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The base set of Surging Sparks is 191 cards. The numbering runs to 252, and those 61 extra cards are the special prints people open packs for.
This is the full list, split by rarity, with collector number, artwork and price. If you are after the ranking sorted by value instead, it is in the article on the most expensive Surging Sparks cards.
In short. The signature card of Surging Sparks is Pikachu ex Special Illustration Rare (#238) at 300.63 €; the print that closes the numbering, meaning the hardest one to find, is one of the six Hyper Rares, the most wanted of them at 99.34 €. The value is spread out: the top three cards make up only 50% of the total, and below them the drop is gradual. Prices for English-language singles in Near Mint condition, 28 August 2026.
What is the rarest card in Surging Sparks?
It depends what you mean, and here the two answers do not coincide.
If you mean the signature card, the one everybody calls the rarest in the set, it is Pikachu ex Special Illustration Rare (#238): it is worth 300.63 € and it is the most expensive card in Surging Sparks.
If you mean the hardest print to find, they are the six Hyper Rares: Pikachu ex (#247), Alolan exeggutor ex (#248), Counter Gain (#249), Gravity Mountain (#250), Night Stretcher (#251) and Jet Energy (#252). They close the numbering, the slot conventionally reserved for the prints that come out of packs least often, and the most wanted one costs 99.34 €.
Pull rates are never published, so there is no official answer on which card is genuinely the rarest. The only measurable indicator is the price, which is where the few copies in circulation meet the people looking for them: and the price says Pikachu ex #238 sits 3.0 times above the most wanted of the closing prints.
Surging Sparks is the Pikachu set, and literally so: the most expensive card and the gold print that closes the numbering are the same Pokémon in two different treatments. The rest of the set lives in the shadow of those two, which is why the drop below the top three is so steep.
Pikachu ex appears three times, and the prices are nothing alike
The same Pokémon shows up three times among the special prints, at wildly different prices:
- #238, Special Illustration Rare: 300.63 €
- #247, Hyper Rare: 99.34 €
- #219, Full Art: 35.10 €
Its versions together are worth 435.07 €, which is 34% of every special print in the set, and between the dearest and the cheapest there is a 9x gap. It is the most common mistake when valuing a collection from memory: the Pokémon does not decide the price, the print does. The number at the bottom decides everything.
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The eleven Special Illustration Rares (#236-246)
These eleven cards are worth 841.46 € together, from 10.46 € up to 300.63 € for Pikachu ex (#238). This is the tier holding most of the set's value: on its own it accounts for 66% of the total.
The 20 most expensive Illustration Rares (#192-214)
The tier holds 23 cards in all: these are the 20 dearest, and the other 3 all sit below 2.60 €. These are worth 205.50 € together, from 3.10 € up to 40.52 € for Latios (#203).
The six Hyper Rares (#247-252)
These six cards are worth 147.88 € together, from 3.23 € up to 99.34 € for Pikachu ex (#247). The internal spread is enormous, and below the first card it drops away fast: this tier is almost entirely completable for a few euros.
The fourteen Full Arts (#215-228)
These fourteen cards are worth 69.87 € together, from 1.08 € up to 35.10 € for Pikachu ex (#219). The internal spread is enormous, and below the first card it drops away fast: this tier is almost entirely completable for a few euros.
The seven Ultra Rares (#229-235)
These seven cards are worth 16.00 € together, from 1.30 € up to 4.63 € for Lisia’s Appeal (#234).
What it costs to complete the Surging Sparks special prints
Bought one by one as singles, the 58 cards listed above cost 1,280.71 €. The other 3 left out of the lists all sit below 2.60 € each. The distribution matters more than the total:
- the top three cards are worth 50% of it
- the eleven Special Illustration Rares are worth 841.46 €
- the 20 most expensive Illustration Rares are worth 205.50 €
- the six Hyper Rares are worth 147.88 €
Put practically: without Pikachu ex #238 and Latias ex #239, the rest costs around 764 €. No single card blocks the bill: this is a set you complete one piece at a time.
Frequently asked questions about Surging Sparks chase cards
How many chase cards does Surging Sparks have?
The base set is 191 cards and the numbering runs to 252, so the special prints are 61, across eleven Special Illustration Rares, twenty Illustration Rares, six Hyper Rares, fourteen Full Arts and seven Ultra Rares.
What is the rarest card in Surging Sparks?
It depends what you mean. The signature card, the one the market pays most for, is Pikachu ex (#238) at 300.63 €. The print that closes the numbering, so the hardest to find, is one of the six Hyper Rares, the most wanted of which costs 99.34 €. Pull rates are never published, so there is no official answer.
What is the most expensive card in Surging Sparks?
Pikachu ex Special Illustration Rare (#238), at 300.63 €.
Are Surging Sparks chase cards printed in other languages?
Yes, the set is printed in several European languages. The prices on this page are for English copies in Near Mint condition, and other languages trade at their own prices.
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