PULL RATES · XY
XY pull rates
A XY booster pack holds 10 cards. In XY, a Rare Holo EX turns up in about 1 in 8.3 packs (about 4.3 in 36 packs), and one specific Rare Holo EX is about 1 in 67 packs; a Rare Ultra turns up in about 1 in 33 packs (about 1.1 in 36 packs), and one specific Rare Ultra is about 1 in 200 packs.
These are estimates for a typical XY era pack, from community-tracked openings. Treat them as approximate: The Pokémon Company does not publish pull rates.
How rare is each card in XY?
| Rarity | Per pack | In 36 packs | One specific card | Packs to pull every one |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rare Holo 16 cards | 1 in 3.3 (30%) | 11 | 1 in 53 | 180 |
| Rare Holo EX 8 cards | 1 in 8.3 (12%) | 4.3 | 1 in 67 | 181 |
| Rare Ultra 6 cards | 1 in 33 (3.0%) | 1.1 | 1 in 200 | 490 |
“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 XY chase cards and their odds
- Blastoise-EX #142 Rare Ultra · $176.19 (€156.38) · about 1 in 200 packs
- Venusaur-EX #141 Rare Ultra · $125.51 (€111.40) · about 1 in 200 packs
- Xerneas-EX #146 Rare Ultra · $119.54 (€106.10) · about 1 in 200 packs
- Yveltal-EX #144 Rare Ultra · $99.73 (€88.52) · about 1 in 200 packs
- Emolga-EX #143 Rare Ultra · $55.15 (€48.95) · about 1 in 200 packs
- Skarmory-EX #145 Rare Ultra · $40.61 (€36.04) · about 1 in 200 packs
- M Blastoise-EX #30 Rare Holo EX · $32.02 (€28.42) · about 1 in 67 packs
- M Venusaur-EX #2 Rare Holo EX · $24.26 (€21.53) · about 1 in 67 packs
- Xerneas-EX #97 Rare Holo EX · $17.48 (€11.01) · about 1 in 67 packs
- Yveltal-EX #79 Rare Holo EX · $16.20 (€14.67) · about 1 in 67 packs
Is opening XY packs worth it?
At today’s prices the cards in an average XY pack are worth about $11.40 (€9.17), and a sealed pack costs about $133.34 (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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