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Release date, card count, chase cards and how it compares with the Scarlet & Violet era.
Surging Sparks is the English-language Pokémon TCG expansion released on November 8, 2024, part of the Scarlet & Violet era under set code SSP. It is printed at 191 cards, with 61 secret cards above that count, for 252 catalog printings in all. The set is built around ex cards, and several are printed in multiple versions: Pikachu ex and Alolan Exeggutor ex each appear four times, while Archaludon ex, Clemont's Quick Wit and Drayton appear three times each. Its Pokémon lean on Psychic, Fire, Water and Colorless types, and its headline card is the Special illustration rare Pikachu ex.
The pull ladder in Surging Sparks climbs from commons and uncommons through rares and double rares to illustration rares, ultra rares, ACE SPEC rares, special illustration rares and hyper rares, with 87 chase-tier cards and the secret rares numbered past the printed 191. The most valuable cards are the Special illustration rare Pikachu ex by GIDORA, Latias ex by OKACHEKE, Milotic ex by Kuroimori and the Hyper rare Pikachu ex by aky CG Works. The top five cards hold 58 percent of the set's total card value, so a few chase cards define the set's worth.
Surging Sparks was released November 8, 2024.
Surging Sparks has 252 cards.
Surging Sparks is part of the Scarlet & Violet era.
87 cards in Surging Sparks sit at one of its hit rarities. See this set's hits page for the full breakdown by rarity.
As of October 2026, Surging Sparks holds the 11th highest total card value of the 16 comparable Scarlet & Violet sets, about equal to the era median, and ranks 92nd across the whole game. Its most valuable card places 8th in the era, and it holds 4th in trading activity. At 191 printed cards it runs larger than the era median of 164. It followed Stellar Crown, which holds less total value, and came before Prismatic Evolutions, which holds more. Its cards first appeared in Japan in SV8: Super Electric Breaker, released October 18, 2024, which shares 77 cards with it.
Written from market data as of October 22, 2026; the tables update live.
| Measure | This setSurging Sparks | Previous setStellar Crown | Next setPrismatic Evolutions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Release date | Nov 8, 2024 | Sep 13, 2024 | Jan 17, 2025 |
| Printed cards | 191 | 142 | 131 |
| Master set value | — | $549.81 | $4,193.77 |
| Most valuable card price | — | $96.54 | $1,215.47 |
| Priced cards | — | 175 of 175 | 180 of 180 |
A full Surging Sparks run means 252 catalog printings, all 252 of them priced. With 58 percent of the card value sitting in the top five cards, the cost of completing the set depends mostly on a handful of special illustration rares and hyper rares, while the commons, uncommons and rares make up the bulk of the card list. The set's sealed line has 27 products, spanning blisters, booster packs, Elite Trainer Boxes, booster bundles, the booster box, Build & Battle Boxes and a booster case.
Sealed Surging Sparks: all 27 products with prices
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