Collecting The English Booster Box "Pull Rates" Thread

Today I've opened the WORST FLASHFIRE BOX EVER :(

Charizard EX (11/106)
M Charizard X EX (69/106)
M Kanhaskhan EX (79/106)

9 holo rares
11 reverse holo rares

:(

EDIT:
WOW, I thought I couldn't get worse box, but I CAN... my 2nd box:
Magnezone EX
Charizard EX (11/106)
Charizard EX (12/106)

7 holo rares
10 reverse holo rares

Now I officialy don't like booster boxes.
 
jakopo said:
Today I've opened the WORST FLASHFIRE BOX EVER :(

Charizard EX (11/106)
M Charizard X EX (69/106)
M Kanhaskhan EX (79/106)

9 holo rares
11 reverse holo rares

:(

EDIT:
WOW, I thought I couldn't get worse box, but I CAN... my 2nd box:
Magnezone EX
Charizard EX (11/106)
Charizard EX (12/106)

7 holo rares
10 reverse holo rares

Now I officialy don't like booster boxes.
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This was my fear and why I hesitated to get a flashfire box (since my latest boxes have been pretty bad)
I would be pretty pissed and dissapointed if this my box, and you got 2 of them! I feel sorry for you :D
 
jakopo said:
Today I've opened the WORST FLASHFIRE BOX EVER :(

Charizard EX (11/106)
M Charizard X EX (69/106)
M Kanhaskhan EX (79/106)

9 holo rares
11 reverse holo rares

:(

EDIT:
WOW, I thought I couldn't get worse box, but I CAN... my 2nd box:
Magnezone EX
Charizard EX (11/106)
Charizard EX (12/106)

7 holo rares
10 reverse holo rares

Now I officialy don't like booster boxes.
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The first box was actually pretty good. M Charizard X is worth over 35 bucks. The 2nd box was pretty bad, sorry.
 
Just got my box in the mail...
Charizard EX 12/106
Kangkaskan EX
M Charizard X Ex 69/106
Magnezone eX FA

8holos, no pyroar...
6 reverse rares
And so many butterfrees.. 40 packs = 5 butterfree
 
This was my fear and why I hesitated to get a flashfire box (since my latest boxes have been pretty bad)
I would be pretty pissed and dissapointed if this my box, and you got 2 of them! I feel sorry for you Big Grin
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The worst thing in this case was that I had 3 boxes (all three from one case) and I had to send one of them to the other guy who ordered them with me... Probably he will get the best pulls :D It's funny that I pulled only 3 EXs in each box, because yesterday I've opened just 10 loose boosters and get 2EXs and Lysandre FA... Well, at least I've got completed base set (I mean all cards without EXs etc.) and a bunch of holos and trainers for trade.
 
Remember when a full art or secret rare was guaranteed per box? With so many regular ex's and so few full art pokemon it seems they traded full art ratios for mega Charizards/Charizard ex's worth 35 bucks each. To be honest the only way I'd buy a box like this is if you got 2 or 3 ex's including a secret rare/Charizard Full Art, or 5 lesser ex's without a secret rare.


As a collector a 35 dollar card does not equal 100 bucks down the drain. Especially when Booster pull rates are so good.*

*(I wouldn't know, bought 11 packs and got 1 holo and 10 non holo rares. I did buy a twelfth pack and got Pyroar)
 
All the complaints about box pulls mainly originating with XY Base gives me very little incentive to buy boxes.
Do you guys buy boxes solely to get packs cheaper, even though you have a good idea what your pulls will be? It just seems to me that buying individual packs is more expensive but your chances of getting better pulls is higher...?
The "philosophy" that some boxes are just unlucky doesn't sound like a "fair" concept at all.

I'm just having a hard time deciding on whether to buy boxes or packs to complete sets.
 
beebahboo said:
All the complaints about box pulls mainly originating with XY Base gives me very little incentive to buy boxes.
Do you guys buy boxes solely to get packs cheaper, even though you have a good idea what your pulls will be? It just seems to me that buying individual packs is more expensive but your chances of getting better pulls is higher...?
The "philosophy" that some boxes are just unlucky doesn't sound like a "fair" concept at all.

I'm just having a hard time deciding on whether to buy boxes or packs to complete sets.
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http://www.pokebeach.com/forums/thread-booster-box-or-single-cards
 
^^^^^ Are they asking about booster packs or single cards from ebay? Personally I've only ever bought 4 ex's from eBay because I felt that buying anymore packs would be a waste of money so I decided to buy the 2 ex's I really wanted and decided to get the other two since they were pretty cheap. In over 100 XY packs I didn't pull one Vivillon, regular nor reverse....

I think most gamers either trade for the cards they want or flat out buy them, they buy booster boxes for the trainers and commons/uncommons. If you're a gamer and you want three Yveltal full arts I wouldn't recommend buying three boxes when you could just buy or trade for them.

