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$147.88 (370%)

Rayquaza ☆

$8,500

213×

Prismatic Evolutions

Pack$15.77

Avg return$10.84 (69%)

Umbreon ex

$1,496

95×

Ascended Heroes

Pack$14.47

Avg return$20.39 (141%)

Mega Gengar ex

$1,373

95×

Team Rocket Returns

Pack$40.00

Avg return$145.87 (365%)

Mudkip ☆

$3,274

82×

Phantasmal Flames

Pack$10.63

Avg return$6.13 (58%)

Mega Charizard X ex

$745

70×

Fusion Strike

Pack$19.60

Avg return$11.58 (59%)

Gengar VMAX

$1,043

53×

Evolving Skies

Pack$43.63

Avg return$8.93 (20%)

Umbreon VMAX

$2,320

53×

Destined Rivals

Pack$10.17

Avg return$6.00 (59%)

Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex

$519

51×

Lost Origin

Pack$17.76

Avg return$7.48 (42%)

Giratina V

$838

47×

#10

Black Bolt

Pack$13.31

Avg return$12.54 (94%)

Victini

$605

45×

#11

Twilight Masquerade

Pack$8.75

Avg return$5.18 (59%)

Greninja ex

$383

44×

#12

Silver Tempest

Pack$12.98

Avg return$2.66 (20%)

Lugia V

$529

41×

#13

Skyridge

Pack$120.00

Avg return$435.94 (363%)

Charizard

$4,800

40×

#14

White Flare

Pack$14.13

Avg return$12.17 (86%)

Victini

$558

40×

#15

Paldean Fates

Pack$26.07

Avg return$13.56 (52%)

Mew ex

$1,018

39×

#16

Surging Sparks

Pack$8.06

Avg return$2.66 (33%)

Pikachu ex

$312

39×

#17

Mega Evolution

Pack$7.59

Avg return$5.57 (73%)

Mega Lucario ex

$275

36×

#18

Chilling Reign

Pack$11.20

Avg return$5.60 (50%)

Blaziken VMAX

$381

34×

#19

Chaos Rising

Pack$6.58

Avg return$5.03 (76%)

Mega Greninja ex

$218

33×

#20

Battle Styles

Pack$8.61

Avg return$4.50 (52%)

Tyranitar V

$269

31×

#21

Paldea Evolved

Pack$14.39

Avg return$5.10 (35%)

Magikarp

$402

28×

#22

Vivid Voltage

Pack$8.73

Avg return$4.96 (57%)

Pikachu VMAX

$197

23×

#23

Crystal Guardians

Pack$40.00

Avg return$68.83 (172%)

Alakazam ☆

$900

23×

#24

Perfect Order

Pack$6.07

Avg return$4.79 (79%)

Meowth ex

$133

22×

#25

Brilliant Stars

Pack$15.24

Avg return$4.01 (26%)

Charizard V

$329

22×

#26

Astral Radiance

Pack$9.79

Avg return$9.01 (92%)

Machamp V

$209

21×

#27

Journey Together

Pack$6.48

Avg return$4.66 (72%)

Lillie's Clefairy ex

$112

17×

#28

Aquapolis

Pack$120.00

Avg return$254.75 (212%)

Lugia

$2,000

17×

#29

Champion's Path

Pack$18.42

Avg return$11.12 (60%)

Charizard V

$270

15×

#30

Team Up

Pack$256.72

Avg return$49.87 (19%)

Latias & Latios-GX

$3,510

14×

#31

Paradox Rift

Pack$9.27

Avg return$3.35 (36%)

Groudon

$126

14×

#32

Stellar Crown

Pack$9.26

Avg return$3.68 (40%)

Squirtle

$119

13×

#33

151

Pack$29.55

Avg return$12.96 (44%)

Charizard ex

$365

12×

#34

Ultra Prism

Pack$43.55

Avg return$29.96 (69%)

Lillie

$463

11×

#35

Sword & Shield

Pack$10.23

Avg return$9.46 (92%)

Snorlax VMAX

$108

11×

#36

Temporal Forces

Pack$9.90

Avg return$5.47 (55%)

Gastly

$100

10×

#37

Unbroken Bonds

Pack$66.22

Avg return$26.78 (40%)

Gardevoir & Sylveon-GX

$625

9×

#38

Obsidian Flames

Pack$11.99

Avg return$3.20 (27%)

Charizard ex

$111

9×

#39

Burning Shadows

Pack$30.25

Avg return$13.73 (45%)

Charizard-GX

$267

9×

#40

Shining Legends

Pack$87.50

Avg return$32.93 (38%)

Mewtwo-GX

$773

9×

#41

Cosmic Eclipse

Pack$68.58

Avg return$28.53 (42%)

Arceus & Dialga & Palkia-GX

$542

8×

#42

Pokémon GO

Pack$7.83

Avg return$12.75 (163%)

Mewtwo V

$62

8×

#43

Scarlet & Violet

Pack$9.65

Avg return$2.97 (31%)

Gardevoir ex

$74

8×

#44

Sun & Moon

Pack$19.71

Avg return$10.94 (56%)

