Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Quaquaval
Surging Sparks · #52 · Uncommon · 2024
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Market reference
$0.08
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 52 / 252
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 170
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Quaxwell
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- H
- Pokédex #
- 914
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 120 damage
- 60 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Quaquaval plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥85 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Quaxwell first).
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Quaquaval
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥85 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.29 copies on average · 7 decks
Building around Quaquaval?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Ability: Up-Tempo
You must put a card from your hand on the bottom of your deck in order to use this Ability. Once during your turn, you may draw cards until you have 5 cards in your hand.
WCHydro Splash — 120
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Quaquaval or Surging Sparks.
SEASAC League Challenge #14 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
Aug 12, 2026
Amyverse PTCG Live Weekly #8 💛 Cash Prize!
Aug 12, 2026
REFINE Summer Series Session 7: Squirtle Edition
Aug 12, 2026
🏆Moujii's Dojo🏆 (Late Registration Available!)
Aug 13, 2026
Oceania Open! | Season 3 - Week 7
Aug 14, 2026
Turtwig Den Revival Series World Championship
Aug 14, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Quaquaval was legal.
Torneo Relámpago ⚡ #67 PTCG Live
today
Pudding Weekly #8 | National Play in the Sand Day!
today
Pitch Black Tourney - Last Prize Series #12
today
👑 CrownOfSpain 👑 #4 (15€ paypal)
today
SEASAC League Challenge #13 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
today
CHALLENGE OF DOOM! THE FINAL COUNTDOWN!
yesterday
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.15 | $20.00 | $0.08 | $0.01 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.01 | $0.26 | $19.98 | $0.27 | $0.24 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.03 |
| 7-day average | €0.03 |
| 30-day average | €0.04 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.03 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.20 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.12 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.15 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.04 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.15 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.16 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Quaquaval is real?
Quaquaval 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 Quaquaval worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Quaquaval is $0.08; 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 Quaquaval from?
Quaquaval is from the Pokémon set "Surging Sparks" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Quaquaval?
Quaquaval is a Uncommon card in the Surging Sparks set.
Other Quaquaval printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
