Surging Sparks

Bouffalant

SSPFR151· Common
Bouffalant SSP 151

We are not buying this printing at the moment.

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What the card itself says

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

HP
130
Type
Colorless
Stage
Basic
Retreat cost
2
Weakness
×2
Regulation mark
H
Number
151/191
Set
Surging SparksSSPSet guide
Illustrated by
Anesaki Dynamic

Its attacks

Ready to RamPrêt à Charger

40

During your opponent's next turn, if this Pokémon is damaged by an attack (even if this Pokémon is Knocked Out), put 6 damage counters on the Attacking Pokémon.Pendant le prochain tour de votre adversaire, si ce Pokémon subit les dégâts d'une attaque (même si ce Pokémon est mis K.O.), placez 6 marqueurs de dégâts sur le Pokémon Attaquant.

Smashing HeadbuttCoup d'Boule Fracassant

150

Discard 2 Energy from this Pokémon.Défaussez 2 Énergies de ce Pokémon.

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.

  1. A strength

    Mega Kangaskhan ex / Bouffalant runs it in 30 of the 39 lists we have read, seen across 27 different tournaments.

  2. A strength

    It is a Basic Pokémon. You can put it down on your very first turn, with nothing to evolve through.

  3. A strength

    Mark H. It is one of the marks currently accepted in Standard: H, I, and J.

  4. Keep in mind

    Weakness Fighting ×2. Against a Fighting Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,811 tournament lists we have read, 875 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Standard format: source checked on September 22, 2026. TCGdex

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.

The decks that list this card, with how many lists and how many tournaments
DeckListsTournamentsPrinting listed
Mega Kangaskhan ex / Bouffalant30 of 3927SSP 151
Crustle1 of 741SSP 151

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

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 16 Bouffalant cards on one page, priciest first.

See every Bouffalant card and its price