# How many reverse holo cards are in 151?

> 151 has 153 cards with a reverse holo version.
>
> Source: https://www.nomekop.app/faqs/how-many-reverse-holos-in-151 — NOMEKOP, an independent Pokémon TCG binder tool
> (not affiliated with Nintendo / The Pokémon Company). Figures as of June 2026.

**151 has 153 cards with a reverse holo version.**

## Reverse holos in 151

A reverse holo foils the card body instead of the artwork, giving the same card two finishes. 151 has 153 reverse holo cards, mostly from its 66 Commons, 62 Uncommons and 25 non-holo Rares — 153 cards in those everyday tiers. Even staples for Charizard, Blastoise, Venusaur and Charmander usually get one.

## Star Pokémon to grab reverse copies of in 151

- **Charizard** — Charizard ex (#6), Charizard ex (#183), Charizard ex (#199)
- **Blastoise** — Blastoise ex (#9), Blastoise ex (#184), Blastoise ex (#200)
- **Venusaur** — Venusaur ex (#3), Venusaur ex (#182), Venusaur ex (#198)
- **Charmander** — Charmander (#168)
- **Zapdos** — Zapdos ex (#145), Zapdos ex (#192), Zapdos ex (#202)

## Why 151's reverse holos matter

None of these 153 show on the base checklist of 165, so they're extra cards to track when finishing 151. There are no pattern variants in 151, so reverse holos are the main extra layer. Counted in, a full 151 master set is 360 cards — about 40 9-pocket pages versus 19 for the base set.

By contrast the top pulls — Charizard ex, Blastoise ex and Venusaur ex — come as full-art rares, not reverse holos, so they sit outside this 153-card pool. The reverse run is the cheap everyday cards: lots of slots, low cost.

## Collecting the 151 reverse holos

At 153 cards, the reverse-holo set is roughly 93% the size of 151's 165-card base — a whole second pass through the everyday slots. They sleeve into about 17 extra 9-pocket pages, so factor that in before committing to a full 151 master set.

Figures are from the pokemontcg.io dataset, as of June 2026.