PULL RATES · HeartGold & SoulSilver
HeartGold & SoulSilver pull rates
A HeartGold & SoulSilver booster pack holds 10 cards. In HeartGold & SoulSilver, a Rare Prime turns up in about 1 in 9.1 packs (about 4.0 in 36 packs), and one specific Rare Prime is about 1 in 55 packs; a LEGEND turns up in about 1 in 36 packs (about 1.0 in 36 packs), and one specific LEGEND is about 1 in 143 packs.
These are estimates for a typical HeartGold & SoulSilver era pack, from community-tracked openings. Treat them as approximate: The Pokémon Company does not publish pull rates.
How rare is each card in HeartGold & SoulSilver?
| Rarity | Per pack | In 36 packs | One specific card | Packs to pull every one |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rare Holo 14 cards | 1 in 3.3 (30%) | 11 | 1 in 47 | 152 |
| Rare Prime 6 cards | 1 in 9.1 (11%) | 4.0 | 1 in 55 | 134 |
| LEGEND 4 cards | 1 in 36 (2.8%) | 1.0 | 1 in 143 | 298 |
| Rare Secret 1 card | 1 in 50 (2.0%) | 0.7 | 1 in 50 | 50 |
“Packs to pull every one” is the average number of packs it takes to own every card of that rarity at least once; the last few take the longest.
The HeartGold & SoulSilver chase cards and their odds
- Lugia LEGEND #113 LEGEND · $422.85 (€375.30) · about 1 in 143 packs
- Gyarados #123 Rare Holo · $369.59 (€328.03) · about 1 in 47 packs
- Lugia LEGEND #114 LEGEND · $329.19 (€292.17) · about 1 in 143 packs
- Ho-Oh LEGEND #111 LEGEND · $258.41 (€229.35) · about 1 in 143 packs
- Ho-Oh LEGEND #112 LEGEND · $213.06 (€189.10) · about 1 in 143 packs
- Gyarados #4 Rare Holo · $170.39 (€151.23) · about 1 in 47 packs
- Alph Lithograph #ONE Rare Secret · $145.71 (€129.32) · about 1 in 50 packs
- Typhlosion #110 Rare Prime · $128.99 (€114.48) · about 1 in 55 packs
- Feraligatr #108 Rare Prime · $122.00 (€108.28) · about 1 in 55 packs
- Ampharos #105 Rare Prime · $104.53 (€92.78) · about 1 in 55 packs
Is opening HeartGold & SoulSilver packs worth it?
At today’s prices the cards in an average HeartGold & SoulSilver pack are worth about $102.23 (€74.36), and a sealed pack costs about $449.99 (TCGplayer market). Sealed packs of a set this old sell as collectibles, so what the cards inside are worth says little about opening one. Every card counts at its market price here, including bulk that is hard to sell, so what you would really get is lower.
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