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Emerging Powers pull rates

Emerging Powers booster pack

Each Emerging Powers pack has 10 cards. The rarest kind, Rare Ultra, turns up about 1 in 18 packs. The top chase card, Tornadus, is about 1 in 36.

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What makes Emerging Powers special

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ZoroarkRare Holo

Pokémon highlights

70 different Pokémon; most featured: Roggenrola (2 cards), Boldore (2 cards), Drilbur (2 cards).

All from Unova.

Grass 19%Fighting 16%Psychic 14%Colorless 14%Water 11%

First cards ever

Roggenrola
Boldore
Gigalith
Drilbur
Excadrill
Sewaddle
Swadloon
Leavanny

and 18 more Pokémon getting their very first card.

Featured artists

Gothitelle by Kagemaru Himeno
Kagemaru Himeno12 cards here · Gothitelle
Beartic by Kouki Saitou
Kouki Saitou11 cards here · Beartic
Braviary by Masakazu Fukuda
Masakazu Fukuda8 cards here · Braviary
Gigalith by Naoki Saito
Naoki Saito6 cards here · Gigalith
Zoroark by Shin Nagasawa
Shin Nagasawa6 cards here · Zoroark
Simisage by match
match5 cards here · Simisage

Drawn by 21 artists in all. Tap one to see everything they have drawn.

What a Emerging Powers pack pulls

Sealed Emerging Powers 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 $21.65 of cards, and a typical pack about $20.48.

$21.65
average pull per pack
$20.48
typical pack (half pull less)
$31.23
a good pack (better than 9 in 10)
$60.60
best of 5,000 packs

8 in 10 packs pull between $13.62 and $31.23.

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 Emerging Powers, how often each turns up, and how many packs it usually takes.

Tornadus
Tornadus
Rare Ultra · $23.22
1 in 36 packs
Half of players pull it within 25 packs; 9 in 10 within 82.
Thundurus
Thundurus
Rare Ultra · $22.38
1 in 36 packs
Half of players pull it within 25 packs; 9 in 10 within 82.
Joltik
Joltik
Common · $8.53
1 in 6 packs
Half of players pull it within 4 packs; 9 in 10 within 13.
Cubchoo
Cubchoo
Common · $8.51
1 in 6 packs
Half of players pull it within 4 packs; 9 in 10 within 13.
Cubchoo
Cubchoo
Common · $6.96
1 in 6 packs
Half of players pull it within 4 packs; 9 in 10 within 13.
Krookodile
Krookodile
Rare · $6.01
1 in 30 packs
Half of players pull it within 21 packs; 9 in 10 within 68.
Pokémon Catcher
Pokémon Catcher
Uncommon · $5.99
1 in 9 packs
Half of players pull it within 6 packs; 9 in 10 within 20.
Whimsicott
Whimsicott
Rare · $5.64
1 in 30 packs
Half of players pull it within 21 packs; 9 in 10 within 68.

Odds by rarity

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

RarityPull rate (packs)Per packIn this set
Rare Ultra1 in 180.062 cards
Rare Holo1 in 30.3410 cards
RareEvery pack0.7121 cards
UncommonEvery pack3.431 cards
CommonEvery pack5.534 cards

Odds are worked out across only the rarities that exist in Emerging Powers, 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 Emerging Powers packs

What are the pull rates for Emerging Powers?

Each Emerging Powers pack has 10 cards. Rare Ultra: 1 in 18 packs; Rare Holo: 1 in 3 packs; Rare: every pack; Uncommon: every pack. These are community estimates, not official odds.

How rare is Tornadus in Emerging Powers?

About 1 in 36 packs. Half of players would pull it within 25 packs, and 9 in 10 within 82.

Is a Emerging Powers pack worth opening?

On average a pack pulls about $21.65 of cards, and a typical pack about $20.48. Sealed Emerging Powers 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 Emerging Powers pack?

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

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