An Evolving Skies Booster Box has 36 booster packs. It lists at $143.64 ($3.99 a pack) and sells for about $2,264 today ($62.89 a pack, against $43.82 for a loose pack). It gives you a 10% chance of at least one Alternate-art Pokémon VMAX. In 5,000 simulated booster boxes, the hits were worth a median of $59.30 after selling fees, and <1% covered today's price.

  • 36Booster packs
  • $2,264Market price today$62.89 a pack
  • $143.64List price (MSRP)$3.99 a pack
  • 10%Chance of an Alternate-art Pokémon VMAXAt least one in 36 packs

What you'll pull from one booster box

Your chance of at least one card of each rarity in 36 packs, and how many to expect on average.

How we measured →
RarityPer packAt least oneOn average
Pokémon V1 in 998%3.8
Pokémon VMAX1 in 1887%2.0
Full-art Pokémon V or Supporter1 in 3664%1.0
Alternate-art Pokémon V1 in 9133%0.4
Gold Rare1 in 11028%0.3
Rainbow Rare1 in 11926%0.3
Alternate-art Pokémon VMAX1 in 33310%0.1

Is the booster box worth it?

What the hits from one booster box sell for after fees, across 5,000 simulated openings at today's card prices.

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  • $59.30Typical openingMedian value of the hits
  • $15.98–$453Most openingsMiddle 80% of outcomes
  • <1%Cover today's priceHits worth $2,264 or more
  • 29%Cover the list priceHits worth $143.64 or more

Values are TCGplayer market prices minus typical selling fees, for the hit rarities only; commons, uncommons, and the box itself add a little more. How the simulation works.

Your chance at the top cards

The Evolving Skies cards worth the most today, and the chance one booster box has each one.

CardMarket priceIn one booster box
Umbreon VMAXAlternate-art Pokémon VMAX · #215$2,2652%
Rayquaza VMAXAlternate-art Pokémon VMAX · #218$1,2692%
Dragonite VAlt Art · #192$497.164%
Rayquaza VAlt Art · #194$482.194%
Leafeon VMAXAlternate-art Pokémon VMAX · #205$385.092%

Assumes every card in a rarity is equally likely. Buying the single is usually cheaper; see open or buy the single.

Every Evolving Skies product compared

Every pack has the same odds, so the price per pack decides which product gets you the most chances.

ProductPacksMSRPMarket todayPer packAt least one Alternate-art Pokémon VMAX
1 pack1$3.99$43.82$43.82<1%
Elite Trainer Box8$39.99$522.88$65.362%
Pokémon Center ETB10$49.99$1,075$107.543%
Booster box36$143.64$2,264$62.8910%

Quick answers

How many packs are in an Evolving Skies Booster Box?
36 booster packs.
How much is an Evolving Skies Booster Box?
The list price is $143.64, and the TCGplayer market price is about $2,264 as of Oct 12, 2026.
Is the Evolving Skies booster box worth it?
Usually not for value alone: in 5,000 simulated openings, the hits were worth a median of $59.30 after selling fees, against $2,264 to buy one today. <1% of openings covered that price, and 29% covered the $143.64 list price. Buy it to open for fun, or buy the single you want.
What are the odds of pulling an Alternate-art Pokémon VMAX from an Evolving Skies booster box?
About 10% for at least one, from a measured rate of 1 in 333 packs.
Which Evolving Skies product is the cheapest per pack?
At today's market prices, the booster box at $62.89 a pack. Every pack has the same odds, so cost per pack decides which product gets you the most chances.

Prices: Scrydex, Oct 12, 2026. Pull rates from the verified openings on our Evolving Skies page.