Sparkling Crystal
Sparkling Crystal has appeared in several sets: Stellar Crown (SCR 142) and Prismatic Evolutions (PRE 129). It is the same card every time — it plays the same, only the artwork and the price change. Here is what it does once it is on the table.
What the card itself says
Everything below is written on the card itself: how much health it has, what it fears, and what its attacks cost.
What to make of it
Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.
WHAT IT HAS GOING FOR IT
- Flareon ex / Noctowl runs it in 28 of the 28 lists we have read, seen across 24 different tournaments.
- No Weakness printed on the card. Nothing doubles up the damage it takes.
WHAT TO WATCH OUT FOR
- Mark H, and that is the letter the next rotation takes away. After that you will not be able to play it in Standard.
What it costs
We have no price to show you for this card today. The link below takes you where it sells, and you will see the day's numbers there.
Who plays it
These decks really played this card at a tournament. We spot it by the little set code printed at the bottom, the one players copy onto their list — two cards sometimes share a name, the code never lies.
| Deck | Lists | Tournaments | Printing listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flareon ex / Noctowl | 28 of 28 | 24 | SCR 142 |
| Wellspring Mask Ogerpon ex / Fan Rotom | 21 of 28 | 19 | SCR 142 |
| Terapagos ex / Noctowl | 11 of 17 | 11 | SCR 142 |
| Teal Mask Ogerpon ex / Meganium | 8 of 24 | 8 | SCR 142 |
| Azumarill | 5 of 31 | 5 | SCR 142 |
| hydreigon-ex | 4 of 41 | 4 | SCR 142 |
| Dragapult ex | 2 of 34 | 2 | SCR 142 |
| Greninja ex | 2 of 37 | 2 | SCR 142 |
| Dragapult ex / Dudunsparce | 1 of 38 | 1 | SCR 142 |
| Dragapult ex / Dusknoir | 1 of 41 | 1 | SCR 142 |
| Flygon ex | 1 of 10 | 1 | SCR 142 |
| Sylveon | 1 of 18 | 1 | SCR 142 |
| Toucannon | 1 of 23 | 1 | SCR 142 |
When it came out
Prismatic Evolutions landed here on 17 January 2025.
In Japan these cards were already in shops on 6 December 2024, under the code SV8a. That is 42 days ahead of us.
Where to find it
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