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How many packs are in a Japanese booster box?

Thirty packs of five is the usual answer — and it is wrong often enough to matter. Every box format we stock, for Pokémon and One Piece.

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In short

Most Japanese Pokémon expansion boxes hold 30 packs of 5 cards — 150 cards.
Pokémon Card 151, Black Bolt and White Flare hold 20 packs of 7; 30th Celebration and Sword & Shield enhanced sets such as Pokémon GO hold 20 packs of 6.
A Japanese High Class box holds 10 packs of 10, with a Pokémon ex in every pack.
A Japanese One Piece booster box holds 24 packs of 6 cards; the Premium Boosters PRB-01 and PRB-02 hold 10 packs of 10.
Every PulloraX product page states the exact packs per box and cards per pack for that release.

The short answer

For a current Japanese Pokémon expansion, 30 packs of 5 cards. For One Piece, 24 packs of 6. But Japanese sets do not follow one template: the pack count changes with the product type, and sometimes between sets of the same type. Everything below comes from the official product information for each set.

Pokémon: four box sizes

30 × 5 (150) — the regular expansion pack and most enhanced expansions: Storm Emeralda, Mega Brave, Battle Partners and Heat Wave Arena.
20 × 7 (140) — Pokémon Card 151 and the Black Bolt / White Flare pair. Black Bolt and White Flare are regular expansion packs, but with 7 cards a pack.
20 × 6 (120) — 30th Celebration (M6a), and Sword & Shield enhanced expansions such as Pokémon GO (S10b) and Incandescent Arcana (S11a).
10 × 10 (100) — High Class Packs: VSTAR Universe, Shiny Treasure ex, Terastal Festival ex and Mega Dream ex.

Black Bolt and White Flare were also sold as a DX box: 4 packs of 35 cards. Same cards, different box — the product page names which one you are buying.

Charizard ex SAR 201/165, Japanese Pokémon card — Three box sizes in one row: Pokémon Card 151 and Black Bolt are 20 packs of 7, Terastal Festival ex is a High Class box of 10 packs of 10.
№ 005 Pokémon Card 151 →View the box →№ 002 Black Bolt →View the box →№ 013 Terastal Festival ex →View the box →

Kyurem ex SAR 168/086, Japanese Pokémon card — Three box sizes in one row: Pokémon Card 151 and Black Bolt are 20 packs of 7, Terastal Festival ex is a High Class box of 10 packs of 10.
№ 005 Pokémon Card 151 →View the box →№ 002 Black Bolt →View the box →№ 013 Terastal Festival ex →View the box →

One Piece: 24 packs, almost always

Every Japanese One Piece main booster from OP-01 to OP-17, and every Extra Booster from EB-01 to EB-04, is 24 packs of 6 cards — 144 cards. The English packs of the same sets hold 12 cards.

The two Premium Boosters are the exception: ONE PIECE CARD THE BEST (PRB-01) and vol.2 (PRB-02) hold 10 packs of 10 cards.

Edward.Newgate L OP17-001, Japanese One Piece card — OP-17 The World's Strongest Warriors: 24 packs of 6 cards, like every Japanese One Piece main booster.
№ 022 The World's Strongest Warriors →View the box →

Edward.Newgate SR OP17-005, Japanese One Piece card — OP-17 The World's Strongest Warriors: 24 packs of 6 cards, like every Japanese One Piece main booster.
№ 022 The World's Strongest Warriors →View the box →

Why it matters

A box is not a fixed unit. Before comparing two boxes, compare what is inside: 30 packs of 5 is 150 cards, 20 packs of 7 is 140, and a High Class box holds 100 cards but puts a Pokémon ex in every pack. Neither The Pokémon Company nor Bandai publishes pull rates, and this magazine does not guess them.

Where to check

Every PulloraX product page carries a spec table with packs per box and cards per pack for that exact release, and every set file in this magazine repeats it. Questions about ordering, shipping or customs are in the FAQ.

Buying for a shop or resale? Explore Japanese Pokémon and One Piece wholesale and read our wholesale FAQ for ordering and packaging information.

Side by side

Format	Cards per pack	Packs per box	Cards per box	Sets
Pokémon expansion pack (most)	5	30	150	Storm Emeralda (M6), Mega Brave (M1L), Battle Partners (SV9), Heat Wave Arena (SV9a)
Pokémon 7-card sets	7	20	140	Pokémon Card 151 (SV2a), Black Bolt (SV11B), White Flare (SV11W)
Pokémon DX box	35	4	140	Black Bolt DX, White Flare DX
Pokémon 6-card sets	6	20	120	30th Celebration (M6a), Pokémon GO (S10b), Incandescent Arcana (S11a)
Pokémon High Class Pack	10	10	100	VSTAR Universe (S12a), Shiny Treasure ex (SV4a), Terastal Festival ex (SV8a), Mega Dream ex (M2a)
One Piece booster & Extra Booster	6	24	144	OP-01 – OP-17, EB-01 – EB-04
One Piece Premium Booster	10	10	100	PRB-01, PRB-02

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Set files mentioned in this guide

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Questions

Good to know

How many packs are in a Japanese Pokémon booster box?

Most are 30 packs of 5 cards. Pokémon Card 151, Black Bolt and White Flare are 20 packs of 7; 30th Celebration and some Sword & Shield enhanced sets are 20 packs of 6; High Class boxes are 10 packs of 10. The product page gives the count for each set.

How many packs are in a Japanese One Piece booster box?

24 packs of 6 cards, for every OP main booster and EB Extra Booster we stock. The Premium Boosters PRB-01 and PRB-02 are 10 packs of 10.

Why does a Japanese box have fewer cards than an English one?

Japanese packs are smaller: 5 cards in a regular Pokémon pack against 10 in English, 6 in a One Piece pack against 12. The Japanese box is its own product, not a cut-down English one.

Does a bigger box mean more secret rares?

Not necessarily, and nobody can promise it: neither The Pokémon Company nor Bandai publishes pull rates. What is fixed is the structure — packs, cards and the rarities in the set list.

What is a DX box?

A Black Bolt or White Flare box of 4 packs with 35 cards each. It holds the same cards as the regular 20-pack box, in a different format.

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