Pokemon sets heating up
Know which sets to rip, which to hold and which to buy before they leave print. Every modern set gets a heat score built from its chase cards, what a pack is worth, the Pokemon on the top cards and where it sits on the out-of-print clock, with the reasons spelled out.
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Sets heating up
Ranked by heat score out of 100.
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Buy before the cliff
Sets 9 to 15 months old with strong chase cards. Most sets stop printing around here, and sealed supply only shrinks after that. Sealed product prices arrive in the next phase of Signals.
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New set early read
Sets out for less than six weeks: pack value and the chase cards so far. Early prices move fast.
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Price momentum Coming soon
Which sets' cards are rising fastest week on week. We started recording card price history in October 2026 and will switch this on once there is enough of it to be meaningful.
How the set heat score works
- Chase card strength35%
- What the five most valuable cards are worth together. Big chase cards drive pack and box demand.
- Pack value15%
- Estimated value of the cards in an average pack against what a pack costs.
- Fan-favourite Pokemon15%
- How much of the top-card value sits on Pokemon collectors always chase: Charizard, Pikachu, Umbreon, Mew and friends.
- Out-of-print clock15%
- Months since release. Most sets stop printing at 12 to 18 months, which is when sealed supply starts to shrink.
- Special set10%
- Special and holiday sets come in boxed products only, so there is less of them.
- Single big chase5%
- One card carrying the set: a single headline chase keeps people opening packs.
- Nostalgia or anniversary5%
- Anniversary and nostalgia sets that pull in returning collectors.
Pack value is an estimate: average pull rates by rarity, which vary by set, multiplied by the average market price of the cards in each rarity, against a typical $4.49 booster pack ($5.99 per pack for special sets, which come in boxed products). Reverse holos and energy cards are left out.
Signals, not financial advice. Scores read public demand signals and past patterns; they are not a guarantee of future prices.