If you’ve spent any time in the Pokémon card community you’ve probably seen someone absolutely lose it opening a pack. Not because they pulled one great card, but because every single card in the pack was a hit. No commons, no bulk, just rare after rare after rare. They’re not in every set and the odds are brutal. But the possibility alone is part of what makes opening Pokémon cards feel like anything could happen.
We were lucky enough to pull an Ascended Heroes God Pack this week with Mega Gengar ex and Mega Dragonite ex among the hits, and we’re still not over it. It inspired us to put this guide together for anyone who’s wondered what all the fuss is about. Here’s everything you need to know about God Packs!
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What is a God Pack?
A God Pack is a booster pack where every single card is an Illustration Rare or better. No commons, no uncommons, just hits across the board. The exact contents vary by set, but the result is always the same: a pack worth far more than what you paid for it, and a moment you’ll probably remember for a while.
The term isn’t official, but it’s been adopted universally by the collector community and is instantly understood by anyone in the hobby.
God Pack Odds: How Rare is a God Pack?
No official odds have ever been published by The Pokémon Company for physical God Packs — every figure out there comes from community-compiled data across thousands of documented pack openings. With that said, the data is fairly consistent.
For most sets with God Packs, the community consensus lands at roughly 1 in 600-1,000 packs (0.1%-0.17%) based on aggregated opening data.
Ascended Heroes appears to be on the rarer end. Community trackers including data from TCGPlayer’s 2,000+ pack study and independent Reddit aggregations put Ascended Heroes God Pack odds at approximately 1 in 950-2,000 packs (0.05%-0.1% chances). The range is wide because God Packs are so rare that even large sample sizes have high variance.
For context: a standard ETB contains 9 packs. At 1-in-1,000 odds, you’d need to open roughly 33 ETBs to statistically expect one God Pack. Most collectors will never pull one.
There is no trick, strategy, or timing that improves your odds. It’s completely random.
Which Sets Currently Have God Packs?
Not every set has them. Here are the confirmed ones:
Pokémon 151 God Pack
The set that brought God Packs to English for the first time. The English version has Demigod Packs rather than full God Packs (see below). A full God Pack in the Japanese version contains a complete evolution line of one of the Kanto starters — 4 Illustration Rares and 2 Special Illustration Rares.
Community Videos:
- @mybrotherspack — Squirtle evolution line
- @pokeocdx — Charmander evolution line
- @itsjessikaii — Squirtle and Charmander evolution lines
Pulls by u/Bright_Aardvark_4164 and u/Lone_wolfpapi11
Ascended Heroes God Pack
God Packs contain 3 Mega Attack Rares and 7 Special Illustration Rares, drawn randomly from the 22 SIRs in the set. The top three chase SIRs in this set are Mega Gengar ex 284, Pikachu ex 276, and Mega Dragonite ex. Other notable SIRs in the pool include Mega Charizard Y ex, Team Rocket’s Mewtwo ex, and a second Pikachu ex variant. Every God Pack is different depending on which 7 of the 22 SIRs land, but even a less lucky pull is worth several hundred dollars.
Community Videos:
Our Ascended Heroes God Pack
Prismatic Evolutions God Pack
The full God Pack contains all 9 Eeveelution Special Illustration Rares from the set. Given how sought-after the Moonbreon is on its own, a Prismatic Evolutions God Pack is one of the most valuable things you can pull in the modern era. Also has Demigod variants.
Community Videos:
Pulls by u/Daddy4you011 and Collector’s Cache
Black Bolt & White Flare God Pack
Confirmed in English, Japanese, and Korean. A God Pack contains 9 Illustration Rares and one Special Illustration Rare.
Community Videos:
Pulls by u/Sirkarll and u/Idontknow749273
God Packs actually originated in Japanese sets: Tag All Stars was where it all started back in 2019, followed by Shiny Star V, VMAX Climax, and VSTAR Universe. Each of those packs contains 10 cards, and a God Pack means all 10 are full arts or better. Those are in Japanese and Korean only.
