Surging Sparks Prerelease Event and Buying Guide

Set Details:

The Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet—Surging Sparks expansion evokes laidback, tropical vibes with new Tera Pokémon originally discovered in Alola. Perusing these cards is your very own staycation, complete with calming ocean waves and a balmy breeze.

Cards: 191, before secret rares

Trainer Cards: 29

ACE SPECCs: 8

Special Energy: 1

Pre-Release Promos

With the brand new Pokemon set Surging Sparks (SV8) releasing on November 8, pre-releases are coming soon. Here is a complete guide to all the pre-release events happening across Australia as well as a guide to chase cards and playables from the set!

Pre-release Window: October 26 – November 3

Release Date: October 8 (Booster Bundles and ETBs delayed 2 weeks)

Legal For Play: November 22nd

There are 4 brand new Promo cards in the Surging Sparks Build & Battle kits. 

Indeedee – Psychic – HP100

Basic Pokemon

Ability: Obliging Heal

When you play this Pokémon from your hand onto your Bench during your turn, you may heal 30 damage from your Active Pokemon and have it recover from a Special Condition.

[P][C] Super Psy Bolt: 50 damage. 

Weakness: Darkness (x2)
Resistance: Fighting (-30)
Retreat: 1

Chien-Pao  – Water – HP120
Basic Pokemon

Ability: Snow Sink

When you play this Pokemon from your hand onto your Bench during your turn, you amy discard a Stadium in play.

[W][W][C] Icicle: 120 damage. Put an Energy attached to this Pokemon into your hand.

Weakness: Metal (x2)
Resistance: None
Retreat: 1

Magneton – Lightning – HP100
Stage 1 – Evolves from Magnemite

Ability: Overvolt Discharge

Once during your turn, you may attach up to 3 Basic Energy cards from your discard pile to your [L] pokemon in any way you like. If you use this Ability, this Pokemon is Knocked Out.

[L][C] Electric Ball : 40 damage. 

Weakness: Fighting (x2)
Resistance: None
Retreat: 1

Gouging Fire – Fire – HP130
Basic Pokemon

[F]: Lunge Out: 30 Damage

[F][F][C] Blazing Charge: 100+ If your oponent has 4 or fewer Prize cards remaining, this attack does 70 more damage.

Weakness: Water (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 2

Pre-Release Events:

Here is a list of all the locations running prerelease events this weekend (October 26 – November 3)

Good Games Canberra CityACTSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-27
Good Games CentralNSWSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-26
Mega GamesNSWSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-26
Unplugged GamesNSWSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-26
Good Games CentralNSWSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-26
OneStopPokeShopNSWSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-27
NJ CollectablesNSWSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-27
Games CornerNSWSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-27
Good Games CentralNSWSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-28
Games CornerNSWSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-29
Good Games Town HallNSWSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-29
RC CrewNSWSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-30
Games CornerNSWSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-31
Good Games AlburyNSWSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-11-01
Good Games Town HallNSWSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-11-01
The Game Center CampbelltownNSWSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-11-01
First GamesNSWSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-11-01
Good Games Town HallNSWSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-11-01
Unlpugged GamesNSWSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-11-02
NJ CollectablesNSWSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-11-02
Mega GamesNSWSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-11-02
RC CrewNSWSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-11-02
Good Games AlburyNSWSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-11-02
Neo-TokyoQLDSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-26
Raptor GamesQLDSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-26
Good Games BrisbaneQLDSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-26
CTC GamesQLDSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-26
Neo-TokyoQLDSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-26
Unleashed TCGQLDSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-26
Good Games BrisbaneQLDSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-27
Good Games BrisbaneQLDSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-28
Raptor GamesQLDSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-29
The OutpostQLDSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-29
PokidollQLDSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-30
CTC GamesQLDSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-31
GametradersQLDSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-11-01
Good Games Gold CoastQLDSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-11-01
CTC GamesQLDSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-11-02
Good Games BrisbaneQLDSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-11-02
Good Games Gold CoastQLDSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-11-02
Good Games BrisbaneQLDSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-11-03
CTC GamesQLDSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-11-03
The Card HouseQLDSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-11-03
Good Games ModburySASurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-26
Good Games ModburySASurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-26
Dragons Lair SalisburySASurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-26
Southern GamesSASurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-27
Good Games AdelaideSASurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-27
Dragons Lair SalisburySASurging Sparks Prerelease2024-11-02
Southern GamesSASurging Sparks Prerelease2024-11-03
Rhystic Nostalgia GamingVICSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-26
Gamers ResortVICSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-26
Rhystic Nostalgia GamingVICSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-26
Turn Order GamesVICSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-26
Grand J GamesVICSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-26
General Games MalvernVICSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-26
General Games MalvernVICSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-26
Blacklist Cards & CollectablesVICSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-27
Guf WerribeeVICSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-27
Luna CardsVICSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-27
RNG Tabletop GamingVICSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-27
Turn Order GamesVICSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-27
Turn Order GamesVICSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-28
Good Games GreensboroughVICSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-28
Plenty Of GamesVICSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-31
General Games ChirnsideVICSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-11-02
Gameology Clayton SouthVICSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-11-02
Flinch Coffee & PlayVICSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-11-02
Grand J GamesVICSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-11-02
Flinch Coffee & PlayVICSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-11-02
General Games FranksonVICSurging Sparks Prerelease2024-11-03
Good Games CanningtonWASurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-26
Good Games CanningtonWASurging Sparks Prerelease2024-10-27

