Right now: the best rip in Next Destinies is the Booster Pack at $379.11 against $19.37 of expected pulls — a −96% margin after ~15% selling fees, and a 0% chance it actually pays for itself. Figures refresh every two hours.
Next Destinies (February 8, 2012) brought Pokémon-EX back to the Black & White series, and its 10-card pack keeps the era's layout: a reverse holo in every pack and one rare slot that every hit replaces. As vintage sealed, loose packs trade at a steep collector premium, so rip margins model deeply negative by design; the singles market, not the pack price, is the real signal.
Community estimates put a Pokémon-EX at roughly 1 in 9 packs, a holo around 22% of the rare slot, a full art near 1 in 36 and a Secret Rare about 1 in 72. Full-art Reshiram-EX leads, with the Secret Rare Zoroark, full-art Zekrom-EX and Mewtwo-EX behind it. The Secret Rare Chandelure, Emboar and Hydreigon and full-art Kyurem-EX, Shaymin-EX and Regigigas-EX fill out a deep top tier.
Only loose Booster Packs are listed for Next Destinies; no booster box or Elite Trainer Box listing has a market price, so the live table is a single row. It pairs the pack price with a fee-adjusted EV built from community-estimated rates and current singles prices. The regular Mewtwo-EX and Zekrom-EX help, but the margin still reads as a collector tax; the numbers below refresh every couple of hours.
Sealed products: price vs. expected value
| Product | Margin after ~15% fees | Market price | EV of pulls | Odds it pays for itself |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Booster Pack | −96% | $379.11 | $19.37 | 0% |
Pull-rate model
Next Destinies packs hold 10 cards; the slots below are the ones that carry value.
| Slot | Outcome | Est. chance |
|---|---|---|
| Reverse Holo | Reverse Holo | 100% |
| Rare slot | Rare | 62.8% |
| Rare slot | Rare Holo | 22% |
| Rare slot | Pokémon-EX | 11% |
| Rare slot | Full Art (Ultra) | 2.8% |
| Rare slot | Secret Rare | 1.4% |
Community-estimated rates — no publisher discloses official pull odds. The calculator prices each outcome from live singles data.
FAQ
What are the chase cards in Next Destinies?
Full-art Reshiram-EX, Secret Rare Zoroark, full-art Zekrom-EX and full-art Mewtwo-EX lead. Secret Rare Chandelure, full-art Kyurem-EX, Secret Rare Emboar and full-art Shaymin-EX follow, with the regular Mewtwo-EX the top Rare Holo EX.
How rare is a Pokémon-EX in Next Destinies?
The model gives the Pokémon-EX tier about 11% of the rare slot, roughly 1 in 9 packs, split across six regular EX cards. Full-art EX versions sit in the Rare Ultra tier at about 1 in 36 packs.
Are the Next Destinies pull rates official?
No. The Pokémon Company doesn't publish pull rates; the odds are community estimates for the Black & White era. Treat them as reasonable approximations, not print-sheet facts.
What are the odds a Booster Pack of Next Destinies pays for itself?
About 0% after ~15% selling fees (1% before fees) as of 2026-10-27, computed from the exact outcome distribution of the Next Destinies pack model rather than a simulation. The median Booster Pack returns $4.19 of cards after fees against its $379.11 price, and the chance of at least doubling your money is under 0.5%. These odds refresh with every two-hourly price update.
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