One particular topic among the Pokemon TCG Pocket community is currently up for debate: which one has better chances of pulling rare cards, the option for opening a single pack or the ones that allow you to open 10 packs at once?
In Pokemon TCG Pocket, players can open two free booster packs a day, but as long as there are means for you to earn a bunch of Pack Hourglasses, you can open more packs until you run out of the said commodity.
Let us uncover the answer behind this controversial question, so you can pick which method of opening booster packs works the best for you.
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1 Pack vs. 10 Packs: Does it Make a Difference?
Choosing between the options of opening a pack or 10 packs won’t give anyone an advantage in terms of getting the rare full art cards in Pokemon TCG Pocket.
The game, after all, uses RNG to determine the cards you’ll get from each booster pack.
As we already know, a Pokemon TCG Pocket pack contains five cards. For the first three cards, you are almost guaranteed to get Common (one diamond) cards.
Your best bets on pulling those highly sought-after cards lie on the fourth and fifth cards. However, if you’re lucky enough to trigger that elusive 0.05% chance of getting a Rare or God Pack, you are basically rewarded with five cards, which are at One Star Rares or higher.
The drop rates in Pokemon TCG Pocket don’t change regardless of how you want to open your packs.
To make the game fair for everyone, the developers won’t just give out some free clues as to how you can get more rare cards out of the packs you get.
Such a move will surely ruin Pokemon TCG Pocket’s alluring feature of letting its players feel the thrill and excitement of opening packs.
Just like the controversial bent backs, the rumors that how you open your packs determines your odds of pulling rares is a complete myth, a common case of the psychological concept called confirmation bias.
Confirmation bias refers to the likelihood of someone to only look for information that supports their existing beliefs.
You might believe that opening 10 packs is better than one pack because you already found a good number of players on social media scoring God packs from such a method while ignoring the fact it doesn’t always happen with every player.
Take, for example, this short video from YouTube featuring a 10-pack pull that doesn’t even contain one Pokemon ex card:
To be fair, opening 10 packs at once does give you the illusion of increased rare pull odds because you’re making multiple attempts at a faster pace. But in reality, you’re just manually doing the same thing if you’re opening 10 packs individually.
Should You Quit Opening 10 Packs at Once? Of Course NOT!
Now, you might be thinking that since we already debunked the myth that pulling between one and 10 packs affects one’s chances of pulling rares, you better just settle on opening individual packs.
But hold your horses, as there are still other advantages that the feature of pulling 10 packs at once offers.
When to Open 10 Packs in Pokemon TCG Pocket
- You saved over 120 Pack Hourglasses and you want to try your luck in one go.
- You hate the repeated feeling of disappointment when opening a trash pack one after another.
- You are in a hurry to grow your collection, and you want to save time.
How About Opening a Single Pack?
On the other hand, here are the signs that you are better off sticking to individual packs:
- You loved the thrill of not knowing the contents of every booster pack right away.
- You prefer opening each card yourself rather than the game’s system doing it for you.
- You don’t have the patience to save Pack Hourglasses; you liked spending them the moment you got 12.
Final Thoughts
We understand that it’s such a bummer to pop everyone’s bubbles about opening packs in Pokemon TCG Pocket.
However, accepting the fact that this game is pure RNG when it comes to getting all the available cards lets you appreciate the other features that can also bring you enjoyment, like playing your cards and growing your digital Pokemon TCG collection.
So, feel free to open your packs however you want, whenever you want. Your account, your rules. But always be consistent in opening packs if you have the chance; no matter how bad you think your luck can be, you’ll eventually get the cards that you want if you never quit playing the game.
We hope this article helps you a lot in your Pokemon TCG Pocket journey! For more contents related to Pokemon cards, be sure to check our other articles here at PokeCardHQ.
