What is the Iono Premium Tournament Collection?
A fifth Premium Tournament Collection box has been announced and will feature popular Pokémon Trainer Iono. The Iono Premium Tournament Collection release date has been set for 5th April 2024, a week after the release of the Temporal Forces expansion set.
The four previous Premium Tournament Collections featured Cyrus, Klara, Professor Juniper and Marnie.
Measuring 35.5 cm (14 inches) by 17 cm (6.75 inches), the set is expected to retail for £39.99 in the UK and $39.99 in the US.
The front of the box features a yellow star window that shows part of a scene with Iono and Bellibolt on the deck of a ship. This is set against a green and pink background. The side of the box shows the full scene of Iono and Bellibolt.
What is in the Iono Premium Tournament Collection?
The box contains:
1 x Iono Promo Art card (SVP124)
3 x additional foil Supporter cards featuring Iono (185/193)
65 x card sleeves featuring Iono
A sturdy deck box featuring Iono
A large metallic coin featuring Ionoan
2 coin condition markers
6 tournament-ready damage dice
6 Pokémon TCG booster packs
A code card for Pokémon TCG Live
Is the Iono Premium Tournament Collection Good Value for Money?
The box contains an exclusive Iono Promo Card SVP124 and three regular Iono supporter cards. It also includes 6 Booster packs, 65 card sleeves with Iono artwork, a deck box, an Iono metallic coin, two condition markers and six dice.
Iono is a very popular Pokémon Trainer card and the Black Star Promo card is likely to be in demand and is likely to be worth between £7 / $7 and £15 / $15. The three regular trainer cards are reprints from the Paldea Evolved set and are currently selling on Ebay for around £3 / $3 each. The deck sleeves are likely to be worth at least £4.50 / $4.50 while Booster packs generally sell in the region of £4 / $4 each. The accessories – coins, dice etc would possibly be worth a further £3 / $3.
The six Booster packs would therefore cost £24 / $24. Adding the expected lower value of the Promo card and three supporter cards takes the total to around £40.00 / $40.00 which is the same as the retail price in the UK and the US. Adding in the card sleeves, deck box and accessories makes this set good value for money. Additionally, the fact that Iono is very popular means that this product is likely to be in high demand and may be worth considering as an investment product.
