PULL RATES · Silver Tempest
Silver Tempest pull rates
A Silver Tempest booster pack holds 10 cards and a Basic Energy. In Silver Tempest, 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 560 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 444 packs.
These are estimates for a typical Sword & Shield era pack, from community-tracked openings. Treat them as approximate: The Pokémon Company does not publish pull rates.
How rare is each card in Silver Tempest?
| Rarity | Per pack | In 36 packs | One specific card | Packs to pull every one |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rare Holo 14 cards | 1 in 4 (25%) | 9.0 | 1 in 56 | 182 |
| Gallery or Shiny Vault 30 cards | 1 in 5 (20%) | 7.2 | 1 in 150 | 599 |
| Rare Holo V 22 cards | 1 in 7.1 (14%) | 5.0 | 1 in 157 | 580 |
| Rare Holo VSTAR 6 cards | 1 in 17 (6.0%) | 2.2 | 1 in 100 | 245 |
| Rare Holo VMAX 5 cards | 1 in 17 (6.0%) | 2.2 | 1 in 83 | 190 |
| Radiant Rare 3 cards | 1 in 20 (5.0%) | 1.8 | 1 in 60 | 110 |
| Rare Ultra 32 cards | 1 in 22 (4.5%) | 1.6 | 1 in 711 | 2,886 |
| Rare Rainbow 14 cards | 1 in 40 (2.5%) | 0.9 | 1 in 560 | 1,821 |
| Rare Secret 8 cards | 1 in 56 (1.8%) | 0.6 | 1 in 444 | 1,208 |
“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 Silver Tempest chase cards and their odds
- Lugia V #186 Rare Ultra · $449.21 (€450.73) · about 1 in 711 packs
- Rayquaza VMAX #TG20 Rare Holo VMAX · $167.86 (€150.59) · about 1 in 54 packs
- Lugia VSTAR #202 Rare Rainbow · $39.07 (€32.61) · about 1 in 560 packs
- Blaziken VMAX #TG15 Rare Holo VMAX · $29.16 (€23.49) · about 1 in 54 packs
- Unown V #177 Rare Ultra · $28.79 (€25.21) · about 1 in 711 packs
- Blaziken V #TG14 Rare Holo V · $28.19 (€26.78) · about 1 in 77 packs
- Lugia VSTAR #211 Rare Secret · $27.30 (€39.25) · about 1 in 444 packs
- Rayquaza VMAX #TG29 Rare Secret · $25.40 (€17.56) · about 1 in 112 packs
- Regidrago V #184 Rare Ultra · $22.93 (€23.98) · about 1 in 711 packs
- Alolan Vulpix VSTAR #197 Rare Rainbow · $22.91 (€13.90) · about 1 in 560 packs
Is opening Silver Tempest packs worth it?
At today’s prices the cards in an average Silver Tempest pack are worth about $9.25 (€7.97), and a sealed pack costs about $14.76 (TCGplayer market). In 400 simulated openings of 36 packs, the cards were worth more than the packs cost ($531.36) in 15% of them. The middle opening came to about $314.82; one in ten came to more than $592.74. 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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