Surging Sparks

Pikachu ex

SSPFR57· Double rare
Pikachu ex SSP 57

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€1.35

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What the card itself says

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

HP
200
Type
Lightning
Stage
Basic
Retreat cost
1
Weakness
×2
Regulation mark
H
Number
57/191
Set
Surging SparksSSPSet guide
Illustrated by
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Its Ability

Resolute HeartCœur Résolu

If this Pokémon has full HP and would be Knocked Out by damage from an attack, it is not Knocked Out, and its remaining HP becomes 10.Si ce Pokémon a tous ses PV et doit être mis K.O. par les dégâts d'une attaque, il n'est pas mis K.O. et il lui reste 10 PV.

Its attacks

Topaz BoltÉclair Topaze

300

Discard 3 Energy from this Pokémon.Défaussez 3 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

    Retreat cost 1. One Energy to discard and it is back on the Bench, which matters a lot on the turn you need to swap attackers.

  2. A strength

    It has an Ability, Resolute Heart. An Ability costs you no attack, so you can use it and still swing the same turn.

  3. A strength

    Joltik runs it in 31 of the 31 lists we have read, seen across 28 different tournaments.

  4. A strength

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

  5. A strength

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

  6. 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.

  7. Keep in mind

    Weakness Fighting ×2. Against a Fighting Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,810 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
Joltik31 of 3128SSP 57
Wellspring Mask Ogerpon ex / Fan Rotom15 of 3013SSP 57
Azumarill4 of 344SSP 57
Blissey ex3 of 203SSP 57
Mega Kangaskhan ex / Bouffalant3 of 393SSP 57
Toucannon2 of 252SSP 57
Blaziken ex1 of 211SSP 57
Mega Zygarde ex1 of 261SSP 57

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

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