Although the latest expansion set to the , ,is surprising some people by having much greater pull rates than previously anticipated, many rare cards are still difficult to come by. This is a special set, being released as number 3.5 for the cards between and the upcoming. Featuring a lineup of the original 151 Pokémon from the Kanto region, this set offers a nostalgic feeling, with some of the most beautiful artwork seen, but it would take a lot for anyone to get a complete set.
For people opening packs, the majority of what they will be pulling are Common cards that are still wonderful for use in games and are beautiful in their own right, but not special or rare. For deciding the rarest cards, pull rates and values are taken from TCGPlayer where their Authentication Center opened over 1,500 booster packs to get a look at statistics. Note that there are also extremely rare «God Packs» in existence for which have no Commons or Uncommons but only the rarest of cards; including Illustration Rare and Special Illustration Rare cards for complete evolution lines of one of the three starter Pokémon from the Kanto region.
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includes three cards that are categorized as Hyper Rare and have eye-catching golden borders. Among these is the Hyper Rare Mew ex card number 205/165 with artwork by oky CG Works. According to TCGPlayer, the odds of finding a Hyper Rare card are roughly one in 51 packs with this card being of particular note due to it being among the ex line. Finding a specific card, such as Mew ex would make the chances be closer to one in 154 packs. Currently, Mew ex is valued on TCGPlayer at a market price of $24.82 USD.
Although Charmander 168/165 is
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