Base Set 2 pull rates

Each Base Set 2 pack has 11 cards. The rarest kind, Rare Holo, turns up about 1 in 3 packs. The top chase card, Charizard, is about 1 in 59.

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What makes Base Set 2 special

Base Set 2 (2000) gathered favorites from Base Set and Jungle into one set, a second chance at the classic holos for players who joined a little late.

Did you know?

A set of no new cards: all 130 are reprints from Base Set and Jungle, gathered into one list and released only in English. billsarchive.com
It arrived in February 2000, at the height of Pokémon fever, likely to fill the six-month gap between Fossil and Team Rocket. flipsidegaming.com
Booster packs came in four wrapper designs: Pidgeot, Raichu, Gyarados and Mewtwo. billsarchive.com

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Ken Sugimori52 cards here · Alakazam

Keiji Kinebuchi35 cards here · Magneton

Mitsuhiro Arita31 cards here · Charizard

Kagemaru Himeno12 cards here · Pidgeot

What a Base Set 2 pack pulls

Sealed Base Set 2 packs are collector’s items now, so opening one is about the memories and the moment of the reveal. On average a pack pulls about $36.12 of cards, and a typical pack about $16.56.

$36.12

average pull per pack

$16.56

typical pack (half pull less)

$63.83

a good pack (better than 9 in 10)

$439

best of 5,000 packs

8 in 10 packs pull between $9.30 and $63.83.

From 5,000 packs opened with the same odds Holobrook uses, valued at current market prices (regular printings), with cards under $1 counted as bulk at 5¢ since they rarely sell for more. Opening packs on Holobrook is free.

Chase cards and how long they take

The most valuable cards in Base Set 2, how often each turns up, and how many packs it usually takes.

Charizard

Rare Holo · $418

1 in 59 packs

Half of players pull it within 41 packs; 9 in 10 within 135.

Blastoise

Rare Holo · $171

1 in 59 packs

Half of players pull it within 41 packs; 9 in 10 within 135.

Mewtwo

Rare Holo · $130

1 in 59 packs

Half of players pull it within 41 packs; 9 in 10 within 135.

Venusaur

Rare Holo · $116

1 in 59 packs

Half of players pull it within 41 packs; 9 in 10 within 135.

Raichu

Rare Holo · $64.05

1 in 59 packs

Half of players pull it within 41 packs; 9 in 10 within 135.

Gyarados

Rare Holo · $57.44

1 in 59 packs

Half of players pull it within 41 packs; 9 in 10 within 135.

Alakazam

Rare Holo · $53.94

1 in 59 packs

Half of players pull it within 41 packs; 9 in 10 within 135.

Zapdos

Rare Holo · $40.83

1 in 59 packs

Half of players pull it within 41 packs; 9 in 10 within 135.

Odds by rarity

What’s in each pack: 7 commons, 3 uncommons, 1 rare.

Rarity	Pull rate (packs)	Per pack	In this set
Rare Holo best: Charizard$418	1 in 3	0.34	20 cards
Rare best: Snorlax$31.63	1 in 2	0.66	20 cards
Uncommon best: Ivysaur$7.20	Every pack	3.0	42 cards
Common best: Bulbasaur$4.52	Every pack	7.0	42 cards

Odds are worked out across only the rarities that exist in Base Set 2, so they’re specific to this set. They are community estimates, not official, and they’re the exact odds Holobrook’s packs use. A rare God Pack (all hits) turns up about 1 in 1,000.

Questions about Base Set 2 packs

What are the pull rates for Base Set 2?

Each Base Set 2 pack has 11 cards. Rare Holo: 1 in 3 packs; Rare: 1 in 2 packs; Uncommon: every pack; Common: every pack. These are community estimates, not official odds.

How rare is Charizard in Base Set 2?

About 1 in 59 packs. Half of players would pull it within 41 packs, and 9 in 10 within 135.

Is a Base Set 2 pack worth opening?

On average a pack pulls about $36.12 of cards, and a typical pack about $16.56. Sealed Base Set 2 packs are collector’s items now, so opening one is about the memories and the reveal more than the money.

How many cards are in a Base Set 2 pack?

11 cards: 7 commons, 3 uncommons, 1 rare.

More Base pull rates

Team Rocket2000 Fossil pack

Fossil1999 Jungle pack

Jungle1999 Base pack

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