Pull Rates in Sun & Moon - Sword & Shield Sets

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[1.00] Background

So I’ve been trying to find the pull rates for modern sets and the information has been surprisingly hard to come by considering the internet is a thing. I’m sure many large purchasers/stores already have some semblance of an idea of what the rates are like, but I don’t think it’s really been widely shared because after all why would they be. It’s strange to me because I also dabble in collecting some other TCGs where pull rates are publicly stated by the publisher (cough Bushiroad cough) so I don’t understand the secrecy with Pokemon. Anyways, I digress…

[1.01] Changelog

2024-03-19: Clean up, added functional table of contents by @pfm
2021-03-10: Added Shining Fates data
2020-09-26: Added more Champion’s Path data
2020-09-18: Added preliminary Champion’s Path data
2020-09-16: Added Darkness Ablaze data
2020-07-18: Added Rebel Clash set data, updated rarity designations, fixed incorrect pull rate for some S&M sets
2020-02-13: Finalized Sword & Shield base set data
2020-01-23: Added preliminary Sword & Shield base set data
2019-12-21: Initial creation with the inclusion of all the Sun & Moon sets

[1.02] About the data

All data was collected via manually going through hundreds of booster opening videos on YouTube/Twitch and aggregating the results. For the most part, the sample sizes are statistically significant with the exception of special expansions sets like Detective Pikachu and Dragon Majesty.

I will be using the rarity convention that is officially designated by the Pokemon Company International. In this guide a "hit” is any rarity that is above a ★H (Holo Rare). Cards with these rarities will be considered “hits”:

Update: New rarity designations used by TPCi as of SW&SH:
★U = Ultra Rare
☆ = Holo Rare V
☆X = Holo Rare VMAX
★R = Rainbow Rare
★S = Secret Rare

Old rarity designations used in S&M series:
★U = rare Ultra
☆ = rare Holo GX
★P = rare Prism Star
★R = rare Rainbow
★S = rare Secret
★SH = rare Shiny
☆SH = rare Shiny GX

Consequently we will be excluding these cards:
● = common
◆ = uncommon
★ = rare
★H = rare Holo

Finally, please note that this data was only gathered from English booster openings. I’m not sure how generalizable these results are to cards printed in other languages. Anyways, without further ado!

[02.00] Sun & Moon era

[02.01] Sun & Moon Base Set

Sun & Moon Base

*(95% CI, n=7020)

Rarity Pull % # of Packs
★U rare Ultra 4.22% (±0.47%) 1 in 23.72
rare Ultra - Pokemon (Full Art) 2.82% (±0.39%) 1 in 35.45
rare Ultra - Trainer (Full Art) 1.40% (±0.27%) 1 in 71.63
☆ rare Holo GX 11.15% (±0.74%) 1 in 8.97
★R rare Rainbow 1.47% (±0.28%) 1 in 68.16
★S rare Secret 0.81% (±0.21%) 1 in 123.16
rare Secret - Pokemon N/A N/A
rare Secret - Trainer/Energy (Gold) 0.81% (±0.21%) 1 in 123.16
Hits 17.65% (±0.89%) 1 in 5.67

[02.02] Guardians Rising

Guardians Rising

*(95% CI, n=2088)

Rarity Pull % # of Packs
★U rare Ultra 3.59% (±0.80%) 1 in 27.84
rare Ultra - Pokemon (Full Art) 2.87% (±0.72%) 1 in 34.80
rare Ultra - Trainer (Full Art) 0.72% (±0.36%) 1 in 139.20
☆ rare Holo GX 11.11% (±1.35%) 1 in 9.00
★R rare Rainbow 1.29% (±0.48%) 1 in 77.33
★S rare Secret 0.81% (±0.39%) 1 in 122.82
rare Secret - Pokemon N/A N/A
rare Secret - Trainer/Energy (Gold) 0.81% (±0.39%) 1 in 122.82
Hits 16.81% (±1.6%) 1 in 5.95

