Paldean Fates pull rates

Each Paldean Fates pack has 9 cards. The rarest kind, Shiny Ultra Rare, turns up about 1 in 143 packs. The top chase card, Mew ex, is about 1 in 529.

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What makes Paldean Fates special

Paldean Fates (2024) is a shiny set: Paldea's Pokémon in their rare alternate colors, with a shiny Charizard ex leading the way.

Did you know?

A shiny-themed special set, with shiny versions of more than 130 Pokémon. pokebeach.com
It's the English version of Japan's Shiny Treasure ex, which was the largest Japanese Pokémon TCG set ever when it came out. bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net
Shiny Charizard ex is one of its featured Tera Pokémon ex. siliconera.com

Favorites you can find here

PikachuShiny Rare

CharizardSpecial Illustration Rare

MewSpecial Illustration Rare

Gengar

SnorlaxShiny Rare

LucarioShiny Rare

GardevoirSpecial Illustration Rare

MimikyuShiny Rare

Pokémon highlights

170 different Pokémon; most featured: Tauros (3 cards), Gardevoir (3 cards), Charmander (2 cards).

Paldea 39% Kanto 22% Johto 10% Sinnoh 9% Unova 6%

Psychic 22%Grass 12%Colorless 11%Lightning 11%Fighting 11%

Back after a long break

Mime Jr.first card in 12 years

Featured artists

Kouki Saitou10 cards here · Scovillain

Shin Nagasawa8 cards here · Palafin

nagimiso8 cards here · Xatu

Kagemaru Himeno7 cards here · Tatsugiri

Sanosuke Sakuma7 cards here · Nemona

GOSSAN6 cards here · Clive

Drawn by 92 artists in all. Tap one to see everything they have drawn.

What a Paldean Fates pack pulls

As an investment, rarely: the average pack pulls about $3.83 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.

$3.83

average pull per pack

45¢

typical pack (half pull less)

$4.50

store price of a new pack

of packs pull more than they cost

8 in 10 packs pull between 45¢ and $3.02. 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 Paldean Fates, how often each turns up, and how many packs it usually takes.

Mew ex

Special Illustration Rare · $864

1 in 529 packs

Half of players pull it within 367 packs; 9 in 10 within 1,217.

Charizard ex

Special Illustration Rare · $257

1 in 529 packs

Half of players pull it within 367 packs; 9 in 10 within 1,217.

Gardevoir ex

Special Illustration Rare · $167

1 in 529 packs

Half of players pull it within 367 packs; 9 in 10 within 1,217.

Pikachu

Shiny Rare · $73.21

1 in 7,938 packs

Half of players pull it within 5,502 packs; 9 in 10 within 18,277.

Mimikyu

Shiny Rare · $47.78

1 in 7,938 packs

Half of players pull it within 5,502 packs; 9 in 10 within 18,277.

Snorlax

Shiny Rare · $47.77

1 in 7,938 packs

Half of players pull it within 5,502 packs; 9 in 10 within 18,277.

Charmander

Shiny Rare · $38.67

1 in 7,938 packs

Half of players pull it within 5,502 packs; 9 in 10 within 18,277.

Ditto

Shiny Rare · $37.75

1 in 7,938 packs

Half of players pull it within 5,502 packs; 9 in 10 within 18,277.

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: Mew ex$864	1 in 66	0.02	8 cards
Hyper Rare best: Miraidon ex$15.10	1 in 86	0.01	6 cards
Shiny Ultra Rare best: Mew ex$28.91	1 in 143	0.01	12 cards
Illustration Rare best: Pawmi$2.62	1 in 10	0.10	3 cards
Ultra Rare best: Judge$0.98	1 in 12	0.08	5 cards
Shiny Rare best: Pikachu$73.21	1 in 66	0.02	120 cards
Double Rare best: Charizard ex$4.99	1 in 6	0.18	10 cards
Rare best: Mimikyu$0.30	Every pack	0.69	16 cards
Uncommon best: Gengar$1.88	Every pack	3.4	25 cards
Common best: Pikachu$0.38	Every pack	4.5	40 cards

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

What are the pull rates for Paldean Fates?

Each Paldean Fates pack has 9 cards. Special Illustration Rare: 1 in 66 packs; Hyper Rare: 1 in 86 packs; Shiny Ultra Rare: 1 in 143 packs; Illustration Rare: 1 in 10 packs. These are community estimates, not official odds.

How rare is Mew ex in Paldean Fates?

About 1 in 529 packs. Half of players would pull it within 367 packs, and 9 in 10 within 1,217.

Is a Paldean Fates pack worth opening?

On average a pack pulls about $3.83 of cards, and a typical pack about 45¢, against about $4.50 for a new pack in stores. About 7% 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 Paldean Fates pack?

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