Umbreon-GX

$141

7×

#45

Team Magma vs Team Aqua

Pack$40.00

Avg return$80.76 (202%)

Swampert ex

$280

7×

#46

Rebel Clash

Pack$9.66

Avg return$4.32 (45%)

Boss's Orders

$62

6×

#47

Dragon

Pack$120.00

Avg return$78.28 (65%)

Charizard

$772

6×

#48

Roaring Skies

Pack$68.60

Avg return$26.88 (39%)

M Rayquaza-EX

$428

6×

#49

Unified Minds

Pack$66.40

Avg return$19.80 (30%)

Mewtwo & Mew-GX

$412

6×

#50

Neo Revelation

Pack$120.00

Avg return$96.83 (81%)

Shining Gyarados

$719

6×

#51

Ancient Origins

Pack$105.06

Avg return$27.43 (26%)

M Rayquaza-EX

$619

6×

#52

Guardians Rising

Pack$29.43

Avg return$11.41 (39%)

Sylveon-GX

$165

6×

#53

Expedition Base Set

Pack$120.00

Avg return$186.41 (155%)

Gengar

$670

6×

#54

Shrouded Fable

Pack$13.13

Avg return$6.12 (47%)

Persian

$72

5×

#55

Celestial Storm

Pack$57.08

Avg return$12.88 (23%)

Rayquaza-GX

$305

5×

#56

Darkness Ablaze

Pack$9.28

Avg return$2.44 (26%)

Charizard VMAX

$45

5×

#57

Lost Thunder

Pack$51.52

Avg return$19.62 (38%)

Mimikyu-GX

$248

5×

#58

Crimson Invasion

Pack$16.91

Avg return$7.05 (42%)

Gyarados-GX

$79

5×

#59

BREAKpoint

Pack$42.91

Avg return$21.15 (49%)

Gyarados-EX

$193

5×

#60

POP Series 4

Pack$151.08

Avg return$573.84 (380%)

Chimecho δ

$660

4×

#61

Fates Collide

Pack$40.77

Avg return$15.06 (37%)

Alakazam-EX

$172

4×

#62

Phantom Forces

Pack$187.38

Avg return$19.81 (11%)

Gengar-EX

$759

4×

#63

Steam Siege

Pack$26.85

Avg return$7.82 (29%)

Gardevoir-EX

$105

4×

#64

Primal Clash

Pack$57.27

Avg return$15.47 (27%)

Primal Kyogre-EX

$219

4×

#65

BREAKthrough

Pack$52.94

Avg return$20.10 (38%)

Mewtwo-EX

$189

4×

#66

Forbidden Light

Pack$40.34

Avg return$12.03 (30%)

Lucario-GX

$125

3×

#67

POP Series 5

Pack$1,950.00

Avg return$2,087.84 (107%)

Espeon ☆

$5,772

3×

#68

Dragons Exalted

Pack$230.17

Avg return$44.02 (19%)

Rayquaza

$660

3×

#69

Legend Maker

Pack$464.00

Avg return$63.61 (14%)

Regice ☆

$1,250

3×

#70

POP Series 6

Pack$34.79

Avg return$231.54 (666%)

Pikachu

$94

3×

#71

Holon Phantoms

Pack$1,216.33

Avg return$96.60 (8%)

Pikachu ☆

$3,200

3×

#72

Plasma Freeze

Pack$273.56

Avg return$37.12 (14%)

Ultra Ball

$699

3×

#73

Evolutions

Pack$63.17

Avg return$13.77 (22%)

M Charizard-EX

$151

2×

#74

Rising Rivals

Pack$353.75

Avg return$55.67 (16%)

Snorlax LV.X

$797

2×

#75

Gym Challenge

Pack$279.99

Avg return$86.58 (31%)

Blaine's Charizard

$594

2×

#76

Dark Explorers

Pack$328.75

Avg return$59.89 (18%)

Gardevoir

$694

2×

#77

Delta Species

Pack$999.00

Avg return$188.37 (19%)

Kyogre ☆

$2,101

2×

#78

Crown Zenith

Pack$23.55

Avg return$3.00 (13%)

Pikachu

$45

2×

#79

Pack$83.66

Avg return$13.79 (16%)

Blastoise-EX

$157

2×

#80

Dragon Frontiers

Pack$1,999.99

Avg return$145.74 (7%)

Mew ☆ δ

$3,500

2×

#81

Hidden Fates

Pack$44.70

Avg return$9.13 (20%)

Jessie & James

$77

2×

#82

Gym Heroes

Pack$275.73

Avg return$71.99 (26%)

Sabrina's Gengar

$466

2×

#83

Plasma Blast

Pack$179.78

Avg return$32.17 (18%)

Dialga-EX

$299

2×

#84

Flashfire

Pack$160.83

Avg return$14.75 (9%)

Charizard-EX

$258

2×

#85

Unseen Forces

Pack$999.99

Avg return$82.78 (8%)

Raikou ☆

$1,600

2×

#86

Dragon Majesty

Pack$73.07

Avg return$20.99 (29%)

