Paldean Fates Booster Pack
Average opening value trails the buy-in by $11.95.
1 packs produce $4.31 of average market value at current prices.
Return vs Market
−73%
Compared with today's sealed market price of $16.26.
Expected Loss
−$11.95
The average opening result after paying $16.26 sealed.
Open Average
$4.31
Average market value from packs and included promos.
Cash-out EV
$2.76
Expected range $0.45-$8.17 per pack.
Price History
Recent sealed price movement for this product.
Sealed History
Sealed market price versus opening EV over time.
How the EV is Calculated
Step-by-step walkthrough of the pack EV, promo value, and cash-out assumptions.
EV per booster pack = $4.31
Sum of (average card value × pull rate) across all 7 rarity tiers. Based on 1,500 pack openings.
$4.31 × 1 packs = $4.31
This product contains 1 booster pack.
$4.31 = $4.31
No promo value applied for this product.
$4.31 × 0.64 = $2.76
Cash-out EV applies a 0.64 multiplier to account for marketplace fees, shipping, and bulk liquidity discount.
Market: $4.31 ÷ $16.26 = 26.5% • Cash-out: $2.76 ÷ $16.26 = 17.0%
Above 110% = Rip It, below 90% = Keep Sealed.
EV by Rarity Tier
Each row shows how much a rarity tier contributes to the $4.31 EV per pack for this 1-pack product.
| Rarity | Cards | Avg Value | Pull Rate | EV/Pack | EV/1pk | % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special Illustration Rare(SIR) | 8 | $133.23 | 1.72% | $2.29 | $2.29 | 53.1% |
| Shiny Rare(SHR) | 120 | $5.03 | 25.00% | $1.26 | $1.26 | 29.2% |
| Shiny Ultra Rare(SUR) | 12 | $4.50 | 7.70% | $0.35 | $0.35 | 8.1% |
| Hyper Rare(HR) | 6 | $8.35 | 1.61% | $0.13 | $0.13 | 3.0% |
| Double Rare(RR) | 10 | $0.92 | 13.30% | $0.12 | $0.12 | 2.8% |
| Illustration Rare(IR) | 3 | $1.51 | 7.10% | $0.11 | $0.11 | 2.6% |
| Ultra Rare(UR) | 5 | $0.80 | 6.70% | $0.05 | $0.05 | 1.2% |
| Total | $4.31 | $4.31 | 100% | |||
Top 10 Cards You Could Pull
The most valuable cards in Paldean Fates, sorted by how much they contribute to EV.
Mew ex - 232/091
#232/091 · SIR
1 in 465 packs
$639.92
+$1.38 EV
Charizard ex - 234/091
#234/091 · SIR
1 in 465 packs
$229.89
+$0.49 EV
Gardevoir ex - 233/091
#233/091 · SIR
1 in 465 packs
$117.54
+$0.25 EV
Mew ex - 216/091
#216/091 · SUR
1 in 156 packs
$29.70
+$0.19 EV
Pikachu - 131/091
#131/091 · SHR
1 in 480 packs
$46.18
+$0.10 EV
Snorlax
#202/091 · SHR
1 in 480 packs
$26.40
+$0.06 EV
Charizard ex - 054/091
#054/091 · RR
1 in 75 packs
$4.40
+$0.06 EV
Charmander - 109/091
#109/091 · SHR
1 in 480 packs
$24.01
+$0.05 EV
Gardevoir ex - 217/091
#217/091 · SUR
1 in 156 packs
$6.88
+$0.04 EV
Pawmi - 226/091
#226/091 · IR
1 in 42 packs
$1.58
+$0.04 EV
Assumptions
Key pricing, pull-rate, and cash-out assumptions behind the model.
Expand assumptions
- ●Card prices are TCGPlayer market prices via TCGCSV, updated daily. Actual selling prices may differ.
- ●Pull rates are community-sourced from 1,500 pack openings (https://www.tcgplayer.com/content/article/Pokemon-TCG-Paldean-Fates-Pull-Rates/23de3e93-0d0f-4ae0-abc4-13664f3001a3/, https://www.digitaltq.com/paldean-fates-pull-rates-pokemon-tcg, https://www.pokebeach.com/2024/01/paldean-fates-pull-rates-revealed). Your results will vary.
- ●MSRP is $4.49. Current sealed price ($16.26) may be above or below retail depending on supply and demand.
- ●Sealed price ($16.26) is the average TCGPlayer market price across all variants of this product.
- ●Cash-out EV applies a 0.64 multiplier to market EV (TCGPlayer fees ~15% + shipping + bulk discount/slippage).
- ●EV is an average. Any single opening can be much higher or lower. High-value chase cards are rare — most packs return bulk.
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