Gym Challenge pull rates

Each Gym Challenge pack has 11 cards. The rarest kind, Rare Holo, turns up about 1 in 3 packs. The top chase card, Blaine's Charizard, is about 1 in 59.

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What makes Gym Challenge special

Gym Challenge (2000) finished the Kanto gym story, with Giovanni, Koga, Sabrina and Blaine's Pokémon, including Blaine's Charizard.

Did you know?

The spotlight turns to the other four Kanto Gym Leaders: Sabrina, Koga, Blaine and Giovanni, who appear on the four booster wrappers. billsarchive.com
Blaine's Arcanine became the first Pokémon able to do over 100 damage in one attack, and Rocket's Mewtwo was the first card with three attacks. serebii.net
Several artworks, such as Misty's Tears, were redrawn for the English release. billsarchive.com

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Pokémon highlights

84 different Pokémon; most featured: Pidgey (2 cards), Vulpix (2 cards), Ninetales (2 cards).

All from Kanto.

Grass 27%Colorless 16%Water 14%Psychic 14%Fire 12%

Featured artists

Ken Sugimori100 cards here · Blaine's Arcanine

Keiji Kinebuchi16 cards here · Chaos Gym

Atsuko Nishida12 cards here · Brock's Graveler

Shin-ichi Yoshida2 cards here · Rocket's Mewtwo

Sumiyoshi Kizuki1 card here · Koga's Ninja Trick

Hikaru Koike1 card here · Max Revive

What a Gym Challenge pack pulls

Sealed Gym Challenge 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 $212 of cards, and a typical pack about $142.

$212

average pull per pack

$142

typical pack (half pull less)

$471

a good pack (better than 9 in 10)

$889

best of 5,000 packs

8 in 10 packs pull between $83.35 and $471.

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

Blaine's Charizard

Rare Holo · $700

1 in 59 packs

Half of players pull it within 41 packs; 9 in 10 within 135.

Erika's Venusaur

Rare Holo · $650

1 in 59 packs

Half of players pull it within 41 packs; 9 in 10 within 135.

Sabrina's Gengar

Rare · $464

1 in 32 packs

Half of players pull it within 22 packs; 9 in 10 within 73.

Rocket's Mewtwo

Rare Holo · $433

1 in 59 packs

Half of players pull it within 41 packs; 9 in 10 within 135.

Misty's Gyarados

Rare Holo · $425

1 in 59 packs

Half of players pull it within 41 packs; 9 in 10 within 135.

Blaine's Arcanine

Rare Holo · $386

1 in 59 packs

Half of players pull it within 41 packs; 9 in 10 within 135.

Giovanni's Gyarados

Rare Holo · $322

1 in 59 packs

Half of players pull it within 41 packs; 9 in 10 within 135.

Giovanni's Persian

Rare Holo · $292

1 in 59 packs

Half of players pull it within 41 packs; 9 in 10 within 135.

Odds by rarity

What’s in each pack: 7 commons, 3 uncommons, 1 rare.

Rarity	Pull rate (packs)	Per pack	In this set
Rare Holo best: Blaine's Charizard$700	1 in 3	0.34	20 cards
Rare best: Sabrina's Gengar$464	1 in 2	0.66	21 cards
Uncommon best: Misty's Tears$60.75	Every pack	3.0	42 cards
Common best: Blaine's Charmander$27.86	Every pack	7.0	43 cards

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

What are the pull rates for Gym Challenge?

Each Gym Challenge pack has 11 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 Blaine's Charizard in Gym Challenge?

About 1 in 59 packs. Half of players would pull it within 41 packs, and 9 in 10 within 135.

Is a Gym Challenge pack worth opening?

On average a pack pulls about $212 of cards, and a typical pack about $142. Sealed Gym Challenge 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 Gym Challenge pack?

11 cards: 7 commons, 3 uncommons, 1 rare.

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