Surging Sparks

Walrein

SSPFR45· Uncommon
Walrein SSP 45

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
170
Type
Water
Stage
Stage 2
Retreat cost
3
Weakness
×2
Regulation mark
H
Number
45/191
Set
Surging SparksSSPSet guide
Illustrated by
Mitsuhiro Arita

Its attacks

Frigid FangsCrocs Glacés

60

During your opponent's next turn, Pokémon that have 2 or less Energy attached can't attack. (This includes new Pokémon that come into play.)Pendant le prochain tour de votre adversaire, les Pokémon auxquels 2 Énergies ou moins sont attachées ne peuvent pas attaquer. (Cela comprend les nouveaux Pokémon qui sont mis en jeu.)

Megaton FallChute Mégatonne

170

This Pokémon also does 50 damage to itself.Ce Pokémon s'inflige aussi 50 dégâts.

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

    Slowking runs it in 1 of the 37 lists we have read, seen across 1 different tournaments.

  2. A strength

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

  3. Keep in mind

    Retreat cost 3. Once it is out front, it stays there. Pack something that moves it another way, or you will burn whole turns discarding Energy.

  4. Keep in mind

    It is a Stage 2. You have to come through Sealeo to get here, or find a Rare Candy to skip the middle step.

  5. Keep in mind

    Weakness Metal ×2. Against a Metal Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,811 tournament lists we have read, 529 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
Slowking1 of 371SSP 45

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 12 Walrein cards on one page, priciest first.

See every Walrein card and its price