PMI·U250 · Price-band segment
Under $250
The Under $250 Index tracks every single in the tracked universe priced below $250 at the quarterly review, the accessible middle of the market where most collectors actually buy. It answers a simple question: what are affordable cards doing, separate from the chase segment above them?
2,725.88
−0.96%Past week
7D
−0.96%
30D
−4.55%
90D
−6.67%
1Y
+32.5%
Updated daily17 Oct 2026, 06:00 CET
−6.67%past 3 months
- 7D Change
- −0.96%
- 30D Change
- −4.55%
- 90D Change
- −6.67%
- 52W Range
- 1,927.61 – 2,961.95
- YTD
- +41.3%
Constituents
Top 15 of 212 by weight| # | Card | Price | Weight | 30D | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arceus VSTAR (Galarian Gallery) Crown Zenith: Galarian Gallery | $184 €194 EUR | 0.8% | −12.5% | −2.9 pts |
| 2 | Cynthia's Garchomp ex (Special Art) Destined Rivals | $174 €203 EUR | 0.8% | −22.6% | −5.2 pts |
| 3 | Jolteon ex (Special Art) Prismatic Evolutions | $160 €152 EUR | 0.8% | −18.5% | −4.2 pts |
| 4 | Latias ex (Special Art) Surging Sparks | $178 €162 EUR | 0.8% | −4.69% | −1.1 pts |
| 5 | Mega Dragonite ex (Gold) Ascended Heroes | $155 €221 EUR | 0.8% | −29.0% | −6.6 pts |
| 6 | Pikachu (Secret) Cosmic Eclipse | $223 €168 EUR | 0.8% | −1.60% | −0.4 pts |
| 7 | Pikachu & Zekrom GX SM Black Star Promos | $220 | 0.8% | +2.20% | +0.5 pts |
| 8 | Seismitoad (Illustration Rare) Black Bolt | $206 | 0.8% | −6.79% | −1.6 pts |
| 9 | Blastoise (Holo) Base Set · Unlimited | $229 €139 EUR | 0.7% | −0.48% | −0.1 pts |
| 10 | Blastoise ex (Special Art) 151 | $112 €147 EUR | 0.7% | −16.6% | −3.3 pts |
| 11 | Blastoise ex (JP, SAR) Pokémon Card 151 (JP) | $147 €128 EUR | 0.7% | −2.99% | −0.6 pts |
| 12 | Charizard ex (JP, SAR) Shiny Treasure ex (JP) | $227 €264 EUR | 0.7% | +0.34% | +0.1 pts |
| 13 | Charizard VMAX (Secret) Champion's Path | $200 €179 EUR | 0.7% | −11.6% | −2.3 pts |
| 14 | Dragonite (Holo) Fossil | $191 €207 EUR | 0.7% | +0.82% | +0.2 pts |
| 15 | Eevee ex (Special Art) Prismatic Evolutions | $163 €149 EUR | 0.7% | −7.95% | −1.6 pts |
1
$184
€194 EUR
−12.5%30D
2
$174
€203 EUR
−22.6%30D
3
$160
€152 EUR
−18.5%30D
4
$178
€162 EUR
−4.69%30D
5
$155
€221 EUR
−29.0%30D
6
$223
€168 EUR
−1.60%30D
7
$220
+2.20%30D
8
$206
−6.79%30D
9
$229
€139 EUR
−0.48%30D
10
$112
€147 EUR
−16.6%30D
11
$147
€128 EUR
−2.99%30D
12
$227
€264 EUR
+0.34%30D
13
$200
€179 EUR
−11.6%30D
14
$191
€207 EUR
+0.82%30D
15
$163
€149 EUR
−7.95%30D
Weights as of the latest quarterly rebalancing. Contribution measures each card’s share of the index move over the past 30 days, in index points.
Top Contributors · 30D
Positive
Typhlosion (Holo)+8.4 pts
Gyarados (Holo)+2.4 pts
Pikachu+1.7 pts
Negative
Mega Dragonite ex (Gold)−6.6 pts
Mega Feraligatr ex (Special Art)−5.7 pts
Cynthia's Garchomp ex (Special Art)−5.2 pts
Movers · 7D
Strongest
Typhlosion (Holo)
Neo Genesis
Gyarados (Holo)
Base Set · Unlimited
Blastoise (Holo)
Base Set 2
Weakest
Mega Dragonite ex (Gold)
Ascended Heroes
Wartortle (Illustration Rare)
151
Cynthia's Garchomp ex (Special Art)
Destined Rivals
Monthly Analysis
6 Oct 2026
The Under $250 Index declined 3.34% over the past month, reaching a level of 2,782.55 and marking a 90-day low. The move stood 0.3 percentage points below the broad market over the same span. Over three months the index is down 5.52%, while over one year it remains up 35.9%. Weekly breadth was soft, with only 30% of constituents higher on the week.
Mewtwo (Expansion Pack (JP)) was the strongest constituent over the past 30 days, up 170.8%, with Ninetales (Base Set, Unlimited) also higher, up 23.3%. At the other end, Surfing Pikachu VMAX (Celebrations) was the weakest performer, down 30.9%, with Flying Pikachu VMAX (Celebrations) also lower, down 29.6%.
Generated from index data · AI-assisted (claude-sonnet-5) from computed metrics only
Methodology
About the Under $250 Index
The index starts at 1,000 points at inception and measures the value of a rules-based basket over time, reviewed quarterly and published daily.
Full methodologyCurated selection
Constituents meet fixed liquidity and price-history rules, with no discretionary picks.
Capped weighting
Weighted by size and observed liquidity, capped at 12.5% per card so no single card dominates.
Quarterly review
Rebalanced every quarter. Every past composition stays archived.
Transparent rules
One public methodology across every index, reproducible from the snapshots.
Base value
1,000 pts
Inception
8 Feb 2024
Constituents
212 cards
Weighting
Liquidity-adjusted, capped
Max weight
12.5% per card
Rebalancing
Quarterly
Updates
Daily
Currency
USD