The best binder for Astral Radiance is a 9-pocket; the 189-card set fills about 21 pages, or 39 for a master set.
Why 9-pocket suits Astral Radiance
A 9-pocket binder shows a full 3×3 spread and sleeves Astral Radiance's 189 base cards in numbered order with no wasted slots. A 4-pocket is nice for a slim display of just the chase cards like Machamp V, Origin Forme Palkia V, Beedrill V and Origin Forme Dialga V; a 12-pocket fits more per page but is bulkier to flip. For a full set, 9-pocket is the sweet spot.
Astral Radiance pages per binder size
Base set (189 cards):
| Binder | Pages |
|---|---|
| 4-pocket | 48 |
| 9-pocket | 21 |
| 12-pocket | 16 |
| 16-pocket | 12 |
Master set (344 cards):
| Binder | Pages |
|---|---|
| 4-pocket | 86 |
| 9-pocket | 39 |
| 12-pocket | 29 |
| 16-pocket | 22 |
Displaying the Astral Radiance chase cards
If you'd rather build a one-page showcase than a full binder, these are the cards worth front-and-center:
- Machamp V (#172) — Rare Ultra (~$216.37)
- Origin Forme Palkia V (#167) — Rare Ultra (~$89.89)
- Beedrill V (#161) — Rare Ultra (~$72.10)
- Origin Forme Dialga V (#177) — Rare Ultra (~$68.57)
What that means for Astral Radiance
In a 9-pocket binder the base set fills 21 pages. Going for the full master set — all 344 cards including 128 reverse holos — pushes that to 39 pages, so budget a binder (or two) and the sleeves to match. Star Pokémon like Machamp, Origin Forme Palkia and Beedrill are worth a dedicated spread of their own.
A common setup for Astral Radiance: one 9-pocket binder of about 21 pages for the base 189 cards, kept in number order, and a second binder for the 128 reverse holos and 27 secret rares. Premium side-loading sleeves are worth it for the 0 full-art chase cards.
Figures from the pokemontcg.io dataset, as of June 2026.