Sun & Moon Era
basket vs S&P 500 Total Return
Alpha vs S&P 500
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Charizard-GX · Burning Shadows · 2017
Total invested at retail
$1,837.00
Sum of MSRPs, one box per product as released
Basket value today
$46,732.02
+2443.9% since release
S&P 500 equivalent (DCA)
$5,443.53
+196.3% same dollars, same dates
Alpha vs S&P 500
+2247.6 pp
Basket CAGR 42.24% vs SPXTR 12.55%
9-year horizon
Cumulative portfolio value
Each dot marks a product's release date entering the basket.- Sun & Moon Era basket
- S&P 500 (TR) DCA equivalent
Top grading plays in this era
Best risk-adjusted "buy raw, grade, flip" opportunities. Methodology →
Top cards in this era
Highest-comp cards across this era's sets.
Latias & Latios-GX
Team Up · #170
$3,624
Gengar & Mimikyu-GX
Team Up · #165
$1,624
Magikarp & Wailord-GX
Team Up · #161
$862
Mewtwo-GX
Shining Legends · #78
$713
Gardevoir & Sylveon-GX
Unbroken Bonds · #205
$618
Arceus & Dialga & Palkia-GX
Cosmic Eclipse · #221
$522
Lillie
Ultra Prism · #151
$461
Blastoise & Piplup-GX
Cosmic Eclipse · #215
$448
Basket composition
Where Sun & Moon Era's $46,732 basket value sits today.- Team Up Booster Box $7,500 16%
- Team Up Elite Trainer Box $5,000 11%
- Cosmic Eclipse Booster Box $4,000 9%
- Unified Minds Booster Box $3,000 6%
- Unbroken Bonds Booster Box $2,967 6%
- Other tracked products 19 additional sealed items $24,265 52%
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 XY EraSun & Moon Era alpha +2247.6 ppXY Era alpha +2552.7 ppCAGR delta +6.9 pp
XY Era leads by 305 pp of alpha — Sun & Moon Era trails on this peer read.
See full Sun & Moon Era vs XY Era → - Pokémon Sword & Shield EraSun & Moon Era alpha +2247.6 ppSword & Shield Era alpha +190.2 ppCAGR delta +17.7 pp
Sun & Moon Era leads by 2057 pp of alpha over Sword & Shield Era.
See full Sun & Moon Era vs Sword & Shield Era → - Pokémon Black & White EraSun & Moon Era alpha +2247.6 ppBlack & White Era alpha +38166.6 ppCAGR delta -8.9 pp
Black & White Era leads by 35919 pp of alpha — Sun & Moon Era trails on this peer read.
See full Sun & Moon Era vs Black & White Era → - MTG Vintage EraSun & Moon Era alpha +2247.6 ppVintage Era alpha +6710.5 ppCAGR delta +26.9 pp
Vintage Era leads by 4463 pp of alpha — Sun & Moon Era trails on this peer read.
See full Sun & Moon Era vs Vintage Era →
Sealed products in Sun & Moon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sun & Moon Booster Box | Feb 2017 | $108.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Sun & Moon Elite Trainer Box | Feb 2017 | $35.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Guardians Rising Booster Box | May 2017 | $108.00 | $1,600.00 | +1381.5% | +247.1% | +1134.4 pp | 34.1% | |
| Guardians Rising Elite Trainer Box | May 2017 | $35.00 | $489.99 | +1300.0% | +247.1% | +1052.9 pp | 33.3% | |
 Burning Shadows Booster Box | Aug 2017 | $108.00 | $445.99 | +312.9% | +236.9% | +76.0 pp | 17.2% | |
| Burning Shadows Elite Trainer Box | Aug 2017 | $35.00 | $300.00 | +757.1% | +236.9% | +520.2 pp | 27.2% | |
| Shining Legends Booster Box | Oct 2017 | $108.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Shining Legends Elite Trainer Box | Oct 2017 | $35.00 | $1,199.95 | +3328.4% | +222.6% | +3105.8 pp | 49.7% | |
 Crimson Invasion Booster Box | Nov 2017 | $108.00 | $649.27 | +501.2% | +213.0% | +288.2 pp | 22.9% | |
| Crimson Invasion Elite Trainer Box | Nov 2017 | $35.00 | $222.55 | +535.9% | +213.0% | +322.9 pp | 23.7% | |
 Ultra Prism Booster Box | Feb 2018 | $108.00 | $1,631.33 | +1410.5% | +204.0% | +1206.5 pp | 38.0% | |
| Ultra Prism Elite Trainer Box | Feb 2018 | $35.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Forbidden Light Booster Box | May 2018 | $108.00 | $1,550.00 | +1335.2% | +203.4% | +1131.8 pp | 38.5% | |
| Forbidden Light Elite Trainer Box | May 2018 | $35.00 | $750.00 | +2042.9% | +203.4% | +1839.4 pp | 45.4% | |
 Celestial Storm Booster Box | Aug 2018 | $108.00 | $2,849.89 | +2538.8% | +181.6% | +2357.2 pp | 51.0% | |
| Celestial Storm Elite Trainer Box | Aug 2018 | $35.00 | $2,200.00 | +6185.7% | +181.6% | +6004.1 pp | 68.5% | |
| Dragon Majesty Booster Box | Sep 2018 | $108.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Dragon Majesty Elite Trainer Box | Sep 2018 | $35.00 | $1,300.00 | +3614.3% | +180.0% | +3434.3 pp | 58.5% | |
 Lost Thunder Booster Box | Nov 2018 | $108.00 | $1,749.89 | +1520.3% | +194.5% | +1325.8 pp | 43.6% | |
| Lost Thunder Elite Trainer Box | Nov 2018 | $35.00 | $750.00 | +2042.9% | +194.5% | +1848.3 pp | 49.0% | |
 Team Up Booster Box | Feb 2019 | $144.00 | $7,500.00 | +5108.3% | +190.4% | +4917.9 pp | 70.1% | |
| Team Up Elite Trainer Box | Feb 2019 | $45.00 | $5,000.00 | +11011.1% | +190.4% | +10820.7 pp | 88.3% | |
 Unbroken Bonds Booster Box | May 2019 | $144.00 | $2,967.02 | +1960.4% | +192.4% | +1768.1 pp | 52.3% | |
| Unbroken Bonds Elite Trainer Box | May 2019 | $45.00 | $2,000.00 | +4344.4% | +192.4% | +4152.1 pp | 69.5% | |
 Unified Minds Booster Box | Aug 2019 | $144.00 | $3,000.00 | +1983.3% | +173.6% | +1809.8 pp | 54.9% | |
| Unified Minds Elite Trainer Box | Aug 2019 | $45.00 | $2,249.99 | +4900.0% | +173.6% | +4726.4 pp | 75.7% | |
 Hidden Fates Booster Box | Aug 2019 | $144.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Hidden Fates Elite Trainer Box | Aug 2019 | $45.00 | $536.15 | +1091.4% | +173.6% | +917.9 pp | 43.3% | |
 Cosmic Eclipse Booster Box | Nov 2019 | $144.00 | $4,000.00 | +2677.8% | +153.7% | +2524.1 pp | 64.3% | |
| Cosmic Eclipse Elite Trainer Box | Nov 2019 | $45.00 | $1,790.00 | +3877.8% | +153.7% | +3724.1 pp | 73.4% |