Pokémon booster box vs ETB vs booster bundle
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All three are sealed products from a single set. What separates them is how many packs you get (36, 9 and 6), what comes with the packs, and what each pack ends up costing. Here’s how they compare, with today’s prices from US stores and TCGplayer.
What’s inside each
- 36packsA booster box (or booster display) is a sealed case of 36 booster packs from one set — the cheapest way to buy packs in bulk and the product most collectors keep sealed.
- 9packsAn Elite Trainer Box holds 8–9 booster packs plus sleeves, energy cards, dice, condition markers and a storage box, and usually a set-exclusive promo card. It’s 9 packs in Scarlet & Violet and Mega Evolution sets, 8 in Sword & Shield, Sun & Moon and XY sets.
- 6packsA booster bundle is six booster packs from one set in a single sleeve — a lower-cost step between loose packs and an ETB.
Pack counts from the publisher’s product listings, as recorded in our data. The full list is in how many packs are in each product.
What a pack costs in each, today
For the 4 newest sets out, here’s the cheapest booster box, Elite Trainer Box and booster bundle in stock at US stores and TCGplayer right now, and what each works out to per pack. In each set, the cheapest per pack is marked.
30th Celebration
Released| Product | Price | Per pack | In stock at |
|---|---|---|---|
| Booster Box | PriceSold without a booster box | Per pack— | In stock at— |
| Elite Trainer Box 30th Celebration Elite Trainer Box | Price$119.99 | Per pack$13.33 | In stock at14 stores + TCGplayer |
| Booster Bundle Cheapest per pack30th Celebration Booster Bundle | Price$71.00 | Per pack$11.83 | In stock at13 stores + TCGplayer |
Pitch Black
Released| Product | Price | Per pack | In stock at |
|---|---|---|---|
| Booster Box Cheapest per packPitch Black Booster Box | Price$150.49 | Per pack$4.18 | In stock at21 stores + TCGplayer |
| Elite Trainer Box Pitch Black Elite Trainer Box | Price$64.99 | Per pack$7.22 | In stock at22 stores + TCGplayer |
| Booster Bundle Pitch Black Booster Bundle | Price$30.00 | Per pack$5.00 | In stock at17 stores + TCGplayer |
Chaos Rising
Released| Product | Price | Per pack | In stock at |
|---|---|---|---|
| Booster Box Cheapest per packChaos Rising Booster Box | Price$150.49 | Per pack$4.18 | In stock at22 stores + TCGplayer |
| Elite Trainer Box Chaos Rising Elite Trainer Box | Price$64.00 | Per pack$7.11 | In stock at14 stores + TCGplayer |
| Booster Bundle Chaos Rising Booster Bundle | Price$30.00 | Per pack$5.00 | In stock at12 stores + TCGplayer |
Perfect Order
Released| Product | Price | Per pack | In stock at |
|---|---|---|---|
| Booster Box Cheapest per packPerfect Order Booster Box | Price$150.49 | Per pack$4.18 | In stock at19 stores + TCGplayer |
| Elite Trainer Box Perfect Order Elite Trainer Box | Price$69.99 | Per pack$7.78 | In stock at11 stores + TCGplayer |
| Booster Bundle Perfect Order Booster Bundle | Price$37.00 | Per pack$6.17 | In stock at12 stores + TCGplayer |
Each store’s listed price, excluding shipping. An ETB’s extras aren’t priced in: its per-pack price is the whole box divided by its packs. Every set, by price per pack →
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Which one suits you?
There’s no single right answer: it depends on how many packs you want, whether you’ll play, and how much you want to spend at once.
- You want lots of packs from one set
- A booster box: 36 packs in one go. Compare its price per pack with the others above before you buy.
- You’re starting to play, or buying a gift
- An Elite Trainer Box. Alongside its 9 packs come sleeves, energy cards, dice, condition markers and a storage box, and usually a set-exclusive promo card.
- You want to try a set without a big spend
- A booster bundle: 6 packs, the fewest of the three.
- Price per pack matters most
- Check the tables above, set by set: the cheapest per pack is marked, and it depends on what stores charge today.
Sets sold without a booster box
These 16 sets were never sold as a 36-pack booster box: their packs come in other products, such as Elite Trainer Boxes, bundles and collections. A “booster box” of one of them is a lot a store has made up itself, so we don’t list it.
- 30th Celebration 2026
- Ascended Heroes 2026
- Prismatic Evolutions 2025
- Shrouded Fable 2024
- Paldean Fates 2024
- Scarlet & Violet 151 2023
- Crown Zenith 2023
- Pokémon GO 2022
- Celebrations 2021
- Shining Fates 2021
- Champion's Path 2020
- Hidden Fates 2019
- Detective Pikachu 2019
- Dragon Majesty 2018
- Shining Legends 2017
- Generations 2016
US MSRP per pack
In the US, The Pokémon Company International publishes list prices (MSRP) for Scarlet & Violet and Mega Evolution products. Divided by their packs:
| Product | MSRP | Packs | Per pack |
|---|---|---|---|
| Booster Box | MSRP$161.64 | Packs36 | Per pack$4.49 |
| Elite Trainer Box | MSRP$49.99 | Packs9 | Per pack$5.55 |
| Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Box | MSRP$59.99 | Packs11 | Per pack$5.45 |
| Booster Bundle | MSRP$26.94 | Packs6 | Per pack$4.49 |
At MSRP, a pack costs the same in a box or a bundle ($4.49), and $5.55 in an Elite Trainer Box. Stores set their own prices; the MSRP guide shows where today’s sit against MSRP.
MSRP is TPCi's US list price (as of 2026-09); stores set their own.
Where to buy
DexCompare puts US stores and TCGplayer side by side: each one’s own listed price in USD, excluding shipping, ranked by price and stock. Stores pay nothing to be listed, and commissions never change the order.
Buying from a store you haven’t used before? Check its contact details, delivery costs and returns policy first, and check the shrink-wrap and seals when your order arrives.
TCGplayer, a US marketplace of many sellers, lists sealed product too.
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