Pitch Black pull rates

Each Pitch Black pack has 9 cards. The rarest kind, Mega Hyper Rare, turns up about 1 in 253 packs.

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What makes Pitch Black special

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A darkness-themed set led by Mega Darkrai ex and Mega Zeraora ex. press.pokemon.com
Mega Chandelure ex and Mega Excadrill ex are also featured. press.pokemon.com

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ChandelureSpecial Illustration Rare

Pokémon highlights

70 different Pokémon; most featured: Darkrai (4 cards), Slowbro (3 cards), Chandelure (3 cards).

Alola 23% Paldea 19% Sinnoh 13% Hoenn 11% Kanto 10%

Darkness 19%Psychic 18%Water 14%Lightning 9%Grass 8%

Drawn by 81 artists in all. Tap one to see everything they have drawn.

What a Pitch Black pack pulls

As an investment, rarely: the average pack pulls about $3.17 of cards against about $4.50 in stores, and a typical pack about 45¢. But most people open packs for the reveal, the art and the Pokémon they love, and that part you can have here for free.

$3.17

average pull per pack

45¢

typical pack (half pull less)

$4.50

store price of a new pack

12%

of packs pull more than they cost

8 in 10 packs pull between 45¢ and $12.52. The gold line is the store price of a new pack.

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. 100% of this set has no market price yet, so those cards use typical prices for their rarity. Store price is the usual price of a new pack. Opening packs on Holobrook is free.

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Odds by rarity

What’s in each pack: 4 commons, 3 uncommons, 1 reverse holo, 1 hit.

Rarity	Pull rate (packs)	Per pack	In this set
Special Illustration Rare	1 in 64	0.02	6 cards
Illustration Rare	1 in 10	0.10	11 cards
Ultra Rare	1 in 12	0.08	18 cards
Double Rare	1 in 5	0.19	10 cards
Rare	Every pack	0.71	11 cards
Uncommon	Every pack	3.4	26 cards
Common	Every pack	4.5	37 cards
Mega Hyper Rare	1 in 253	under 0.01	1 card

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

What are the pull rates for Pitch Black?

Each Pitch Black pack has 9 cards. Special Illustration Rare: 1 in 64 packs; Illustration Rare: 1 in 10 packs; Ultra Rare: 1 in 12 packs; Double Rare: 1 in 5 packs. These are community estimates, not official odds.

Is a Pitch Black pack worth opening?

On average a pack pulls about $3.17 of cards, and a typical pack about 45¢, against about $4.50 for a new pack in stores. About 12% of packs pull more than they cost. Most people open packs for the fun of the reveal and the Pokémon they love, not as an investment.

How many cards are in a Pitch Black pack?

9 cards: 4 commons, 3 uncommons, 1 reverse holo, 1 hit.