Surging Sparks has 61 secret rares — cards numbered above 191.
Where Surging Sparks' secret rares begin
Secret rares sit past the printed total of 191, so in Surging Sparks they run #192 to #252 — 61 cards, the hardest pulls and most of the set's value. By tier that's 23 Illustration Rares, 21 Ultra Rares, 18 Double Rares and 11 Special Illustration Rares.
The Surging Sparks secret rares everyone wants
The rarest is Alolan Exeggutor ex (#248), a Hyper Rare. The priciest by market value is Pikachu ex (#238) at about $358.36 — so the scarcest pull and the most expensive one are different cards here.
- Pikachu ex (#238) — Special Illustration Rare (~$358.36)
- Latias ex (#239) — Special Illustration Rare (~$194.45)
- Milotic ex (#237) — Special Illustration Rare (~$142.91)
- Pikachu ex (#247) — Hyper Rare (~$95.41)
- Hydreigon ex (#240) — Special Illustration Rare (~$43.41)
- Latios (#203) — Illustration Rare (~$38.23)
Star Pokémon among Surging Sparks' secret rares
The headline Pokémon whose top prints land in the secret-rare range:
- Pikachu — Pikachu ex (#57), Pikachu ex (#219), Pikachu ex (#238), Pikachu ex (#247)
- Latias — Latias ex (#76), Latias ex (#220), Latias ex (#239)
- Milotic — Milotic ex (#42), Milotic ex (#217), Milotic ex (#237)
- Hydreigon — Hydreigon ex (#119), Hydreigon ex (#223), Hydreigon ex (#240)
- Latios — Latios (#203)
Finishing the Surging Sparks secret-rare run
Landing all 61 is the hard part of completing Surging Sparks; they push the full checklist to 252 cards and a master set to 417. Most of the set's resale value sits in this 61-card band, so even a near-complete Surging Sparks binder can be missing the bulk of its value if the secret rares aren't in yet.
Figures are from the pokemontcg.io dataset (TCGplayer pricing), as of June 2026.