Pokemon TCG Pocket’s rarest cards
Here are the rarest cards you can get your hands on in Pokemon TCG Pocket.
UPDATE 30/04/2025: We have updated this page to add the rarest cards from the Celestial Guardians expansion.
Pokemon TCG Pocket once again has the public going wild for collecting Pokemon cards, and the hunt for the rarest and best cards to build decks with or show off is well underway. While you can tell how rare a card is based on the rarity score it is given — diamonds, stars, or a golden crown — it’s useful to know exactly which cards to look out for.
Pokemon TCG Pocket’s rarest cards are often gold, shiny, and featuring full art, so it’s easy enough to identify if you’ve acquired a good pull or not, but which of those cards is the rarest you can get your hands on? In this guide, we detail Pokemon TCG Pocket’s rarest cards so far.
Pokemon TCG Pocket’s rarest cards
Below, we’ve listed the rarest cards you can currently acquire in Pokemon TCG Pocket. Given that all three Genetic Apex booster packs include different cards, we have organized these cards based on which booster pack you’ll need to open to acquire them.
We've also included the game's first mini-set, Mythical Island, and Sinnoh-themed set, Space-Time Smackdown and their rarest cards on this page.
- Genetic Apex Mewtwo rarest cards
- Genetic Apex Charizard rarest cards
- Genetic Apex Pikachu rarest cards
- Mythical Island rarest cards
- Space-Time Smackdown Dialga rarest cards
- Space-Time Smackdown Palkia rarest cards
- Triumphant Light rarest cards
- Shining Revelry rarest cards
- Celestial Guardians Solgaleo rarest cards
- Celestial Guardians Lunala rarest cards
Pokemon TCG Pocket Genetic Apex Mewtwo rarest cards
The three rarest cards in Pokemon TCG Pocket's Genetic Apex set can be acquired from all three of the associated booster packs. These are as follows:
- Gold Secret Rare Charizard ex
- Gold Secret Rare Mewtwo ex
- Gold Secret Rare Pikachu ex
All three cards have a 0.04% chance to be the fourth card in your booster pack, or a 0.16% chance to be the fifth card.
The rarest cards you can get from the Genetic Apex Mewtwo booster pack in Pokemon TCG Pocket are as follows:
- Secret Rare Mewtwo ex - 0.2% inclusion (4th card), 0.8% inclusion (5th card)
- Full Art Gengar ex
- Alternate Full Art Gengar ex
- Full Art Articuno ex
- Alternate Full Art Articuno ex
- Full Art Marowak ex
- Full Art Mewtwo ex
- Full Art Venusaur ex
- Full Art Koga
- Full Art Giovanni
Excluding Secret Rare Mewtwo ex, the above cards have a 0.5% chance to be your fourth card when opening a Genetic Apex Mewtwo booster pack, or a 2% chance to be your fifth card.
While not the rarest, other rare Full Art cards you can acquire from the Mewtwo booster pack are listed below. There is a 2.6% chance these will be included as your fourth card, and a 10.3% chance they will be included as your fifth card.
- Full Art Rare Bulbasaur
- Full Art Rare Cubone
- Full Art Rare Golbat
- Full Art Rare Weezing
- Full Art Rare Dragonite
- Full Art Rare Pidgeot
- Full Art Rare Ditto
- Full Art Rare Porygon
Pokemon TCG Pocket Genetic Apex Charizard rarest cards
The rarest cards you can get from the Genetic Apex Charizard booster pack in Pokemon TCG Pocket are as follows:
- Secret Rare Charizard ex - 0.2% inclusion (4th card), 0.8% inclusion (5th card)
- Full Art Exeggutor ex
- Full Art Charizard ex
- Full Art Moltres ex
- Full Art Starmie ex
- Full Art Machamp ex
- Full Art Erika
- Full Art Blaine
- Full Art Sabrina
- Alternate Full Art Moltres ex
- Alternate Full Art Machamp ex
Excluding Secret Rare Charizard ex, the above cards have a 0.5% chance to be your fourth card when opening a Genetic Apex Charizard booster pack, or a 2% chance to be your fifth card.
While not the rarest, other rare Full Art cards you can acquire from the Charizard booster pack are listed below. There is a 2.6% chance these will be included as your fourth card, and a 10.3% chance they will be included as your fifth card.
