Crystal Guardians pull rates

Each Crystal Guardians pack has 9 cards. The rarest kind, Rare Holo Star, turns up about 1 in 67 packs. The top chase card, Alakazam ★, is about 1 in 133.

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What makes Crystal Guardians special

Did you know?

Delta Species and regular Pokémon live together on a new island in this set. serebii.net
It has Delta Species holos of Kanto starters, like a Charizard illustrated by Kouki Saitou and a Blastoise by Masakazu Fukuda. api.pokemontcg.io

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Pokémon highlights

68 different Pokémon; most featured: Bulbasaur (2 cards), Ivysaur (2 cards), Charmander (2 cards).

Hoenn 69% Kanto 28%

Water 18%Grass 15%Psychic 13%Fighting 13%Colorless 12%

Featured artists

Masakazu Fukuda8 cards here · Blastoise δ

Mitsuhiro Arita8 cards here · Camerupt

Kouki Saitou7 cards here · Charizard δ

Hisao Nakamura7 cards here · Manectric

Kagemaru Himeno6 cards here · Mawile

Ryo Ueda6 cards here · Double Full Heal

Drawn by 27 artists in all. Tap one to see everything they have drawn.

What a Crystal Guardians pack pulls

Sealed Crystal Guardians 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 $425 of cards, and a typical pack about $387.

$425

average pull per pack

$387

typical pack (half pull less)

$615

a good pack (better than 9 in 10)

$1,962

best of 5,000 packs

8 in 10 packs pull between $234 and $615.

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 Crystal Guardians, how often each turns up, and how many packs it usually takes.

Alakazam ★

Rare Holo Star · $1,430

1 in 133 packs

Half of players pull it within 92 packs; 9 in 10 within 306.

Celebi ★

Rare Holo Star · $750

1 in 133 packs

Half of players pull it within 92 packs; 9 in 10 within 306.

Charizard δ

Rare Holo · $690

1 in 39 packs

Half of players pull it within 27 packs; 9 in 10 within 89.

Kyogre ex

Rare Holo EX · $350

1 in 80 packs

Half of players pull it within 56 packs; 9 in 10 within 184.

Blastoise δ

Rare Holo · $264

1 in 39 packs

Half of players pull it within 27 packs; 9 in 10 within 89.

Swampert ex

Rare Holo EX · $255

1 in 80 packs

Half of players pull it within 56 packs; 9 in 10 within 184.

Sceptile ex δ

Rare Holo EX · $248

1 in 80 packs

Half of players pull it within 56 packs; 9 in 10 within 184.

Blastoise

Rare · $215

1 in 25 packs

Half of players pull it within 17 packs; 9 in 10 within 57.

Odds by rarity

What’s in each pack: 5 commons, 2 uncommons, 1 reverse holo, 1 hit.

Rarity	Pull rate (packs)	Per pack	In this set
Rare Holo best: Charizard δ$690	1 in 3	0.33	13 cards
Rare best: Blastoise$215	1 in 2	0.63	16 cards
Uncommon best: Charmeleon$95.96	Every pack	2.4	30 cards
Common best: Charmander δ$152	Every pack	5.5	29 cards
Rare Holo EX best: Kyogre ex$350	1 in 8	0.12	10 cards
Rare Holo Star best: Alakazam ★$1,430	1 in 67	0.01	2 cards

Odds are worked out across only the rarities that exist in Crystal Guardians, 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 Crystal Guardians packs

What are the pull rates for Crystal Guardians?

Each Crystal Guardians pack has 9 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 Alakazam ★ in Crystal Guardians?

About 1 in 133 packs. Half of players would pull it within 92 packs, and 9 in 10 within 306.

Is a Crystal Guardians pack worth opening?

On average a pack pulls about $425 of cards, and a typical pack about $387. Sealed Crystal Guardians 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 Crystal Guardians pack?

9 cards: 5 commons, 2 uncommons, 1 reverse holo, 1 hit.