Best upside Pokémon sets

Which sets have the biggest ceiling? Every set ranked by upside — the real price of its single most valuable card, divided by the real cost of a booster pack. This is a best-case number, not an average: it tells you the size of the jackpot, not your odds of hitting it.

Deoxys

Pack$40.00

Avg return$175.49 (439%)

Rayquaza ☆

$8,500

213×

Prismatic Evolutions

Pack$15.77

Avg return$17.08 (108%)

Umbreon ex

$1,509

96×

Ascended Heroes

Pack$14.47

Avg return$14.40 (100%)

Mega Gengar ex

$1,373

95×

Team Rocket Returns

Pack$40.00

Avg return$137.41 (344%)

Mudkip ☆

$3,274

82×

Phantasmal Flames

Pack$10.63

Avg return$9.56 (90%)

Mega Charizard X ex

$835

79×

Destined Rivals

Pack$10.17

Avg return$6.86 (67%)

Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex

$557

55×

Fusion Strike

Pack$19.60

Avg return$9.67 (49%)

Gengar VMAX

$1,028

52×

Evolving Skies

Pack$43.63

Avg return$24.41 (56%)

Umbreon VMAX

$2,138

49×

Lost Origin

Pack$17.76

Avg return$5.88 (33%)

Giratina V

$860

48×

#10

Twilight Masquerade

Pack$8.75

Avg return$4.96 (57%)

Greninja ex

$392

45×

#11

Black Bolt

Pack$13.31

Avg return$8.99 (68%)

Victini

$592

44×

#12

Paldean Fates

Pack$26.07

Avg return$14.31 (55%)

Mew ex

$1,066

41×

#13

Surging Sparks

Pack$8.06

Avg return$3.26 (40%)

Pikachu ex

$329

41×

#14

Silver Tempest

Pack$12.98

Avg return$4.61 (36%)

Lugia V

$529

41×

#15

Skyridge

Pack$120.00

Avg return$491.63 (410%)

Charizard

$4,800

40×

#16

White Flare

Pack$14.13

Avg return$10.28 (73%)

Victini

$526

37×

#17

Chaos Rising

Pack$6.58

Avg return$3.42 (52%)

Mega Greninja ex

$240

37×

#18

Mega Evolution

Pack$7.59

Avg return$5.82 (77%)

Mega Lucario ex

$275

36×

#19

Chilling Reign

Pack$11.20

Avg return$6.62 (59%)

Blaziken VMAX

$380

34×

#20

Battle Styles

Pack$8.61

Avg return$6.13 (71%)

Tyranitar V

$272

32×

#21

Paldea Evolved

Pack$14.39

Avg return$4.49 (31%)

Magikarp

$406

28×

#22

Perfect Order

Pack$6.07

Avg return$3.69 (61%)

Mega Zygarde ex

$165

27×

#23

Crystal Guardians

Pack$40.00

Avg return$61.08 (153%)

Celebi ☆

$950

24×

#24

Vivid Voltage

Pack$8.73

Avg return$5.26 (60%)

Pikachu VMAX

$200

23×

#25

Brilliant Stars

Pack$15.24

Avg return$4.73 (31%)

Charizard V

$334

22×

#26

Astral Radiance

Pack$9.79

Avg return$8.62 (88%)

Machamp V

$212

22×

#27

Journey Together

Pack$6.48

Avg return$4.75 (73%)

Lillie's Clefairy ex

$123

19×

#28

Champion's Path

Pack$18.42

Avg return$12.37 (67%)

Charizard V

$263

14×

#29

Crown Zenith

Pack$23.55

Avg return$12.41 (53%)

Radiant Charizard

$330

14×

#30

151

Pack$29.55

Avg return$15.30 (52%)

Charizard ex

$399

14×

#31

Paradox Rift

Pack$9.27

Avg return$3.71 (40%)

Groudon

$121

13×

#32

Stellar Crown

Pack$9.26

Avg return$4.42 (48%)

Squirtle

$117

13×

#33

Darkness Ablaze

Pack$9.28

Avg return$3.55 (38%)

