PULL RATES · Burning Shadows
Burning Shadows pull rates
A Burning Shadows booster pack holds 10 cards and a Basic Energy. In Burning Shadows, a Rare Rainbow turns up in about 1 in 40 packs (about 0.9 in 36 packs), and one specific Rare Rainbow is about 1 in 520 packs; a Rare Secret turns up in about 1 in 56 packs (about 0.6 in 36 packs), and one specific Rare Secret is about 1 in 500 packs.
These are estimates for a typical Sun & Moon era pack, from community-tracked openings. Treat them as approximate: The Pokémon Company does not publish pull rates.
How rare is each card in Burning Shadows?
| 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 Holo GX 14 cards | 1 in 7.1 (14%) | 5.0 | 1 in 100 | 325 |
| Rare Ultra 19 cards | 1 in 22 (4.5%) | 1.6 | 1 in 422 | 1,498 |
| Rare Rainbow 13 cards | 1 in 40 (2.5%) | 0.9 | 1 in 520 | 1,654 |
| Rare Secret 9 cards | 1 in 56 (1.8%) | 0.6 | 1 in 500 | 1,414 |
“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 Burning Shadows chase cards and their odds
- Charizard-GX #150 Rare Rainbow · $840.75 (€746.21) · about 1 in 520 packs
- Fairy Energy #169 Rare Secret · $99.48 (€54.30) · about 1 in 500 packs
- Wicke #147 Rare Ultra · $60.95 (€54.10) · about 1 in 422 packs
- Darkrai-GX #158 Rare Rainbow · $57.40 (€35.62) · about 1 in 520 packs
- Darkness Energy #168 Rare Secret · $56.17 (€42.60) · about 1 in 500 packs
- Gardevoir-GX #159 Rare Rainbow · $53.53 (€47.51) · about 1 in 520 packs
- Acerola #142 Rare Ultra · $51.80 (€28.23) · about 1 in 422 packs
- Machamp-GX #154 Rare Rainbow · $39.31 (€17.23) · about 1 in 520 packs
- Darkrai-GX #139 Rare Ultra · $36.38 (€31.26) · about 1 in 422 packs
- Noivern-GX #160 Rare Rainbow · $30.66 (€12.86) · about 1 in 520 packs
Is opening Burning Shadows packs worth it?
At today’s prices the cards in an average Burning Shadows pack are worth about $10.77 (€8.31), and a sealed pack costs about $30.69 (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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