ETB Dimensions: Pokémon ETB and Booster Box Sizes

ETB dimensions: the short answer

A standard Pokémon Elite Trainer Box (ETB) is listed by retailers at 7.5 × 6.5 × 3.5 inches, about 191 × 165 × 89 mm, and about 1.6 lb. The same package size appears on four recent standard ETBs: Scarlet & Violet 151, Surging Sparks, Prismatic Evolutions and Mega Evolution.¹

An ETB is the boxed product that bundles booster packs with sleeves, Energy cards, dice and a storage box. A standard ETB contains nine booster packs.² Those fixed contents are why recent standard ETBs share one footprint: the publisher keeps the inside layout the same from set to set.

Format	Listed size (in)	Approx. (mm)	Source of the figure
Standard Pokémon ETB	7.5 × 6.5 × 3.5	191 × 165 × 89	Retail package listing, four recent sets
Pokémon Center ETB	Larger than standard	Measure	Holds 11 packs plus extra items
Pokémon booster display box, 36 packs	5.3 × 4.8 × 2.9	135 × 122 × 74	Retail package listing
MTG Play Booster box, 30 packs	8.19 × 5 × 2.91	208 × 127 × 74	Retail package listing

Retail listings round to the nearest quarter or tenth of an inch, and shrink wrap adds a little. Treat the table as a planning size and measure the box itself before anything is cut to fit it.

Booster box dimensions by game

A 36-pack English Pokémon booster display box is listed at about 5.3 × 4.8 × 2.9 inches, roughly 135 × 122 × 74 mm (Scarlet & Violet); the newer Mega Evolution display is listed at 5.25 × 4.75 × 3 in. A 30-pack Magic: The Gathering Play Booster box is listed at about 8.19 × 5 × 2.91 inches. Other games use their own sizes.

Magic boxes changed recently. Starting with Aetherdrift, Play Booster boxes hold 30 packs instead of 36,³ so an older 36-pack Magic box and a current 30-pack box are different formats on a store shelf and need different case drawings. The same caution applies across games: One Piece, Lorcana, Yu-Gi-Oh, Star Wars Unlimited and Japanese-language boxes each have their own footprint, and a Japanese box is usually smaller than the English edition of the same game.

If you stock several games, measure one sealed box of each format you sell and list them together. Our trading card display cases page lists reference sizes for One Piece, Yu-Gi-Oh, Star Wars Unlimited and Japanese boxes as a starting point, but the drawing is always made from the box you send or measure.

Are all ETBs the same size?

Not all of them. Standard Pokémon ETBs from recent sets share the 7.5 × 6.5 × 3.5 in listing, but Pokémon Center ETBs, sold through the official Pokémon Center store, contain 11 booster packs instead of 9 plus extra promo cards,² and special or collector editions are packaged differently again.

Three groups to keep apart when you order cases or shelving:

1. Standard ETBs. One drawing usually fits recent sets, but confirm with a box from the newest set you plan to stock.
2. Pokémon Center ETBs. A separate drawing from a measured box.
3. Special editions, Ultra Premium Collections and collector boxes. Larger and flatter boxes, each measured on its own.

A case drawn for a standard ETB will not take a Pokémon Center ETB, and a case drawn for the larger box lets a standard ETB slide around. If your shop sells both, that is two case designs.

From box size to case size

A case is sized from the measured box outward: the interior is the box plus clearance, and the outer size is the interior plus two walls. For a snug protective case, start at about 1 mm over the box on length, width and height. A case that shows the box as a display piece needs more room, about 10–15 mm per side.

The snug figure follows the same idea as a base recess in our display case dimensions guide: enough to slide the box in and out, tight enough that it does not rattle in transit. Our standard working tolerance is ±0.2 mm, so a 1 mm allowance is held reliably.

Wall thickness changes the outer size. Card cases are built in 3 mm, 5 mm or 6 mm acrylic. For ETBs and larger collector boxes, 5 mm or 6 mm gives a heavier, more protective case; 3 mm suits smaller booster boxes and lower budgets.

Worked example for a standard ETB measured at the listed 190.5 × 165.1 × 88.9 mm:

Step	Length	Width	Height
Measured box	190.5 mm	165.1 mm	88.9 mm
Interior, +1 mm per axis	191.5 mm	166.1 mm	89.9 mm
Outer, 5 mm walls	201.5 mm	176.1 mm	99.9 mm
Outer, in inches	7.93 in	6.93 in	3.93 in

A lid adds its own thickness on top if it sits over the walls rather than between them, so the drawing states which lid style is used. A UV-filtering sheet grade does not change the size; our UV-filtering acrylic guide covers when it is worth specifying.

How many cased ETBs fit on a shelf

Use the case’s outer size, not the box size, for shelf math. With the snug 5 mm case above, three cased ETBs stand face-out across a 24 in (610 mm) shelf, because each case is about 202 mm wide. Turned spine-out, the 100 mm side faces the shopper and six fit across the same shelf.

A few planning points for a store or a collector wall:

• Stacking. Cases with flat lids stack, so a shelf’s height, not its width, often sets the count. Three cased ETBs stacked flat stand about 300 mm tall with 5 mm walls.
• Wall display. A wall rack holds the case by its outer size, so give the rack maker the outer dimensions from your approved sample, not the box listing.
• Mixed formats. A booster box case and an ETB case have different outer sizes; plan shelves by format rather than one average.

For a store fixture that holds several sealed boxes at once, a single display unit with fitted bays can replace individual cases. That is a different drawing, quoted on our TCG display cases page.

Measure your box before you order cases

Measure two or three sealed boxes of the same format with calipers, still in shrink wrap if that is how they will sit in the case, and use the largest reading on each axis. Note which face is the front. Send those numbers, or mail us a sealed box, and we draw the case from them.

What to send for a quote:

1. Each format: name, measured length, width and height, and a photo.
2. Quantity per format. Each measured format is its own design from 100 pieces.
3. Wall thickness, lid style and whether you want a UV-filtering grade.
4. Logo files if the lid or base is branded, and any retail box.
5. Destination and target date.

We sample in 3–5 days and produce in 15–20 days after approval. The paid sample costs USD 200–500 depending on complexity, is paid separately and is never credited to production, and it is where your real box confirms the fit. For graded cards rather than sealed product, see the PSA slab dimensions guide.

Ordering ETB cases as a reseller or brand program

Shops, online resellers and TCG brands usually order cases for several box formats at once and reorder them as new sets arrive. Each measured format keeps its own drawing and approved sample on file, so any one format can be reordered on its own from 100 pieces, and a new format joins the next order once its sample is approved. Logos can be engraved or printed on the lid or base from files you supply, and each case can ship in a printed retail box.

Lid styles, branding and wall options for sealed-product cases are on our ETB and booster box cases section of the trading card display cases page. For how a multi-format order runs in practice, see the 13-format TCG case program for an EU reseller.

Footnotes

1. Target: Pokémon TCG Scarlet & Violet Prismatic Evolutions Elite Trainer Box — the retailer’s product data lists package dimensions of 7.5 × 6.5 × 3.5 inches and 1.6 lb; the 151, Surging Sparks and Mega Evolution ETB listings give the same size. ↩

2. Pokémon: Pokémon TCG Mega Evolution Product Showcase — the publisher states that an Elite Trainer Box contains nine booster packs and that the Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Box includes 11, two more than usual, plus an extra promo card. ↩ ↩²

3. ICv2: Magic: The Gathering Aetherdrift product details — trade news report that Play Booster boxes now include 30 Play Boosters instead of 36, starting with Aetherdrift. ↩