Phantom Forces Pull Rates & Pack EV — Worth Ripping?

Right now: the best rip in Phantom Forces is the Booster Pack at $231.30 against $18.97 of expected pulls — a −93% margin after ~15% selling fees, and a 1% chance it actually pays for itself. Figures refresh every two hours.

Phantom Forces is a Pokémon set released 2014/11/05. This page tracks whether its sealed products are worth opening: live TCGPlayer market prices for every product, the expected value of the cards inside, and the pull-rate model behind the math.

XY-era pack (10 cards): a reverse holo, and a rare slot where Pokémon-EX land roughly 1 in 8 packs, full arts about 1 in 30 and secret rares about 1 in 70. Vintage sealed: prices are collector premiums, so rip margins are deeply negative by design — the singles market is the real signal, and pokemontcg.io prices it. Elite Trainer Boxes of this era hold 8 packs. Pull rates are community estimates.

Sealed products: price vs. expected value

ProductMargin after ~15% feesMarket priceEV of pullsOdds it pays for itself
Booster Pack −93% $231.30 $18.97 1%

Pull-rate model

Phantom Forces packs hold 10 cards; the slots below are the ones that carry value.

SlotOutcomeEst. chance
Reverse HoloReverse Holo100%
Rare slotRare62%
Rare slotRare Holo21.5%
Rare slotPokémon-EX12%
Rare slotFull Art (Ultra)3%
Rare slotSecret Rare1.5%

Community-estimated rates — no publisher discloses official pull odds. The calculator prices each outcome from live singles data.

FAQ

What are the odds a Booster Pack of Phantom Forces pays for itself?

About 1% after ~15% selling fees (1% before fees) as of 2026-09-11, computed from the exact outcome distribution of the Phantom Forces pack model rather than a simulation. The median Booster Pack returns $2.09 of cards after fees against its $231.30 price, and the chance of at least doubling your money is 1%. These odds refresh with every two-hourly price update.

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