Scarlet & Violet · Hyper Rare

Rare Candy #256

Rare Candy (#256) is a Hyper Rare from Scarlet & Violet, released Mar 31, 2023. It sells for about $5.76 (TCGplayer market price, Oct 12, 2026). About 1 in 324 packs contain this exact card. Buying the single is cheaper: opening packs for it costs about 501.7× its price on average.

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Rare Candy (#256)
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  • $5.76Market priceOct 12, 2026
  • 1 in 324PacksChance per pack
  • $2,890Average cost to pullAt $8.91 a pack
  • Hyper RareRarity6 cards share it

Your odds of pulling Rare Candy

Chance of at least one copy, assuming every Hyper Rare in the set is equally likely.

How we measured →
ProductPacksChanceMarket price
1 pack1<1%$8.91
Booster bundle62%$104.49
Elite Trainer Box93%$137.32
Pokémon Center ETB113%—
Booster box3611%$293.48

225 packs give you an even chance, and 746 packs a 90% chance. Allowing for sampling error, the true rate is likely between 1 in 279 and 1 in 377 packs. Try the how many packs calculator for other targets.

Open packs or buy the single?

Buy the single$5.76
Open packs for it, on average$2,890

Buying the single is cheaper: opening packs for it costs about 501.7× its price on average. That's 324 packs at $8.91 (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 Rare Candy in Scarlet & Violet?
About 1 in 324 packs contain it, assuming every Hyper Rare is equally likely. Open 225 packs for an even chance, or 746 for a 90% chance.
How much is Rare Candy (#256) worth?
About $5.76 at TCGplayer market prices on Oct 12, 2026.
Is it cheaper to buy Rare Candy or open packs for it?
Buying the single is cheaper: opening packs for it costs about 501.7× its price on average. At $8.91 a pack (today's market price for a pack), you'd spend about $2,890 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 Scarlet & Violet page.