I know a lot of you have trouble wondering what booster box to buy because you don't know how many Lv. X's, Reprints, Shinies, etc. will come in your box. I really hope this guide helps and let me know if I need to add anything!
CARD RATIOS For all Series & Expansions
Please note that these are estimations, not exact ratios.
I have stated whether the card will be your Reverse Holo or Rare.
PRIME (HGSS-TR):
Chances of pulling a Prime card in:
(HGSS) One in every six packs (1:6)
(UL) One in every seven packs (1:7)
(UD) One in every seven packs (1:7)
(TM) One in every seven packs (1:7)
How many Primes per booster box in:
(HGSS): Six
(UL) Five
(UD) Five
(TM) Five
Comes as a Reverse Holo
LV. X (Diamond & Pearl-Arceus):
How many Lv. X’s per booster box: One or two (usually one)
Diamond & Pearl-Majestic Dawn: 1 Lv. X (1:36)
Legends Awakened-Arceus: 3 Lv. X’s (1:12)
Secret Wonders: 0-1 Lv. X (1:36)
Rising Rivals: 2-3 Lv. X's (1:12-1:18)
Supreme Victors: 3-4 Lv. X's (1:9-1:12)
Comes as a Rare
TIME-SPACE DISTORTION (MT):
Chances of pulling a Time-Space Distortion: One in every one-hundred eight booster packs (1:108)
How many Time-Space Distortions per booster box: One in every three booster boxes
Comes as a Rare
EX (Ruby & Sapphire-Power Keepers):
Chances of pulling an EX card: One in every twelve packs (1:12)
How many EX’s per booster box: About three
Comes as a Rare
CRYSTAL (E-CARD SETS(Skyridge, Aquapolis, Expedition)):??
LEGEND (HGSS-UND):
Chances of pulling a Legend card: One in every nine-twelve packs (1:9-12)
How many Legends per booster box: About three-four (usually one of each half)
Comes as a Rare
HOLO (ANY SET):
Chances of pulling a Holo card: One in every three packs (1:3)
How many Holos per booster box: About twelve
Comes as a Rare
SHINY (NEW DP&PL(SF, PL, SV, AR)):
Chances of pulling a Shiny card: One in every thirty-six packs (1:36)
How many Shiny’s per booster box: One
Comes as a Reverse Holo
SHINING (OLD EX SETS(TRR, DXY, UF, DS, LM, HP, CG, DF, PK)):
Chances of pulling a Shining card: One in every three hundred packs (1:300)
How many Shining’s per booster box: One in every two booster cases
(A booster case has six booster boxes in it. Two of them equal twelve booster boxes.)
Comes as a Rare
REPRINT (SF, PL, RR, SV):
Chances of pulling a Reprint card: One in every thirty-six packs (1:36)
How many reprints per booster box: One
Comes as a Rare
ALPH LITHOGRAPH (HGSS-UND):
Chances of pulling an Alph Lithograph in:
(HGSS/UL) One in every one hundred-eight packs (1:108)
(UD) One in every one hundred-eight packs (1:108)
How many Alph Lithograph's per booster box in:
(HGSS/UL) One in every three booster boxes
(UD) One in every three booster boxes
Comes as a Rare
SHINY GYARADOS (HGSS):
Chances of pulling a Shiny Gyarados: One in every one thirty-six packs (1:36)
How many Shiny Gyarados' per booster box: One per booster box
Comes as a Rare
ROTOM (RR):
Chances of pulling a Rotom: One in every eighteen packs (1:18)
How many Rotom per booster box: Two
Comes as a Reverse Holo
ARCEUS (AR):
Chances of pulling an Arceus: One in every four packs (1:4)
How many Arceus per booster box: About nine-ten (usually one of each)
Comes as a Reverse Holo
DARK RAICHU (TEAM ROCKET)
Chances of pulling a Dark Raichu: At least one in every three booster boxes (1:108)
Comes as a Rare
CARD RATIOS For all Series & Expansions
Please note that these are estimations, not exact ratios.
I have stated whether the card will be your Reverse Holo or Rare.
PRIME (HGSS-TR):
Chances of pulling a Prime card in:
(HGSS) One in every six packs (1:6)
(UL) One in every seven packs (1:7)
(UD) One in every seven packs (1:7)
(TM) One in every seven packs (1:7)
How many Primes per booster box in:
(HGSS): Six
(UL) Five
(UD) Five
(TM) Five
Comes as a Reverse Holo
LV. X (Diamond & Pearl-Arceus):
How many Lv. X’s per booster box: One or two (usually one)
Diamond & Pearl-Majestic Dawn: 1 Lv. X (1:36)
Legends Awakened-Arceus: 3 Lv. X’s (1:12)
Secret Wonders: 0-1 Lv. X (1:36)
Rising Rivals: 2-3 Lv. X's (1:12-1:18)
Supreme Victors: 3-4 Lv. X's (1:9-1:12)
Comes as a Rare
TIME-SPACE DISTORTION (MT):
Chances of pulling a Time-Space Distortion: One in every one-hundred eight booster packs (1:108)
How many Time-Space Distortions per booster box: One in every three booster boxes
Comes as a Rare
EX (Ruby & Sapphire-Power Keepers):
Chances of pulling an EX card: One in every twelve packs (1:12)
How many EX’s per booster box: About three
Comes as a Rare
CRYSTAL (E-CARD SETS(Skyridge, Aquapolis, Expedition)):??
LEGEND (HGSS-UND):
Chances of pulling a Legend card: One in every nine-twelve packs (1:9-12)
How many Legends per booster box: About three-four (usually one of each half)
Comes as a Rare
HOLO (ANY SET):
Chances of pulling a Holo card: One in every three packs (1:3)
How many Holos per booster box: About twelve
Comes as a Rare
SHINY (NEW DP&PL(SF, PL, SV, AR)):
Chances of pulling a Shiny card: One in every thirty-six packs (1:36)
How many Shiny’s per booster box: One
Comes as a Reverse Holo
SHINING (OLD EX SETS(TRR, DXY, UF, DS, LM, HP, CG, DF, PK)):
Chances of pulling a Shining card: One in every three hundred packs (1:300)
How many Shining’s per booster box: One in every two booster cases
(A booster case has six booster boxes in it. Two of them equal twelve booster boxes.)
Comes as a Rare
REPRINT (SF, PL, RR, SV):
Chances of pulling a Reprint card: One in every thirty-six packs (1:36)
How many reprints per booster box: One
Comes as a Rare
ALPH LITHOGRAPH (HGSS-UND):
Chances of pulling an Alph Lithograph in:
(HGSS/UL) One in every one hundred-eight packs (1:108)
(UD) One in every one hundred-eight packs (1:108)
How many Alph Lithograph's per booster box in:
(HGSS/UL) One in every three booster boxes
(UD) One in every three booster boxes
Comes as a Rare
SHINY GYARADOS (HGSS):
Chances of pulling a Shiny Gyarados: One in every one thirty-six packs (1:36)
How many Shiny Gyarados' per booster box: One per booster box
Comes as a Rare
ROTOM (RR):
Chances of pulling a Rotom: One in every eighteen packs (1:18)
How many Rotom per booster box: Two
Comes as a Reverse Holo
ARCEUS (AR):
Chances of pulling an Arceus: One in every four packs (1:4)
How many Arceus per booster box: About nine-ten (usually one of each)
Comes as a Reverse Holo
DARK RAICHU (TEAM ROCKET)
Chances of pulling a Dark Raichu: At least one in every three booster boxes (1:108)
Comes as a Rare