[02.03] Burning Shadows

Burning Shadows

*(95% CI, n=2010)

Rarity Pull % # of Packs
★U rare Ultra 3.93% (±0.85%) 1 in 25.44
rare Ultra - Pokemon (Full Art) 2.69% (±0.71%) 1 in 37.22
rare Ultra - Trainer (Full Art) 1.24% (±0.48%) 1 in 80.40
☆ rare Holo GX 10.95% (±1.37%) 1 in 9.14
★R rare Rainbow 1.59% (±0.55%) 1 in 62.81
★S rare Secret 0.95% (±0.42%) 1 in 105.79
rare Secret - Pokemon N/A N/A
rare Secret - Trainer/Energy (Gold) 0.95% (±0.42%) 1 in 105.79
Hits 17.41% (±1.66%) 1 in 5.74

[02.04] Shining Legends

Shining Legends

*(95% CI, n=1536)

Rarity Pull % # of Packs
★U rare Ultra 3.97% (±0.98%) 1 in 25.18
rare Ultra - Pokemon (Full Art) 2.80% (±0.83%) 1 in 35.72
rare Ultra - Trainer (Full Art) 1.17% (±0.54%) 1 in 85.33
☆ rare Holo GX 11.85% (±1.62%) 1 in 8.44
★R rare Rainbow 1.50% (±0.61%) 1 in 66.78
★S rare Secret 0.91% (±0.48%) 1 in 109.71
rare Secret - Pokemon (“Tube” Mewtwo) 0.91% (±0.48%) 1 in 109.71
rare Secret - Trainer/Energy N/A N/A
★SH rare Shiny 8.72% (±1.41%) 1 in 11.46
Hits 26.95% (±2.22%) 1 in 3.71

[02.05] Crimson Invasion

Crimson Invasion

*(95% CI, n=1530)

Rarity Pull % # of Packs
★U rare Ultra 4.44% (±1.03%) 1 in 22.50
rare Ultra - Pokemon (Full Art) 3.27% (±0.89%) 1 in 30.60
rare Ultra - Trainer (Full Art) 1.18% (±0.54%) 1 in 85.00
☆ rare Holo GX 8.30% (±1.38%) 1 in 12.05
★R rare Rainbow 1.11% (±0.53%) 1 in 90.00
★S rare Secret 1.11% (±0.53%) 1 in 90.00
rare Secret - Pokemon N/A N/A
rare Secret - Trainer/Energy (Gold) 1.11% (±0.53%) 1 in 90.00
Hits 14.97% (±1.79%) 1 in 6.68

[02.06] Ultra Prism

Ultra Prism

*(95% CI, n=1674)

Rarity Pull % # of Packs
★U rare Ultra 4.30% (±0.97%) 1 in 23.25
rare Ultra - Pokemon (Full Art) 2.33% (±0.72%) 1 in 42.92
rare Ultra - Trainer (Full Art) 1.97% (±0.67%) 1 in 50.73
☆ rare Holo GX 8.00% (±1.30%) 1 in 12.49
★R rare Rainbow 1.49% (±0.58%) 1 in 66.96
★S rare Secret 0.78% (±0.42%) 1 in 128.77
rare Secret - Pokemon (Gold) 0.18% (±0.20%) 1 in 558.00
rare Secret - Trainer/Energy (Gold) 0.60% (±0.37%) 1 in 167.40
★P rare Prism Star 8.72% (±1.35%) 1 in 11.47
Hits 23.30% (±2.03%) 1 in 4.29

[02.07] Forbidden Light

Forbidden Light

*(95% CI, n=1264)

