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How many booster boxes are in a Japanese case?

Short answer

A Japanese case holds 12 or 20 booster boxes. Regular main sets such as Glory of Team Rocket (SV10) come 12 to a case; High Class sets such as Terastal Festival ex (SV8a) and Mega Dream ex (M2a) come 20 to a case. English booster boxes usually come 6 to a case.

A case is the sealed factory carton in which booster boxes are shipped. How many boxes it holds depends on the type of set.

Japanese cases

12 boxes: regular main sets with 30 packs of 5 cards per box, such as Glory of Team Rocket (SV10).
20 boxes: High Class sets with 10 packs of 10 cards, such as Terastal Festival ex (SV8a), Mega Dream ex (M2a) and VSTAR Universe (S12a).
The exact number is listed on each of our case product pages.

English cases

An English booster box case usually holds 6 boxes of 36 packs.
Elite Trainer Boxes generally come 10 to a case.

What's in a full case

Across 20 boxes of Terastal Festival ex, collectors expect about 20 SARs, 10 Master Balls, 4 Super Rares and 1 Ultra Rare. Across 12 boxes of Glory of Team Rocket, about 12 cards of SR or better. These are estimates; The Pokémon Company does not guarantee a distribution per case.

At Kaikan

We supply cases to order, with a delivery time of 10 to 15 working days. A factory-sealed case costs (14 November 2026) €2,869.95 for Terastal Festival ex, €1,873.95 for Mega Dream ex and €1,845.95 for Glory of Team Rocket. Every case arrives at our place in Beugen first to be checked. Torn between one box and a case? Read booster box or full case.

Source and date: Case product data and pull rates in the shop (6-7 Oct 2026); prices 14 Nov 2026

Related sets

The Japanese version, with its English counterpart, contents and pull rates.

Most valuable chase cards from these sets

Market value of the single card, ungraded. Each card page shows the source, the date and the odds per box.

All chase cards: value and odds

In our shop

Factory sealed, official Pokémon TCG, imported by us.