What to target in Unbroken Bonds

The top 10 cards are 56% of the set’s $4,067.00 estimated singles cost — plan these first and the rest follows on a normal budget.

#	Card	Number	Rarity	Market	PSA 10
1	Gardevoir & Sylveon-GX	#205	Rare Ultra	$652.24	$4,300.00
2	Greninja & Zoroark-GX	#201	Rare Ultra	$358.92	$1,675.00
3	Reshiram & Charizard-GX	#217	Rare Rainbow	$234.64	$674.09
4	Marshadow & Machamp-GX	#199	Rare Ultra	$234.63	$1,109.63
5	Gardevoir & Sylveon-GX	#225	Rare Rainbow	$182.11	$637.65
6	Red's Challenge	#213	Rare Ultra	$151.98	$362.50
7	Blastoise-GX	#218	Rare Rainbow	$131.90	$549.55
8	Greninja & Zoroark-GX	#222	Rare Rainbow	$115.43	$427.60
9	Gardevoir & Sylveon-GX	#204	Rare Ultra	$115.15	$402.00
10	Green's Exploration	#209	Rare Ultra	$110.33	$203.75

How Unbroken Bonds is built

Singles or sealed?

Sealed product comparison

Unbroken Bonds pull-rate estimates

Community-estimated era averages from large pack-opening aggregates — not official Pokémon data. “Specific card” is the expected packs for ONE particular card of that rarity.

Unbroken Bonds promo cards

Black Star promos tied to Unbroken Bonds — from its ETBs, collection boxes and prerelease events. They live in the SM Black Star Promos set, so a true master-set run includes them separately.

Kingdra-GX#SM155 · Collection box promoDragonite-GX#SM156 · Collection box promo

Which Unbroken Bonds cards are worth grading?

Tier 1 — grade theseWorth grading

Positive expected value after ~$25 fees at live PSA prices and this set's real gem rates.

Gardevoir & Sylveon-GX #205raw $652.24 → PSA 10 $4,300.00 6.6×EV +$1,963.67Greninja & Zoroark-GX #201raw $358.92 → PSA 10 $1,675.00 4.7×EV +$588.28Reshiram & Charizard-GX #217raw $234.64 → PSA 10 $674.09 2.9×EV +$125.60Marshadow & Machamp-GX #199raw $234.63 → PSA 10 $1,109.63 4.7×EV +$432.43Gardevoir & Sylveon-GX #225raw $182.11 → PSA 10 $637.65 3.5×EV +$140.38Red's Challenge #213raw $151.98 → PSA 10 $362.50 2.4×EV +$73.31

Tier 2 — grade clean copiesClean copies only

Strong PSA 10 premium — the math works only on gem-worthy copies.

Janine #210raw $21.42 → PSA 10 $95.59 4.5×EV +$11.86

Tier 3 — personal collectionCollection only

Fees eat most of the margin. Grade to preserve a pristine pull, not for profit.

Green's Exploration #209raw $110.33 → PSA 10 $203.75 1.8×EV +$18.66Welder #214raw $51.80 → PSA 10 $147.50 2.8×EV +$14.30Dedenne-GX #57raw $17.00 → PSA 10 $100.00 5.9×EV +$19.60Whimsicott-GX #206raw $12.15 → PSA 10 $105.00 8.6×EV +$20.98

Premiums and EV use tonight’s PSA prices and this set’s real gem rates — not projections.

What collectors say about Unbroken Bonds

Creators on Unbroken Bonds

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Protect your Unbroken Bonds cards

This set has 11 cards worth $100+ — sleeve-and-toploader territory at minimum, and the chase cards deserve double-sleeving.

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