Rarity Pull % # of Packs
★U rare Ultra 3.56% (±1.02%) 1 in 28.09
rare Ultra - Pokemon (Full Art) 2.29% (±0.83%) 1 in 43.59
rare Ultra - Trainer (Full Art) 1.27% (±0.62%) 1 in 79.00
☆ rare Holo GX 7.44% (±1.45%) 1 in 13.45
★R rare Rainbow 1.34% (±0.64%) 1 in 74.35
★S rare Secret 0.71% (±0.46%) 1 in 140.44
rare Secret - Pokemon N/A N/A
rare Secret - Trainer/Energy (Gold) 0.71% (±0.46%) 1 in 140.44
★P rare Prism Star 7.91% (±1.49%) 1 in 12.64
Hits 20.97% (±2.24%) 1 in 4.77

[02.08] Celestial Storm

Celestial Storm

*(95% CI, n=1480)

Rarity Pull % # of Packs
★U rare Ultra 3.78% (±0.97%) 1 in 26.43
rare Ultra - Pokemon (Full Art) 2.09% (±0.73%) 1 in 47.74
rare Ultra - Trainer (Full Art) 1.69% (±0.66%) 1 in 59.20
☆ rare Holo GX 10.34% (±1.55%) 1 in 9.67
★R rare Rainbow 1.22% (±0.56%) 1 in 82.22
★S rare Secret 0.88% (±0.48%) 1 in 113.85
rare Secret - Pokemon N/A N/A
rare Secret - Trainer/Energy (Gold) 0.88% (±0.48%) 1 in 113.85
★P rare Prism Star 5.47% (±1.16%) 1 in 18.27
Hits 21.69% (±2.10%) 1 in 4.61

[02.09] Dragon Majesty

Dragon Majesty

*(95% CI, n=389)

Rarity Pull % # of Packs
★U rare Ultra 6.94% (±2.53%) 1 in 14.41
rare Ultra - Pokemon (Full Art) 3.08% (±1.72%) 1 in 32.42
rare Ultra - Trainer (Full Art) 3.86% (±1.92%) 1 in 25.93
☆ rare Holo GX 15.42% (±3.59%) 1 in 6.48
★R rare Rainbow 2.31% (±1.50%) 1 in 43.22
★S rare Secret 0.77% (±0.87%) 1 in 129.67
rare Secret - Pokemon (Gold) 0.26% (±0.50%) 1 in 389.00
rare Secret - Trainer/Energy (Gold) 0.51% (±0.71%) 1 in 194.50
★P rare Prism Star 10.8% (±3.09%) 1 in 9.26
Hits 36.25% (±4.78%) 1 in 2.76

[02.10] Lost Thunder

Lost Thunder

*(95% CI, n=1274)

Rarity Pull % # of Packs
★U rare Ultra 4.40% (±1.13%) 1 in 22.75
rare Ultra - Pokemon (Full Art) 3.14% (±0.96%) 1 in 31.85
rare Ultra - Trainer (Full Art) 1.26% (±0.61%) 1 in 79.63
☆ rare Holo GX 10.28% (±1.67%) 1 in 9.73
★R rare Rainbow 1.33% (±0.63%) 1 in 74.94
★S rare Secret 1.02% (±0.55%) 1 in 98.00
rare Secret - Pokemon N/A N/A
rare Secret - Trainer/Energy (Gold) 1.02% (±0.55%) 1 in 98.00
★P rare Prism Star 12.17% (±1.80%) 1 in 8.22
Hits 29.20% (±2.50%) 1 in 3.42

[02.11] Team Up

Team Up

*(95% CI, n=872)

Rarity Pull % # of Packs
★U rare Ultra 4.82% (±1.42%) 1 in 20.76
rare Ultra - Pokemon (Full Art) 2.41% (±1.02%) 1 in 41.52
rare Ultra - Trainer (Full Art) 2.41% (±1.02%) 1 in 41.52
☆ rare Holo GX 9.29% (±1.93%) 1 in 10.77
★R rare Rainbow 1.03% (±0.67%) 1 in 96.89
★S rare Secret 0.69% (±0.55%) 1 in 145.33
rare Secret - Pokemon N/A N/A
rare Secret - Trainer/Energy (Gold) 0.69% (±0.55%) 1 in 145.33
★P rare Prism Star 5.96% (±1.57%) 1 in 16.77
Hits 21.79% (±2.74%) 1 in 4.59

