Evolutions pull rates

Each Evolutions pack has 10 cards. The rarest kind, Rare Secret, turns up about 1 in 99 packs. The top chase card, M Charizard-EX, is about 1 in 163.

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What makes Evolutions special

Evolutions (2016) was a love letter to Base Set for the 20th anniversary: the original Kanto cards reprinted with their 1999 artwork, next to new versions.

Did you know?

A 20th anniversary tribute that reimagined the original Base Set, keeping much of the classic card layout while updating attacks for modern play. bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net
Old-school Trainers returned, and Pokémon-EX were given a matching retro look with gold borders. bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net
It was the final main expansion of the XY series. bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net

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Pokémon highlights

62 different Pokémon; most featured: Charizard (4 cards), Pidgeot (4 cards), Venusaur (3 cards).

All from Kanto.

Water 18%Fire 16%Colorless 16%Psychic 14%Grass 12%

Featured artists

Ken Sugimori34 cards here · Here Comes Team Rocket!

Keiji Kinebuchi21 cards here · Magneton

Mitsuhiro Arita14 cards here · Charizard

Eske Yoshinob4 cards here · Venusaur-EX

Ryo Ueda3 cards here · Mewtwo-EX

Ayaka Yoshida2 cards here · Slowbro-EX

Drawn by 14 artists in all. Tap one to see everything they have drawn.

What a Evolutions pack pulls

Sealed Evolutions 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 $20.43 of cards, and a typical pack about $15.21.

$20.43

average pull per pack

$15.21

typical pack (half pull less)

$36.42

a good pack (better than 9 in 10)

$147

best of 5,000 packs

8 in 10 packs pull between $6.38 and $36.42.

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

M Charizard-EX

Rare Ultra · $125

1 in 163 packs

Half of players pull it within 113 packs; 9 in 10 within 375.

Charizard

Rare Holo · $98.62

1 in 47 packs

Half of players pull it within 33 packs; 9 in 10 within 108.

M Blastoise-EX

Rare Ultra · $65.36

1 in 163 packs

Half of players pull it within 113 packs; 9 in 10 within 375.

Dragonite-EX

Rare Ultra · $51.03

1 in 163 packs

Half of players pull it within 113 packs; 9 in 10 within 375.

Mewtwo-EX

Rare Ultra · $45.30

1 in 163 packs

Half of players pull it within 113 packs; 9 in 10 within 375.

M Charizard-EX

Rare Holo EX · $39.90

1 in 93 packs

Half of players pull it within 65 packs; 9 in 10 within 213.

M Venusaur-EX

Rare Ultra · $34.95

1 in 163 packs

Half of players pull it within 113 packs; 9 in 10 within 375.

Misty's Determination

Rare Ultra · $34.09

1 in 163 packs

Half of players pull it within 113 packs; 9 in 10 within 375.

Odds by rarity

What’s in each pack: 5 commons, 3 uncommons, 1 reverse holo, 1 hit.

Rarity	Pull rate (packs)	Per pack	In this set
Rare Secret best: Surfing Pikachu$11.51	1 in 99	0.01	5 cards
Rare Ultra best: M Charizard-EX$125	1 in 18	0.06	9 cards
Rare Holo best: Charizard$98.62	1 in 4	0.28	13 cards
Rare best: Mewtwo$12.52	1 in 2	0.55	9 cards
Uncommon best: Charizard Spirit Link$8.35	Every pack	3.4	28 cards
Common best: Darkness Energy$10.07	Every pack	5.5	33 cards
Rare Holo EX best: M Charizard-EX$39.90	1 in 8	0.13	12 cards
Rare BREAK best: Ninetales BREAK$4.86	1 in 13	0.08	4 cards

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

What are the pull rates for Evolutions?

Each Evolutions pack has 10 cards. Rare Secret: 1 in 99 packs; Rare Ultra: 1 in 18 packs; Rare Holo: 1 in 4 packs; Rare: 1 in 2 packs. These are community estimates, not official odds.

How rare is M Charizard-EX in Evolutions?

About 1 in 163 packs. Half of players would pull it within 113 packs, and 9 in 10 within 375.

Is a Evolutions pack worth opening?

On average a pack pulls about $20.43 of cards, and a typical pack about $15.21. Sealed Evolutions 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 Evolutions pack?

10 cards: 5 commons, 3 uncommons, 1 reverse holo, 1 hit.