Sandstorm pull rates

Each Sandstorm pack has 9 cards. The rarest kind, Rare Holo EX, turns up about 1 in 8 packs. The top chase card, Psyduck, is about 1 in 6.

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What makes Sandstorm special

Did you know?

Named after the sandstorm players cross in Ruby and Sapphire to find the Claw Fossil and Root Fossil, which make up the set symbol. en.wikipedia.org
It focused on Fossil Pokémon, with separate fossils for Anorith and Lileep alongside the returning Mysterious Fossil. en.wikipedia.org
Wailord ex broke records with 200 HP and a Retreat Cost of 5. serebii.net

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GardevoirRare Holo EX

Pokémon highlights

83 different Pokémon; most featured: Lotad (2 cards), Lombre (2 cards), Seedot (2 cards).

Hoenn 54% Kanto 28% Johto 18%

Grass 21%Water 20%Colorless 15%Psychic 13%Fighting 10%

First cards ever

and 19 more Pokémon getting their very first card.

Featured artists

Mitsuhiro Arita14 cards here · Armaldo

Midori Harada13 cards here · Cradily

Atsuko Nishida11 cards here · Cacturne

Ken Sugimori11 cards here · Shiftry

Hajime Kusajima10 cards here · Lunatone

Kouki Saitou9 cards here · Omastar

Drawn by 15 artists in all. Tap one to see everything they have drawn.

What a Sandstorm pack pulls

Sealed Sandstorm 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 $347 of cards, and a typical pack about $293.

$347

average pull per pack

$293

typical pack (half pull less)

$607

a good pack (better than 9 in 10)

$1,268

best of 5,000 packs

8 in 10 packs pull between $162 and $607.

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

Psyduck

Common · $385

1 in 6 packs

Half of players pull it within 4 packs; 9 in 10 within 13.

Raichu ex

Rare Holo EX · $343

1 in 55 packs

Half of players pull it within 38 packs; 9 in 10 within 126.

Gardevoir ex

Rare Holo EX · $272

1 in 55 packs

Half of players pull it within 38 packs; 9 in 10 within 126.

Typhlosion ex

Rare Holo EX · $260

1 in 55 packs

Half of players pull it within 38 packs; 9 in 10 within 126.

Arcanine

Rare · $222

1 in 20 packs

Half of players pull it within 14 packs; 9 in 10 within 45.

Pikachu

Common · $213

1 in 6 packs

Half of players pull it within 4 packs; 9 in 10 within 13.

Umbreon

Rare · $200

1 in 20 packs

Half of players pull it within 14 packs; 9 in 10 within 45.

Aerodactyl ex

Rare Holo EX · $182

1 in 55 packs

Half of players pull it within 38 packs; 9 in 10 within 126.

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: Sableye$159	1 in 3	0.34	14 cards
Rare best: Arcanine$222	1 in 2	0.64	13 cards
Uncommon best: Kabuto$45.90	Every pack	2.4	33 cards
Common best: Psyduck$385	Every pack	5.5	33 cards
Rare Holo EX best: Raichu ex$343	1 in 8	0.13	7 cards

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

What are the pull rates for Sandstorm?

Each Sandstorm 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 Psyduck in Sandstorm?

About 1 in 6 packs. Half of players would pull it within 4 packs, and 9 in 10 within 13.

Is a Sandstorm pack worth opening?

On average a pack pulls about $347 of cards, and a typical pack about $293. Sealed Sandstorm 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 Sandstorm pack?

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