Ultra Necrozma-GX

$113

2×

#87

Arceus

Pack$286.40

Avg return$44.30 (15%)

Gengar LV.X

$418

1×

#88

HS—Triumphant

Pack$349.99

Avg return$32.29 (9%)

Gengar

$493

1×

#89

Noble Victories

Pack$169.42

Avg return$23.62 (14%)

$236

1×

#90

Team Rocket

Pack$327.73

Avg return$124.42 (38%)

Dark Charmeleon

$450

1×

#91

Legendary Collection

Pack$120.00

Avg return$39.74 (33%)

Gengar

$160

1×

#92

HS—Undaunted

Pack$409.25

Avg return$41.90 (10%)

Umbreon

$537

1×

#93

Base Set 2

Pack$368.40

Avg return$28.77 (8%)

Charizard

$467

1×

#94

Double Crisis

Pack$404.91

Avg return$144.97 (36%)

Team Aqua's Kyogre-EX

$504

1×

#95

Plasma Storm

Pack$392.92

Avg return$34.75 (9%)

Blastoise

$465

1×

#96

Majestic Dawn

Pack$466.66

Avg return$48.89 (10%)

Glaceon LV.X

$525

1×

#97

Base

Pack$745.49

Avg return$74.87 (10%)

Charizard

$819

1×

#98

Generations

Pack$246.47

Avg return$60.95 (25%)

Flareon-EX

$248

1×

#99

Supreme Victors

Pack$362.50

Avg return$45.01 (12%)

Articuno

$365

1×

#100

Next Destinies

Pack$282.00

Avg return$40.29 (14%)

Zekrom-EX

$282

1×

#101

Boundaries Crossed

Pack$220.65

Avg return$27.96 (13%)

Black Kyurem-EX

$215

1×

#102

Furious Fists

Pack$65.35

Avg return$13.79 (21%)

M Lucario-EX

$62

1×

#103

Hidden Legends

Pack$319.94

Avg return$57.71 (18%)

Ninetales ex

$296

1×

#104

Power Keepers

Pack$915.00

Avg return$34.71 (4%)

Vaporeon ☆

$840

1×

#105

POP Series 8

Pack$27.85

Avg return$116.55 (418%)

Lucario

$25

1×

#106

FireRed & LeafGreen

Pack$939.96

Avg return$87.39 (9%)

Gengar ex

$800

1×

#107

POP Series 9

Pack$31.49

Avg return$67.64 (215%)

Garchomp

$26

1×

#108

Neo Genesis

Pack$649.00

Avg return$54.30 (8%)

Lugia

$519

1×

#109

Shining Fates

Pack$14.44

Avg return$3.43 (24%)

Skyla

$12

1×

#110

Neo Discovery

Pack$509.99

Avg return$67.92 (13%)

Umbreon

$405

1×

#111

Call of Legends

Pack$803.98

Avg return$139.28 (17%)

Rayquaza

$629

1×

#112

HeartGold & SoulSilver

Pack$449.99

Avg return$75.91 (17%)

Lugia LEGEND

$342

1×

#113

POP Series 7

Pack$41.05

Avg return$87.04 (212%)

Flaaffy

$30

1×

#114

Neo Destiny

Pack$2,095.00

Avg return$142.84 (7%)

Shining Charizard

$1,495

1×

#115

Fossil

Pack$299.87

Avg return$78.73 (26%)

Gengar

$211

1×

#116

Legendary Treasures

Pack$324.74

Avg return$48.64 (15%)

Mew-EX

$226

1×

#117

Stormfront

Pack$392.33

Avg return$40.46 (10%)

Charizard

$272

1×

#118

Legends Awakened

Pack$289.75

Avg return$36.55 (13%)

Dragonite

$199

1×

#119

Platinum

Pack$248.49

Avg return$41.56 (17%)

Vulpix

$163

1×

#120

Black & White

Pack$187.99

Avg return$30.32 (16%)

Zekrom

$120

1×

#121

HS—Unleashed

Pack$376.75

Avg return$27.10 (7%)

Tyranitar

$228

1×

#122

Jungle

Pack$285.62

Avg return$115.99 (41%)

Snorlax

$153

1×

#123

Great Encounters

Pack$240.64

Avg return$29.54 (12%)

Dialga LV.X

$120

0×

#124

Emerald

Pack$1,000.00

Avg return$49.41 (5%)

Milotic ex

$480

0×

#125

Emerging Powers

Pack$84.18

Avg return$11.24 (13%)

Gigalith

$35

0×

#126

Sandstorm

Pack$449.96

Avg return$54.23 (12%)

Aerodactyl ex

$167

0×

#127

Secret Wonders

Pack$389.85

Avg return$22.47 (6%)

Charizard

$135

0×

#128

Ruby & Sapphire

Pack$799.99

Avg return$38.68 (5%)

Mewtwo ex

$240

0×

#129

Mysterious Treasures

Pack$244.41

Avg return$29.10 (12%)

Magmortar LV.X

$66

0×

#130

Diamond & Pearl

Pack$214.84

Avg return$31.66 (15%)

Infernape LV.X

$54

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.