EX Ruby & Sapphire Question

[nostalgiaoldbird]

@iisanaggie

Hello all,
The last booster I ripped before I departed collecting when I was a kid was an EX Rubby and Sapphire pack. I got the following “hits” - a rare darkness energy, a holo rare Mightyena, and a reverse holo fighting energy. I understand that the reverse was guaranteed, but I remember being surprised that I pulled a rare non-holo and a rare holo in the same pack. Was this typical? Or were packs with darkness-type Pokémon (such as Mightyena) automatically seeded with a darkness energy? Thanks in advance for your help!

Yes, it’s normal. I opened 2x heavy EX Ruby & Sapphire packs not long ago, and both of them came with a non-holo rare in addition to the holo. You can see what I pulled in this thread.