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Pikachu ex
Special Illustration Rare
SURGING SPARKS·#238·NOV 2024·POKÉMON
LightningSpecial Illustration Rareex
Current market price
$335.28
+1.5%
7d
+7.3%
All time
HOLOFOIL · TCGPLAYER · 2026-05-13
Scarlet & Violet
Surging Sparks - View full set →01 · All-time high
$340.43
12 snapshots
02 · All-time low
$312.40
since 2026-05-02
03 · Set rank
#1
of 252 in SSP
04 · Tracking since
2026-05-02
12 price snapshots
01 · Price history
12 snapshots
Building price history.
Daily market-price snapshots — every data point is a dated price reading, never an estimate.
Total return
+7.3%
Price range
$312.40 → $340.43
Snapshots
12
Tracking since
2026-05-02
02 · About this card
Card facts · attributes
Surging Sparks, tracked.
Pikachu ex is a Special Illustration Rare from Surging Sparks, a Lightning-type Pokémon. Released NOV 2024.
Currently ranked #173 on the Chase Index - our composite score across price, community chases, and page views.
Since first tracked, the price has appreciated 7.3% in total.
Card number
#238
Released
NOV 2024
Rarity
Special Illustration Rare
Type
Lightning
Supertype
Pokémon
Mechanic
ex
Pokémon
Series
Scarlet & Violet
Market source
Market price · Updated daily
03 · Variants
1 variant
Different variants, different prices.
Holofoil, reverse, 1st edition — each variant trades at its own price band. The current market column is what feeds the index.
| Variant | Low | Mid | Market | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoilcurrent | $299.99 | $419.43 | $335.28 | $800 |
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From the same set
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05 · Same Pokémon
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06 · Reference desk
Pikachu, explained.
Everything about this card — the price, the variants, and how we track it.
3 questions answered
Q.01
Is Pikachu ex from Surging Sparks a good investment?
We track prices, not provide investment advice. The Chase Index rank and price history above show how collector demand has moved since we started tracking this card.
Q.02
How is the market price determined?
We pull daily snapshots of the market price - the median of recent Near Mint sales. The current figure reflects the Holofoil variant.
Q.03
What does the Chase Index rank mean?
The Chase Index ranks cards on a composite score: 50% market price percentile, 30% community chases, 20% recent page views. A card near the top leads on all three dimensions.