Scarlet & Violet Era
basket vs S&P 500 Total Return
Alpha vs S&P 500
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Pikachu ex · Surging Sparks · 2024
Total invested at retail
$2,478.00
Sum of MSRPs, one box per product as released
Basket value today
$6,019.77
+142.9% since release
S&P 500 equivalent (DCA)
$3,286.82
+32.6% same dollars, same dates
Alpha vs S&P 500
+110.3 pp
Basket CAGR 35.82% vs SPXTR 10.23%
3-year horizon
Cumulative portfolio value
Each dot marks a product's release date entering the basket.- Scarlet & Violet Era basket
- S&P 500 (TR) DCA equivalent
Top cards in this era
Highest-comp cards across this era's sets.
Umbreon ex
Prismatic Evolutions · #161
$1,474
Mew ex
Paldean Fates · #232
$866
Mega Charizard X ex
Phantasmal Flames · #125
$832
Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex
Destined Rivals · #231
$543
Victini
Black Bolt · #171
$513
Zekrom ex
Black Bolt · #172
$473
Charizard ex
151 · #199
$433
Reshiram ex
White Flare · #173
$418
Basket composition
Where Scarlet & Violet Era's $6,020 basket value sits today.- Destined Rivals Booster Box $548.77 9%
- Paldea Evolved Booster Box $445.07 7%
- Paldean Fates Elite Trainer Box $389.02 6%
- Phantasmal Flames Booster Box $383.75 6%
- Obsidian Flames Booster Box $353.79 6%
- Other tracked products 22 additional sealed items $3,899 65%
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 Sword & Shield EraScarlet & Violet Era alpha +110.3 ppSword & Shield Era alpha +255.6 ppCAGR delta +7.2 pp
Sword & Shield Era leads by 145 pp of alpha — Scarlet & Violet Era trails on this peer read.
See full Scarlet & Violet Era vs Sword & Shield Era → - Pokémon Sun & Moon EraScarlet & Violet Era alpha +110.3 ppSun & Moon Era alpha +2028.6 ppCAGR delta -6.1 pp
Sun & Moon Era leads by 1918 pp of alpha — Scarlet & Violet Era trails on this peer read.
See full Scarlet & Violet Era vs Sun & Moon Era → - Pokémon XY EraScarlet & Violet Era alpha +110.3 ppXY Era alpha +4469.0 ppCAGR delta -1.6 pp
XY Era leads by 4359 pp of alpha — Scarlet & Violet Era trails on this peer read.
See full Scarlet & Violet Era vs XY Era → - MTG Vintage EraScarlet & Violet Era alpha +110.3 ppVintage Era alpha +2571.0 ppCAGR delta +22.8 pp
Vintage Era leads by 2461 pp of alpha — Scarlet & Violet Era trails on this peer read.
See full Scarlet & Violet Era vs Vintage Era →
Sealed products in Scarlet & Violet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet & Violet Booster Box | Mar 2023 | $144.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Scarlet & Violet Elite Trainer Box | Mar 2023 | $50.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Paldea Evolved Booster Box | Jun 2023 | $144.00 | $445.07 | +209.1% | +68.8% | +140.3 pp | 47.6% | |
| Paldea Evolved Elite Trainer Box | Jun 2023 | $50.00 | $175.42 | +250.8% | +68.8% | +182.1 pp | 54.2% | |
| Obsidian Flames Booster Box | Aug 2023 | $144.00 | $353.79 | +145.7% | +66.2% | +79.5 pp | 39.0% | |
| Obsidian Flames Elite Trainer Box | Aug 2023 | $50.00 | $249.99 | +400.0% | +66.2% | +333.8 pp | 80.4% | |
| 151 Booster Box | Sep 2023 | $144.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 151 Elite Trainer Box | Sep 2023 | $50.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Paradox Rift Booster Box | Nov 2023 | $144.00 | $266.88 | +85.3% | +63.3% | +22.0 pp | 28.0% | |
