• $3.94Market priceOct 12, 2026
  • 1 in 638PacksChance per pack
  • $9,574Average cost to pullAt $15.00 a pack
  • Gold RareRarity6 cards share it

Your odds of pulling Energy Switch

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

How we measured →
ProductPacksChanceMarket price
1 pack1<1%$15.00
Booster bundle6<1%$112.67
Elite Trainer Box81%$164.28
Pokémon Center ETB102%—
Booster box365%$523.19

443 packs give you an even chance, and 1,469 packs a 90% chance. Allowing for sampling error, the true rate is likely between 1 in 514 and 1 in 807 packs. Try the how many packs calculator for other targets.

Open packs or buy the single?

Buy the single$3.94
Open packs for it, on average$9,574

Buying the single is cheaper: opening packs for it costs about 2430.1× its price on average. That's 638 packs at $15.00 (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 Energy Switch in Silver Tempest?
About 1 in 638 packs contain it, assuming every Gold Rare is equally likely. Open 443 packs for an even chance, or 1,469 for a 90% chance.
How much is Energy Switch (#212) worth?
About $3.94 at TCGplayer market prices on Oct 12, 2026.
Is it cheaper to buy Energy Switch or open packs for it?
Buying the single is cheaper: opening packs for it costs about 2430.1× its price on average. At $15.00 a pack (today's market price for a pack), you'd spend about $9,574 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 Silver Tempest page.