A new report reveals the pull rates for the Pokemon TCG's newest Mega Evolution set, giving players a solid idea of how difficult the set's rarest cards are to pull. The newest expansion to the massively popular trading card game has kicked off its next era with a bang, with lots of powerful and exciting cards in the set. Mega Evolution introduces new Mega Pokemon to the game for the first time since 2016, as well as introducing a suite of strong Trainer cards. Now, Pokemon TCG fans are getting a better idea of how rare some cards are.
The Pokemon Trading Card Game has seen a major boom in 2025, with lots of highly sought-after expansions releasing throughout the year. "Prismatic Evolutions" served as the first new expansion of the year, bringing stunning new Special Illustration Rare versions of all the Eeveelutions. Pokemon also brought back Owner's Pokemon to the game, with popular characters like Iono and N receiving their own special Pokemon in "Journey Together" and "Destined Rivals. A new report is sharing some interesting information about the game's newest set.
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As reported by Pokebeach, a study from TCGPlayer has revealed the pull rates for each different type of rarity in Mega Evolution. The report shows that Double Rares, the lowest "hit" rarity, typically show up 1 in every 5 packs, while Illustration Rares and Ultra Rares are slightly harder to pull at 1 in 9 packs and 1 in 12 packs, respectively. Special Illustration Rares, usually one of the biggest chase cards in Mega Evolution, are typically found once in every 101 packs, becoming slightly harder to pull than their Scarlet and Violet equivalents. The new Mega Hyper Rares serve as the biggest chase, only pulled once in every 1,260 packs.
Mega Evolution TCG Pull Rates Revealed
- Double Rares: 1 in 5 packs
- Illustration Rares: 1 in 9 packs
- Ultra Rares: 1 in 12 packs
- Special Illustration Rares: 1 in 101 packs
- Mega Hyper Rares: 1 in 1,260 packs
The newly-revealed pull rates for Pokemon's Mega Evolution expansion show off just how rare some of the game's most elusive cards are. The low pull rate for Special Illustration Rare cards suggest that players would, on average, need to open three booster boxes of Mega Evolution just to pull one of the full-art cards. Mega Hyper Rare cards are even rarer, with only one Mega Hyper Rare expected to be pulled out of 36 booster boxes of the card game. The set only features two Mega Hyper Rare cards, with Mega Gardevoir ex and Mega Lucario ex.
Pokemon looks to have an exciting rest of the year ahead, with another main set expected to release before the end of 2025. "Phantasmal Flames" is currently expected to launch on November 14, with a brand-new card of Mega Charizard X expected to be a highlight of the set. Leaks have already begun to tease the next main set as well, with Storm Emeralda rumored to receive a new card of Mega Rayquaza. Pokemon fans should have plenty to look forward to throughout the end of 2025.
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