-year horizon

Cumulative portfolio value

Each dot marks a product's release date entering the basket.
$0$11,677$23,353$35,030$46,707 2017-032018-122020-102022-082024-062026-05 Guardians Rising: Booster Box Guardians Rising: Elite Trainer Box Burning Shadows: Booster Box Burning Shadows: Elite Trainer Box Shining Legends: Booster Box Shining Legends: Elite Trainer Box Crimson Invasion: Booster Box Crimson Invasion: Elite Trainer Box Ultra Prism: Booster Box Ultra Prism: Elite Trainer Box Forbidden Light: Booster Box Forbidden Light: Elite Trainer Box Celestial Storm: Booster Box Celestial Storm: Elite Trainer Box Dragon Majesty: Booster Box Dragon Majesty: Elite Trainer Box Lost Thunder: Booster Box Lost Thunder: Elite Trainer Box Team Up: Booster Box Team Up: Elite Trainer Box Unbroken Bonds: Booster Box Unbroken Bonds: Elite Trainer Box Unified Minds: Booster Box Unified Minds: Elite Trainer Box Hidden Fates: Booster Box Hidden Fates: Elite Trainer Box Cosmic Eclipse: Booster Box Cosmic Eclipse: Elite Trainer Box
  • Sun & Moon Era basket
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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
Sun & Moon Booster Box Sun & Moon Booster Box Feb 2017 $108.00
Sun & Moon Elite Trainer Box Sun & Moon Elite Trainer Box Feb 2017 $35.00
Guardians Rising Booster Box Guardians Rising Booster Box May 2017 $108.00 $1,176.62 +989.5% +247.1% +742.4 pp 30.4%
Guardians Rising Elite Trainer Box Guardians Rising Elite Trainer Box May 2017 $35.00 $349.87 +899.6% +247.1% +652.6 pp 29.2%
Burning Shadows Booster Box Burning Shadows Booster Box Aug 2017 $108.00 $1,074.25 +894.7% +236.9% +657.8 pp 30.1%
Burning Shadows Elite Trainer Box Burning Shadows Elite Trainer Box Aug 2017 $35.00 $298.16 +751.9% +236.9% +515.0 pp 27.8%
Shining Legends Booster Box Oct 2017 $108.00
Shining Legends Elite Trainer Box Oct 2017 $35.00 $1,029.26 +2840.7% +222.6% +2618.2 pp 48.4%
Crimson Invasion Booster Box Crimson Invasion Booster Box Nov 2017 $108.00 $591.48 +447.7% +213.0% +234.7 pp 22.2%
Crimson Invasion Elite Trainer Box Crimson Invasion Elite Trainer Box Nov 2017 $35.00 $176.41 +404.0% +213.0% +191.0 pp 21.0%
Ultra Prism Booster Box Ultra Prism Booster Box Feb 2018 $108.00 $1,475.00 +1265.7% +204.0% +1061.8 pp 37.3%
Ultra Prism Elite Trainer Box Ultra Prism Elite Trainer Box Feb 2018 $35.00
Forbidden Light Booster Box Forbidden Light Booster Box May 2018 $108.00 $1,319.50 +1121.8% +203.4% +918.3 pp 36.8%
Forbidden Light Elite Trainer Box Forbidden Light Elite Trainer Box May 2018 $35.00 $562.50 +1507.1% +203.4% +1303.7 pp 41.5%
Celestial Storm Booster Box Celestial Storm Booster Box Aug 2018 $108.00 $2,201.46 +1938.4% +181.6% +1756.8 pp 47.6%
Celestial Storm Elite Trainer Box Celestial Storm Elite Trainer Box Aug 2018 $35.00 $1,899.96 +5328.5% +181.6% +5146.9 pp 67.5%
Dragon Majesty Booster Box Sep 2018 $108.00
Dragon Majesty Elite Trainer Box Sep 2018 $35.00 $863.87 +2368.2% +180.0% +2188.2 pp 52.0%
Lost Thunder Booster Box Lost Thunder Booster Box Nov 2018 $108.00 $1,509.45 +1297.6% +194.5% +1103.1 pp 42.1%
Lost Thunder Elite Trainer Box Lost Thunder Elite Trainer Box Nov 2018 $35.00 $650.00 +1757.1% +194.5% +1562.6 pp 47.6%
Team Up Booster Box Team Up Booster Box Feb 2019 $144.00 $10,339.47 +7080.2% +190.4% +6889.8 pp 80.3%
Team Up Elite Trainer Box Team Up Elite Trainer Box Feb 2019 $45.00 $2,933.10 +6418.0% +190.4% +6227.6 pp 77.9%
Unbroken Bonds Booster Box Unbroken Bonds Booster Box May 2019 $144.00 $2,539.28 +1663.4% +192.4% +1471.0 pp 50.7%
Unbroken Bonds Elite Trainer Box Unbroken Bonds Elite Trainer Box May 2019 $45.00 $1,638.50 +3541.1% +192.4% +3348.8 pp 67.1%
Unified Minds Booster Box Unified Minds Booster Box Aug 2019 $144.00 $2,725.00 +1792.4% +173.6% +1618.8 pp 54.6%
Unified Minds Elite Trainer Box Unified Minds Elite Trainer Box Aug 2019 $45.00 $1,591.01 +3435.6% +173.6% +3262.0 pp 69.6%
Hidden Fates Booster Box Hidden Fates Booster Box Aug 2019 $144.00
Hidden Fates Elite Trainer Box Hidden Fates Elite Trainer Box Aug 2019 $45.00 $494.44 +998.8% +173.6% +825.2 pp 43.0%
Cosmic Eclipse Booster Box Cosmic Eclipse Booster Box Nov 2019 $144.00 $3,686.36 +2460.0% +153.7% +2306.3 pp 64.7%
Cosmic Eclipse Elite Trainer Box Cosmic Eclipse Elite Trainer Box Nov 2019 $45.00 $1,584.22 +3420.5% +153.7% +3266.8 pp 72.9%
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.