Surging Sparks: prices, pull value & best cards
Opening Surging Sparks gives back about 41¢ of card value per $1 (22¢ after selling fees) — our read: keep sealed. The chase card is Pikachu ex - 238/191 at $285.
Worth opening?
- Card value per $1 opened
- 41¢ · 22¢ after fees
- Cost per pack
- $8.44 via booster box
- Average pack is worth
- $3.43
- Typical (median) pack
- $1.46
- Chance a box beats its price
- 5% · 1% after fees
- Box with ≥1 SIR or rarer
- 46%
- Per $1, bought as a box
- 41¢
- Per $1, bought as an ETB
- 25¢
Same card elsewhere
Japanese: the same art costs 0.85× the English price; cheaper in Japanese for 80% of 10 matched cards.
Europe: Cardmarket prices are 1.06× TCGplayer's; cheaper in Europe for 40% of cards.
How much rides on the chase card
Pikachu ex (Special Illustration Rare) at $285 is 23% of what a complete master set costs.
- Master set (417 cards)
- $1,258
- Master set without the top 5
- $545
- Top 3 cards' share
- 47%
- Top 5 cards' share
- 57%
- Cheapest SIR
- $8.21
- Median SIR
- $28.45
Buy the single vs pull it
Pulling Pikachu ex takes about 957 packs — roughly $8,071. Buying it costs $285, about 28× cheaper.
- Single price
- $285
- Expected cost to pull
- $8,071
The 10 most valuable Surging Sparks cards
Pikachu ex - 238/191
Special Illustration Rare
$285
Latias ex - 239/191
Special Illustration Rare
$187
Milotic ex - 237/191
Special Illustration Rare
$120
Pikachu ex - 247/191
Hyper Rare
$80.36
Durant ex - 236/191
Special Illustration Rare
$39.94
Hydreigon ex - 240/191
Special Illustration Rare
$37.09
Latios - 203/191
Illustration Rare
$34.33
Pikachu ex - 219/191
Ultra Rare
$28.57
Lisia's Appeal - 246/191
Special Illustration Rare
$27.77
Alolan Exeggutor ex - 242/191
Special Illustration Rare
$26.84
Surging Sparks sealed prices
Surging Sparks questions
How much is a Surging Sparks booster box?
A Surging Sparks booster box sells for about $304 on TCGplayer (market price, 2026-09-28). That works out to $8.44 a pack via the cheapest route (None).
Is Surging Sparks worth opening?
On average, opening Surging Sparks returns about 41¢ of card value per $1 spent (22¢ after selling fees). Our verdict: keep sealed. Figures use TCGplayer's published pull rates and this week's card prices.
What is the most valuable card in Surging Sparks?
Pikachu ex - 238/191 is the most valuable Surging Sparks card right now at about $285 (raw, TCGplayer market). It makes up 23% of what a complete master set costs.
Are Surging Sparks cards cheaper in Japanese?
For the same artwork, the Japanese version costs about 85% of the English one (cheaper in Japanese), across 10 matched special-art cards.
When was Surging Sparks released?
Surging Sparks was released in English on 2024-11-08.
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