Surging Sparks

Drayton

SSPFR174· Uncommon
Drayton SSP 174

We are not buying this printing at the moment.

Versions of this card

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What the card itself says

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

Regulation mark
H
Number
174/191
Set
Surging SparksSSPSet guide
Illustrated by
GIDORA
Look at the top 7 cards of your deck. You may reveal a Pokémon and a Trainer card you find there and put them into your hand. Shuffle the other cards back into your deck.Regardez les 7 cartes du dessus de votre deck. Vous pouvez montrer un Pokémon et une carte Dresseur que vous y trouvez, puis les ajouter à votre main. Mélangez les autres cartes avec votre deck.

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 Lopunny ex runs it in 4 of the 21 lists we have read, seen across 4 different tournaments.

  2. A strength

    No Weakness printed on the card. Nothing doubles up the damage it takes.

  3. A strength

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

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 Lopunny ex4 of 214SSP 174
Cinderace ex2 of 62SSP 174
Palafin ex2 of 362SSP 174
Yanmega ex2 of 272SSP 174
Hydreigon ex1 of 461SSP 174
Mega Sharpedo ex / Toxtricity1 of 701SSP 174
Mega Starmie ex / Dusknoir1 of 491SSP 174
Steven's Metagross ex1 of 411SSP 174
Bloodmoon Ursaluna / Lunatone1 of 331SSP 174
Wailord ex (Pitch Black)1 of 201SSP 174

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