Silver Tempest pull rates

Each Silver Tempest pack has 9 cards. The rarest kind, Rare Secret, turns up about 1 in 112 packs. The top chase card, Lugia V, is about 1 in 438.

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What makes Silver Tempest special

Did you know?

This was the twelfth and final main expansion of the Sword & Shield Series. In Japan it was called Paradigm Trigger. bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net
Lugia is the headliner, as Lugia V and Lugia VSTAR, alongside Unown VSTAR and Regidrago VSTAR. pokebeach.com
Alolan Vulpix VSTAR was the first Pokémon VSTAR in the TCG that isn't a fully evolved Pokémon. press.pokemon.com
It holds the final Trainer Gallery subset of the Sword & Shield era. pokebeach.com

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Pokémon highlights

141 different Pokémon; most featured: Lugia (6 cards), Vulpix (5 cards), Unown (5 cards).

Unova 23% Hoenn 18% Kanto 15% Kalos 11% Johto 11%

Psychic 20%Grass 11%Water 11%Colorless 11%Fire 10%

Back after a long break

Chesnaughtfirst card in 7 years

Reuniclusfirst card in 6 years

Duosionfirst card in 6 years

Solosisfirst card in 6 years

Serperiorfirst card in 6 years

Spindafirst card in 5 years

Featured artists

Ryuta Fuse7 cards here · Lance

Hideki Ishikawa5 cards here · Brandon

Naoyo Kimura5 cards here · Articuno

Jiro Sasumo5 cards here · Skuntank V

Ken Sugimori5 cards here · Brandon

AYUMI ODASHIMA5 cards here · Earthen Seal Stone

Drawn by 84 artists in all. Tap one to see everything they have drawn.

What a Silver Tempest pack pulls

Sealed Silver Tempest 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 $3.12 of cards, and a typical pack about 45¢.

$3.12

average pull per pack

45¢

typical pack (half pull less)

$3.12

a good pack (better than 9 in 10)

$489

best of 5,000 packs

8 in 10 packs pull between 45¢ and $3.12.

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 Silver Tempest, how often each turns up, and how many packs it usually takes.

Lugia V

Rare Ultra · $488

1 in 438 packs

Half of players pull it within 304 packs; 9 in 10 within 1,008.

Lugia VSTAR

Rare Rainbow · $38.70

1 in 1,180 packs

Half of players pull it within 818 packs; 9 in 10 within 2,716.

Unown V

Rare Ultra · $29.94

1 in 438 packs

Half of players pull it within 304 packs; 9 in 10 within 1,008.

Lugia VSTAR

Rare Secret · $26.36

1 in 674 packs

Half of players pull it within 467 packs; 9 in 10 within 1,551.

Regidrago V

Rare Ultra · $25.80

1 in 438 packs

Half of players pull it within 304 packs; 9 in 10 within 1,008.

Alolan Vulpix VSTAR

Rare Rainbow · $24.15

1 in 1,180 packs

Half of players pull it within 818 packs; 9 in 10 within 2,716.

Lugia V

Rare Ultra · $16.99

1 in 438 packs

Half of players pull it within 304 packs; 9 in 10 within 1,008.

Serena

Rare Rainbow · $15.53

1 in 1,180 packs

Half of players pull it within 818 packs; 9 in 10 within 2,716.

Odds by rarity

What’s in each pack: 4 commons, 3 uncommons, 1 reverse holo, 1 hit, a bonus from Silver Tempest Trainer Gallery in 1 of 3 packs.

Rarity	Pull rate (packs)	Per pack	In this set
Rare Rainbow best: Lugia VSTAR$38.70	1 in 84	0.01	14 cards
Rare Secret best: Lugia VSTAR$26.36	1 in 112	0.01	6 cards
Rare Ultra best: Lugia V$488	1 in 17	0.06	26 cards
Rare Holo VMAX best: Regieleki VMAX$1.32	1 in 34	0.03	1 card
Rare Holo VSTAR best: Lugia VSTAR$6.51	1 in 34	0.03	6 cards
Rare Holo V best: Lugia V$12.95	1 in 11	0.09	15 cards
Rare Holo best: Dragonite$1.38	1 in 5	0.21	14 cards
Rare best: Arcanine$0.78	1 in 2	0.61	21 cards
Uncommon best: Hypno$1.48	Every pack	3.4	56 cards
Common best: Pikachu$2.20	Every pack	4.5	53 cards
Radiant Rare best: Radiant Jirachi$2.13	1 in 20	0.05	3 cards

Odds are worked out across only the rarities that exist in Silver Tempest, 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 Silver Tempest packs

What are the pull rates for Silver Tempest?

Each Silver Tempest pack has 9 cards. Rare Rainbow: 1 in 84 packs; Rare Secret: 1 in 112 packs; Rare Ultra: 1 in 17 packs; Rare Holo VMAX: 1 in 34 packs. These are community estimates, not official odds.

How rare is Lugia V in Silver Tempest?

About 1 in 438 packs. Half of players would pull it within 304 packs, and 9 in 10 within 1,008.

Is a Silver Tempest pack worth opening?

On average a pack pulls about $3.12 of cards, and a typical pack about 45¢. Sealed Silver Tempest 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 Silver Tempest pack?

9 cards: 4 commons, 3 uncommons, 1 reverse holo, 1 hit, a bonus from Silver Tempest Trainer Gallery in 1 of 3 packs.