The Best Pokemon TCG Products to Buy in 2024
We recently did an article on the best Pokemon packs to buy. In this article, however, we’re going to get a little more specific and home-in on which specific products provide the best combination of fun and value for Pokemon card collectors.
We’ve opened each of these (except for one which is currently in preorder) and so we are personally recommending these products based on our experience. However, one thing about opening Pokemon product that anyone who has done it long enough can attest to – it varies greatly. Our experience opening these products is likely to be a lot different than your experience.
With that being said, here are the best Pokemon sealed products to buy right now.
*Updated January 31, 2024 to include products from the latest Pokemon releases.
1. Crown Zenith Premium Figure Collection [Shiny Zacian/Zamazenta]
Market price:
$60.38
Coming across this bad boy in the wild (your local department store) is about as exciting as it gets. What more could you really ask for from a box containing 11 packs of one of the best sets to come out of the Sword and Shield era of Pokemon TCG, along with an awesome shiny Zacian or Zamazenta card. At $59, this box is a great value. Not to mention, we’ve had incredible luck with Crown Zenith pulls over here, and hope you will, too.
2. Evolving Skies Elite Trainer Box
Market price:
$115
The Evolving Skies Elite Trainer Box holds a special place in our memory. After all, Evolving Skies is without the doubt the most epic set to come out of Sword and Shield, and with a slough of incredibly valuable alternate art cards the likes of which we are unlikely to see again soon (if ever) makes this an incredibly good purchase – especially if you can get it at MSRP. Currently, you’ll need to pay a slightly inflated $80 for an unopened box on TCGplayer. Still, that’s a bargain considering how much an Evolving Skies Booster Box is currently fetching.
3. 151 Ultra-Premium Collection - SV: Scarlet and Violet 151 (MEW/Snorlax)
Market price:
$107.77
Remember when you were a kid and you got the original Pokemon TCG base set, opened that Charizard and freaked out?
Well, ready to do it all over again? Again?
To be fair, Pokemon capitalizes on Charizard so much that you kind of feel bad for the guy. But even we can’t let irony ruin how awesome this set is going to be to collect. Apart from being incredibly fun to collect the original Pokemon all over again, it’s also likely that this set will age well from a value perspective.
Read our review of the tremendous Pokemon 151 Premium Collection.
4. Pokemon GO Premium Collection [Radiant Eevee]
Market price:
$38.71
Talk about nostalgia. Remember when the whole world stood still and everyone and their brother was walking downtown playing Pokemon GO? Well, last summer we got to relive some of that magic and chase Pokemon all over again in the wild, only this time in card form. This was without a doubt one of the most fun sets to collect, and the pull rate was absolutely fantastic!
And while just about every sealed product from Pokemon GO is worth the buy, the best of them is undoubtedly the Radiant Eevee Premium Collection box.
What makes this box so good is not only the fact you get a really cool and collectible Radiant Eevee, you also get an equally cool playmat and eight whole Pokemon GO packs!
5. Celebrations Ultra Premium Collection
Market price:
$358.32
Celebrations came out during the height of the mid-pandemic Pokemon craze, and capitalized on crazy nostalgia by actually reprinting the original base set Pokemon. What made the Celebrations Ultra Premium Collection so cool was that you are actually guaranteed a Charizard base set metal card reprint when you buy it. A Charizard, people!
Despite this now cliche over-reliance on selling Charizard’s to move product, this metal Charizard is admitadly really cool, and so are the other cards you get with the set.
Today, the Celebrations Ultra Premium Collection is going for quite a lot sealed. However, a 25 year anniversary set like this is quite special, so it may just be worth the investment. Only time will tell. Regardless, Celebrations was one of the most fun sets to collect, and given its smaller size, it is quite easy to literally catch them all.
6. Charizard ex Premium Collection
Market price: $29.60
Speaking of Charizard…
The Charizard ex Premium Collection makes a great box for collectors, and also a fantastic gift to that Pokemon TCG lover in your life. It’s available right now for a very good price, making what you get easily worth what you spend. Not to mention it comes with a gorgeous Charizard ex promo and display case.
Read our review of the Charizard ex Premium Collection
7. Paldean Fates Elite Trainer Box
Market price: $41.70
Paldean Fates is one of our favorite Pokemon packs right now. Not only are these packs a ton of fun, they deliver pretty awesome value with several valuable cards to collect. We opened the Paldean Fates Elite Trainer Box and enjoyed more than just the cards we got. It also features cool looking dice and a gorgeous Mimikyu promo card.
Read our Paldean Fates ETB review.
8. Paradox Rift Booster Box
Market price: $89.58
Paradox Rift is a killer set, and the best way to experience it as it was meant to be experienced is via the Booster Box. Not only is it the best value per pack you can find, it features a really exciting pull experience with a crazy number of rare and beautiful cards.
Take a look at our review of the Paradox Rift Booster Box and see what we pulled!
