Surging Sparks

Dusk Ball SSP 175/191

SSPFRUncommon
Dusk Ball SSP 175

We are not buying this printing at the moment.

Versions of this card

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What you might be wondering about this card

How can you tell your card is this one?
Look at the bottom of your card: you should read SSP 175/191 there. Its illustration is signed Studio Bora Inc..
Which set does it come from?
It comes from the Surging Sparks set, released here on 8 November 2024.

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.

Retreat cost
0
Number
175/191
Set
Surging SparksSSPSet guide
Illustrated by
Studio Bora Inc.
Look at the bottom 7 cards of your deck. You may reveal a Pokémon you find there and put it into your hand. Shuffle the other cards back into your deck.Regardez les 7 cartes du dessous de votre deck. Vous pouvez montrer un Pokémon que vous y trouvez, puis l'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

    It retreats for free. You can pull it back to the Bench whenever you like, even with no Energy on it at all.

  2. A strength

    Lillie's Clefairy ex runs it in 50 of the 53 lists we have read, seen across 45 different tournaments.

  3. A strength

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

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
Lillie's Clefairy ex50 of 5345SSP 175
Lillie's Clefairy ex / Teal Mask Ogerpon ex39 of 7332SSP 175
Palafin ex5 of 425SSP 175
Bronzong3 of 273SSP 175
Mega Darkrai ex3 of 543SSP 175
Paldean Tauros3 of 273SSP 175
Eelektrik2 of 372SSP 175
Froslass / Munkidori2 of 512SSP 175
Mega Dragonite ex2 of 332SSP 175
Mega Lopunny ex2 of 242SSP 175
Archaludon ex1 of 301SSP 175
Latias ex / Mega Kangaskhan ex1 of 831SSP 175
Beedrill ex1 of 531SSP 175
Cinccino ex1 of 491SSP 175
Mamoswine ex1 of 261SSP 175
Mega Absol ex1 of 491SSP 175
Team Rocket's Nidoking ex1 of 241SSP 175
Mega Sharpedo ex / Toxtricity1 of 921SSP 175
Toucannon1 of 521SSP 175