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Card slots don't have any illustration rare cards?! (Black Bolt and White Flare)

The title says what I'm complaining now.

We still have illustration rare cards for Black Bolt and White Flare, but the Pokémon TCG Live Card Drop Rate Info page shows that no illustration rare cards are in any Black Bolt or White Flare booster packs. How do you explain this?

Full card drop rate table for Black Bolt: (The card drop rate table for White Flare is the same as this table.)

Drop Rate Per Rarity by Booster Pack Slot (Black Bolt)

Card Slot Number

Available Rarity

Card Slot Number

Available Rarity

Card 1

common

ultra rare

special illustration rare

Black White rare

Basic Energy (parallel set)

Card 6

uncommon

Card 2

common

Card 7

uncommon

Card 3

common

Card 8

common (parallel set)

common (Poké Ball premium parallel set)

common (Master Ball premium parallel set)

uncommon (parallel set)

uncommon (Poké Ball premium parallel set)

uncommon (Master Ball premium parallel set)

rare (parallel set)

rare (Poké Ball premium parallel set)

rare (Master Ball premium parallel set)

Card 4

common

Card 9

common (parallel set)

uncommon (parallel set)

rare (parallel set)

special illustration rare

Card 5

uncommon

Card 10

rare

double rare

ultra rare

(Source: https://tcg.pokemon.com/en-us/tcgl/droprate/ )

You can see in the table above that… it doesn't mention any illustration rare cards or the rarity.

Now I'm looking forward to seeing a change to the table above. If no one changes that, newbies will think that collecting an illustration rare card from Black Bolt or White Flare is impossible while it's actually possible.

Thanks for reading.

Best Answers

  • Mod_Bee
    Mod_Bee Moderator Posts: 1,214 mod
    1000 Comments 100 Likes Third Anniversary 25 Agrees
    edited November 30 #2 Answer ✓

    Hi @Pokémon342548! Thanks for bringing this up and sharing your feedback. We recommend submitting a ticket to support so the team can review this directly. Please visit support.pokemon.com > Pokémon > TCG Live > Contact Us and share these details with them.

  • TPCi_GlowingMoon
    TPCi_GlowingMoon Administrator Posts: 143 admin
    10 Comments 25 Likes First Answer 5 Agrees
    edited December 9 #3 Answer ✓

    Hello @Pokémon342548, thanks for reporting this issue! The Scarlet & Violet—Black Bolt and Scarlet & Violet—White Flare Drop Rates listed on the website have been updated and should now accurately reflect those visible in-client.

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