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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.
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Pokemon TCG Pocket Card Rarity List
New Shiny Rarities are Introduced with Shining Revelry
| Rarity | Description | Pull Rates |
|---|---|---|
 1-Shiny (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. | • 0.714% (4th card of a Normal Pack) • 2.857% (5th card of a Normal Pack) • 23.809% (God Pack) |
 2-Shiny (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. | • 0.333% (4th card of a Normal Pack) • 1.333% (5th card of a Normal Pack) • 9.523% (God Pack) |
As of the announcement of the Shining Revelry (A2b) Expansion, Shiny Rares and Double Shiny Rares make their introduction to classify Shiny Pokemon and Shiny ex Pokemon.
Shining Revelry (A2b) Announced for TCG Pocket
All Cards by Rarity
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.
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 |
|
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% | 89% | 56% |
|
0% | 4.952% | 19.81% |
|
0% | 1.666% | 6.664% |
|
0% | 2.572% | 10.288% |
|
0% | 0.5% | 2% |
|
0% | 0.222% | 0.888% |
1-Shiny (Shiny Rare) |
0% | 0.714% | 2.857% |
2-Shiny (Double Shiny Rare) |
0% | 0.333% | 1.333% |
| (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 |
|---|---|
|
28.571% |
|
33.333% |
|
2.38% |
1-Shiny (Shiny Rare) |
23.809% |
2-Shiny (Double Shiny Rare) |
9.523% |
| (Crown Rare) |
2.38% |
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!
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
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| 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?
|
 Six-Card Packs Explained |
|---|
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 Premium Pass Guide |
 Premium Missions and Rewards |
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Anonymous about 1 yearoffering rates states "It's possible for the order of the cards in the results to differ from the order that the cards were actually selected in." IE step one you select a pack it's determined then and there if it's rare or regular carousel. And the cards within, then you select from the carousel, the reveal order may be different.
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Rarity distribution on Celestial Guardians are not the same from Shining Revelry, even if they share the rarity types. I run a simulator and rare cards should at least be half the probability because they are too many, so they keep been selected all the time...