Black Bolt pull rates

Each Black Bolt pack has 9 cards. The rarest kind, Black White Rare, turns up about 1 in 333 packs. The top chase card, Victini, is about 1 in 667.

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What makes Black Bolt special

Black Bolt (2025) returned to Unova with Zekrom at the front, a nostalgic trip for fans of Pokémon Black and White. It shares its story with White Flare.

Did you know?

One half of a split expansion with White Flare, celebrating the Unova region. Black Bolt features the Legendary Zekrom. press.pokemon.com
Across the two sets, all 156 Pokémon first discovered in Unova appear as illustration rare or special illustration rare style cards. press.pokemon.com
It introduced the Black White Rare, a new card style with monochrome art. Black Bolt's version uses black tones. press.pokemon.com

Pokémon highlights

77 different Pokémon; most featured: Klink (4 cards), Zekrom (4 cards), Serperior (3 cards).

All from Unova.

Water 16%Grass 14%Psychic 12%Fighting 12%Metal 11%

Back after a long break

Servinefirst card in 9 years

Featured artists

hncl4 cards here · Cobalion

LINNE4 cards here · Meloetta ex

Shinya Mizuno4 cards here · Golurk

okayamatakatoshi4 cards here · Klang

Tomomi Ozaki4 cards here · Emolga

kurumitsu3 cards here · Whirlipede

Drawn by 105 artists in all. Tap one to see everything they have drawn.

What a Black Bolt pack pulls

Some packs win big. The average pack pulls about $5.36 of cards against about $4.50 in stores, but rare hits carry that average: a typical pack pulls about 45¢.

$5.36

average pull per pack

45¢

typical pack (half pull less)

$4.50

store price of a new pack

16%

of packs pull more than they cost

8 in 10 packs pull between 45¢ and $9.27. The gold line is the store price of a new pack.

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. Store price is the usual price of a new pack. Opening packs on Holobrook is free.

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Chase cards and how long they take

The most valuable cards in Black Bolt, how often each turns up, and how many packs it usually takes.

Victini

Black White Rare · $623

1 in 667 packs

Half of players pull it within 462 packs; 9 in 10 within 1,535.

Zekrom ex

Black White Rare · $603

1 in 667 packs

Half of players pull it within 462 packs; 9 in 10 within 1,535.

Zekrom ex

Special Illustration Rare · $264

1 in 449 packs

Half of players pull it within 311 packs; 9 in 10 within 1,033.

Seismitoad

Illustration Rare · $208

1 in 693 packs

Half of players pull it within 481 packs; 9 in 10 within 1,595.

Kyurem ex

Special Illustration Rare · $69.05

1 in 449 packs

Half of players pull it within 311 packs; 9 in 10 within 1,033.

Haxorus

Illustration Rare · $61.24

1 in 693 packs

Half of players pull it within 481 packs; 9 in 10 within 1,595.

N's Plan

Special Illustration Rare · $60.80

1 in 449 packs

Half of players pull it within 311 packs; 9 in 10 within 1,033.

Volcarona

Illustration Rare · $52.91

1 in 693 packs

Half of players pull it within 481 packs; 9 in 10 within 1,595.

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
Special Illustration Rare best: Zekrom ex$264	1 in 64	0.02	7 cards
Illustration Rare best: Seismitoad$208	1 in 10	0.10	69 cards
Ultra Rare best: Zekrom ex$4.98	1 in 12	0.08	8 cards
Double Rare best: Kyurem ex$4.42	1 in 5	0.19	6 cards
Rare best: Haxorus$0.19	Every pack	0.71	10 cards
Uncommon best: Tirtouga$0.43	Every pack	3.4	31 cards
Common best: Petilil$0.27	Every pack	4.5	39 cards
Black White Rare best: Victini$623	1 in 333	under 0.01	2 cards

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

What are the pull rates for Black Bolt?

Each Black Bolt pack has 9 cards. Special Illustration Rare: 1 in 64 packs; Illustration Rare: 1 in 10 packs; Ultra Rare: 1 in 12 packs; Double Rare: 1 in 5 packs. These are community estimates, not official odds.

How rare is Victini in Black Bolt?

About 1 in 667 packs. Half of players would pull it within 462 packs, and 9 in 10 within 1,535.

Is a Black Bolt pack worth opening?

On average a pack pulls about $5.36 of cards, and a typical pack about 45¢, against about $4.50 for a new pack in stores. About 16% of packs pull more than they cost. Most people open packs for the fun of the reveal and the Pokémon they love, not as an investment.

How many cards are in a Black Bolt pack?

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