# When did Surging Sparks come out?

> Surging Sparks was released on 8 November 2024, in the Scarlet & Violet series.
>
> Source: https://www.nomekop.app/faqs/when-did-surging-sparks-come-out — NOMEKOP, an independent Pokémon TCG binder tool
> (not affiliated with Nintendo / The Pokémon Company). Figures as of June 2026.

**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)](/card/sv8-238) — Special Illustration Rare (~$358.36)
- [Latias ex (#239)](/card/sv8-239) — Special Illustration Rare (~$194.45)
- [Milotic ex (#237)](/card/sv8-237) — Special Illustration Rare (~$142.91)
- [Pikachu ex (#247)](/card/sv8-247) — Hyper Rare (~$95.41)
- [Hydreigon ex (#240)](/card/sv8-240) — 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.