Eternatus VMAX

$100

11×

#34

Ultra Prism

Pack$43.55

Avg return$26.68 (61%)

Lillie

$462

11×

#35

Sword & Shield

Pack$10.23

Avg return$8.84 (86%)

Snorlax VMAX

$108

11×

#36

Temporal Forces

Pack$9.90

Avg return$7.41 (75%)

Gastly

$101

10×

#37

Burning Shadows

Pack$30.25

Avg return$12.91 (43%)

Charizard-GX

$303

10×

#38

Obsidian Flames

Pack$11.99

Avg return$9.35 (78%)

Charizard ex

$117

10×

#39

Ancient Origins

Pack$105.06

Avg return$24.39 (23%)

M Rayquaza-EX

$985

9×

#40

Unbroken Bonds

Pack$66.22

Avg return$28.31 (43%)

Gardevoir & Sylveon-GX

$619

9×

#41

Shining Legends

Pack$87.50

Avg return$34.24 (39%)

Mewtwo-GX

$752

9×

#42

Aquapolis

Pack$120.00

Avg return$243.62 (203%)

Lugia

$1,000

8×

#43

Pokémon GO

Pack$7.83

Avg return$13.41 (171%)

Mewtwo V

$64

8×

#44

Scarlet & Violet

Pack$9.65

Avg return$2.92 (30%)

Gardevoir ex

$76

8×

#45

Cosmic Eclipse

Pack$68.58

Avg return$24.78 (36%)

Arceus & Dialga & Palkia-GX

$527

8×

#46

Sun & Moon

Pack$19.71

Avg return$10.46 (53%)

Umbreon-GX

$138

7×

#47

Rebel Clash

Pack$9.66

Avg return$4.81 (50%)

Boss's Orders

$65

7×

#48

Team Magma vs Team Aqua

Pack$40.00

Avg return$78.70 (197%)

Swampert ex

$266

7×

#49

Unified Minds

Pack$66.40

Avg return$24.47 (37%)

Mewtwo & Mew-GX

$407

6×

#50

Team Up

Pack$256.72

Avg return$30.45 (12%)

Gengar & Mimikyu-GX

$1,550

6×

#51

Roaring Skies

Pack$68.60

Avg return$26.07 (38%)

M Rayquaza-EX

$406

6×

#52

Shrouded Fable

Pack$13.13

Avg return$7.21 (55%)

Persian

$77

6×

#53

Guardians Rising

Pack$29.43

Avg return$12.15 (41%)

Sylveon-GX

$165

6×

#54

Expedition Base Set

Pack$120.00

Avg return$179.37 (149%)

Gengar

$670

6×

#55

Celestial Storm

Pack$57.08

Avg return$13.74 (24%)

Rayquaza-GX

$289

5×

#56

Neo Revelation

Pack$120.00

Avg return$92.09 (77%)

Shining Gyarados

$589

5×

#57

Lost Thunder

Pack$51.52

Avg return$17.77 (34%)

Mimikyu-GX

$246

5×

#58

Crimson Invasion

Pack$16.91

Avg return$7.63 (45%)

Gyarados-GX

$79

5×

#59

BREAKpoint

Pack$42.91

Avg return$19.47 (45%)

Gyarados-EX

$192

4×

#60

POP Series 4

Pack$151.08

Avg return$599.22 (397%)

Chimecho δ

$660

4×

#61

Dragon

Pack$120.00

Avg return$86.09 (72%)

Dragonite ex

$520

4×

#62

Steam Siege

Pack$26.85

Avg return$7.74 (29%)

Gardevoir-EX

$102

4×

#63

Primal Clash

Pack$57.27

Avg return$16.08 (28%)

Primal Kyogre-EX

$216

4×

#64

BREAKthrough

Pack$52.94

Avg return$16.79 (32%)

Mewtwo-EX

$188

4×

#65

Fates Collide

Pack$40.77

Avg return$15.53 (38%)

$139

3×

#66

Legendary Collection

Pack$120.00

Avg return$49.90 (42%)