[02.12] Detective Pikachu

Detective Pikachu

*(95% CI, n=240)

Rarity Pull % # of Packs
★H rare Holo 37.08% (±6.12%) 1 in 2.70
rare Holo - Pokemon 37.08% (±6.12%) 1 in 2.70
rare Holo - Trainer N/A N/A
Hits 37.08% (±6.12%) 1 in 2.70

[02.13] Unbroken Bonds

Unbroken Bonds

*(95% CI, n=3888)

Rarity Pull % # of Packs
★U rare Ultra 4.12% (±0.62%) 1 in 24.30
rare Ultra - Pokemon (Full Art) 3.11% (±0.55%) 1 in 32.13
rare Ultra - Trainer (Full Art) 1.00% (±0.31%) 1 in 99.69
☆ rare Holo GX 9.88% (±0.94%) 1 in 10.13
★R rare Rainbow 1.39% (±0.37%) 1 in 72.00
★S rare Secret 0.90% (±0.30%) 1 in 111.09
rare Secret - Pokemon N/A N/A
rare Secret - Trainer/Energy (Gold) 0.90% (±0.30%) 1 in 111.09
Hits 16.28% (±1.16%) 1 in 6.14

[02.14] Unified Minds

Unified Minds

*(95% CI, n=3672)

Rarity Pull % # of Packs
★U rare Ultra 4.36% (±0.66%) 1 in 22.95
rare Ultra - Pokemon (Full Art) 3.19% (±0.57%) 1 in 31.38
rare Ultra - Trainer (Full Art) 1.17% (±0.35%) 1 in 85.40
☆ rare Holo GX 12.72% (±1.08%) 1 in 7.86
★R rare Rainbow 1.44% (±0.39%) 1 in 69.28
★S rare Secret 0.90% (±0.31%) 1 in 111.27
rare Secret - Pokemon N/A N/A
rare Secret - Trainer/Energy (Gold) 0.90% (±0.31%) 1 in 111.27
Hits 19.42% (±1.28%) 1 in 5.15

[02.15] Hidden Fates

Hidden Fates

*(95% CI, n=1580)

Rarity Pull % # of Packs
★U rare Ultra 4.87% (±1.06%) 1 in 20.52
rare Ultra - Pokemon (Full Art) 1.46% (±0.59%) 1 in 68.70
rare Ultra - Trainer (Full Art) 3.42% (±0.90%) 1 in 29.26
☆ rare Holo GX 15.06% (±1.76%) 1 in 6.64
★R rare Rainbow 1.71% (±0.64%) 1 in 58.52
★S rare Secret 1.77% (±0.65%) 1 in 56.43
rare Secret - Pokemon (Gold) 0.76% (±0.43%) 1 in 131.67
rare Secret - Trainer/Energy (Gold) 1.01% (±0.49%) 1 in 98.75
★SH rare Shiny 21.20% (±2.02%) 1 in 3.72
☆SH rare Shiny GX 10.19% (±1.49%) 1 in 8.81
Hits 54.81% (±2.45%) 1 in 1.82

[02.16] Cosmic Eclipse

Cosmic Eclipse

*(95% CI, n=3136)

Rarity Pull % # of Packs
★U rare Ultra 3.67% (±0.66%) 1 in 27.27
rare Ultra - Pokemon (Full Art) 2.68% (±0.57%) 1 in 37.33
rare Ultra - Trainer (Full Art) 0.99% (±0.35%) 1 in 101.16
☆ rare Holo GX 11.93% (±1.13%) 1 in 8.39
★R rare Rainbow 1.50% (±0.43%) 1 in 66.72
★S rare Secret 11.00% (±1.10%) 1 in 9.09
rare Secret - Pokemon (Character) 10.11% (±1.06%) 1 in 9.89
rare Secret - Trainer/Energy (Gold) 0.89% (±0.33%) 1 in 112.00
Hits 28.09% (±1.57%) 1 in 3.56

