Just like the physical card game, Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket (PTCG Pocket) has its own rarity system that determines how often you can get certain cards. Keep reading to see what the Card Rarity system is, drop rates for each rarity, other types of rare cards, and what you can do to guarantee that cards you want.

Pokemon TCG Pocket Card Rarity List

New Shiny Rarities Will Be Introduced with Shining Revelry

Rarity	Description
Shiny Rare	Appears to be used for Shiny Versions of 1-3 Diamond Cards. As such, cards of these rarirty are likely to just be cosmetic alternate art of more accessible cards.
Double Shiny Rare	Appears to be used for Shiny Versions of 4-Diamond Cards, specifically of ex Pokemon. Like the Shiny Rare cards, these cards are likely to just be cosmetic alternate art of more accessible cards.

As of the announcement of the Shining Revelry (A2b) Expansion, Shiny Rares and Double Shiny Rares are set to make their introduction to classify Shiny Pokemon and Shiny ex Pokemon.

It remains to be seen how this will affect pull rates, if at all, but we'll update this section as more information comes.

Shining Revelry (A2b) Announced for TCG Pocket

All Cards by Rarity

List of Cards by Rarity
1-Diamond (Common)	2-Diamond (Uncommon)	3-Diamond (Rare)	4-Diamond (Double Rare)
1-Star (Illustration Rare)	2-Star (Special Art / CG Art Rare)	3-Star (Immersive Rare)	Crown (Crown Rare)
(Shiny Rare)	(Double Shiny Rare)	-	-

The main cards in Pokemon TCG Pocket have their own rarities, and how easy or hard it is to get them depends on their rarity, and ultimately, your luck.

Do note that promo cards have no rarities, as they cannot be obtained from packs and are obtained in other ways.

List of All Cards

In-Game Card Rarity vs Physical TCG Rarity Comparison

In-Game Rarity	Equivalent Rarity in Physical TCG
	Common
	Uncommon
	Rare
	Double Rare and Ultra Rare
	Illustration Rare
	Special Illustration Rare
(Immersive Cards)	N/A
(Crown Rare)	Hyper Rare

Cards have their own rarities and usually have an equivalent rarity in the physical TCG. The exception to this is the 3 Star Cards due to their immersive views that you can view when interacted with.

Crown Rares are the rarest type of card available and will feature golden full art cards. These cards use a golden crown icon to display their rarities.

High Value (Rarest) Cards

Card	Description
Mew (A1 283)	Reward Exclusive Cards Some cards are only available by completing certain Missions and Themed Collections. For example, Mew (A1 283) can only be obtained by obtaining a card for all 150 Kanto Pokemon.
Pikachu (P-A 009)	Premium Pass Exclusive Cards It was officially announced that the Premium Pass will have limited prints of cards that are available in the current Booster Pack. The P-A 009 Pikachu is the Full Art version of the A1 094 Pikachu.
Venusaur (P-A 018)	Unavailable Cards Some cards are available to be viewed in-game but currently have no method of obtaining them.
Mewtwo (A1 286)	Crown Rarity Cards Crown cards are the rarest cards that you can pull in booster packs in-game. These are usually gold in color akin to the Hyper Rare cards in the physical TCG.

Best and Rarest Pull Rates for Each Pack

What Are Drop Rates for Each Pack

Booster Pack Drop Rates

In-Game Rarity	Drop Rate for Cards 1~5
Standard Booster Pack	99.95%
God Pack	0.05%

When pulling there is a super slim chance of getting a special Rare Pack, colloquially known as a god pack. These packs will always give cards no lower than 1★ Rarity.

Drop Rates for Standard Booster Packs

In-Game Rarity	Drop Rate
	Cards 1~3	Card 4	Card 5
	100%	0%	0%
	0%	90%	60%
	0%	5%	20%
	0%	1.666%	6.664%
	0%	2.572%	10.288%
	0%	0.5%	2%
(Immersive Cards)	0%	0.222%	0.888%
(Crown Rare)	0%	0.04%	0.16%

As shown, the first three cards you will get will always be 1◆ Cards, the fourth having a 90% chance being 2◆, and the last card will never be lower than a 2◆.
How Booster Packs Work in Pokemon TCG Pocket

Drop Rates for God Packs

In-Game Rarity	Drop Rate for Cards 1~5
	40%
	50%
(Immersive Cards)	5%
(Crown Rare)	5%

In god packs, each rarity has their own drop rate, but each individual card has a 5% chance to appear as one of the five cards in your pull.

With the given rates for god packs, it is possible to get all Crown Rare Cards, but highly improbable.

God Pack Pull Rates (Rare Packs)

How to Guarantee Certain Cards

Use Your Pack Points

If you don't get your Chase Card in the current set, you can use your Pack Points you obtain from opening packs to purchase said card in the shop.

Keep in mind that the rarer the card, the more points you need to spend to get the specific card. For example, it will take an F2P player 125 days of saving Spark Points to get a single Crown Rare Card.

Pack Points Explained: How to Craft Rare Cards

Try Your Luck in Wonder Pick Instead

If you don't get your Chase Card but you see it in Wonder Pick, try your luck there. Granted, you don't guarantee the card itself, but 1/5 is way better odds than what you can get from the booster packs.

Keep in mind that you can't obtain three star or crown rares using Wonder Pick!

Wonder Pick Feature Explained

Is There A Way to Identify Rare Packs?

Bent Corner Method

Bent Corner	Regular Corner

It is speculated that you can spot which booster pack has a rare card based on the crease on the upper right corner of the pack, but it is also likely that the cards you pull are fixed since you could skip the pack opening sequence.

While our findings are still inconclusive, our attempts indicate a pattern toward higher rarity cards being found in the bent packs. However, further testing is still needed to make any solid conclusions.

Bent Corner Packs: Is There a Way to Identify Rare Packs?

Pokemon TCG Pocket Related Guides

Tips and Tricks

Gameplay Guides

Is There a Pity System?	How Booster Packs Work
Best Starter Booster Pack	How to Reroll for the Best Start
How to Use the Wonder Pick Feature	Trading Release Date
Best Device to Play Pokemon TCG Pocket on	Gameplay Loop: List of Daily Tasks
F2P Guide: How to Play Without Spending	Level Up Guide
How to Link Accounts	How to Add Friends
Best Pack To Open	Daily Reset Time: What Time Do Servers Reset?
How to Change Your Profile Icon and Settings	How to Change Your Username
Social Hub and Multiplayer Features	Bonus Pick Guide
10 Packs: Cost and Differences vs Single Pack	No Items Can Be Claimed From Thanks Explained
Pokemon TCG Pocket UI Explained	Is Pokemon TCG Pocket a Gacha Game?
Rare Pick Guide	How to Fix Mythical Island Error Codes
How to Open Previous Booster Packs	Which Space-Time Smackdown Pack Should You Pull From

Card and Pull Rate Guides

Card Rarity Guide	Best and Rarest Pull Rates
Alternate Language Cards	God Pack Pull Rates
Bent Corner Packs: Is There a Way to Identify Rare Packs?	-

Premium Pass Guides

Premium Pass Guide

Premium Missions and Rewards