While you can buy booster packs individually, they are also commonly sold in a booster box of 36 packs. If you bought 10 packs of Team Up, you would end up with 10 rare cards, 30 uncommon cards, and 60 common cards. As you can see in the picture above, the booster packs are from the set Sun and Moon Team Up. When you buy a booster pack, it will indicate the set that it is from. Each set contains a fixed number of new cards, usually around 200. New sets are released roughly four times a year, each with a unique name like “Sun and Moon Team Up”. The standard distribution of cards in a booster pack is 6 common cards, 3 uncommon card, and 1 rare ( or better) card.īooster packs ( pictured above) are released in sets. Each card has a rarity, ranging from common ( the most frequently included cards) to super rare ( the least frequently included cards). The primary way players collect these cards is through booster packs.Ī booster pack contains 10 random cards, similar to a pack of baseball cards.
The Pokemon TCG is a trading card game, meaning players collect cards to build unique decks and play against each other. In this chapter, we cover everything you need to know to decide how you want to collect the Pokemon TCG! Booster Packs and Booster Boxes While theme decks are incredibly convenient, they are only the beginning of what is available to play the game.