Charizard

$400

3×

#67

Boundaries Crossed

Pack$220.65

Avg return$31.41 (14%)

Black Kyurem-EX

$700

3×

#68

Forbidden Light

Pack$40.34

Avg return$15.91 (39%)

Lucario-GX

$125

3×

#69

POP Series 5

Pack$1,950.00

Avg return$2,587.35 (133%)

Espeon ☆

$5,772

3×

#70

Flashfire

Pack$160.83

Avg return$18.13 (11%)

M Charizard-EX

$462

3×

#71

Dragons Exalted

Pack$230.17

Avg return$39.17 (17%)

Rayquaza

$660

3×

#72

Holon Phantoms

Pack$1,216.33

Avg return$114.95 (9%)

Pikachu ☆

$3,200

3×

#73

Plasma Freeze

Pack$273.56

Avg return$35.98 (13%)

Ultra Ball

$699

3×

#74

Evolutions

Pack$63.17

Avg return$18.89 (30%)

M Charizard-EX

$153

2×

#75

POP Series 6

Pack$34.79

Avg return$203.51 (585%)

Drifloon

$83

2×

#76

Jungle

Pack$285.62

Avg return$86.78 (30%)

Clefable

$670

2×

#77

Rising Rivals

Pack$353.75

Avg return$55.01 (16%)

Snorlax LV.X

$797

2×

#78

Dark Explorers

Pack$328.75

Avg return$77.09 (23%)

Gardevoir

$694

2×

#79

Delta Species

Pack$999.00

Avg return$213.76 (21%)

Kyogre ☆

$2,101

2×

#80

Gym Challenge

Pack$279.99

Avg return$101.67 (36%)

Blaine's Charizard

$574

2×

#81

Phantom Forces

Pack$187.38

Avg return$22.32 (12%)

M Gengar-EX

$358

2×

#82

Hidden Fates

Pack$44.70

Avg return$9.34 (21%)

Jessie & James

$81

2×

#83

Pack$83.66

Avg return$14.77 (18%)

Blastoise-EX

$151

2×

#84

Dragon Frontiers

Pack$1,999.99

Avg return$99.52 (5%)

Mew ☆ δ

$3,500

2×

#85

Plasma Blast

Pack$179.78

Avg return$36.27 (20%)

Dialga-EX

$299

2×

#86

Legend Maker

Pack$464.00

Avg return$50.36 (11%)

Regirock ☆

$747

2×

#87

Gym Heroes

Pack$275.73

Avg return$66.30 (24%)

Sabrina's Gengar

$437

2×

#88

Dragon Majesty

Pack$73.07

Avg return$19.95 (27%)

Ultra Necrozma-GX

$110

2×

#89

Arceus

Pack$286.40

Avg return$44.33 (15%)

Gengar LV.X

$415

1×

#90

HS—Triumphant

Pack$349.99

Avg return$32.51 (9%)

Gengar

$493

1×

#91

Diamond & Pearl

Pack$214.84

Avg return$38.73 (18%)

Luxray

$300

1×

#92

Noble Victories

Pack$169.42

Avg return$19.32 (11%)

$234

1×

#93

Team Rocket

Pack$327.73

Avg return$132.89 (41%)

Dark Charmeleon

$450

1×

#94

Base Set 2

Pack$368.40

Avg return$29.45 (8%)

Charizard

$467

1×

#95

Double Crisis

Pack$404.91

Avg return$113.77 (28%)

Team Aqua's Kyogre-EX

$501

1×

#96

Legendary Treasures

Pack$324.74

Avg return$53.84 (17%)

Zekrom

$398

1×

#97

Plasma Storm

Pack$392.92

Avg return$36.16 (9%)

Blastoise

$465

1×

#98

Unseen Forces

Pack$999.99

Avg return$88.23 (9%)

Suicune ☆

$1,100

1×

#99

Base

Pack$745.49

Avg return$65.73 (9%)

Charizard

$800

1×

#100

Majestic Dawn

Pack$466.66

Avg return$55.70 (12%)

