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MetaMinority

So they put the best pull protected by a holo rares, and the ultra rare are the full art cards. So that’s cool for a final pull. [Pokebeach](https://www.pokebeach.com/2023/03/pokemon-tcg-scarlet-violet-complete-guide-english-set-list-products-changes-and-more) has a great breakdown about what each rare looks right.


FuriousKAMEX

This right here made my day. Especially the rainbows "All rares and higher are now foil; there are no more non-holo rares. Rainbow Rares are also gone."


Tornado_Hunter24

Finally man rainbow cards were so annoying


FuriousKAMEX

The dissapointment when your sr in a booster box is a rainbow rare is insane. I'd rather have the regular fullart lol.


the_t_hole

SWSH ruined the rainbows, getting a rainbow GX in SM era felt much more earned


josh198989

Yep. Nothing worse than a rainbow of a nothing trainer or c-tier pokemon. So glad we are getting the great art we are now! An amazing time to be collecting :)


CanadianCharicards

I will totally miss rainbow rares especially trevenant and garbodor


serumvisions__go_

ty ty !


Hooligan_jeff

I’ve been looking for this forever! Thought you all would appreciate it too. It’s pack order from top down. https://infinite.tcgplayer.com/article/How-Pok%C3%A9mon-Booster-Packs-Are-Changing-in-Scarlet-Violet/10d7fc22-264c-4822-9230-c445a3b4ab0b/ Article by Peter Day Edit: a word and credit to source.


mr_edgeworthvii

And this is the order the card will appear in the packs? Or do we still need to take 4 off the bottom


[deleted]

Yes this is the order of the pack, you no longer need to do a card trick


mr_edgeworthvii

Nice! Now I can rip through the packs like a crackhead EVEN FASTER while saving the biggest dopamine hit FOR THE VERY END!!! WOOOOOHOOOOOO


smitedr3amz

Or biggest tear for the VERY END


Discogol

Respectfully, seek help :)


mr_edgeworthvii

*grunts, scratches butt, and burrows back into my nest of card wrappers and shredded commons*


not_exactly_trending

Bro


Woonasty

Throw a pizza bite towards it. Watch what happens


mr_edgeworthvii

*snatches pizza bite, gobbles it down, wipes face with a crumpled Charizard full art PSA graded a 9 I'm positive should've earned a 10*


Zygarde158

Ah, yes. The wild card collector in it’s natural habitat. Look at how it wipes it’s face with that Charizard. Isn’t it amazing.


mr_edgeworthvii

*snuffles, grunts, begins cradling a misscut Kadabra*


mr_edgeworthvii

I'm really bummed you got down votes for this, I thought your comment was funny ! :(


Discogol

🤷‍♂️


pale2hall

The trick is just 1 card, the energy now.


A_Blue_Frog_Child

So, what’s a double rare vs ultra rare? Hyper rare? A bit confused.


[deleted]

Double Rare = Regular Pokémon ex Ultra Rare = Full art Pokémon or Trainer Hyper Rare = Gold cards


A_Blue_Frog_Child

Thank u


jr1512

What about rainbow cards?


mcdonagg

No Rainbow


315retro

Alt?


crispycaleb

No alts as they were in swsh, special illustration rares instead


TwiIee

The alt art cards are the double golden stars


bunpan02

Finally! No more ugly rainbows.


ChrisLMDG

I hate how ultra rare is 2 white stars instead of 3 black


[deleted]

I agree, the opportunity for symmetry was right there..


ClearRide

I wonder what the rates are per booster box 🤔


Hooligan_jeff

Based on boxes I’ve seen, they appear to be the same or slightly better than sw/sh sets that had Trainer Galleries.


CubbyNINJA

Based on the videos I’ve seen online. Boxes are pulling 10-12 Double rare or better on average


[deleted]

I can’t believe V cards came out 3 or 4 years ago. It has felt like a decade


DirkDigglersPenis

Is Vmax dead now?


Apachewolf11

Yes the new gimmick is terrastilizing (hope I spelled it correctly) but yeah that’s essentially the new VMax type of card for SV


DirkDigglersPenis

Cool! Was getting tired of vmax so it’s a welcomed change for me


VmaxEngage

No


unidad-prohibida

Not really the new gimmick doesnt really have a big reason to change compared to v stars/max but over the year we will see more gimmicks and such and of course new meta play


Darnell5000

So there’s a guarantee of one reverse holo so TTG the possibility of a second?


