8,000 packs measured · Rates checked Oct 4, 2026 · Prices Nov 12, 2026

Surging Sparks pull rates

About 1 in 3 Surging Sparks booster packs holds a card rarer than a Rare. The commonest hit is a Double Rare at about 1 in 6 packs; the rarest, a Hyper Rare, is about 1 in 190. At today’s prices an average pack holds $3.24 of cards against a shop price of $4.49.

Surging Sparks odds by rarity

Per booster pack, and per booster box of 36 packs.

Rarity	Per pack	Chance in a pack	Average per box	At least one in a box
Double Rare	1 in 6	17%	6.1	Over 99%
Illustration Rare	1 in 13	7.7%	2.8	94%
Ultra Rare	1 in 15	6.7%	2.4	92%
ACE SPEC Rare	1 in 20	5.0%	1.8	84%
Special Illustration Rare	1 in 85	1.1%	0.4	34%
Hyper Rare	1 in 190	0.53%	0.2	17%

Odds of pulling the top Surging Sparks chase cards

One named card, not just its rarity: cards of a rarity come up equally often, so each takes an even share of its rarity’s rate. Ranked by ungraded price, as on the chase cards page. “In packs” is what the packs you would expect to open for one copy cost at the $4.49 shop price; all 10 cost less bought as a single at today’s ungraded price.

Is a Surging Sparks pack worth opening?

Average pack holds: $3.24
Typical pack holds: $1.55
Shop price: $4.49
Returned in cards: 72%
Packs worth $4.49+: 11%

Every card’s chance of turning up, from the rates above, times its ungraded price today, added across the pack. On average a pack gives back 72% of what it costs; most of an average pack’s value sits in the few rare pulls, so most packs are worth less and a few far more: of 20,000 simulated packs the typical (median) one held $1.55, and 11% were worth $4.49 or more. An average box of 36 holds $116.64. Ordinary reverse holos are counted at the card’s ordinary price. All figures are in US dollars. The shop price is the official store’s list price (Pokémon Center (US): Booster Bundle (6 Packs) at $26.94, $4.49 a pack, read Oct 21, 2026); on the sealed market a pack often costs more while a set is sold out.

Where these rates come from

TCGplayer Authentication Center, “Pokémon TCG: Surging Sparks Pull Rates”, from at least 8,000 opened packs. We last checked the figures on Oct 4, 2026. The per-pack odds count every slot a rarity can fill; a box’s are those of 36 packs opened one after another. Real boxes are packed to a pattern, so one box can come out better or worse than these odds say. We publish rates only for sets with a measured, named source, and never estimate one.

Pull rates in other Scarlet & Violet sets

Common questions

What are the pull rates (hit rates) for Surging Sparks?

A Double Rare about 1 in 6 packs, an Illustration Rare about 1 in 13 packs, an Ultra Rare about 1 in 15 packs, an ACE SPEC Rare about 1 in 20 packs, a Special Illustration Rare about 1 in 85 packs, a Hyper Rare about 1 in 190 packs. From TCGplayer Authentication Center, “Pokémon TCG: Surging Sparks Pull Rates”, 8,000 packs opened.

How many packs does it take to pull a Special Illustration Rare in Surging Sparks?

About 85 on average: each pack has a 1.1% chance. A booster box of 36 packs holds at least one 34% of the time.

How many hits are in a Surging Sparks booster box?

About 12 of the 36 packs in an average box hold a card rarer than a Rare: 6.1 Double Rares, 2.8 Illustration Rares, 2.4 Ultra Rares, 1.8 ACE SPEC Rares, 0.4 Special Illustration Rares, 0.2 Hyper Rares. Boxes are packed to a pattern, so a real box can differ.

What are the odds of pulling Pikachu ex 238/191?

About 1 in 960 Surging Sparks packs, 3.7% in a booster box. It is the set’s most valuable chase card at $244 ungraded.

Is Surging Sparks worth opening?

At today’s prices an average pack holds $3.24 of cards against a shop price of $4.49, so on average it gives back 72% of its cost. Most of that sits in the rare pulls, so most packs come in under it: 11% of single packs are worth the price or more.