Darkness Ablaze pull rates

Each Darkness Ablaze pack has 9 cards. The rarest kind, Rare Secret, turns up about 1 in 103 packs. The top chase card, Charizard VMAX, is about 1 in 217.

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What makes Darkness Ablaze special

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The Legendary Pokémon Eternatus starred, with Gigantamax Charizard VMAX among the towering VMAX cards. bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net
Its Japanese counterpart, Infinity Zone, was originally announced as World Down before the name was changed. bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net

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CharizardRare Holo VMAX

Pokémon highlights

150 different Pokémon; most featured: Butterfree (4 cards), Scizor (4 cards), Salamence (4 cards).

Unova 23% Galar 17% Johto 14% Alola 13% Hoenn 13%

Colorless 15%Grass 12%Darkness 12%Water 12%Fire 11%

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What a Darkness Ablaze pack pulls

Sealed Darkness Ablaze 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 $1.46 of cards, and a typical pack about 45¢.

$1.46

average pull per pack

45¢

typical pack (half pull less)

$3.23

a good pack (better than 9 in 10)

$39.03

best of 5,000 packs

8 in 10 packs pull between 45¢ and $3.23.

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 Darkness Ablaze, how often each turns up, and how many packs it usually takes.

Charizard VMAX

Rare Holo VMAX · $38.63

1 in 217 packs

Half of players pull it within 151 packs; 9 in 10 within 499.

Butterfree VMAX

Rare Rainbow · $17.75

1 in 543 packs

Half of players pull it within 377 packs; 9 in 10 within 1,250.

Salamence VMAX

Rare Rainbow · $14.62

1 in 543 packs

Half of players pull it within 377 packs; 9 in 10 within 1,250.

Scizor VMAX

Rare Rainbow · $11.50

1 in 543 packs

Half of players pull it within 377 packs; 9 in 10 within 1,250.

Eternatus VMAX

Rare Rainbow · $10.15

1 in 543 packs

Half of players pull it within 377 packs; 9 in 10 within 1,250.

Rillaboom

Rare Secret · $7.52

1 in 517 packs

Half of players pull it within 359 packs; 9 in 10 within 1,190.

Charizard V

Rare Holo V · $7.16

1 in 145 packs

Half of players pull it within 101 packs; 9 in 10 within 333.

Centiskorch VMAX

Rare Rainbow · $6.48

1 in 543 packs

Half of players pull it within 377 packs; 9 in 10 within 1,250.

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: Butterfree VMAX$17.75	1 in 78	0.01	7 cards
Rare Secret best: Rillaboom$7.52	1 in 103	0.01	5 cards
Rare Ultra best: Butterfree V$6.16	1 in 16	0.06	13 cards
Rare Holo VMAX best: Charizard VMAX$38.63	1 in 31	0.03	7 cards
Rare Holo V best: Charizard V$7.16	1 in 10	0.10	14 cards
Rare Holo best: Arctozolt$1.84	1 in 4	0.23	18 cards
Rare best: Lugia$2.83	1 in 2	0.66	34 cards
Uncommon best: Hiding Darkness Energy$0.75	Every pack	3.4	50 cards
Common best: Trapinch$0.94	Every pack	4.5	53 cards

Odds are worked out across only the rarities that exist in Darkness Ablaze, 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 Darkness Ablaze packs

What are the pull rates for Darkness Ablaze?

Each Darkness Ablaze 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 Charizard VMAX in Darkness Ablaze?

About 1 in 217 packs. Half of players would pull it within 151 packs, and 9 in 10 within 499.

Is a Darkness Ablaze pack worth opening?

On average a pack pulls about $1.46 of cards, and a typical pack about 45¢. Sealed Darkness Ablaze 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 Darkness Ablaze pack?

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