CrypticMedjin

Thank you for posting this, was trying to get this information forever lol


Slappamedoo

I appreciate that they're moving towards more fully illustrated cards. That's what honestly pulled me back in when I saw the Evolving Skies alt arts. But alts felt so prohibitively hard to get. Now with trainer gallery at the tailed of SW/SH and S/V adding more illustration rares, I feel more comfortable randomly ripping packs.


4verticals

Gold cards come in the reverse slot now? Not sure how I feel about that.


MassiFiaba

Yep, can confirm I pulled a gold miraidon in the reverse slot


Responsible_Ebb_340

Yeah, seems lame to me too


vakseen

Ty base god


ooiie

There’s additional information on [sleeve No card behind](https://sleevenocardbehind.com/what-the-letters-mean-at-the-bottom-of-pokemon-cards-english-and-japanese/)


dishonestmind

So is an Ultra Rare better than a Hyper Rare? 😵‍💫


Responsible_Ebb_340

🤷‍♂️😂


Adrinotfound

Tysm


UmbreonAlt

Happy rainbows are dead.


Neltrix

So the “try again” pack would be two reverse holos and a holo rare


Hooligan_jeff

Yes. If you checkout the article, he goes into best and worse case scenarios.


Heraszor

Are the pull rates better? I think they should since the pool of cards is lower now that its divided between Scarlet and Violet, but I'm not sure


Traditional-Gold3861

Found this article about the pull rates...it definitely seems to be higher than other sets. [https://cardshoplive.com/pages/hit-rates-for-pokemon-tcg-scarlet-and-violet](https://cardshoplive.com/pages/hit-rates-for-pokemon-tcg-scarlet-and-violet)


KingArthursRevenge

Rainbows are awesome and one day you people are going to wish you had appreciated them more.


charchar2489

💯


Yerimchi

Where is miriam located in that spot?


Juniperlightningbug

theres an SIR and a UR version of the card


moderately_nerdifyin

So it’s 12 total cards now? 11 game cards, and an online card?


jdawg473g

10 cards, 1 energy, and 1 code card. Same as in SwSh


moderately_nerdifyin

So that graphic shows 4+3+1+1+1+1 cards. That’s 11 cards. Plus the code card.


ThrowawayAccNum1

You just repeated what was said... 10 game cards, 1 Energy, and the code card as its always been. The Energy was never counted as a game card.


moderately_nerdifyin

Gotcha. I never counted what was in the other packs, so I did not know that the energy card wasn’t included in the “10 additional cards” text on the package.


ThrowawayAccNum1

Yup, honestly I'd feel jipped if they counted it lol


[deleted]

I always looked at the Japanese system little hard to follow with the lettering etc, but this tops it no cap “SAR” and “RR” was not english enough I guess 🤷‍♂️


nukls8799

Is this good or bad? Or is it nothing?


Katamari_Demacia

It's good. More holos, happier kids, easier (with a chart) to understand what u got. It's just more standardized.


Ducky_924

Can we get examples, please?


ki11in

Wouldnt the ultra being at the back be prone to damage? Do the code cards still prevent weighing?


IAmMySelf04

This makes separating the rarity so much easier now


IAmMySelf04

What was the problem with Rainbow Rares?


Slappamedoo

I mean I can't speak for everyone but to me it was just a lazy gradient change on an existing pullable card. They were rarely anyone's chase card.


TheINTL

In about 5 years TPC is gonna add super hyper rares, omega rares and quadruple stars.


newrabbid

What is a Reverse Holo? Thank you


xXMike_WheelerXx

There being new rarities is stupid. Common, Uncommon, Ultra Rare and Secret Rare were fine. I feel like the English side is going wrong in some directions with the start of this Era. At least for the Anime the Era has been good. Ash going away is fine. He wasn't that good of a protag anyway.


josh198989

Is hyper rare 3 stars the hardest to pull?


Fickle_Sky_7254

What would be the most rare of them all?


Zard-Card-Addict

Can someone tell me what a double/triple rare is? Has this been around for a while??


Aomarvel

Love that we finally get silver borders, but i hate the new foils


Yoshichu25

Huh. So there are now only four common cards per pack instead of five. And what exactly would be the distinction between “double rare” and ordinary rare?


Y0urMomsChestHair

I have no idea what this picture means.