{"title":"Pokémon Rarity Leaderboard","reviewedAt":"2026-10-21","scope":"English Scarlet & Violet Base teaching ladder; not a universal value or rarity hierarchy","study":{"publisher":"Card Shop Live","set":"Scarlet & Violet Base","language":"English","packs":1728,"publishedAt":null,"reviewedAt":"2026-10-21","url":"https://cardshoplive.com/pages/hit-rates-for-pokemon-tcg-scarlet-and-violet"},"rarities":[{"id":"common","rank":1,"name":"Common","short":"C","symbol":"●","color":"ink","definition":"The everyday crew: basic Pokémon, Trainers and other regular set cards. Familiar faces can still make brilliant binder pages.","spot":"One black circle beside the card number.","slot":"4 common slots","slotDetail":"In a standard English Scarlet & Violet Base pack; not four copies of this example.","example":{"name":"Lechonk","number":"154/198","set":"Scarlet & Violet Base","image":"https://assets.pokemon.com/assets/cms2/img/cards/web/SV01/SV01_EN_154.png","url":"https://www.pokemon.com/uk/pokemon-tcg/pokemon-cards/series/sv01/154"},"odds":null},{"id":"uncommon","rank":2,"name":"Uncommon","short":"U","symbol":"◆","color":"ink","definition":"A step up from commons. Often evolution Pokémon and useful Trainers, with plenty of cards worth keeping for your deck.","spot":"One black diamond.","slot":"3 uncommon slots","slotDetail":"In a standard English Scarlet & Violet Base pack; not three copies of this example.","example":{"name":"Dachsbun","number":"099/198","set":"Scarlet & Violet Base","image":"https://assets.pokemon.com/assets/cms2/img/cards/web/SV01/SV01_EN_99.png","url":"https://www.pokemon.com/uk/pokemon-tcg/pokemon-cards/series/sv01/99"},"odds":null},{"id":"rare","rank":3,"name":"Rare","short":"R","symbol":"★","color":"ink","definition":"The classic star. Regular rares in Scarlet & Violet Base have holographic artwork. A holo is a finish; it does not automatically mean a big chase.","spot":"One black star.","slot":"Rare or better","slotDetail":"The rare slot may upgrade to Double Rare or Ultra Rare. Not a guaranteed copy of a regular Rare.","example":{"name":"Armarouge","number":"041/198","set":"Scarlet & Violet Base","image":"https://assets.pokemon.com/assets/cms2/img/cards/web/SV01/SV01_EN_41.png","url":"https://www.pokemon.com/uk/pokemon-tcg/pokemon-cards/series/sv01/41"},"odds":null},{"id":"double-rare","rank":4,"name":"Double Rare","short":"DR","symbol":"★★","color":"ink","definition":"The regular Pokémon ex printing: foil, a bigger presence on the card, and an ex rule. The same Pokémon may also get higher-rarity artwork.","spot":"Two black stars. Lowercase “ex” is a card type, not a rarity by itself.","hits":234,"example":{"name":"Gardevoir ex","number":"086/198","set":"Scarlet & Violet Base","image":"https://assets.pokemon.com/assets/cms2/img/cards/web/SV01/SV01_EN_86.png","url":"https://www.pokemon.com/uk/pokemon-tcg/pokemon-cards/series/sv01/86"},"odds":{"hits":234,"samplePacks":1728,"probability":0.13541666666666666,"packsPerHit":7.384615384615385}},{"id":"illustration-rare","rank":5,"name":"Illustration Rare","short":"IR","symbol":"★","color":"gold","definition":"A little world in one card: a full-art scene showing a Pokémon’s personality or habitat. Think beautiful storytelling rather than just a bigger portrait.","spot":"One gold star.","hits":130,"example":{"name":"Ralts","number":"211/198","set":"Scarlet & Violet Base","image":"https://assets.pokemon.com/assets/cms2/img/cards/web/SV01/SV01_EN_211.png","url":"https://www.pokemon.com/uk/pokemon-tcg/pokemon-cards/series/sv01/211"},"odds":{"hits":130,"samplePacks":1728,"probability":0.07523148148148148,"packsPerHit":13.292307692307693}},{"id":"ultra-rare","rank":6,"name":"Ultra Rare","short":"UR","symbol":"★★","color":"silver","definition":"A full-art foil treatment for Pokémon ex or Supporters. Different artwork and a different collector number from the regular version.","spot":"Two silver / shiny foil stars.","hits":112,"example":{"name":"Gardevoir ex","number":"228/198","set":"Scarlet & Violet Base","image":"https://assets.pokemon.com/assets/cms2/img/cards/web/SV01/SV01_EN_228.png","url":"https://www.pokemon.com/uk/pokemon-tcg/pokemon-cards/series/sv01/228"},"odds":{"hits":112,"samplePacks":1728,"probability":0.06481481481481481,"packsPerHit":15.428571428571429}},{"id":"special-illustration-rare","rank":7,"name":"Special Illustration Rare","short":"SIR","symbol":"★★","color":"gold","definition":"The cinematic scene: special full-art illustrations of Pokémon ex