Yes — there are 4 Pikachu cards in Surging Sparks: Pikachu ex (#57), Pikachu ex (#219), Pikachu ex (#238), Pikachu ex (#247).
Pikachu cards in Surging Sparks
Surging Sparks has 4 different Pikachu cards, lowest number first:
- Pikachu ex (#57) — Double Rare (~$4.51)
- Pikachu ex (#219) — Ultra Rare (~$34.37)
- Pikachu ex (#238) — Special Illustration Rare (~$358.36)
- Pikachu ex (#247) — Hyper Rare (~$95.41)
Which Pikachu to chase in Surging Sparks
Surging Sparks runs Pikachu across 4 prints, numbered #57 through #247, spanning Double Rare, Ultra Rare, Special Illustration Rare and Hyper Rare, priced from $4.51 to $358.36. The Pikachu to chase is Pikachu ex (#238), Special Illustration Rare (around $358.36). The cheapest way into Pikachu here is Pikachu ex (#57) (around $4.51).
How rare is Pikachu in Surging Sparks?
Across the 4 Pikachu prints, the rarity climbs from the base Pikachu ex (#57) up to Pikachu ex (#247) (Hyper Rare), so the higher-numbered Pikachu cards are the scarce ones. Pikachu is one of the headline Pokémon collectors single out in this Scarlet & Violet-series set.
Building a Pikachu run from Surging Sparks
For your Pikachu run, the Surging Sparks cards make a tidy mini-set on their own: start with the lowest-numbered Pikachu ex (#57) and work up to Pikachu ex (#247). Together the 4 prints show how Pikachu was treated across the set's rarity tiers, from the cheap base copy to the full-art chase.
Every Pikachu print, everywhere
Want every Pikachu card across all sets, not just Surging Sparks? Build a dedicated Pikachu binder, line each Pikachu print up side by side, then come back to slot the Surging Sparks Pikachu cards into place. Seeing the Surging Sparks Pikachu prints next to Pikachu from other sets is the quickest way to spot which artwork and rarity you're still missing.
Figures from the pokemontcg.io dataset (TCGplayer pricing), as of June 2026.