| Paradox Rift Elite Trainer Box | Nov 2023 | $50.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Paldean Fates Booster Box | Jan 2024 | $144.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Paldean Fates Elite Trainer Box | Jan 2024 | $50.00 | $389.02 | +678.0% | +53.7% | +624.4 pp | 147.2% | |
| Temporal Forces Booster Box | Mar 2024 | $144.00 | $279.99 | +94.4% | +41.3% | +53.1 pp | 37.0% | |
| Temporal Forces Elite Trainer Box | Mar 2024 | $50.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Twilight Masquerade Booster Box | May 2024 | $144.00 | $284.95 | +97.9% | +40.4% | +57.5 pp | 42.1% | |
| Twilight Masquerade Elite Trainer Box | May 2024 | $50.00 | $88.63 | +77.3% | +40.4% | +36.9 pp | 34.3% | |
| Shrouded Fable Booster Box | Aug 2024 | $144.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Shrouded Fable Elite Trainer Box | Aug 2024 | $50.00 | $89.72 | +79.4% | +30.7% | +48.7 pp | 39.7% | |
| Stellar Crown Booster Box | Sep 2024 | $144.00 | $277.60 | +92.8% | +28.0% | +64.8 pp | 49.4% | |
| Stellar Crown Elite Trainer Box | Sep 2024 | $50.00 | $122.07 | +144.1% | +28.0% | +116.2 pp | 72.7% | |
 Surging Sparks Booster Box | Nov 2024 | $144.00 | $251.31 | +74.5% | +22.0% | +52.5 pp | 45.6% | |
| Surging Sparks Elite Trainer Box | Nov 2024 | $50.00 | $104.95 | +109.9% | +22.0% | +87.9 pp | 65.0% | |
| Prismatic Evolutions Booster Box | Jan 2025 | $144.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Prismatic Evolutions Elite Trainer Box | Jan 2025 | $50.00 | $169.96 | +239.9% | +21.6% | +218.3 pp | 158.3% | |
| Journey Together Booster Box | Mar 2025 | $144.00 | $242.50 | +68.4% | +30.6% | +37.9 pp | 60.8% | |
| Journey Together Elite Trainer Box | Mar 2025 | $50.00 | $107.59 | +115.2% | +30.6% | +84.6 pp | 101.0% | |
 Destined Rivals Booster Box | May 2025 | $144.00 | $548.77 | +281.1% | +23.7% | +257.4 pp | 0.0% | |
| Destined Rivals Elite Trainer Box | May 2025 | $50.00 | $215.50 | +331.0% | +23.7% | +307.3 pp | 0.0% | |
| Black Bolt Booster Box | Jul 2025 | $144.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Black Bolt Elite Trainer Box | Jul 2025 | $50.00 | $107.47 | +114.9% | +15.1% | +99.8 pp | 0.0% | |
| White Flare Booster Box | Jul 2025 | $144.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| White Flare Elite Trainer Box | Jul 2025 | $50.00 | $100.10 | +100.2% | +15.1% | +85.1 pp | 0.0% | |
| Mega Evolution Booster Box | Sep 2025 | $144.00 | $220.09 | +52.8% | +8.8% | +44.0 pp | 0.0% | |
| Mega Evolution Elite Trainer Box | Sep 2025 | $50.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Phantasmal Flames Booster Box | Nov 2025 | $144.00 | $383.75 | +166.5% | +6.1% | +160.4 pp | 0.0% | |
| Phantasmal Flames Elite Trainer Box | Nov 2025 | $50.00 | $112.50 | +125.0% | +6.1% | +118.9 pp | 0.0% | |
| Ascended Heroes Booster Box | Jan 2026 | $144.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Ascended Heroes Elite Trainer Box | Jan 2026 | $50.00 | $159.65 | +219.3% | +4.5% | +214.8 pp | 0.0% | |
| Perfect Order Booster Box | Mar 2026 | $144.00 | $202.50 | +40.6% | +10.8% | +29.8 pp | 0.0% | |
| Perfect Order Elite Trainer Box | Mar 2026 | $50.00 | $70.00 | +40.0% | +10.8% | +29.2 pp | 0.0% |