- Full Art Gloom
- Full Art Pinsir
- Full Art Charmander
- Full Art Rapidash
- Full Art Lapras
- Full Art Alakazam
- Full Art Slowpoke
- Full Art Meowth
Pokemon TCG Pocket Genetic Apex Pikachu rarest cards
The rarest cards you can get from the Genetic Apex Pikachu booster pack in Pokemon TCG Pocket are as follows:
- Secret Rare Pikachu ex - 0.2% inclusion (4th card), 0.8% inclusion (5th card)
- Full Art Arcanine ex
- Full Art Blastoise ex
- Full Art Pikachu ex
- Full Art Zapdos ex
- Full Art Wigglytuff ex
- Full Art Misty
- Full Art Brock
- Full Art Lt. Surge
- Alternate Full Art Zapdos ex
- Alternate Full Art Wigglytuff ex
Excluding Secret Rare Pikachu ex, the above cards have a 0.5% chance to be your fourth card when opening a Genetic Apex Charizard booster pack, or a 2% chance to be your fifth card.
While not the rarest, other rare Full Art cards you can acquire from the Charizard booster pack are listed below. There is a 2.6% chance these will be included as your fourth card, and a 10.3% chance they will be included as your fifth card.
- Full Art Squirtle
- Full Art Gyarados
- Full Art Electrode
- Full Art Diglett
- Full Art Nidoqueen
- Full Art Nidoking
- Full Art Eevee
- Full Art Snorlax
Pokemon TCG Pocket Mythical Island rarest cards
The rarest cards you can get from the Mythical Island booster pack in Pokemon TCG Pocket are as follows:
- Immersive Rare Celebi ex - 0.222% chance to be your 4th card, 0.888% chance to be your 5th card
- Golden Rare Mew ex - 0.04% chance to be your 4th card, 0.16% chance to be your 5th card
- Full Art Rare Exeggutor
- Full Art Rare Serperior
- Full Art Rare Salandit
- Full Art Rare Vaporeon
- Full Art Rare Dedenne
- Full Art Rare Marshadow
Excluding Golden Rare Mew ex and Immersive Rare Celebi ex, who's inclusion rates I have noted above, all Full Art Rare cards listed above have a 2.572% chance to be your 4th card, and a 10.288% chance to be your fifth card.
- Full Art Celebi ex
- Full Art Gyarados ex
- Full Art Mew ex
- Full Art Aerodactyl ex
- Full Art Pidgeot ex
- Full Art Blue
- Full Art Budding Expeditioner
- Full Art Leaf
- Alternate Full Art Mew ex
- Alternate Full Art Aerodactyl ex
The above Full Art EX (and Alternate Full Art EX) and Full Art Trainer cards have a 0.5% chance to be your 4th card, and a 2% chance to be your fifth card.
Pokemon TCG Pocket Space-Time Smackdown Dialga rarest cards
The three rarest cards in Pokemon TCG Pocket's Space-Time Smackdown set can be acquired from both of the associated booster packs. These are as follows:
- Immersive Rare Dialga ex - 0.222% inclusion rate (4th Card) 0.888% inclusion rate (5th Card)
- Golden Rare Palkia ex - 0.04% inclusion rate (4th Card), 0.16% inclusion rate (5th Card)
- Golden Rare Dalgia ex - 0.04% inclusion rate (4th Card), 0.16% inclusion rate (5th Card)
The rarest cards you can get from the Space-Time Smackdown Dialga booster pack specifically in Pokemon TCG Pocket are as follows:
- Full Art Yanmega ex
- Full Art Pachirisu ex
- Full Art Gallade ex
- Full Art Darkrai ex
- Full Art Dialga ex
- Full Art Team Galactic Grunt
- Full Art Volkner
- Full Art Dawn
- Yanmega ex (rainbow border)
- Pachirisu ex (rainbow border)
- Gallade ex (rainbow border)
- Darkrai ex (rainbow border)
The above cards have a 0.5% inclusion rate (4th Card), 2% inclusion rate (5th Card).
More rare, full art cards featured in the Dialga expansion are listed below. These have a 2.572% inclusion rate (4th Card), 10.288% inclusion rate (5th Card).
