Platinum Era
basket vs S&P 500 Total Return
Alpha vs S&P 500
0
Giratina · Platinum · 2009
Total invested at retail
$288.00
Sum of MSRPs, one box per product as released
Basket value today
$39,132.02
+13487.5% since release
S&P 500 equivalent (DCA)
$3,093.82
+974.2% same dollars, same dates
Alpha vs S&P 500
+12513.3 pp
Basket CAGR 33.00% vs SPXTR 14.78%
17-year horizon
Cumulative portfolio value
Each dot marks a product's release date entering the basket.- Platinum Era basket
- S&P 500 (TR) DCA equivalent
Top cards in this era
Highest-comp cards across this era's sets.
Snorlax LV.X
Rising Rivals · #111
$797
Charizard G LV.X
Supreme Victors · #143
$410
Gengar LV.X
Arceus · #97
$372
Articuno
Supreme Victors · #148
$330
Infernape E4 LV.X
Rising Rivals · #108
$300
Pikachu
Rising Rivals · #112
$251
Milotic
Supreme Victors · #SH7
$236
Rayquaza C LV.X
Supreme Victors · #146
$219
Basket composition
Where Platinum Era's $39,132 basket value sits today.- Supreme Victors Booster Box $14,000 36%
- Platinum Booster Box $12,034 31%
- Rising Rivals Booster Box $8,995 23%
- Arceus Booster Box $4,103 10%
Concentration shows where the era's investment risk sits. A heavy weighting in 1–2 products means single-card outcomes drive the basket more than diversification.
Compare to other eras
Quick peer reads against same-game neighbors plus a cross-game peer.- Pokémon Diamond & Pearl EraPlatinum Era alpha +12513.3 ppDiamond & Pearl Era alpha +11164.6 ppCAGR delta +3.5 pp
Platinum Era leads by 1349 pp of alpha over Diamond & Pearl Era.
See full Platinum Era vs Diamond & Pearl Era → - Pokémon HeartGold/SoulSilver EraPlatinum Era alpha +12513.3 ppHeartGold/SoulSilver Era alpha +6621.5 ppCAGR delta +2.0 pp
Platinum Era leads by 5892 pp of alpha over HeartGold/SoulSilver Era.
See full Platinum Era vs HeartGold/SoulSilver Era → - Pokémon EX EraPlatinum Era alpha +12513.3 ppEX Era alpha +28498.4 ppCAGR delta +3.4 pp
EX Era leads by 15985 pp of alpha — Platinum Era trails on this peer read.
See full Platinum Era vs EX Era → - MTG Vintage EraPlatinum Era alpha +12513.3 ppVintage Era alpha +2571.0 ppCAGR delta +20.0 pp
Platinum Era leads by 9942 pp of alpha over Vintage Era.
See full Platinum Era vs Vintage Era →
Sealed products in Platinum Era
Box-by-box performance. Sorted by release. Click any row for the full vs-S&P 500 comparison.| Product | Released | MSRP | Spot | Return | SPXTR | Alpha | CAGR | 12-mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Platinum Booster Box | Feb 2009 | $72.00 | $12,034.28 | +16614.3% | +1257.3% | +15357.0 pp | 34.6% | |
 Rising Rivals Booster Box | May 2009 | $72.00 | $8,994.99 | +12393.0% | +978.6% | +11414.4 pp | 32.9% | |
 Supreme Victors Booster Box | Aug 2009 | $72.00 | $13,999.97 | +19344.4% | +865.9% | +18478.5 pp | 37.1% | |
 Arceus Booster Box | Nov 2009 | $72.00 | $4,102.78 | +5598.3% | +795.1% | +4803.2 pp | 27.8% |