Sword & Shield pull rates

Each Sword & Shield pack has 9 cards. The rarest kind, Rare Secret, turns up about 1 in 103 packs. The top chase card, Snorlax VMAX, is about 1 in 621.

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What makes Sword & Shield special

Did you know?

Welcome to Galar: the first set with Generation VIII Pokémon, Pokémon V and Pokémon VMAX, led by Zacian and Zamazenta. bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net
Grookey, Scorbunny and Sobble made their card debut, along with Wooloo, Yamper and the first Galarian forms. bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net
The Fairy type was retired from this set on, with Fairy Pokémon becoming Psychic type. bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net

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Pokémon highlights

121 different Pokémon; most featured: Lapras (5 cards), Snorlax (5 cards), Stonjourner (5 cards).

Galar 38% Kanto 20% Unova 15% Johto 7% Hoenn 7%

Water 16%Fighting 16%Grass 13%Fire 11%Colorless 11%

Back after a long break

Maractusfirst card in 5 years

Linoonefirst card in 5 years

First cards ever

and 38 more Pokémon getting their very first card.

Featured artists

kirisAki10 cards here · Marnie

Kouki Saitou8 cards here · Cinderace

Akira Komayama8 cards here · Inteleon

Shin Nagasawa7 cards here · Rillaboom

Ryo Ueda7 cards here · Energy Retrieval

Naoki Saito6 cards here · Bede

Drawn by 71 artists in all. Tap one to see everything they have drawn.

What a Sword & Shield pack pulls

Sealed Sword & Shield 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 $3.39 of cards, and a typical pack about $1.72.

$3.39

average pull per pack

$1.72

typical pack (half pull less)

$6.18

a good pack (better than 9 in 10)

$109

best of 5,000 packs

8 in 10 packs pull between 45¢ and $6.18.

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 Sword & Shield, how often each turns up, and how many packs it usually takes.

Snorlax VMAX

Rare Rainbow · $106

1 in 621 packs

Half of players pull it within 431 packs; 9 in 10 within 1,429.

Snorlax VMAX

Rare Holo VMAX · $47.19

1 in 124 packs

Half of players pull it within 86 packs; 9 in 10 within 285.

Marnie

Rare Ultra · $33.76

1 in 248 packs

Half of players pull it within 172 packs; 9 in 10 within 570.

Snorlax V

Rare Ultra · $33.45

1 in 248 packs

Half of players pull it within 172 packs; 9 in 10 within 570.

Morpeko VMAX

Rare Rainbow · $26.63

1 in 621 packs

Half of players pull it within 431 packs; 9 in 10 within 1,429.

Lapras VMAX

Rare Rainbow · $21.91

1 in 621 packs

Half of players pull it within 431 packs; 9 in 10 within 1,429.

Zacian V

Rare Secret · $21.13

1 in 621 packs

Half of players pull it within 431 packs; 9 in 10 within 1,429.

Marnie

Rare Rainbow · $19.71

1 in 621 packs

Half of players pull it within 431 packs; 9 in 10 within 1,429.

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
Rare Rainbow best: Snorlax VMAX$106	1 in 78	0.01	8 cards
Rare Secret best: Zacian V$21.13	1 in 103	0.01	6 cards
Rare Ultra best: Marnie$33.76	1 in 16	0.06	16 cards
Rare Holo VMAX best: Snorlax VMAX$47.19	1 in 31	0.03	4 cards
Rare Holo V best: Snorlax V$9.98	1 in 10	0.10	17 cards
Rare Holo best: Gengar$7.55	1 in 4	0.23	17 cards
Rare best: Snorlax$5.35	1 in 2	0.66	32 cards
Uncommon best: Evolution Incense$2.94	Every pack	3.4	56 cards
Common best: Pikachu$2.89	Every pack	4.5	60 cards

Odds are worked out across only the rarities that exist in Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield packs

What are the pull rates for Sword & Shield?

Each Sword & Shield pack has 9 cards. Rare Rainbow: 1 in 78 packs; Rare Secret: 1 in 103 packs; Rare Ultra: 1 in 16 packs; Rare Holo VMAX: 1 in 31 packs. These are community estimates, not official odds.

How rare is Snorlax VMAX in Sword & Shield?

About 1 in 621 packs. Half of players would pull it within 431 packs, and 9 in 10 within 1,429.

Is a Sword & Shield pack worth opening?

On average a pack pulls about $3.39 of cards, and a typical pack about $1.72. Sealed Sword & Shield 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 Sword & Shield pack?

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