Journey Together · Illustration Rare
Articuno #161
Articuno (#161) is an Illustration Rare from Journey Together, released Mar 28, 2025. It sells for about $14.95 (TCGplayer market price, Oct 12, 2026). About 1 in 129 packs contain this exact card. Buying the single is cheaper: opening packs for it costs about 54.1× its price on average.
- $14.95Market priceOct 12, 2026
- 1 in 129PacksChance per pack
- $809Average cost to pullAt $6.25 a pack
- Illustration RareRarity11 cards share it
Your odds of pulling Articuno
Chance of at least one copy, assuming every Illustration Rare in the set is equally likely.
| Product | Packs | Chance | Market price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 pack | 1 | <1% | $6.25 |
| Booster bundle | 6 | 5% | $41.49 |
| Elite Trainer Box | 9 | 7% | $135.17 |
| Pokémon Center ETB | 11 | 8% | — |
| Booster box | 36 | 24% | $192.10 |
90 packs give you an even chance, and 297 packs a 90% chance. Allowing for sampling error, the true rate is likely between 1 in 121 and 1 in 139 packs. Try the how many packs calculator for other targets.
Open packs or buy the single?
Buying the single is cheaper: opening packs for it costs about 54.1× its price on average. That's 129 packs at $6.25 (today's market price for a pack). The open-or-buy calculator counts the value of everything else you'd pull.
Price history
Daily TCGplayer market price since Oct 12, 2026.
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Quick answers
- How rare is Articuno in Journey Together?
- About 1 in 129 packs contain it, assuming every Illustration Rare is equally likely. Open 90 packs for an even chance, or 297 for a 90% chance.
- How much is Articuno (#161) worth?
- About $14.95 at TCGplayer market prices on Oct 12, 2026.
- Is it cheaper to buy Articuno or open packs for it?
- Buying the single is cheaper: opening packs for it costs about 54.1× its price on average. At $6.25 a pack (today's market price for a pack), you'd spend about $809 on average to pull it.
Prices: Scrydex, Oct 12, 2026. Card images are shown for identification. Pull rates come from the verified openings on our Journey Together page.