Worth noting: sets like Twilight Masquerade, Temporal Forces, Paradox Rift, Journey Together, and Destined Rivals do not have known God Packs.
What’s a Demigod Pack?
A Demigod Pack is a partial God Pack where some, but not all, of the cards are hits. In English 151 for example, you might pull the complete Charmander evolution line as your last three cards, with the rest of the pack being normal pulls. It’s still a great outcome, but distinct from a full God Pack where every card in the pack is a hit.
Prismatic Evolutions and Ascended Heroes both have confirmed Demigod variants too.
What’s a God Box?
A God Box is not the same as a God Pack. The term describes a booster box that simply ran hot. It’s an unusually large number of rare and valuable cards across the whole box, not necessarily one that contained a God Pack. A God Box can come from any set and the term is used pretty loosely in the community.
Can You Weigh Packs to Find God Packs?
There’s been community discussion around whether God Packs can be identified by weight before opening. Some collectors have reported that confirmed God Packs weigh measurably more than standard packs.
That said, a few things are worth knowing. Consumer grade scales aren’t accurate enough to reliably detect the difference, and even accurate scales can produce false positives due to factors like humidity, surface irregularities, and manufacturing. Most retailers that sell individual packs are also aware of this practice and take steps to prevent it.
More importantly, pulling packs from retail displays based on weight is widely considered very bad form in the collecting community. Don’t be that person.
Where Did God Packs Come From?
God Packs actually originated in Magic: The Gathering, where Wizards of the Coast introduced them as part of the Journey into Nyx set in 2014. Pokémon followed in 2019 with the first-ever Pokémon TCG God Packs appearing in Tag All Stars (SM12a), the final set of the seventh generation.
For years they were exclusive to Japanese sets. It was only with Pokémon Card 151 that God Packs came to the English-speaking world for the first time, and the hype around that set went to a completely new level as a result.
What Is a Pokémon God Pack Worth?
It depends heavily on the set and which specific cards land, but God Packs are almost always worth significantly more than a standard pack, often by several hundred to thousands of dollars.
Ascended Heroes is a good example of the range. A God Pack containing the top chase SIRs — Mega Gengar ex (#284), Pikachu ex (#276), and Mega Dragonite ex (#290) — could easily be worth $2,000-3,000+ in raw cards. A less lucky pull with lower-value SIRs might land closer to $300-500. The average falls somewhere in between.
Prismatic Evolutions God Packs are among the most valuable in the modern era. Pulling all 9 Eeveelution SIRs including the Moonbreon means a single pack worth several thousand dollars.
As mentioned, Pokémon 151 has Demigod Packs rather than full God Packs in English, containing 4 Illustration Rares and 2 Special Illustration Rares from a complete starter evolution line. The Charizard line is the most valuable, with the Charizard ex SIR alone commanding several hundred dollars raw. Even a Squirtle or Bulbasaur line Demigod Pack is worth hundreds.
Lastly, Are God Packs Worth Chasing?
Honestly, not as a strategy. The odds are low, there’s no way to improve them, and the cost of opening enough packs to statistically expect one is enormous. Where it makes sense is if you’re already buying a set for other reasons. If you’re hunting the Mega Gengar ex SIR from Ascended Heroes or the Moonbreon from Prismatic Evolutions anyway, the possibility of a God Pack is just a bonus.
Buying sealed product specifically to hunt God Packs is high variance gambling. The people posting God Pack pulls online are the lucky ones. For every God Pack pulled there are thousands of normal packs that didn’t hit.
That said, if you do pull one, it’s unforgettable. And that’s kind of the whole point.
Have you pulled a God Pack? Let us know in the comments — we’d love to hear what set and what you pulled!
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I was at Walgreens with my daughter buying something unrelated. She pointed out The Pokémon cards (repacked) and asked if she could buy one with her own money. I said, “Sure!”. The manager said, “Wait, I have the real packs in the back! and brought out a 2-pack of Ascended Heroes.” She ripped it open in the car and got a “God Pack” in one of the 2-packs. She’s hooked now for life! Beginners luck!