- Full Art Tangrowth
- Full Art Combee
- Full Art Shaymin
- Full Art Mamoswine
- Full Art Shinx
- Full Art Drifloon
- Full Art Mesprit
- Full Art Lucario
- Full Art Croagunk
- Full Art Heatran
- Full Art Bidoof
- Full Art Regigigas
Pokemon TCG Pocket Space-Time Smackdown Palkia rarest cards
The rarest cards you can get from the Space-Time Smackdown Palkia booster pack specifically in Pokemon TCG Pocket are as follows:
- Full Art Infernape ex
- Full Art Palkia ex
- Full Art Mismagius ex
- Full Art Weavile ex
- Full Art Lickilicky ex
- Full Art Cyrus
- Full Art Cynthia
- Full Art Mars
- Full Art Infernape ex (rainbow border)
- Full Art Mismagius ex (rainbow border)
- Full Art Weavile ex (rainbow border)
- Full Art Lickilicky ex (rainbow border)
The above cards have a 0.5% inclusion rate (4th Card), 2% inclusion rate (5th Card).
More rare, full art cards featured in the Palkia expansion are listed below. These have a 2.572% inclusion rate (4th Card), 10.288% inclusion rate (5th Card).
- Full Art Carnivine
- Full Art Gastrodon
- Full Art Manaphy
- Full Art Rotom
- Full Art Giratina
- Full Art Cresselia
- Full Art Rhyperior
- Full Art Hippopotas
- Full Art Spiritomb
- Full Art Garchomp
- Full Art Staraptor
- Full Art Glameow
Triumphant Light rarest cards
The two rarest cards you can get from the Triumphant Light booster pack in Pokemon TCG Pocket are as follows:
- Arceus ex (Golden Rare) - 0.040% Inclusion (4th Card), 0.16% (5th Card)
- Arceus ex (Immersive) - 0.222% Inclusion (4th Card), 0.888% (5th Card)
On top of these two cards, however, there are some rare Full Art EX and Full Art Uncommon cards to try get your hands on. These have a 0.5% inclusion rate as the fourth card in your pack, and a 2% inclusion rate as the fifth card.
- Leafeon ex
- Glaceon ex
- Garchomp ex
- Probopass ex
- Arceus ex
- Irida
- Celestic Town Elder
- Barry
- Adaman
- Leafeon ex (Rainbow Border)
- Glaceon ex (Rainbow Border)
- Garchomp ex (Rainbow Border)
- Probopass ex (Rainbow Border)
Slightly less rare than the above, but still rare, are the Full Art Rare cards listed below. These have a 2.572% chance to be the fourth card in your pack, or a 10.288% chance to be the fifth card.
- Houndoom
- Marill
- Unown
- Sudowoodo
- Magnemite
- Shaymin
Shining Revelry rarest cards
The two rarest cards featured in the Shining Revelry booster pack in Pokemon TCG Pocket are as follows:
- Golden Rare Poke Ball - 0.040% inclusion rate (4th card), 0.160% (5th card)
- Immersive Giratina ex - 0.222% inclusion rate (4th card), 0.888% (5th card)
As well as the above two cards, however, Shining Revelry has introduced rare shiny cards - a whole new rarity - in Pokemon TCG Pocket. These cards have a distinct sparkle and feature Pokemon with different colour variations, and is stands, they are rarer than Full Art EX cards (including rainbow-bordered cards) and Full Art Rare cards.
The below shiny cards have a 0.333% inclusion rate as the 4th card and a 1.333% inclusion rate as the 5th card.
- Beedrill ex
- Charizard ex
- Wugtrio ex
- Lucario ex
The below shiny rare cards have a 0.714% inclusion rate as the 4th card and a 2.857% inclusion rate as the 5th card.
- Weedle
- Kakuna
- Charmander
- Charmeleon
- Wiglett
- Dondrio
- Pachirisu
- Riolu
- Varoom
- Revavroom
Last, but not least, there are some Full Art cards to look forward to collecting. The following Full Art EX cards have a 0.500% inclusion rate as the 4th card and a 2% inclusion rate as the 5th card.
- Beedrill ex
- Charizard ex
- Wugtrio ex
- Pikachu ex
- Lucario ex
- Paldean Clodsire ex
- Tinkaton ex
- Bibarel ex
- Iono
- Pokemon Center Lady
- Red
- Team Rocket Grunt
- Pikachu ex (rainbow border)
- Paldean Clodsire ex (rainbow border)
- Tinkaton ex (rainbow border)
- Bibarel ex (rainbow border)
Then the following Full Art Rare cards have a 2.572% inclusion rate as the 4th card and a 10.288% inclusion rate as the 5th card.
