Paradox Rift pull rates

Each Paradox Rift pack has 9 cards. The rarest kind, Hyper Rare, turns up about 1 in 84 packs. The top chase card, Groudon, is about 1 in 345.

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What makes Paradox Rift special

Did you know?

It's built around the Paradox Pokémon from Area Zero in Scarlet and Violet: Ancient Pokémon like Roaring Moon ex and Sandy Shocks ex, and Future Pokémon like Iron Valiant ex and Iron Hands ex. pokeguardian.com
Garchomp ex appears as a Tera Pokémon with a Water Tera type. pokeguardian.com

Favorites you can find here

MewtwoDouble Rare

Absol

GarchompSpecial Illustration Rare

Fuecoco

GholdengoSpecial Illustration Rare

Pokémon highlights

144 different Pokémon; most featured: Garchomp (4 cards), Aegislash (4 cards), Golisopod (4 cards).

Paldea 31% Unova 19% Hoenn 12% Johto 9% Sinnoh 6%

Water 18%Fighting 13%Psychic 11%Colorless 11%Grass 10%

Back after a long break

Mantykefirst card in 16 years

Elekidfirst card in 13 years

Magbyfirst card in 12 years

Miniorfirst card in 5 years

Cofagrigusfirst card in 5 years

First cards ever

and 4 more Pokémon getting their very first card.

Featured artists

Kouki Saitou7 cards here · Wo-Chien

takuyoa7 cards here · Roaring Moon ex

Oswaldo KATO6 cards here · Garchomp ex

Souichirou Gunjima5 cards here · Garganacl

Akira Komayama5 cards here · Gholdengo ex

kantaro4 cards here · Iron Valiant ex

Drawn by 120 artists in all. Tap one to see everything they have drawn.

What a Paradox Rift pack pulls

As an investment, rarely: the average pack pulls about $2.91 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.

$2.91

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 $6.50. 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. Store price is the usual price of a new pack. Opening packs on Holobrook is free.

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Chase cards and how long they take

The most valuable cards in Paradox Rift, how often each turns up, and how many packs it usually takes.

Groudon

Illustration Rare · $102

1 in 345 packs

Half of players pull it within 239 packs; 9 in 10 within 794.

Morpeko

Illustration Rare · $62.45

1 in 345 packs

Half of players pull it within 239 packs; 9 in 10 within 794.

Plusle

Illustration Rare · $45.58

1 in 345 packs

Half of players pull it within 239 packs; 9 in 10 within 794.

Altaria ex

Special Illustration Rare · $44.71

1 in 970 packs

Half of players pull it within 673 packs; 9 in 10 within 2,233.

Minun

Illustration Rare · $44.54

1 in 345 packs

Half of players pull it within 239 packs; 9 in 10 within 794.

Steelix

Illustration Rare · $36.67

1 in 345 packs

Half of players pull it within 239 packs; 9 in 10 within 794.

Garchomp ex

Special Illustration Rare · $32.53

1 in 970 packs

Half of players pull it within 673 packs; 9 in 10 within 2,233.

Mantyke

Illustration Rare · $30.92

1 in 345 packs

Half of players pull it within 239 packs; 9 in 10 within 794.

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 best: Altaria ex$44.71	1 in 65	0.02	15 cards
Hyper Rare best: Garchomp ex$14.34	1 in 84	0.01	7 cards
Illustration Rare best: Groudon$102	1 in 10	0.10	34 cards
Ultra Rare best: Maushold ex$18.89	1 in 12	0.08	28 cards
Double Rare best: Mewtwo ex$2.89	1 in 5	0.18	20 cards
Rare best: Deoxys$0.28	Every pack	0.71	27 cards
Uncommon best: Counter Catcher$0.41	Every pack	3.4	54 cards
Common best: Jirachi$0.38	Every pack	4.5	81 cards

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

What are the pull rates for Paradox Rift?

Each Paradox Rift pack has 9 cards. Special Illustration Rare: 1 in 65 packs; Hyper Rare: 1 in 84 packs; Illustration Rare: 1 in 10 packs; Ultra Rare: 1 in 12 packs. These are community estimates, not official odds.

How rare is Groudon in Paradox Rift?

About 1 in 345 packs. Half of players would pull it within 239 packs, and 9 in 10 within 794.

Is a Paradox Rift pack worth opening?

On average a pack pulls about $2.91 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 Paradox Rift pack?

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