A booster pack simulator for (most?) sets

Hi all! Not sure if this is the right place for it, but I started a side project to simulate Pokemon TCG booster packs because I couldn’t find any packs near me and ended up having tons of fun on the way.

You can check out pokemonsim.com right here

For the most part I’ve broken it down by slot within the pack and rarity within the slot. The issue is that I’m pretty sure that actual packs are a little more specific than that. Sheets of 11x11 cards are cut and individual cards that share rarities aren’t printed in equal amounts on the sheet, so rarity is only a rough indicator of how rare any specific card actually is. (Celebrations definitely threw me for a loop with that.)

So my question is: How are the pull rates? And does the accuracy of the simulator increase over LOTS of simulations (like… thousands)?

Thanks all!

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This is such a silly, wonderful idea.

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Yo this website is smooth, very well done. I might have to burn a couple hours opening some virtual packs. Nice touch on the View Collection button as well

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This fucking rules. Thank you for this thing I did not know I needed. Wow!

Allow me to do this for several days straight and I’ll give you some feedback.

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First three Base Set Pulls - Devolution Spray, Clefairy Doll, Clefairy Doll.

Your pull rates are perfectly true to life. It’s just like when I was a kid.

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100% like real life - second pack FA waifu trainer (dancer) and then nothing after that.

Edit - got me a gold star mudkip in less than 1 booster box worth of packs. Life is complete.

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Rip my motivation to open actual Fusion Strike packs…

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My first were Hitmonchan, Raichu and Clefairy. :face_with_spiral_eyes:

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Very cool. Perfect reminder of why I don’t buy booster packs.

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:sob:

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2nd pack:

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Exactly. If we had WotC-era hit rates I would be all over them today.

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This is a great way of discovering new cards from sets I’m not familiar with!

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This is so well done OP. Having a lot of fun with this. Also love the “collection stats” function.

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Haha thanks everyone! I’ve showed this to some other folks in the Pokemon TCG community too and apparently it’s saved them a lot of money. :blush:

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Love this, you’ve done a great job on the website! :grin:
Brilliant.

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Lovely trip down memory lane!

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Does this luck transfer over to real life? Should I touch my sealed packs now??

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If that’s how it works, then I’m changing the code to generate 1st edition shadowless Charizards for every set.

Maybe I should buy a lottery ticket

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