What is the Terapagos ex Ultra Premium Collection?
The Terapagos ex Ultra Premium Collection is scheduled for release early November 2024. It is the fifth Ultra Premium Collection product released by the Pokémon Company and follows the Zacian & Zamazenta Ultra Premium Collection 2020, the Celebrations Ultra Premium Collection which released in 2021, the Charizard Ultra Premium Collection 2022 and the SV 151 Ultra Premium Collection of 2023 .
The artwork for the outer sleeve features Terastal form Terapagos in muted rainbow colours, outlined in silver against a background of similar coloured triangles arranged inside hexagons. This is positioned at the front center of the box surrounded by a white background with the same triangle / hexagon pattern outlined in light grey.
The inner box features a vibrantly coloured Terapagos surrounded by sparkling crystals.
The Scarlet & Violet 151 Ultra Premium Collection will retail for £104.99 in the United Kingdom and $119.99 in the United States. Despite the high price, these boxes have proved to be highly collectable. The dimensions of the outer box are 20.6 x 8.9 x 20.6 cm (9 x 3.5 x 9 in).
What is in the Terapagos ex Ultra Premium Collection?
The contents of the Scarlet & Violet 151 Ultra Premium Collection have been revealed:
1 foil promo card featuring Terapagos ex
1 foil promo card featuring Lapras ex
1 foil promo card featuring Cinderace ex
8 foil Basic Energy cards
1 magnetic 3-card protector with base
1 playmat (with the same artwork as the inner box)
1 deck box
1 metallic coin
6 damage-counter dice
2 condition markers
18 Pokémon TCG booster packs
Each booster pack contains 10 cards and either 1 Basic Energy or 1 VSTAR marker. Cards vary by pack. Packs may vary by product.
A code card for Pokémon TCG Live
Is the Terapagos ex Ultra Premium Collection Value for Money?
At first look spending £105 / $120 on a product seems a large amount of money. It is nearly three times the price of a standard Elite Trainer Box and around the same price as a Booster Box.
Single Booster Packs generally retail for between £4 and £5 in the UK and $4 -5 in the US. The Terapagos Ultra Premium Collection contains 18 booster packs from the Scarlet and Violet series. Taking a mid price point, 18 boosters at £4.50 works out at £81 ($81).
Neoprene Playmats tend to retail for around £20 / $20. Therefore the value of the Boosters and the playmat alone are more than £100 / $100
The three foil etched cards are ex Black Star Promo cards. It has not yet been stated if they will be exclusive to this product, but if they are they could be worth between £5 – £15 / $5 – $15. Taking a mid-point price the three cards could be valued at £30 / $30. There are also a number of additional accessories, including a magnetic card stand that would further increase the value of the box.
Taking into account the individual products that are in the Terapagos Ultra Premium Collection, the box does represent a good value for money. It can also offers good investment opportunities for those that can resist opening the box – the Celebrations Ultra Premium Collection released in 2021 is currently selling on Ebay UK for around £300 and on Ebay.com for around $320, while a sealed SV 151 Ultra Premium Collection box can be purchased for around £120 on Ebay UK and $120 on Ebay.com.
