If you’ve been into Pokemon TCG Pocket for quite some time now, chances are you’ve already heard lots of people pulling multiple rare cards from a single pack.
And as you feel a bit jealous, you’ve thought to yourself, “why don’t I get insane pulls like them?”
Just as your frustration subsides, you even discover that a few fortunate players manage to open a pack containing nothing but those flashy Full Art cards that you seldom get on your account.
Then you’ll think, what is happening? You tried to do some research, and you found out that the team behind this app left a special pack that requires a year’s worth of luck to acquire—a God Pack.
For this post, let’s talk about one of the most trending topics in Pokemon TCG Pocket, the God Pack, and how it became such a craze that many players today are willing to pay and subscribe to the app’s Premium Pass.
Additionally, we can give you some tips on how you, as an F2P player, stack the odds and one day become a proud owner of cards from a God Pack.
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A Brief History of God Packs in Pokemon TCG
God Packs have been present in the Pokemon TCG scene long before the release of the well-received mobile game, Pokemon TCG Pocket.
The term God Pack was coined by fans to describe the extremely rare packs found in the Japanese printings of Pokemon TCG.
According to Magic Card Investor, God Packs were first introduced in 2019, from the Japanese versions of sets like VMAX Climax, Shiny Star V, and Tag Team GX All Stars.
A God Pack is definitely not your regular booster pack; bearing the name of an omnipotent being, all cards inside a God Pack are Full Art Holos that are difficult to find and are very expensive.
With its high ROI potential, a God Pack is almost impossible to find randomly, and rumors suggest that the odds of getting one in a Japanese Pokemon TCG pack are 1 in 600.
While no one can accurately guess the pull rates of a God Pack, stories of fans getting one continue to captivate the imagination and wishful thinking of many Pokemon TCG enthusiasts today.
Pokemon TCG Pocket’s God Pack Mechanics
As for the Pokemon TCG Pocket, God Packs also go by the name Rare Packs, and just like their physical counterparts, digital God Packs also contain highly sought-after Full Art cards.
A God Pack in Pokemon TCG Pocket has five cards of varying rarities, but they can have any of the following rarity symbols:
- One star (Full Art rare)
- Two stars (Full Art Supporter or Pokemon ex)
- Three stars (Full Art cards with immersive artwork)
- Crown (Full Art cards with gold background)
It is an established knowledge nowadays that your chances of getting a God Pack in the game is a staggering 0.05%.
Yes, it’s way less than 1%, and that’s what makes it very popular, as if getting one feels like you’ve been blessed by the Gods of RNG.
Not only do God Packs significantly boost your collection of rare digital Pokemon cards, but they also provide you with more options in building strong decks that can thrive well in the current meta.
Now that you know everything about God Packs, you might be itching to know the secret of getting one.
So, here it is.
How to Get a God Pack in Pokemon TCG Pocket?
According to the calculations involving probability, you’ll need to open a total of 2000 packs or more to get a God Pack in Pokemon TCG Pocket, based on how many attempts it might take on average to achieve the 0.05% as a result.
But you might ask, if that’s the requirement, why can new players have God Packs too?
Well, that’s just how probability works. Regardless of how many attempts you have, there’s no telling when you might get the God Pack, even if you hypothetically have 2000 packs to open.
If you keep on growing your collection by consistently opening free packs every day, buying Pack Hourglasses or subscribing to a Premium Pass, your chances of stumbling upon a God Pack will never go down to zero.
In other words, the soundest choice you have if you badly want to obtain a God Pack is to open as many booster packs as you can.
If possible, always go for saving Pack Hourglasses until you can open 10 packs at once. This may hasten the process of bringing you closer to your dream God Pack.
Final Thoughts
Some of you might feel some disappointment after realizing how elusive God Packs can be, but don’t let it discourage you from enjoying Pokemon TCG Pocket.
God Packs, after all, are just packs containing a bunch of Rares, all of which can be obtained by patience and months of playing the game.
You’re not feeling the same dilemma either. I also never found a God Pack myself, but look at my current collection of Rare cards:
I’ve been playing since the game’s release, and the chances of me getting all the Full Art cards that I want only compounded over time.
Once you’ve grown your collection at this rate, it will feel like God Packs aren’t as appealing as they were once before.
And finally, it’s okay to feel envy for those people getting God Packs, but keep in mind that more people don’t have them as well, so don’t think that you are unlucky; you’re doing fine, like most of us.
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