[03.00] Sword & Shield era

[03.01] Sword & Shield Base Set

Sword & Shield Base Set

*(95% CI, n=4628)

Rarity Pull % # of Packs
★U Ultra Rare 3.74% (±0.55%) 1 in 26.75
Ultra Rare - Pokemon (Full Art) 2.85% (±0.48%) 1 in 35.06
Ultra Rare - Trainer (Full Art) 0.89% (±0.27%) 1 in 112.88
☆ Rare Holo V 14.20% (±1.01%) 1 in 7.04
☆X Rare Holo VMAX 2.20% (±0.42%) 1 in 45.37
★R Rainbow Rare 1.23% (±0.32%) 1 in 81.19
Rainbow Rare - Pokemon (Full Art) 0.50% (±0.20%) 1 in 201.22
Rainbow Rare - Trainer (Full Art) 0.52% (±0.25%) 1 in 136.12
★S Secret Rare 0.91% (±0.27%) 1 in 110.19
Secret Rare - Pokemon (Gold) 0.39% (±0.18%) 1 in 257.11
Secret Rare - Trainer/Energy (Gold) 0.52% (±0.21%) 1 in 192.83
Hits 22.28% (±1.20%) 1 in 4.49

[03.02] Rebel Clash

Rebel Clash

*(95% CI, n=2736)

Rarity Pull % # of Packs
★U Ultra Rare 3.76% (±0.71%) 1 in 26.56
Ultra Rare - Pokemon (Full Art) 3.03% (±0.64%) 1 in 32.96
Ultra Rare - Trainer (Full Art) 0.73% (±0.32%) 1 in 136.80
☆ Holo Rare V 12.65% (±1.25%) 1 in 7.91
☆X Holo Rare VMAX 3.40% (±0.68%) 1 in 29.42
★R Rainbow Rare 1.50% (±0.46%) 1 in 66.73
Rainbow Rare - Pokemon (Full Art) 0.95% (±0.36%) 1 in 105.23
Rainbow Rare - Trainer (Full Art) 0.55% (±0.28%) 1 in 182.40
★S Secret Rare 0.95% (±0.36%) 1 in 105.23
Secret Rare - Pokemon (Gold) 0.33% (±0.21%) 1 in 304.00
Secret Rare - Trainer/Energy (Gold) 0.62% (±0.29%) 1 in 160.94
Hits 22.26% (±1.56%) 1 in 4.49

[03.03] Darkness Ablaze

Darkness Ablaze

*(95% CI, n=5040)

Rarity Pull % # of Packs
★U Ultra Rare 3.85% (±0.53%) 1 in 25.98
Ultra Rare - Pokemon (Full Art) 2.72% (±0.45%) 1 in 36.79
Ultra Rare - Trainer (Full Art) 1.13% (±0.29%) 1 in 88.42
☆ Holo Rare V 12.58% (±0.92%) 1 in 7.95
☆X Holo Rare VMAX 3.85% (±0.53%) 1 in 25.98
★R Rainbow Rare 1.19% (±0.30%) 1 in 84.00
Rainbow Rare - Pokemon (Full Art) 0.77% (±0.24%) 1 in 129.23
Rainbow Rare - Trainer (Full Art) 0.42% (±0.18%) 1 in 240.00
★S Secret Rare 0.87% (±0.26%) 1 in 114.55
Secret Rare - Pokemon (Gold) 0.38% (±0.17%) 1 in 265.26
Secret Rare - Trainer/Energy (Gold) 0.50% (±0.19%) 1 in 201.60
Hits 22.34% (±1.15%) 1 in 4.48