Glaceon LV.X

$500

1×

#101

Great Encounters

Pack$240.64

Avg return$34.64 (14%)

Dialga LV.X

$250

1×

#102

Furious Fists

Pack$65.35

Avg return$13.12 (20%)

M Lucario-EX

$67

1×

#103

Next Destinies

Pack$282.00

Avg return$37.86 (13%)

Zekrom-EX

$282

1×

#104

Power Keepers

Pack$915.00

Avg return$38.16 (4%)

Vaporeon ☆

$840

1×

#105

HS—Undaunted

Pack$409.25

Avg return$50.49 (12%)

Umbreon

$350

1×

#106

POP Series 8

Pack$27.85

Avg return$96.92 (348%)

Lucario

$24

1×

#107

Hidden Legends

Pack$319.94

Avg return$59.49 (19%)

Ninetales ex

$262

1×

#108

Neo Genesis

Pack$649.00

Avg return$56.64 (9%)

Lugia

$528

1×

#109

Shining Fates

Pack$14.44

Avg return$3.58 (25%)

Skyla

$12

1×

#110

Neo Discovery

Pack$509.99

Avg return$66.58 (13%)

Umbreon

$395

1×

#111

Generations

Pack$246.47

Avg return$57.86 (23%)

Sylveon-EX

$184

1×

#112

Black & White

Pack$187.99

Avg return$32.25 (17%)

Pikachu

$139

1×

#113

HeartGold & SoulSilver

Pack$449.99

Avg return$76.00 (17%)

Lugia LEGEND

$327

1×

#114

Stormfront

Pack$392.33

Avg return$38.85 (10%)

Charizard

$280

1×

#115

Fossil

Pack$299.87

Avg return$76.43 (25%)

Gengar

$211

1×

#116

POP Series 7

Pack$41.05

Avg return$82.03 (200%)

Flaaffy

$28

1×

#117

Call of Legends

Pack$803.98

Avg return$146.45 (18%)

Rayquaza

$543

1×

#118

POP Series 9

Pack$31.49

Avg return$66.38 (211%)

Garchomp

$21

1×

#119

Supreme Victors

Pack$362.50

Avg return$44.67 (12%)

Milotic

$240

1×

#120

Neo Destiny

Pack$2,095.00

Avg return$132.28 (6%)

Shining Charizard

$1,385

1×

#121

Legends Awakened

Pack$289.75

Avg return$65.84 (23%)

Dragonite

$190

1×

#122

Platinum

Pack$248.49

Avg return$40.71 (16%)

Vulpix

$160

1×

#123

FireRed & LeafGreen

Pack$939.96

Avg return$85.50 (9%)

Charizard ex

$589

1×

#124

Sandstorm

Pack$449.96

Avg return$57.85 (13%)

Raichu ex

$268

1×

#125

HS—Unleashed

Pack$376.75

Avg return$28.81 (8%)

Tyranitar

$214

1×

#126

Emerald

Pack$1,000.00

Avg return$55.54 (6%)

Milotic ex

$480

0×

#127

Secret Wonders

Pack$389.85

Avg return$22.53 (6%)

Mew

$183

0×

#128

Emerging Powers

Pack$84.18

Avg return$10.69 (13%)

Gigalith

$35

0×

#129

Mysterious Treasures

Pack$244.41

Avg return$28.96 (12%)

Magmortar LV.X

$66

0×

#130

Ruby & Sapphire

Pack$799.99

Avg return$37.33 (5%)

Mewtwo ex

$151

0×

How upside is calculated

For every set we take the single most valuable real card in it — priced the same way as every card page on CardTrack, from live eBay, TCGplayer, Cardmarket and Fanatics sold data — and divide it by the cheapest real booster-pack listing for that set. A set showing 10,000× means its best possible pull is worth 10,000 times the price of the pack — not that you should expect it. Chase cards are rare by design; see Pack Pull Rates for the actual odds of pulling one, and Open Packs to rip a virtual booster and see what a typical pack actually returns.