Plasma Storm pull rates

Each Plasma Storm pack has 10 cards. The rarest kind, Rare Secret, turns up about 1 in 80 packs. The top chase card, Lugia-EX, is about 1 in 102.

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What makes Plasma Storm special

Did you know?

Team Plasma made its debut in the card game here, with Team Plasma Pokémon-EX like Articuno-EX, Zapdos-EX and Lugia-EX. bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net
Its secret cards include Charizard and Blastoise. pkmncards.com
In Japan it was called Plasma Gale. bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net

Favorites you can find here

Pokémon highlights

102 different Pokémon; most featured: Trubbish (3 cards), Zubat (2 cards), Magnemite (2 cards).

Unova 43% Sinnoh 19% Kanto 17% Hoenn 13% Johto 9%

Colorless 17%Water 16%Psychic 16%Grass 11%Fire 10%

Featured artists

Kouki Saitou8 cards here · Lampent

match7 cards here · Mamoswine

Kagemaru Himeno6 cards here · Cherrim

Toyste Beach6 cards here · Articuno-EX

Shin Nagasawa6 cards here · Togekiss

Akira Komayama6 cards here · Braviary

Drawn by 33 artists in all. Tap one to see everything they have drawn.

What a Plasma Storm pack pulls

Sealed Plasma Storm 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 $71.61 of cards, and a typical pack about $40.48.

$71.61

average pull per pack

$40.48

typical pack (half pull less)

$82.24

a good pack (better than 9 in 10)

$1,430

best of 5,000 packs

8 in 10 packs pull between $22.47 and $82.24.

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 Plasma Storm, how often each turns up, and how many packs it usually takes.

Lugia-EX

Rare Ultra · $1,344

1 in 102 packs

Half of players pull it within 71 packs; 9 in 10 within 234.

Charizard

Rare Secret · $650

1 in 240 packs

Half of players pull it within 167 packs; 9 in 10 within 552.

Blastoise

Rare Secret · $500

1 in 240 packs

Half of players pull it within 167 packs; 9 in 10 within 552.

Articuno-EX

Rare Ultra · $359

1 in 102 packs

Half of players pull it within 71 packs; 9 in 10 within 234.

Victini-EX

Rare Ultra · $201

1 in 102 packs

Half of players pull it within 71 packs; 9 in 10 within 234.

Lugia-EX

Rare Holo EX · $151

1 in 99 packs

Half of players pull it within 69 packs; 9 in 10 within 227.

Snorlax

Rare · $92.62

1 in 41 packs

Half of players pull it within 29 packs; 9 in 10 within 94.

Colress

Rare Ultra · $90.30

1 in 102 packs

Half of players pull it within 71 packs; 9 in 10 within 234.

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: Charizard$650	1 in 80	0.01	3 cards
Rare Ultra best: Lugia-EX$1,344	1 in 20	0.05	5 cards
Rare Holo best: Lucario$10.43	1 in 3	0.30	10 cards
Rare best: Snorlax$92.62	1 in 2	0.64	26 cards
Uncommon best: Lucario$28.58	Every pack	3.4	42 cards
Common best: Squirtle$19.32	Every pack	5.5	41 cards
Rare Holo EX best: Lugia-EX$151	1 in 12	0.08	8 cards
Rare ACE best: Scramble Switch$6.86	1 in 37	0.03	3 cards

Odds are worked out across only the rarities that exist in Plasma Storm, 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 Plasma Storm packs

What are the pull rates for Plasma Storm?

Each Plasma Storm pack has 10 cards. Rare Secret: 1 in 80 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 Lugia-EX in Plasma Storm?

About 1 in 102 packs. Half of players would pull it within 71 packs, and 9 in 10 within 234.

Is a Plasma Storm pack worth opening?

On average a pack pulls about $71.61 of cards, and a typical pack about $40.48. Sealed Plasma Storm 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 Plasma Storm pack?

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