[03.04] Champion’s Path

Champion's Path

*(95% CI, n=3192)

Rarity Pull % # of Packs
★U Ultra Rare 5.39% (±0.78%) 1 in 18.56
Ultra Rare - Pokemon (Full Art) 3.76% (±0.66%) 1 in 26.60
Ultra Rare - Trainer (Full Art) 1.63% (±0.44%) 1 in 61.38
☆ Holo Rare V 15.73% (±1.26%) 1 in 6.36
☆X Holo Rare VMAX 3.55% (±0.62%) 1 in 29.83
★R Rainbow Rare 1.57% (±0.43%) 1 in 63.84
Rainbow Rare - Pokemon (Full Art) 0.88% (±0.32%) 1 in 114.00
Rainbow Rare - Trainer (Full Art) 0.69% (±0.29%) 1 in 145.09
★S Secret Rare 1.32% (±0.40%) 1 in 76.00
Secret Rare - Pokemon (Shiny Charizard) 0.44% (±0.23%) 1 in 228.00
Secret Rare - Trainer/Energy (Gold Bean Can) 0.88% (±0.32%) 1 in 114.00
Hits 27.35% (±1.55%) 1 in 3.66

[03.05] Vivid Voltage

Vivid Voltage

Soon™ ?

[03.06] Shining Fates

Shining Fates

*(95% CI, n=2187)

Rarity Pull % # of Packs
★U Ultra Rare 3.25% (±0.74%) 1 in 30.80
Ultra Rare - Pokemon (Full Art) 0.50% (±0.30%) 1 in 198.82
Ultra Rare - Trainer (Full Art) 2.74% (±0.68%) 1 in 36.45
★A Amazing Rare 5.76% (±0.98%) 1 in 17.36
☆ Holo Rare V 10.84% (±1.30%) 1 in 9.23
☆X Holo Rare VMAX 5.44% (±0.95%) 1 in 18.38
★R Rainbow Rare 1.19% (±0.45%) 1 in 84.12
★S Secret Rare - Pokemon (Gold) 0.91% (±0.40%) 1 in 109.35
★SH Shiny Rare 22.73% (±1.76%) 1 in 4.40
☆SH Shiny Rare V or VMAX 8.96% (±1.20%) 1 in 11.16
Hits 59.08% (±2.06%) 1 in 1.69
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You’re taking the hit for everybody here! Must be super boring to watch all those ‘stars’ on Youtube do the card trick while you’re only after holo and better.

What I am wondering, did you see any tier within hits? During a Unbroken Bonds pre-release I attended one guy pulled 4 Persian GX (1 in pre-release kit, 1 out of a price booster, 2 out of the 6 extra boosters he bought). Three of them were the basic GX, one was the full art. This, for all of us attending, felt like Persian was the lowest tier GX you could pull, since this guy basically pulled 3 of them out of 2 boxes.

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Hahaha, thankfully I didn’t have to sit through too many of those videos! There are actually several YouTubers who open entire booster cases which helps tremendously with my sample size. :blush:

In terms of there being a “tier” for cards, I’m pretty confident in saying that there’s no truth to that. While I’m sure there are some skepticists that believe the chance of pulling a shiny Charizard GX is lower than say pulling a shiny Turtonator GX from Hidden Fates, the reality is that there’s a uniform distribution among all cards of the same rarity (in the same set).

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I agreee with the last post.

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I am pretty sure they (the same rarity) are evenly distributed on packs and the chance of pulling a Zard is the same as any other card. But I have no clue how modern uncut sheets look like.
And I am pretty sure you’ve watched some Derium. That dude is a monster when he goes open up 1000 packs in one sitting.

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Are your samples entirely booster boxes unless the set does not have them?

