Surging Sparks Card Values & Price Guide

Name: Surging Sparks card values & price data
Creator: CardLedger

Surging Sparks is a contemporary Scarlet & Violet-series set from 2024 with 191 printed cards; this report tracks 33 of them with live market data.

Released 2024/11/08191 printed cards

Cards tracked

Cards priced

Median value

$9.93

Tracked total

$981.59

Cost to complete

$857.81

cheapest printings

Top card

$256.63

Pikachu ex

By CardLedger Research · Market data updated October 26, 2026 · Prices from TCGplayer & Cardmarket

Overview

About the Surging Sparks set

Surging Sparks launched 2024/11/08 and contains 191 printed cards in the Scarlet & Violet series. The most valuable card is Pikachu ex #238, worth $256.63 (Special Illustration Rare).

This report prices 33 of the 33 tracked cards from live TCGplayer (USD) and Cardmarket (EUR) data, with a median card value of $9.93 and an average of $29.75.

Market

Surging Sparks value distribution

How market value is spread across the set's tracked cards.

Set value index

5 days tracked · -5.6%

2026-10-13 · $1,040.03▼ 5.6% since 2026-10-132026-10-26 · $981.59

Index change

-5.6%

over 5 days

Off recorded high

-5.6%

Max drawdown

-5.6%

Daily volatility

0.3%

The index sums the live market value of every priced card in the set, built from our own daily snapshots.

The set's value is concentrated at the top: Pikachu ex alone is worth $256.63, and the five most valuable cards — Pikachu ex #238 ($256.63), Latias ex #239 ($169.78), Milotic ex #237 ($104.40), Pikachu ex #247 ($68.16), Durant ex #236 ($34.70) — carry the bulk of the $981.59 tracked total.

The median card value is $9.93 versus an average of $29.75 — a right-skewed distribution where a few chase cards pull the average up.

For collectors, the 5 cards above $34.70 are the ones worth sleeving; the rest of the set is affordable to complete raw.

Checklist

Rarity & price distribution

The tracked checklist breaks down by rarity as: 14 Illustration Rare, 11 Special Illustration Rare, 4 Hyper Rare, 3 Ultra Rare, 1 Double Rare. Rarer tiers carry the highest values.

By price band, the set has 0 cards Under $1, 0 cards $1–$5, 21 cards $5–$20, 9 cards $20–$100, 3 cards $100+. 3 cards trade above $100.

Pikachu ex is the standout chase at $256.63; the next tier down (Latias ex, Milotic ex) forms the mid-set value layer.

Price bands

Under $10 cards · 0%

$1–$50 cards · 0%

$5–$2021 cards · 64%

$20–$1009 cards · 27%

$100+3 cards · 9%

Cost to complete

What it costs to complete Surging Sparks

Cheapest-printing cost to gather every tracked Surging Sparks card, broken down by rarity tier.

Rarity	Cards	Cost to complete	Share	Median
Special Illustration Rare	11	$624.25	73%	$23.89
Illustration Rare	14	$111.72	13%	$7.97
Hyper Rare	4	$86.65	10%	$10.64
Ultra Rare	3	$30.39	4%	$7.54
Double Rare	1	$4.80	1%	$5.63

Affordable core vs tail

Cheapest 90% of cards$373.81

Priciest 10% (the tail)$484.00

Total to complete raw$857.81

Most of a set is cheap to collect — the last few chase cards carry most of the cost. The priciest 10% alone are 56% of the total.

Top cards

Most valuable Surging Sparks cards

Ranked by live market value from TCGplayer (USD).

#	Card	Rarity	Variant	Market value	You'd net
1	Pikachu ex #238	Special Illustration Rare	Holofoil	$256.63	$256.63
2	Latias ex #239	Special Illustration Rare	Holofoil	$169.78	$169.78
3	Milotic ex #237	Special Illustration Rare	Holofoil	$104.40	$104.40
4	Pikachu ex #247	Hyper Rare	Holofoil	$68.16	$68.16
5	Durant ex #236	Special Illustration Rare	Holofoil	$34.70	$34.70
6	Hydreigon ex #240	Special Illustration Rare	Holofoil	$31.25	$31.25
7	Latios #203	Illustration Rare	Holofoil	$30.74	$30.74
8	Pikachu ex #219	Ultra Rare	Holofoil	$26.06	$26.06
9	Alolan Exeggutor ex #242	Special Illustration Rare	Holofoil	$23.89	$23.89
10	Ceruledge #197	Illustration Rare	Holofoil	$22.24	$22.24
11	Lisia's Appeal #246	Special Illustration Rare	Holofoil	$21.86	$21.86
12	Jasmine's Gaze #245	Special Illustration Rare	Holofoil	$20.09	$20.09

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Price movement

Heating up in Surging Sparks

Cards in this set trading furthest above their 30-day average (7-day momentum).

Pikachu ex #219$26.06▲ 32.9%
Latios #203$30.74▲ 13.3%
Durant ex #236$34.70▲ 6.3%
Hydreigon ex #223$5.36▲ 5.5%
Latias ex #239$169.78▲ 3.6%
Exeggcute #192$6.00▲ 3.2%

Buy the dip

Cooling off in Surging Sparks

Cards in this set trading furthest below their 30-day average — potential value windows.

Clobbopus #207$5.46▼ 25.0%
Pikachu ex #238$256.63▼ 18.2%
Pikachu ex #247$68.16▼ 17.3%
Skarmory #209$8.11▼ 15.4%
Mesprit #204$13.01▼ 12.1%
Alolan Exeggutor ex #248$10.62▼ 11.5%

FAQ

Surging Sparks questions

What is the most valuable card in Surging Sparks?

Pikachu ex #238 is the set's top card, valued at $256.63 (Special Illustration Rare). It ranks #1 of 33 priced Surging Sparks cards.

How many cards are in Surging Sparks?

Surging Sparks contains 191 printed cards in the Scarlet & Violet series, released 2024/11/08. This report tracks 33 of them, 33 with live prices.

What is the average Surging Sparks card worth?

The median tracked value is $9.93 and the average is $29.75. The gap reflects the set's chase cards, which pull the average above the typical card.

Is Surging Sparks worth collecting?

As a contemporary Scarlet & Violet-series set, Surging Sparks remains in active demand driven by playability and collector interest. Completing it raw is affordable at a $9.93 median, while the top chase cards carry the investment case.

What are the top Surging Sparks cards to buy?

The highest-value cards are Pikachu ex #238 ($256.63), Latias ex #239 ($169.78), Milotic ex #237 ($104.40), Pikachu ex #247 ($68.16), Durant ex #236 ($34.70). These are the set's chase cards and the ones most worth grading or holding.

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