Unlimited
How to spot it: Standard modern card frame; no edition stamp.
All copies share the same Unlimited print frame.
01Card Stats
Basic ex
HP
200
TypeLightning
RaritySpecial Illustration Rare
IllustratorUnknown
WeaknessFighting ×2
Retreat●
SetSurging Sparks
Released2024
02Editions and Print Runs
Modern print era — no 1st Edition or Shadowless variants exist for cards printed after the WotC era.
04Variants and Foiling
- Rarity tiers
- Special Illustration Rare
- Foiling
- Holo version with the holo pattern applied to the artwork.
- Alt art / specials
- Illustration Rare full-art variant from this set.
05Language and Regional Versions
- English
- Standard English release.
- Japanese
- Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
- European
- Localized European prints exist with translated text.
- Other
- No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.
06Current Market Value
| Holo | ~$295 raw/ungraded — verified against PriceCharting eBay-sold prices (May 2026). PSA 10 gem-mint copies ~$1,246. |
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Verified May 2026 from PriceCharting realized (eBay-sold) data; raw/ungraded headline, graded copies higher. Special Illustration Rare.
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07Why Collectors Want It
- A 2024 Special Illustration Rare — the full-art Pikachu ex that was the marquee pull of Surging Sparks.
- Tera ex mechanic with 200 HP; the SIR full-art treatment is the most desirable version of the card.
- Prices have settled from launch highs but it remains one of the top modern Pikachu chase cards.
- Raw Near Mint trades in the high $200s, making it the most valuable current-era Pikachu.
08Competitive Playability
Tier: Situational
Basic ex Pikachu with 200 HP and a top attack near 300 damage. Ultra-rare Pikachu variants like this occasionally turned up in constructed decks during their era, though seldom as a deck's centerpiece.
09Card Moves and Abilities
Ability: Resolute Heart
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.
Topaz Bolt
Discard 3 Energy from this Pokémon.
- Weakness
- Fighting ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
10Grading and Population
PSA 10 estimate: Modern Illustration Rare; PSA 10 population is climbing as collectors submit chase cards.
A modern SIR with a climbing PSA 10 population; centering and edge whitening on the dark borders are common downgrades. PSA 10 trades around four figures while raw sits in the high hundreds.
Other graders: CGC submissions trend up for modern IRs; PSA remains the resale standard.