- Meowscarada
- Buizel
- Tatsugiri
- Grafaiai
- Gholdengo
- Wigglytuff
Celestial Guardians Solgaleo rarest cards
The two rarest cards in the Celestial Guardians Solgaleo booster pack in Pokemon TCG Pocket have a 0.40% inclusion rate as your 4th card and a 0.16% inclusion rate as your 5th card. These are as follows:
- Golden Rare Solgaleo ex
- Golden Rare Lunala ex
You'll also want to look out for Lunala's netx rarest card, which is one of the first Immersive Trainer Cards in the game. It is one of two being introduced in this set, and has an inclusion rate of 0.222% as your 4th card, and 0.888% as your 5th card:
- Immersive Lillie
After the above, the next rarest cards to get your hands on are Shiny cards, then Full Art cards.
The rare shiny cards below have an inclusion rate of 0.333% as your 4th card and 1.333% as your 5th card.
- Shiny Venusaur ex
- Shiny Machamp ex
- Shiny Wigglytuff ex
- Shiny Starmie ex
The below common shiny cards have an inclusion rate of 0.714% as your 4th card, and 2.857% as your 5th card:
- Bulbasaur
- Ivysaur
- Venusaur
- Staryu
- Starmie
- Machop
- Machoke
- Machamp
- Jigglypuff
- Wigglytuff
Next, you'll want to look out for the Full Art EX and Trainer cards listed below. These have a 0.5% inclusion rate as your 4th card, and 2% as your 5th card:
- Dhelmise ex
- Incineroar ex
- Crabominable ex
- Alolan Raichu ex
- Solgaleo ex
- Lana
- Sophocles
- Mallow
- Lillie
- Dhelmise ex (rainbow border)
- Incineroar ex (rainbow border)
- Crabominable ex (rainbow border)
- Alolan Raichu ex (rainbow border)
- Solgaleo ex (rainbow border)
Last, but not least, your standard Full Art cards. These have an inclusion rate of 2.572% as your 4th card, and 10.288% as your 5th card:
- Tsareena
- Tapu Bulu
- Oricorio
- Tapu Koko
- Cutiefly
- Comfey
- Sandygast
- Rockruff
- Mudsdale
- Magearna
- Drampa
- Komala
Celestial Guardians Lunala rarest cards
The two rarest cards in the Celestial Guardians Lunala booster pack in Pokemon TCG Pocket are actually the same as the Solgaleo booster pack shown above: Golden Rare Lunala ex and Golden Rare Solgaleo ex.
On top of that, you'll also want to keep your eyes peeled for the pack's second Immersive card, which is the Immersive Rare Guzma. He has the same inclusion rates as the Solgaleo pack's Immersive Rare Lillie.
After the Golden Rare and Immersive cards included in the pack, the next rarest cards are Shiny cards, then Full Art cards.
The rare shiny cards below have an inclusion rate of 0.333% as your 4th card and 1.333% as your 5th card:
- Shiny Exeggutor ex
- Shiny Blastoise ex
- Shiny Marowak ex
- Shiny Gengar ex
The below common shiny cards have an inclusion rate of 0.714% as your 4th card, and 2.857% as your 5th card:
- Exeggcute
- Exeggutor
- Squirtle
- Wartortle
- Blastoise
- Gastly
- Haunter
- Gengar
- Cubone
- Marowak
After shiny cards, keep your eyes peeled for Full Art EX and Trainer cards. These have a 0.5% inclusion rate as your 4th card, and 2% as your 5th card:
- Decidueye ex
- Wishiwashi ex
- Lunala ex
- Passimian ex
- Alolan Muk ex
- Acerola
- Ilima
- Kiawe
- Guzma
- Decidueye ex (rainbow border)
- Wishiwashi ex (rainbow border)
- Lunala ex (rainbow border)
- Passimian ex (rainbow border)
- Alolan Muk ex (rainbow border)
Last, but not least, the next rarest cards after Golden Rares, Immersives, Shinies, and Full Art EX 'mons or Trainers are your standard Full Art cards. These have an inclusion rate of 2.572% as your 4th card, and 10.288% as your 5th card:
- Alolan Exeggutor
- Morelull
- Alolan Marowak
- Turtonator
- Alolan Vulpiz
- Pyukumuku
- Tapu Fini
- Tapu Lele
- Cosmog
- Minior
- Pikipek
- Bewear
That’s it for the rarest cards in Pokemon TCG Pocket right now. For more on the casual mobile game, take a look at our tips and tricks to make the most of it, as well as how to obtain Flair for your cards.