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So what you’re saying is; Secret Rare Gold Ultra Necrozma GX is the chase card of the Sun & Moon era :wink:

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Agree with that assessment! But yeah, now that I think about it I personally haven’t seen an uncut sheet for any of the modern stuff either. And yes, thank goodness for Derium! He made collecting data sooo much easier. THAT SAID, Derium if you’re reading this: I know you hate Prism Stars but if you could total them up at the end that would make my life a lot easier. Having to go through entire videos because of one missing sample type is depressing. :slightly_frowning_face:

You know this is a really interesting point because I’ve heard a lot of anecdotal stories about how pre-release kits and/or ETBs have increased pull rates. So initially I was actually differentiating between booster boxes, pre-release kits, and ETBs. However, as my sample sizes started to become more established I could see that pre-release kits and ETBs fell comfortably within the expected range of what I was seeing in booster boxes. At some point I decided to just aggregate all sources into a single data set as that would provide better pull indicators. I just didn’t see much value in separating kits and ETBs as my sample for those generally tended to be on the smaller end (usually a few hundred each).

Oh god, this irked me for the longest time as I was going reviewing the data. Since the number of gold pulls in the sample is so low (if you’re curious it was 3!), the deviation is really small so the confidence is a bit shaky. If you look at the error margin of 0.18% (±0.20%) it’s the difference between 0 pulls and 1 in 279 packs which is something a lot more reasonable.

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@thecharizardauthorty @garyis2000 @cullers Anything you guys can maybe clear up about modern uncut sheets? A Base Set Holo Rare sheet has every card printed on it 7 times. Does this apply to modern sheets as well?

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I dont have much of an idea really. Newest sheet I have is from Legendary Treasures Radiant collection and that is a bit of a different type anyways.

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Sorry, not a modern era collector. I’m not much help on this.

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Please do something like this for SwSh.

I can imagine it’ll be similar pull rates though. I myself will probably stick to only collecting the Gold SR Pokémon this era.

I’m just a few short now of collecting every secret rare from sun and moon (inc. rainbows, gold’s)

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The Sword & Shield base set has been added with very early data from what’s available. Sample size (n=236) is still really small right now so take everything with a grain of salt. Thought it’d be fun since prerelease events are starting this weekend so at least we have some benchmark of what we can expect (at least so far).

Notes/changes:

  • TPCi renamed the “☆” rarity from “rare Holo GX” to “rare Holo V”; strongly suggests that GX cards will not appear in Sw&Sh
  • TPCi added the new “☆X” rarity to denote “rare Holo VMAX” cards – these are full art cards
  • ★R (rainbow cards) variations are now available for Trainers

Word on the street is that the chase cards will be the ★S (secret) gold cards Zacian/Zamazenta and the ★R (rainbow) Marnie.

I plan to have the next set of updates shortly before the official release date on February 7th. Hopefully, we’ll have more box openings by then!

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The gold secret rare cards in S&Sh look really good. Can’t wait to see one in person.

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@burpies You spending your time atm to watch Derium open those 12,000 packs of Burning Shadow? Damn… I am still amazed that the crazy guy is doing it. But as a sample size for pull rates, it’s a dream!

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Sorry, I’ve been really busy in the past week so I didn’t get the Sword & Shield update out as early as I’d like. Anyways, I’ve updated it now with the sample size being pretty significant at over 4500 packs. :blush:

Haha, yeah I saw the video – this is next on my bucket list!

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Man I’m all in for the Hyper Rares

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Good news: Post has been updated with Rebel Clash data. Neat that the pull rates are almost identical to SW&SH base (22.26% vs 22.28%!).

Bad news: In what can only be described as incredible stupidity, I pretty much lost all the data on my computer before it shat itself. This includes the source data and the sheet macros that I had created for this endeavor. Anyways, I finally got around to rebuilding the spreadsheets and macros so at least now I’m sort of back to where I was. However, since I’ve lost the raw data used for the old sets I won’t be able to update those anymore (or more accurately it would be too much of a headache to).

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@burpies, amazing work, this is such a good resource for modern sets, cheers :blush:

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So informative, thank you for this!