Surging Sparks pull rates

Each Surging Sparks pack has 9 cards. The rarest kind, Hyper Rare, turns up about 1 in 89 packs. The top chase card, Pikachu ex, is about 1 in 756.

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What makes Surging Sparks special

Did you know?

Pikachu ex is the cover star, appearing as a Stellar Tera Pokémon ex with the Topaz Bolt attack. press.pokemon.com
Its cards are themed around the Terarium, the artificial paradise from The Indigo Disk DLC, with many Dragon-type Pokémon like Stellar Tera Alolan Exeggutor ex. press.pokemon.com
Latias ex and Archaludon ex are among its featured Pokémon. press.pokemon.com

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PikachuSpecial Illustration Rare

Pokémon highlights

153 different Pokémon; most featured: Exeggutor (5 cards), Pikachu (4 cards), Exeggcute (3 cards).

Paldea 27% Unova 15% Hoenn 12% Kanto 9% Alola 8%

Psychic 16%Fire 13%Water 12%Colorless 12%Fighting 11%

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What a Surging Sparks pack pulls

As an investment, rarely: the average pack pulls about $2.46 of cards against about $4.50 in stores, and a typical pack about 45¢. But most people open packs for the reveal, the art and the Pokémon they love, and that part you can have here for free.

$2.46

average pull per pack

45¢

typical pack (half pull less)

$4.50

store price of a new pack

13%

of packs pull more than they cost

8 in 10 packs pull between 45¢ and $5.52. The gold line is the store price of a new pack.

From 5,000 packs opened with the same odds Holobrook uses, valued at current market prices (regular printings), with cards under $1 counted as bulk at 5¢ since they rarely sell for more. Store price is the usual price of a new pack. Opening packs on Holobrook is free.

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Chase cards and how long they take

The most valuable cards in Surging Sparks, how often each turns up, and how many packs it usually takes.

Pikachu ex

Special Illustration Rare · $274

1 in 756 packs

Half of players pull it within 524 packs; 9 in 10 within 1,740.

Latias ex

Special Illustration Rare · $180

1 in 756 packs

Half of players pull it within 524 packs; 9 in 10 within 1,740.

Milotic ex

Special Illustration Rare · $105

1 in 756 packs

Half of players pull it within 524 packs; 9 in 10 within 1,740.

Pikachu ex

Hyper Rare · $73.22

1 in 536 packs

Half of players pull it within 372 packs; 9 in 10 within 1,234.

Durant ex

Special Illustration Rare · $37.46

1 in 756 packs

Half of players pull it within 524 packs; 9 in 10 within 1,740.

Hydreigon ex

Special Illustration Rare · $33.32

1 in 756 packs

Half of players pull it within 524 packs; 9 in 10 within 1,740.

Latios

Illustration Rare · $28.71

1 in 247 packs

Half of players pull it within 171 packs; 9 in 10 within 568.

Pikachu ex

Ultra Rare · $26.22

1 in 268 packs

Half of players pull it within 186 packs; 9 in 10 within 616.

Odds by rarity

What’s in each pack: 4 commons, 3 uncommons, 1 reverse holo, 1 hit.

Rarity	Pull rate (packs)	Per pack	In this set
Special Illustration Rare best: Pikachu ex$274	1 in 69	0.01	11 cards
Hyper Rare best: Pikachu ex$73.22	1 in 89	0.01	6 cards
Illustration Rare best: Latios$28.71	1 in 11	0.09	23 cards
Ultra Rare best: Pikachu ex$26.22	1 in 13	0.08	21 cards
Double Rare best: Latias ex$5.48	1 in 6	0.17	18 cards
Rare best: Cofagrigus$0.23	Every pack	0.67	16 cards
Uncommon best: Maushold$0.37	Every pack	3.4	61 cards
Common best: Snorlax$0.53	Every pack	4.5	88 cards
ACE SPEC Rare best: Enriching Energy$4.10	1 in 17	0.06	8 cards

Odds are worked out across only the rarities that exist in Surging Sparks, so they’re specific to this set. They are community estimates, not official, and they’re the exact odds Holobrook’s packs use. A rare God Pack (all hits) turns up about 1 in 1,000.

Questions about Surging Sparks packs

What are the pull rates for Surging Sparks?

Each Surging Sparks pack has 9 cards. Special Illustration Rare: 1 in 69 packs; Hyper Rare: 1 in 89 packs; Illustration Rare: 1 in 11 packs; Ultra Rare: 1 in 13 packs. These are community estimates, not official odds.

How rare is Pikachu ex in Surging Sparks?

About 1 in 756 packs. Half of players would pull it within 524 packs, and 9 in 10 within 1,740.

Is a Surging Sparks pack worth opening?

On average a pack pulls about $2.46 of cards, and a typical pack about 45¢, against about $4.50 for a new pack in stores. About 13% of packs pull more than they cost. Most people open packs for the fun of the reveal and the Pokémon they love, not as an investment.

How many cards are in a Surging Sparks pack?

9 cards: 4 commons, 3 uncommons, 1 reverse holo, 1 hit.