Surging Sparks was released on 8 November 2024, in the Scarlet & Violet series.
Surging Sparks release date
Surging Sparks launched on 8 November 2024 as a Scarlet & Violet-series expansion. It carries 191 main-set cards, or 252 counting its 61 secret rares — the #12 largest set Nomekop tracks by printed count, with 34 Illustration and Special Illustration Rares in the pool and marquee Pokémon like Pikachu, Latias, Milotic, Hydreigon and Latios.
What the 2024 set brought
The standout cards that arrived with Surging Sparks:
- 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)
Its top card on the secondary market is Pikachu ex (#238), around $358.36.
Star Pokémon from the Surging Sparks release
The marquee Pokémon that debuted (or returned) in Surging Sparks, with their prints:
- 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)
Where Surging Sparks sits in the lineup
Among the sets Nomekop tracks, Surging Sparks is the #12 largest set Nomekop tracks. A full master set of it runs to 417 cards including 165 reverse holos, so the 8 November 2024 release still gives collectors plenty to chase well after launch day — whether you're after the 191-card base set or every print.
Figures from the pokemontcg.io dataset, as of June 2026.