Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Pikachu ex
Surging Sparks · #247 · Hyper Rare · 2024
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Market reference
$94.12
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 247 / 252
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- Hyper Rare
- HP
- 200
- Subtype
- Basic · Tera · ex
- Evolves to
- Raichu
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- H
- Pokédex #
- 25
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Damage Prevention
- Damage efficiency
- 300 damage
- 100 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Pikachu ex plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Topaz Bolt) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 300 — one-shots most ex and many high-HP VMAX/Tera Pokémon.
- Needs Grass / Lightning / Metal Energy to attack — note its own type is Lightning, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
- Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥100 effectively one-shots it.
- A two-prize Pokémon — each KO gives the opponent 2 Prizes, so a single bad trade can lose the race. Back it with single-prize attackers.
How to beat Pikachu ex
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥100 damage one-shots it.
- It gives up 2 Prizes — out-trade it with single-prize attackers.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 1% of decks
- 1.58 copies on average · 330 decks
- Match win rate
- 46.0%
- -1.3 pts vs the 47.3% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
Building around Pikachu ex?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
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.
GLMTopaz Bolt — 300
Discard 3 Energy from this Pokémon.
Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Tera: As long as this Pokémon is on your Bench, prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks (both yours and your opponent's).
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Pikachu ex or Surging Sparks.
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Pikachu ex was legal.
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Tournament play
This printing of Pikachu ex has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Pikachu ex — Surging Sparks
Played in 115 recent decks
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/10| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $78.80 | $100.83 | $568.70 | $94.12 | $114.91 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €83.00 |
| 7-day average | €53.40 |
| 30-day average | €53.57 |
| Low | €30.00 |
| Trend price | €55.16 |
| Low (excellent+) | €38.98 |
| averageSellPrice | €51.25 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Pikachu ex is real?
Pikachu ex is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Pikachu ex worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Pikachu ex is $94.12; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Pikachu ex from?
Pikachu ex is from the Pokémon set "Surging Sparks" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Pikachu ex?
Pikachu ex is a Hyper Rare card in the Surging Sparks set.
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