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Pikachu ex - 238/191
SV08: Surging Sparks · No. 238/191
Market · Near Mint
$242.53
Low
$200.00
TCG Pulse market signal
Down 29.7% over 365 days, but listings dwarf recent sales.
Plenty of listings vs recent sales.
155 listings and 885 sales in the last 365 days (0.2 listings per sale).
Over 90 days the price is also down 23.6%.
Over 30 days the price is down 14.9%.
Over 7 days the price is down 5.5%.
6 sales in the last 7 days.
A read from the prices on this page. Not financial advice.
- Sellers
- 135
- Listings
- 155
Thin book · 6
Price history
Holofoil · Near Mint
Condition prices
Latest market by condition for this printing. Unavailable means that grade isn’t in the feed. None means that print is out of line with the other grades or has gone quiet, so it is not shown as a market price.
| Condition | Price | 7d | 30d | 7d sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NMNear Mint | $242.53 | −5.5% | −14.9% | 6 |
| LPLightly Played | None | — | — | — |
| MPModerately Played | None | — | — | — |
| HPHeavily Played | None | — | — | — |
| DMDamaged | $200.00 | 0.0% | −6.6% | 0 |
Graded sales
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History
- Released
- 2024-11-08
- Set
- Scarlet & Violet—Surging Sparks
- Number
- 238/191
- Rarity
- Special Illustration Rare
- Printing
- Holofoil
- Printings
- English Holofoil (Surging Sparks 238/191 SIR)
Scarlet & Violet–era Stellar Tera Special Illustration Rare Pikachu ex from Surging Sparks, illustrated by GIDORA. The set copy leads with Pikachu ex and Topaz Bolt. English Holofoil only.
- Official
Media alert: Scarlet & Violet—Surging Sparks available beginning Nov. 8, 2024, featuring Stellar Tera Pikachu ex and Topaz Bolt.
- Official
Pokémon.com lists Scarlet & Violet—Surging Sparks Release Date November 08, 2024, Scarlet & Violet Series, over 250 cards.
- Reported
Bulbapedia lists the English Surging Sparks street date as November 8, 2024.
- Official
Card gallery: Pikachu ex, 238/191 Special Illustration Rare, Illus. GIDORA, HP 200, Resolute Heart, Topaz Bolt.
News
No Official or Reported news on this product yet.
Rumors & leads
- First seen —Last checked Sep 22, 2:00 PMRumor
Counterfeit copies of Pikachu ex are cataloged in a hobby fake database
Ungraded’s Fake Card Database hosts 238/191 Pikachu ex (Surging Sparks) with several genuine and fake comparison views. That flags counterfeit risk on a widely traded Pikachu chase. It is not an authenticity bulletin from The Pokémon Company.
Why it’s still a lead · A third-party fake atlas is a counterfeit watch, not a publisher notice.
- First seen —Last checked Sep 22, 2:00 PMRumor
A Pokémon Community forum post says it heard a rumor of a Surging Sparks reprint
In January 2025, Pokémon Community forums member ThePokéBrad opened “SURGING SPARKS NEW WAVE!” by saying they had “heard a rumor that surging sparks will be getting a reprint.” The thread is fan discussion on the community forums. It is not a product bulletin from The Pokémon Company, even though the forum sits on a Pokémon domain.
Why it’s still a lead · The poster calls it a rumor. A community-forum post is not publisher confirmation.
- First seen —Last checked Sep 22, 2:00 PMRumor
A YouTube title claims Surging Sparks reprints are confirmed and back in stores
A hobby video titles Surging Sparks reprints as confirmed and back on shelves, in a roundup with other sets. The video does not attach an English statement from The Pokémon Company.
Why it’s still a lead · A creator title is not publisher confirmation. “Confirmed” in the title is the claim to check, not a reprint notice.
Updated Nov 1, 12:14 PM · Pokémon Price Tracker