I've only ever bought two booster boxes, a Plasma Blast which came with 2 ex's a Virizion Full and a Virizion regular, then the Boundaries Crossed which came with 4 ultra rares including 3 regular ex's, 1 full art and a full art supporter, and then 2 ace specs. As a collector I got a lot of cards I didn't have already, I don't know if the cards are good gamewise since I don't play the game but to me the Boundaries Crossed box won only because I got Bianca and Celebi as opposed to just Virizion.
 
omahanime said:
beebahboo said:
All the complaints about box pulls mainly originating with XY Base gives me very little incentive to buy boxes.
Do you guys buy boxes solely to get packs cheaper, even though you have a good idea what your pulls will be? It just seems to me that buying individual packs is more expensive but your chances of getting better pulls is higher...?
The "philosophy" that some boxes are just unlucky doesn't sound like a "fair" concept at all.

I'm just having a hard time deciding on whether to buy boxes or packs to complete sets.
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http://www.pokebeach.com/forums/thread-booster-box-or-single-cards
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Thanks. The thread provided some good info. Although it didn't address everything I mentioned.
 
I don't really think there's any truth to the fact that individual pack pulls are better than booster box pulls. It's just random chance either way; the only truths to individual packs being better are anecdata and comfirmation bias, unless you're weighing packs.
 
I recently watched a case opening (6 boxes). The case had two very bad boxes of only 3 EX and two awesome boxes with like 7 EX including 3 FA and a SR. So the Flash Fire boxes can either be really good or really bad.
 
Athena said:
I don't really think there's any truth to the fact that individual pack pulls are better than booster box pulls. It's just random chance either way; the only truths to individual packs being better are anecdata and comfirmation bias, unless you're weighing packs.
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Yes, it can't be truth because you can buy boosters from the box like I had (I mean with 3 regular EXs) and then you'll get nothing good as well.

For me it's just weird that you can get box with 7 ultra rares (sometimes including even secret rare and 2FAs) and you can get box with 3 ultra rares (all regular EXs). I mean... it's not fair.

Hopefully I'll have some better pulls in Furious Fist box (but I'm really not sure if I'll buy one due to my Flashfire pulls)

but OK, enough crying :D hope you'll guys get better pulls!
 
jakopo said:
Today I've opened the WORST FLASHFIRE BOX EVER :(

Charizard EX (11/106)
M Charizard X EX (69/106)
M Kanhaskhan EX (79/106)
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I don't think its the worst box, that would be a box with Kangaskhan, Toxicroak and Magnezone EX ;)
 
Just got my Flashfire Booster Box, best pulls ever! Split it with my brother straight down the middle, so here are our pulls:

Me:
-Mega Charizard EX Secret Rare (first five packs!)
-Kangaskhan EX

Him:
-Toxicroak EX FA
-Mega Kangaskhan EX
-Charizard EX (Stoke)

Plus a total of 3 Lysandres, one Pyroar, a Milotic, and tons of other awesome and playable holos such as Shiftry and a bunch of reverse holos to bling out my deck! I'm so happy! :D
 
I've opened two Flashfire booster boxes. Here are my pulls:

1st box:
-Charizard EX 12/106
-Toxicroak EX
-Kangaskhan EX
-Magnezone EX FA
-Lysandre FA

2nd box:
-Charizard EX 11/106
-M Kangaskhan EX
-Pokemon Center Lady FA

But I noticed a weird thing about these two boxes. When I pulled the first 30 packs from the 2nd box, they have the same reverses as those from the 1st box. Only the last 6 packs have different reverses. I bought these two boxes two weeks apart! BTW, I always pull from left to right. Have anyone experience this before?
 
zhenbang95 said:
But I noticed a weird thing about these two boxes. When I pulled the first 30 packs from the 2nd box, they have the same reverses as those from the 1st box. Only the last 6 packs have different reverses. I bought these two boxes two weeks apart! BTW, I always pull from left to right. Have anyone experience this before?
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Familiar said:
SoulWind said:
Were the Holos the same also?

I had a batch of boxes awhile back where several boxes were almost identical.
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I have heard boxes have rarity patterns. For example pattern A would have holos 1, 4, 7, 10, 13. Pattern B would have holos 2, 5, 8, 11, 14. And Pattern C would have holos 3, 6, 9, 12, 15.
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My second Boundaries Crossed Booster Box came today.

I pulled the following cards

Ex's: Celebi Full Art, Landorus Ex, Creselia Ex, Keldeo Ex and Celebi Ex.
I also pulled 3 new holos, Charizard, Ditto and Flygon
I pulled 6 duplicate holos, Scolipede, Scizor, Tangrowth, Liepard, Samurott, Stoutland
I pulled 2 holo reverses, Serperior and Scizor both new
I pulled 2 ace specs, Gold Potion and Crystal Edge. (I only need Crystal Wall from the set so fail there)

Overall I'm not sure if I got a good box or not, I got 5 ex's so I guess technically it was a good box but not for me. I already had all the regular ex's so that's fine but I was hoping to get a full art I didn't already have(I currently have 2 Cresselia and Celebi so the odds were for me getting a new one)(I'm not sure if supporters have the same pull rates but I also have Skyla and Bianca.)
I'm not sure if I'll buy a 3rd box or if it's just a waste of time. Packs are impossible to find in stores here for less then 4.99.

Overall I need 3 holos, Serperior, Electivire and Vileplume. 4 Full Arts and Cheran, also Crystal Wall and 3 of the secrets.
 
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