Black & White pull rates

Each Black & White pack has 10 cards. The rarest kind, Rare Secret, turns up about 1 in 71 packs. The top chase card, Pikachu, is about 1 in 71.

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What makes Black & White special

Did you know?

This set started fresh with the Unova region: every card features a Generation V Pokémon, except a secret Pikachu. bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net
It introduced Full Art cards, with the artwork and foil covering the entire card, first seen on Reshiram and Zekrom. bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net
Abilities debuted here, replacing the long-running Poké-Powers and Poké-Bodies. bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net
Later print runs added code cards for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online, which launched for players around this time. bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net

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PikachuRare Secret

ZoroarkRare Holo

Pokémon highlights

73 different Pokémon; most featured: Snivy (2 cards), Servine (2 cards), Serperior (2 cards).

Unova 99%

Colorless 16%Grass 15%Fire 14%Water 14%Lightning 11%

First cards ever

and 64 more Pokémon getting their very first card.

Featured artists

Masakazu Fukuda18 cards here · Samurott

Kouki Saitou15 cards here · Pikachu

Kagemaru Himeno13 cards here · Serperior

Naoki Saito6 cards here · Zoroark

Naoyo Kimura5 cards here · Sawsbuck

sui4 cards here · Alomomola

Drawn by 20 artists in all. Tap one to see everything they have drawn.

What a Black & White pack pulls

Sealed Black & White 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 $34.76 of cards, and a typical pack about $25.82.

$34.76

average pull per pack

$25.82

typical pack (half pull less)

$40.09

a good pack (better than 9 in 10)

$218

best of 5,000 packs

8 in 10 packs pull between $17.51 and $40.09.

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 Black & White, how often each turns up, and how many packs it usually takes.

Pikachu

Rare Secret · $178

1 in 71 packs

Half of players pull it within 49 packs; 9 in 10 within 163.

Zekrom

Rare Ultra · $119

1 in 36 packs

Half of players pull it within 25 packs; 9 in 10 within 82.

Reshiram

Rare Ultra · $101

1 in 36 packs

Half of players pull it within 25 packs; 9 in 10 within 82.

Deerling

Common · $11.04

1 in 8 packs

Half of players pull it within 6 packs; 9 in 10 within 18.

Sawsbuck

Rare · $10.89

1 in 27 packs

Half of players pull it within 19 packs; 9 in 10 within 62.

Reshiram

Rare Holo · $10.12

1 in 36 packs

Half of players pull it within 25 packs; 9 in 10 within 82.

Zekrom

Rare Holo · $8.97

1 in 36 packs

Half of players pull it within 25 packs; 9 in 10 within 82.

Joltik

Common · $8.33

1 in 8 packs

Half of players pull it within 6 packs; 9 in 10 within 18.

Odds by rarity

What’s in each pack: 5 commons, 3 uncommons, 1 reverse holo, 1 hit.

Rarity	Pull rate (packs)	Per pack	In this set
Rare Secret best: Pikachu$178	1 in 71	0.01	1 card
Rare Ultra best: Zekrom$119	1 in 18	0.06	2 cards
Rare Holo best: Reshiram$10.12	1 in 3	0.33	12 cards
Rare best: Sawsbuck$10.89	Every pack	0.70	19 cards
Uncommon best: Dewott$3.52	Every pack	3.4	37 cards
Common best: Deerling$11.04	Every pack	5.5	44 cards

Odds are worked out across only the rarities that exist in Black & White, 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 Black & White packs

What are the pull rates for Black & White?

Each Black & White pack has 10 cards. Rare Secret: 1 in 71 packs; Rare Ultra: 1 in 18 packs; Rare Holo: 1 in 3 packs; Rare: every pack. These are community estimates, not official odds.

How rare is Pikachu in Black & White?

About 1 in 71 packs. Half of players would pull it within 49 packs, and 9 in 10 within 163.

Is a Black & White pack worth opening?

On average a pack pulls about $34.76 of cards, and a typical pack about $25.82. Sealed Black & White 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 Black & White pack?

10 cards: 5 commons, 3 uncommons, 1 reverse holo, 1 hit.