The cardSSP 224/191

Surging Sparks

Archaludon ex SSP 224/191

Name: Archaludon ex SSP 224/191
Brand: Pokémon
Availability: InStock

Printed name: Pondralugon-ex

SSPUltra Rare

Card language

Seller location

On 18 October, it was listed from €1.25 in French and Near Mint.

7 d+4.2%30 d0%90 d—

Archaludon ex arrived in Surging Sparks on 8 November 2024.

The market for this printing

EditionWithout a 1st Edition stamp

FinishStandard (not reverse)

Near Mint: only very few, tiny white marks on the edges or corners are allowed. The surface must be clean, with no scratches or visible clouding from wear. Creases or significant wear rule out this grade. Never having been played does not, by itself, make a card NM.

Standard (not reverse) · Near Mint

Card language: French. Sellers: European Union. Asking prices, excluding shipping and import charges.

Cardmarket

The cheapest listing in Near Mint: €1.25

18 October 2026 at 11:10 · 46 listings

Card language: French. Sellers: European Union. Asking prices, excluding shipping and import charges. We counted 46 listings in this condition on 18 October 2026 at 11:10.

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Its price, up close

Day after day

What the line follows

Over how long

The cheapest Near Mint copy

Each dot is a day we found a price: 30 days, from 18 Sept to 18 Oct.

Card language: French. Sellers: European Union. Asking prices, excluding shipping and import charges.

Over the last 30 days, the cheapest Near Mint copy cost between €0.95 and €1.29, depending on the day.

On 18 October, it was €1.25, exactly what it cost on 18 September.

On average it cost €1.15. On an ordinary day, its price sat about 11% away from that average.

The cheapest Near Mint copy, day by day
Day	Price
18 September	€1.25
19 September	€1.25
20 September	€1.25
21 September	€1.25
22 September	€1.25
23 September	€1.25
24 September	€1.25
25 September	€1.29
26 September	€1.00
27 September	€1.00
28 September	€1.00
29 September	€1.25
30 September	€0.95
1 October	€0.95
2 October	€1.25
3 October	€1.25
5 October	€1.25
6 October	€1.25
7 October	€1.20
8 October	€1.20
9 October	€1.00
10 October	€1.00
11 October	€1.20
12 October	€1.00
13 October	€1.00
14 October	€1.00
15 October	€1.00
16 October	€1.25
17 October	€1.25
18 October	€1.25

On 18 October, in detail

Card language: French. Sellers: European Union. Asking prices, excluding shipping and import charges.

60 and more

copies for sale

Here’s how they split by condition.

Mint 2 copies across 2 listings
Near Mint 56 copies across 46 listings
Excellent 1 copy across 1 listing
Good 1 copy across 1 listing

In Near Mint, professional sellers usually ask 1% more than private sellers.

How fast it goes

pokoSCORE

Market activity · cards in French · sellers worldwide

48out of 100

Slow departures

Its copies leave more slowly than those of most other cards.

At least 14 copies gone since 20 September
60 or more for sale on 18 October

The pokoSCORE looks at how fast copies of this card leave the listings we check every day, where collectors sell cards to each other, and compares that pace with the other cards in French that we follow. It says nothing about the price: a card can fly off the shelf and still be worth three euros.

A copy that’s gone has left the listings, and from the outside we can’t tell why. We count it if it hasn’t come back since, and only after 2 weeks when its seller had left all their listings that day. Hence the “at least”.

“Or more”: the page didn’t show us everything, so more copies may be waiting behind it.

When it came out

Surging Sparks landed here on 8 November 2024.

In Japan these cards were already in shops on 18 October 2024, under the code SV8. That is 21 days ahead of us.

Every set, with both of its dates

What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

HP: 300
Type: Metal
Stage: Stage 1
Retreat cost: 2
Weakness: ×2
Resistance: -30
Regulation mark: H
Number: 224/191
Set: Surging SparksSSPSet guide
Illustrated by: 5ban Graphics

Its Ability

Assemble AlloyAssemblage d'Alliage

When you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon during your turn, you may attach up to 2 Basic Energy cards from your discard pile to your Pokémon in any way you like.Lorsque vous jouez ce Pokémon de votre main pour faire évoluer l'un de vos Pokémon pendant votre tour, vous pouvez attacher jusqu'à 2 cartes Énergie de base de votre pile de défausse à vos Pokémon , comme il vous plaît.

Its attacks

Metal DefenderDéfense Métallique

220

During your opponent's next turn, this Pokémon has no Weakness.Pendant le prochain tour de votre adversaire, ce Pokémon n'a pas de Faiblesse.

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.

A strength
300 HP. Only 3 cards in Surging Sparks carry more.
A strength
It has an Ability, Assemble Alloy. An Ability costs you no attack, so you can use it and still swing the same turn.
A strength
Archaludon ex / N's Zoroark ex runs it in 52 of the 52 lists we have read, seen across 43 different tournaments.
A strength
Mark H. It is one of the marks currently accepted in Standard: H, I, and J.
Keep in mind
It is an ex card. The turn it goes down your opponent takes 2 Prizes instead of one, and games do turn on exactly that.
Keep in mind
Weakness Fire ×2. Against a Fire Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 7,137 tournament lists we have read, 1,672 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Standard format: source checked on October 19, 2026. TCGdex

Every version of this card

Look at the number printed at the bottom of your card. That is what tells you which version you are holding. Tap yours to open its page.

Archaludon ex SSP 130/191Surging SparksDouble rareDouble rare
Archaludon ex SSP 224/191Surging SparksUltra RareThe one you are looking atUltra Rare
Archaludon ex SSP 241/191Surging SparksSpecial illustration rareSpecial illustration rare

Who plays it

Every printing of Archaludon ex plays the same way at a tournament. So the decks below count them all together, and the last column shows the one players wrote on their list.

The decks that list this card, with how many lists and how many tournaments
Deck	Lists	Tournaments	Printing listed
Archaludon ex / N's Zoroark ex	52 of 52	43	SSP 130
Archaludon ex / Dudunsparce	48 of 48	48	SSP 130
Archaludon ex	36 of 36	29	SSP 130
Hop's Zacian ex	3 of 69	3	SSP 130
Mega Excadrill ex	2 of 72	2	SSP 130
Metagross	1 of 54	1	SSP 130

The other cards of this Pokémon

Two cards of the same Pokémon can be worth wildly different amounts — it depends on the set, the rarity and the artwork. We put all 7 Archaludon cards on one page, priciest first.

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Archaludon ex SSP 224/191

The market for this printing

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Sealed products from this set

Booster Bundle · Surging Sparks

Elite Trainer Box · 9 boosters · Surging Sparks

Booster Box · 18 boosters · Surging Sparks

Elite Trainer Box Case · Surging Sparks

Booster Box Case · Surging Sparks

Build & Battle Box Display · Surging Sparks

Sleeved Booster Case · Surging Sparks

Booster Box · 36 boosters · Surging Sparks

Build & Battle Box · Surging Sparks

Blister · 3 boosters · Zapdos · Surging Sparks

Blister · 3 boosters · Quagsire · Surging Sparks

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On 18 October, in detail

How fast it goes

When it came out