Ruling A few rareity questions

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1) Do you have the same chance of getting Lv. X/Ex as getting a normal Rare card?

2) Do you have the same chance of getting a Holo Rare as getting a non-holo rare?

3) Can you get multiple copies of the same card in 1 booster pack?
 
TCC Co-Founder said:
1) Do you have the same chance of getting Lv. X/Ex as getting a normal Rare card?
No, Lv.X/EX are only about 1/2-3 per box, respectively.
2) Do you have the same chance of getting a Holo Rare as getting a non-holo rare?
No, normal rares are easier to get.
3) Can you get multiple copies of the same card in 1 booster pack?
Yes, you can.
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Can I add though that most of the time when you get 2 of the same Pokemon in a pack it's because one is the rev. holo.
 
Thanks for your answers, but I think I've worded the first question wrong. When buying a Secret Wonders Booster pack, do you have the same chance of getting a Gallade (regular holo) as getting a Honchkrow Lv. X (regular holo)?
 
Never. you can get 1-2 gallades (regular holo) per box, but you just can get 0-1 honchcrow per box. And you can get 1 gallade more!!!!!(Reverse holo)
 
RE: A few rarity questions

Well, I'm asking about the reg holos/Lv. X's because their rarity symbol is the same. And cachbass, that seems to be a personal experience, not an answer.
 
Each pack gets one random (non-Level X) rare card, which may be holo or non-holo. There doesn't appear to be any weighting given to any particular card. So the rate for getting any particular rare is 1 in N, where N is the number of rares in the set.

In about 1 out of every 36 packs, the rare gets replaced with a Level X. This is separate from the normal rare rate.

Each pack also gets one random reverse holo card, which may be of any rarity. It is never a Level X, since Level X cards don't have reverse versions.
 
RE: A few rarity questions

Thanks Kaga, that makes more sense. I had always thought that non holo Rares had the same rarity as their holo counterparts.
 
The reason that Holos seem more rare than regular rares is because almost always there are more regular rares in a set than there are holos.

Let's take GE as an example:

There are 32 rare cards in GE. That means you have a 1 in 32 chance of pulling the desired are.

However, there are 21 reg. rare cards, while there are only 11 holos in GE. That means, you have an 11 in 32 chance of pulling a holo and a 21 in 32 chance of pulling a regular rare.

More often, though, those odds aren't as big apart. For SW, there is only a 4 in 44 chance more of pulling a regular rare than a holo.
 
So, say there are 10 Rare Cards (4 Holos and 6 non-holos) in a set. There is also 1 Lv. X (Pikachu Lv. X:D). Would you have a 1/11 chance of pulling the Lv. X?
 
TCC Co-Founder said:
Thanks for your answers, but I think I've worded the first question wrong. When buying a Secret Wonders Booster pack, do you have the same chance of getting a Gallade (regular holo) as getting a Honchkrow Lv. X (regular holo)?
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Never i said. Thats not a personal experience, its the rule. Besides, i have bought and open around 17 boxes by now. i think my personal experience its worth for something dont you think?
 
TCC Co-Founder said:
So, say there are 10 Rare Cards (4 Holos and 6 non-holos) in a set. There is also 1 Lv. X (Pikachu Lv. X:D). Would you have a 1/11 chance of pulling the Lv. X?
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No. Like Chairman Kaga said, the Lv. X breaks this rule. There is a 1 in 36 chance of pulling a Lv. X, regardless of how many rares.
 
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