Summary
One of the more fun products that thePokemon TCGhas released over the years is the Poke Ball Tins. These unique products feature three semi-random booster packs across various sets, and generally an accessory or two, like a coin or some stickers.
Two quick notes about the tins: they tend to damage the packs inside fairly regularly, so be warned that your cards might end up damaged before you even open them. Also, there is a way to tell what packs you might get, but it’ll take some digging. On the bottom of each tin, there is a three-character code, one letter and two numbers. You can match up the code with reference sheets online to see what’s inside before buying.
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10Poke Ball Tin - Ultra Ball
$19.40
In the original games, the Ultra Ball was the best you could hope for when you’re off to catch the next legendary Pokemon on your journey to complete the Pokedex. Since Generation 1 has long passed, the Ultra Ball remains an iconic item in the games.
Picking up the Ultra Ball tin lets you come home with a cool collectible, three semi-randomly picked packs, and a coin, though you won’t know what you get until you open it. The price of the Ultra Ball version might be the cheapest on the list, but it is steadily climbing as time goes on.
9Poke Ball Tin - Poke Ball
$19.55
Theclassic Poke Ball is an icon at this point, having helped starting players catch their earliest Pokemon since 1996. The familiar red and white coloring of this tin will bring you back to your days as a fledgling trainer, hoping to catch something good on your first encounter.
Poke Balls are found in the Trading Card Game as well, though they tend to be fairly weak compared to other types of Poke Balls. Depending on what packs you get from these tins, you might have yourself a Poke Ball inside of a Poke Ball.
8Pokemon GO Poke Ball Tin - Poke Ball
$19.68
A slight but important divergence from most other Poke Ball Tins released in the Trading Card Game line is the Pokemon Go version. These Tins come with branding for Pokemon Go on the plastic wrap, letting you know right off the bat that there’s something different going on with this Ball.
Inside, you’re going to find two sticker sheets instead of a coin, which is fun for decorating binders, notebooks, or deck boxes. The packs inside are from the special expansion from the Sword and Shield era of the TCG, which features some enat VSTAR and VMAX cards.
7Poke Ball Tin - Moon Ball
$21.94
One of the more recent releases in the Poke Ball Tin line, the Moon Ball is a very specific kind of Poke Ball. You can use them to catch Pokemon that evolve with a Moon Stone at a higher rate than with a regular Poke Ball. Only eight Pokemon evolve with a moon stone, so that’s a very specific Poke Ball!
Like the Pokemon Go Poke Ball Tin, you get two sticker sheets on top of the three random Pokemon TCG booster packs. If you’re lucky, you might be able to find some of these tins at local stores or hobby shops in your area which is nice since you can check the potential contents before opening.
6Poke Ball Tin - Luxury Ball
$24.44
If you like keeping your Pokemon living the life of luxury, you can’t go wrong with a few of the Luxury Ball tins to flash a little wealth around. Luxury Balls are great for helping you build friendship levels with Pokemon you catch from the wild quickly, though they’re a bit of a rarity in the Trading Card Game.
The only printing of a Luxury Ball in a game comes from the 2008 Stormfront expansion, during the Diamond & Pearl era of the Trading Card Game. Though those packs aren’t going to be found in any of the tins you might buy now, it is still a neat collectible to display.
5Poke Ball Tin - Lure Ball
$29.82
First introduced in the Generation II series of games, the Lure Ball is a fishing-based Poke Ball, one that works particularly well on Pokemon you encounter while using a Rod to fish with. While a bit of a niche item, the Lure Ball is still a neat addition to the game.
These Poke Balls can be easily identified with their unique color palette, with a blue ball with a red angled stripe across the top and three yellow lines streaking through the red. These Poke Ball Tins come with sticker sheets as well as your typical three Pokemon TCG packs.
4Poke Ball Tin - Level Ball
$37.07
We are back to getting coins with our tins with the Poke Ball Tin featuring the gold, black, and red styling of the Level Ball. Coming from the Pokemon Gold and Silver games, Level Balls are unique in that they get more efficient when used on a Pokemon with a lower level than your current Pokemon.
Level Balls were brough back to the Trading Card Game in the Sword and Shield expansion Battle Styles. The card will let you go get a Pokemon with 90 or less HP from your deck and add it to your hand.
3Poke Ball Tin - Dusk Ball
$50.38
Dusk Balls might be one of the coolest-looking Pokeballs in the series, with the iconic red and white replaced by an ominous black and green styling. Dusk Balls are particularly good at catching Pokemon at night or when you’re in a cave, which comes across aesthetically from its design.
These Tins might have a Dusk Ball in their packs as they were last printed inthe Scarlet & Violet expansion Surging Sparks, though you’ll still want to be checking the bottom of your tins for that special code to see what packs you get inside.
2Poke Ball Tin - Love Ball
$91.79
It is a bit hard to tell in the image of the Poke Ball Tin, but the Love Ball features a large pink and white heart on the top of it. These tins have exploded in value in recent months, climbing from around $35 in October of 2024 to the current value of just above $90.
Depending on what the code on the bottom of your Tin is, you’re able to get packs like Evolving Skies, Chilling Reign, and Fusion Strike. On top of the three packs, you’ll be getting a coin with this Tin, which is a nice little treat for casual players.
1Poke Ball Tin - Dive Ball
$95.25
The most expensive Poke Ball Tin you can find is that of the Dive Ball, a special Poke Ball that comes from the Ruby and Sapphire era of the games. This Ball works wellon wild Pokemon found in water, giving you a 3.5x catch rate modifier.
These tins have held this high value fairly steadily over the past year, dipping down to around $70 in late 2024 but steadily climbing back up to $95 well into 2025. Until this Poke Ball Tin gets a reprint of some kind, it will likely keep rising.
