Each Brilliant Stars pack has 9 cards. The rarest kind, Rare Secret, turns up about 1 in 107 packs. The top chase card, Charizard V, is about 1 in 336.
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What makes Brilliant Stars special
Did you know?
This is where Pokémon VSTAR debuted. Each VSTAR has a VSTAR Power, and a player can use only one VSTAR Power per game. press.pokemon.com
Arceus VSTAR led the set. Its Starbirth VSTAR Power lets you search your deck for any two cards, and Charizard, Shaymin and Whimsicott also got VSTAR cards. siliconera.com
It launched the Trainer Gallery, a 30-card subset with artwork showing fan-favorite Trainers together with their Pokémon. pokebeach.com
In Japan its cards came mainly from the Star Birth expansion, plus character art cards from the VMAX Climax set. bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net
Drawn by 93 artists in all. Tap one to see everything they have drawn.
What a Brilliant Stars pack pulls
Sealed Brilliant Stars 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 $2.60 of cards, and a typical pack about 45¢.
$2.60
average pull per pack
45¢
typical pack (half pull less)
$2.78
a good pack (better than 9 in 10)
$277
best of 5,000 packs
45¢$2.78
8 in 10 packs pull between 45¢ and $2.78.
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 Brilliant Stars, how often each turns up, and how many packs it usually takes.
Odds are worked out across only the rarities that exist in Brilliant Stars, 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 Brilliant Stars packs
What are the pull rates for Brilliant Stars?
Each Brilliant Stars pack has 9 cards. Rare Rainbow: 1 in 80 packs; Rare Secret: 1 in 107 packs; Rare Ultra: 1 in 16 packs; Rare Holo VMAX: 1 in 32 packs. These are community estimates, not official odds.
How rare is Charizard V in Brilliant Stars?
About 1 in 336 packs. Half of players would pull it within 233 packs, and 9 in 10 within 773.
Is a Brilliant Stars pack worth opening?
On average a pack pulls about $2.60 of cards, and a typical pack about 45¢. Sealed Brilliant Stars 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 Brilliant Stars pack?
9 cards: 4 commons, 3 uncommons, 1 reverse holo, 1 hit, a bonus from Brilliant Stars Trainer Gallery in 1 of 3 packs.
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