Dark Explorers pull rates

Each Dark Explorers pack has 10 cards. The rarest kind, Rare Secret, turns up about 1 in 78 packs. The top chase card, Gardevoir, is about 1 in 233.

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What makes Dark Explorers special

Did you know?

Darkrai-EX headlines a set that leans into the darkness, and even the logo resembles the Darkness type symbol. bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net
It was the first set where secret cards could be Item cards, such as Pokémon Catcher. bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net
It was also the first English set whose Prerelease promo was a Black Star Promo rather than a card from the set. bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net

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Pokémon highlights

82 different Pokémon; most featured: Chansey (2 cards), Eevee (2 cards), Umbreon (2 cards).

Unova 56% Kanto 15% Hoenn 12% Sinnoh 10% Johto 7%

Water 15%Darkness 15%Fire 12%Lightning 12%Colorless 12%

Featured artists

Kouki Saitou10 cards here · Blissey

Masakazu Fukuda8 cards here · Venusaur

Ryo Ueda7 cards here · Leafeon

Naoki Saito6 cards here · Empoleon

Akira Komayama6 cards here · Haxorus

Kagemaru Himeno6 cards here · Scrafty

Drawn by 30 artists in all. Tap one to see everything they have drawn.

What a Dark Explorers pack pulls

Sealed Dark Explorers 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 $139 of cards, and a typical pack about $111.

$139

average pull per pack

$111

typical pack (half pull less)

$228

a good pack (better than 9 in 10)

$1,168

best of 5,000 packs

8 in 10 packs pull between $50.98 and $228.

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 Dark Explorers, how often each turns up, and how many packs it usually takes.

Gardevoir

Rare Secret · $946

1 in 233 packs

Half of players pull it within 162 packs; 9 in 10 within 536.

Darkrai-EX

Rare Ultra · $822

1 in 119 packs

Half of players pull it within 83 packs; 9 in 10 within 273.

Groudon-EX

Rare Ultra · $427

1 in 119 packs

Half of players pull it within 83 packs; 9 in 10 within 273.

Raikou-EX

Rare Ultra · $320

1 in 119 packs

Half of players pull it within 83 packs; 9 in 10 within 273.

Kyogre-EX

Rare Ultra · $319

1 in 119 packs

Half of players pull it within 83 packs; 9 in 10 within 273.

Entei-EX

Rare Ultra · $256

1 in 119 packs

Half of players pull it within 83 packs; 9 in 10 within 273.

Archeops

Rare Secret · $186

1 in 233 packs

Half of players pull it within 162 packs; 9 in 10 within 536.

Umbreon

Uncommon · $117

1 in 10 packs

Half of players pull it within 7 packs; 9 in 10 within 22.

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: Gardevoir$946	1 in 78	0.01	3 cards
Rare Ultra best: Darkrai-EX$822	1 in 20	0.05	6 cards
Rare Holo best: Blaziken$16.63	1 in 3	0.30	9 cards
Rare best: Leafeon$36.09	1 in 2	0.65	19 cards
Uncommon best: Umbreon$117	Every pack	3.4	35 cards
Common best: Eevee$55.00	Every pack	5.5	33 cards
Rare Holo EX best: Kyogre-EX$97.62	1 in 12	0.08	6 cards

Odds are worked out across only the rarities that exist in Dark Explorers, 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 Dark Explorers packs

What are the pull rates for Dark Explorers?

Each Dark Explorers pack has 10 cards. Rare Secret: 1 in 78 packs; Rare Ultra: 1 in 20 packs; Rare Holo: 1 in 3 packs; Rare: 1 in 2 packs. These are community estimates, not official odds.

How rare is Gardevoir in Dark Explorers?

About 1 in 233 packs. Half of players would pull it within 162 packs, and 9 in 10 within 536.

Is a Dark Explorers pack worth opening?

On average a pack pulls about $139 of cards, and a typical pack about $111. Sealed Dark Explorers 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 Dark Explorers pack?

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