Best Pokemon TCG Booster Packs to buy in 2024 ranked

Deciding which Pokemon TCG Booster Packs to buy can prove to be a difficult choice. From the overwhelming number of choices, there are only a few options that can help increase your chances of building a meta strategy, or adding a valuable card to your collection.

Here are the best Pokemon Booster Packs you can get, including their price and where to buy them.

Best Booster Packs ranked

7. Obsidian Flames

The Pokemon TCG Obsidian Flames Booster Packs are part of the collection featuring Charizard Tera ex as its main star. This Booster Pack will help you build one of the most notorious meta decks: The ArvenZard. This deck includes the Arven trainer card and the Charizard Tera ex card.

Of course, the star of the show is none other than the Charizard ex SV03 Ultra Rare card. Considering this is a pack that is sold at a retail price of $4.49, pulling this card would mean a decent profit.

6. Paldea Evolved

The Pokemon TCG Paldea Evolved Booster Pack contains quite a lot of valuable cards, including a Rare Magikarp card, which has reached colossal prices on the re-sell market, and pulling one is quite a feat. This set is sold at $4.49 per Booster Pack.

The main stars of the show are the Ruinous Quartet cards, which include Chien-Pao ex, Chi-Yu ex, Ting-Lu ex, and Wo-Chien ex. Each are Rare Pulls with unique and powerful abilities that can turn the tides of battle when unleashed.

This pack also offers incredibly designed Art and Full Art cards, like the coveted Iono Special Illustration Rare (currently sold at the ridiculous pricing of US$102) and the psychedelic Baxcalibur line cards.

5. Temporal Forces

With the powerful ACE Spec cards as their flagship product, as well as Paradox Legendaries like Iron Crown, Walking Wake, and Iron Boulder ex cards, Temporal Forces offers great value at a price of $4.49.

This Pack also features six Gold etched Hyper Rare Paradox Pokemon ex Cards: Iron Boulder, Iron Crown, Iron Leaves, Gouging Fire, Walking Wake, and Raging Bolt.

4. Paradox Rift

The Pokemon TCG Paradox Rift Booster Pack contains some of the hottest and most powerful cards in the meta, including the Paradox Pokemon Iron Valiant and Roaring Moon ex cards, and the completely overpowered ACE Spec Cards, which are limited to one per deck. Ever since their release in November 2023, they’ve become an integral part of the competitive meta.

The Paradox Rift Booster Pack contains powerful Tera ex Cards, which include Garchomp, Hoopa, Tsareena, Mewtwo, and more.

Paradox Rift Booster Packs are sold at US$ 4.49 each, and having some of these cards (like Roaring Moon ex) is critical if you’re looking to build one of the best decks called The Lost Box.

3. Twilight Masquerade

While Twilight Masquerade doesn’t carry much nostalgia value, it has some praised designs and powerful cards, such as Illustration Rare Eevee, Dragapult ex, and Illustration Rare Hisuian Growlithe. This Pack also features Legendary Pokemon Ogerpon alongside its masked variations and the Loyal Three from Pokemon Scarlet and Violet The Teal Mask DLC.

At $4.49, the Twilight Masquerade Booster Packs offer unique cards, powerful attackers, and some very sought-after items, making them one of the best picks in 2024.

2. Pokemon GO

The Pokemon TCG Pokemon GO 151 Booster Pack contains some of the rarest and most sought-after cards in the market. Some of them even triple the value of the Pack, which sits at $3.23.

This Booster Pack contains cards like Dragonite VSTAR or Mewtwo VSTAR (Regular and Secret Version), Rainbow Cards, and of course, the Radiant Venusaur, Blastoise, and Charizard cards, as well as the infamous PokeStop Stadium and Snorlax cards that are often used for the “Stallax” strategy.

But these Packs can also contain a rare Ditto card, appearing as a suspicious-looking card with a small Ditto icon at the bottom. This indicates that the Pokemon is a transformed Ditto in reality and you need to actually ‘peel off’ the disguise to discover a Ditto, which can use any attack from your Discard Pile, as long as it has a Rule Box.

Pokemon GO Booster Packs are also famous for consistently providing Rare pulls with increased chances of Alt Art and Ultra Rare picks, so they are coveted by fans and professional players alike.

1. Pokemon Scarlet & Violet – 151 Booster Pack

The Pokemon TCG Scarlet & Violet 151 Booster Pack is part of a special expansion launched on September 2023 that celebrates Generation 1 Pokemon with a whole new collection focusing on the original Kanto Pokemon. Sold at a value of $8.50, this Pack offers ample benefits.

These Booster Packs contain classic species like Pikachu, Snorlax, Chansey, Khangaskan. They also include the original main legendaries: Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Mew, and Mewtwo, which can be found as ex Super Rare and Ultra Rare cards.

The Pokemon Scarlet & Violet 151 Booster Pack has a low probability of having a complete evolution line of Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle, which are considered Secret Cards (in place of the two Reverse Holo cards and the Rare card).

This was a list of the best Booster Packs currently available on the market sorted out according to their usefulness in the current meta, as well as price, quality, and rarity of the cards.

All prices in the list are based on retail prices set by TPC at the Pokemon Center, secondary and tertiary retail spots might have slight price variations, or limited-time offers that differ from the official site.

Where to buy Pokemon TCG Booster Packs

Pokemon TCG offers players several options to purchase their products, with the Pokemon Center being the official retail office, and Amazon and eBay the primary certified distribution points. All prices in this guide are listed in US dollars.

There are a lot of secondary and tertiary retail locations, including local shops, stores, and “hobby” retail shops that sell official Pokemon Products, but these are not required to have a “certified” retail identification, so keep that in mind when you purchase Pokemon TCG products.

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