or Supporters. Often a collector favorite, but the label alone does not set the price.","spot":"Two gold stars. Sometimes called “special art” by collectors.","hits":52,"example":{"name":"Gardevoir ex","number":"245/198","set":"Scarlet & Violet Base","image":"https://assets.pokemon.com/assets/cms2/img/cards/web/SV01/SV01_EN_245.png","url":"https://www.pokemon.com/uk/pokemon-tcg/pokemon-cards/series/sv01/245"},"odds":{"hits":52,"samplePacks":1728,"probability":0.03009259259259259,"packsPerHit":33.23076923076923}},{"id":"hyper-rare","rank":8,"name":"Hyper Rare","short":"HR","symbol":"★★★","color":"gold","definition":"The gold treatment. In this Scarlet & Violet Base sample, this tier appeared less often than SIR. Harder to pull does not automatically mean more valuable.","spot":"Three gold stars in the Scarlet & Violet system.","hits":32,"example":{"name":"Miraidon ex","number":"253/198","set":"Scarlet & Violet Base","image":"https://assets.pokemon.com/assets/cms2/img/cards/web/SV01/SV01_EN_253.png","url":"https://www.pokemon.com/uk/pokemon-tcg/pokemon-cards/series/sv01/253"},"odds":{"hits":32,"samplePacks":1728,"probability":0.018518518518518517,"packsPerHit":54}}],"glossary":[{"name":"Pokémon ex ≠ a rarity","tag":"Card type","text":"Lowercase ex appears on Double Rare, Ultra Rare, SIR and other prints. Older uppercase EX, GX, V, VMAX and VSTAR belong to other card mechanics and eras. Match the set and exact number before comparing."},{"name":"Stamped cards","tag":"Variant / distribution","text":"Pokémon Center, prerelease, STAFF and Play! Pokémon stamps identify a particular release. Some are included in a product or awarded at events; others come from special packs. There is no single stamped-card pull rate or rarity rank."},{"name":"Black Star Promo","tag":"Promo","text":"A promotional release, often with a prefix such as SVP. Check the exact product or event that distributed it. A specified box promo is an inclusion, not a lucky pull from the boosters inside."},{"name":"Holo & reverse holo","tag":"Finish","text":"Holo describes reflective artwork; reverse holo describes a different foil area or pattern. A reverse-holo Common is still a Common. Poké Ball and Master Ball patterns must be identified by set and language."},{"name":"ACE SPEC Rare","tag":"Set-specific tier","text":"Modern ACE SPEC cards have a distinctive magenta treatment. They are their own rarity category, with odds specific to the expansion. They are not included in the Scarlet & Violet Base study."},{"name":"Shiny Rare & Shiny Ultra Rare","tag":"Special expansion","text":"Shiny Pokémon have alternate colors. Paldean Fates lists Shiny Rare and Shiny Ultra Rare separately from its other rarities. A shiny is not the same thing as a shiny foil surface."},{"name":"Mega Hyper Rare & newer tiers","tag":"Mega Evolution era","text":"Later expansions add categories such as Mega Hyper Rare. Pokémon’s current card database also lists Black White rare and other expansion-specific labels. These sit outside this Base-set ladder; their pack odds are not borrowed from it."},{"name":"Secret rare, alt art & rainbow","tag":"Collector vocabulary","text":"“Secret rare” commonly means a number above the printed set total, such as 245/198. “Alt art” is collector shorthand; rainbow describes a treatment seen in earlier eras. None supplies a universal pull rate."},{"name":"AR, SAR & Japanese cards","tag":"Different market","text":"Japanese labels and pack structures differ from English releases. AR and SAR are useful search terms, but English IR/SIR odds cannot be carried across to Japanese boxes."}],"sources":{"symbols":"https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/pokemon-tcg-scarlet-and-violet-revamps-pokemon-tcg-card-aesthetic","study":"https://cardshoplive.com/pages/hit-rates-for-pokemon-tcg-scarlet-and-violet","cards":"https://github.com/PokemonTCG/pokemon-tcg-data/blob/master/cards/en/sv1.json","shiny":"https://www.pokemon.com/static-assets/content-assets/cms2/pdf/trading-card-game/checklist/paf_web_cardlist_en.pdf","current":"https://www.pokemon.com/uk/pokemon-tcg/pokemon-cards/758","mega":"https://www.pokemon.com/uk/pokemon-tcg/pokemon-cards/series/me05/120"},"method":"Tier odds are observed hits / 1,728 packs, for ANY card of that tier, not the pictured card. Multi-pack examples assume independent packs; real collation may differ. Different slots can hit together; do not sum tier rates as the chance of any hit. No guarantees or odds for other sets."}