Best Pokémon Sets to Rip Right Now — inDex

Pokémon RIP Rankings

Current prices, simulated opening outcomes, and collector appeal — compared in one place.

Pokémon Opening Economics

All modeled sealed products normalized per pack.

22 modeled sets8 represented product families138 modeled productsOpening data as of 2026-08-27

Modeled Return on Spend

39.1%

Weighted aggregate EV divided by weighted aggregate cost.

Typical Retention

27.4%

Median of the weighted normalized-return distribution.

Chance to Recover Cost

5.1%

Share of modeled outcomes meeting or exceeding purchase cost.

Entertainment Cost / Pack

$10.89

Modeled purchase cost not returned as gross card value.

Average Cost / Pack

$17.88

Average Model Break-Even / Pack

$6.99

Typical Opening / Pack

$3.59

Opening Distribution

Measured P01–P99 percentile curve across the weighted modeled product cohort.

How to read this

Move left to right from more common lower outcomes toward rarer higher outcomes. Each point shows the share of purchase cost retained at that percentile. The 100% line is full cost recovery.

Half of modeled openings retain 27.4% of cost or less, and about 5.1% recover their full purchase price.

Recover Cost 100.0%
Typical Retention 27.4%
Mean Outcome Retention 42.5%

Sets represented

How this is calculated

Every eligible modeled sealed product is normalized to an all-in per-pack equivalent.
Within each set, represented product families receive equal weight and SKUs inside each family receive equal weight.
Every modeled set receives equal weight globally.
Typical Opening is the median of the weighted empirical product-opening distribution, not an average of product or set medians.
Guaranteed modeled card components are included exactly once before normalization; accessories have zero modeled value.
Card values are gross modeled market values before selling fees, shipping, grading, liquidity discounts, and taxes.

Card values reflect modeled gross market value. Selling fees, shipping, liquidity, grading costs, taxes, and other transaction costs are not deducted.