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Emerald pull rates

Each Emerald pack has 9 cards. The rarest kind, Rare Secret, turns up about 1 in 100 packs. The top chase card, Milotic ex, is about 1 in 88.

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What makes Emerald special

Did you know?

Based on Pokémon Emerald, the third version of the Hoenn games. serebii.net
It had no Japanese counterpart: the set was made from various Japanese promotional cards. serebii.net

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Pokémon highlights

75 different Pokémon; most featured: Electrike (2 cards), Manectric (2 cards), Numel (2 cards).

Hoenn 83% Kanto 15%

Colorless 16%Water 16%Fighting 15%Psychic 14%Grass 14%

Featured artists

Kouki Saitou12 cards here · Groudon

Kagemaru Himeno11 cards here · Gardevoir

Atsuko Nishida11 cards here · Swampert

Mitsuhiro Arita10 cards here · Sceptile

Masakazu Fukuda9 cards here · Farfetch'd

Midori Harada8 cards here · Blaziken

Drawn by 18 artists in all. Tap one to see everything they have drawn.

What a Emerald pack pulls

Sealed Emerald 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 $615 of cards, and a typical pack about $525.

$615

average pull per pack

$525

typical pack (half pull less)

$1,038

a good pack (better than 9 in 10)

$2,305

best of 5,000 packs

8 in 10 packs pull between $359 and $1,038.

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

Milotic ex

Rare Holo EX · $800

1 in 88 packs

Half of players pull it within 61 packs; 9 in 10 within 202.

Pikachu

Common · $600

1 in 6 packs

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

Rayquaza

Rare Holo · $426

1 in 51 packs

Half of players pull it within 36 packs; 9 in 10 within 117.

Altaria ex

Rare Holo EX · $300

1 in 88 packs

Half of players pull it within 61 packs; 9 in 10 within 202.

Regice ex

Rare Holo EX · $300

1 in 88 packs

Half of players pull it within 61 packs; 9 in 10 within 202.

Groudon

Rare · $280

1 in 22 packs

Half of players pull it within 15 packs; 9 in 10 within 50.

Deoxys ex

Rare Holo EX · $265

1 in 88 packs

Half of players pull it within 61 packs; 9 in 10 within 202.

Gardevoir

Rare Holo · $200

1 in 51 packs

Half of players pull it within 36 packs; 9 in 10 within 117.

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 Secret best: Farfetch'd$107	1 in 100	0.01	1 card
Rare Holo best: Rayquaza$426	1 in 3	0.33	17 cards
Rare best: Groudon$280	1 in 2	0.63	14 cards
Uncommon best: Ninetales$168	Every pack	2.4	32 cards
Common best: Pikachu$600	Every pack	5.5	32 cards
Rare Holo EX best: Milotic ex$800	1 in 8	0.13	11 cards

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

What are the pull rates for Emerald?

Each Emerald pack has 9 cards. Rare Secret: 1 in 100 packs; Rare Holo: 1 in 3 packs; Rare: 1 in 2 packs; Uncommon: every pack. These are community estimates, not official odds.

How rare is Milotic ex in Emerald?

About 1 in 88 packs. Half of players would pull it within 61 packs, and 9 in 10 within 202.

Is a Emerald pack worth opening?

On average a pack pulls about $615 of cards, and a typical pack about $525. Sealed Emerald 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 Emerald pack?

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