Chase Cards from Surging Sparks

Considering this is the 2nd largest Pokemon set ever printed, there are bound to be a large number of chase cards and amazing artwork to find inside packs. These are most likely the “chase cards” of the set, and will probably be the most valuable cards for collectors.

Pikachu EX
Latias EX
Pikachu EX
Alolan Exeggutor EX
Lisia's Appeal
Latios
Milotic EX
Feebas
Drayton
Hydreigon EX
Ceruledge
Braviary

Gold Cards and Ace Specs from Surging Sparks

Gold Jet Energy
Gold Counter Gain
Gold Alolan Exeggutor EX

Amulet of Hope 

If the Pokemon this card is attached to is Knocked Out by damage from an attack from your opponent’s Pokemon, search your deck for up to 3 cards and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck.

Brilliant Blender

Search your deck for up to 5 cards and discard them. Then, shuffle your deck.

Energy Search Pro

Search your deck for any number of Basic Energy cards of different types, reveal them, and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck.

Megaton Blower

Discard all Pokemon Tools and Special Energy from all of your opponent’s Pokemon, and discard a Stadium in play.

Miracle Headset

Put up to 2 Supporter cards from your discard pile into your hand.

Precious Trolley

Search your deck for any number of Basic Pokemon and put them onto your Bench. Then, shuffle your deck.

Scramble Switch

Switch your Active Pokemon with 1 of your Benched Pokemon. If you do, you may move any amount of Energy from the Pokemon you moved to your Bench to the new Active Pokemon.

Enriching Energy

As long as this card is attached to a Pokemon, it provides [C] Energy.

When you attach this card from your hand to a Pokemon, draw 4 cards.

Playables Buy List

Here is a list of all the cards we think you should be putting in your collection for deck-building now and in the future:

Pokemon:

  • Exeggcute x 4
  • Vibrava x 4
  • Ho-Oh x 4
  • Skeledirge x 4
  • Charcadet x 4
  • Armarouge x 4
  • Ceruledge x 4
  • Ceruledge EX x 4
  • Scovillian EX x 3
  • Milotic EX x 2
  • Pikachu EX x 4
  • Magnemite x 2
  • Magneton x 2
  • Togekiss x 1
  • Latias EX x 2
  • Meowstic x 2
  • Sylveon EX x 3
  • Gastrodon x 1
  • Koraidon x 4
  • Archaludon ex x 3
  • Alonlan Exeggutor EX x 4
  • Etarnatus x 1
  • Slakoth x 4
  • Vigoroth x 2
  • Slaking EX x 4
  • Terapagos x 2
 
Trainers:
  • Amped Ampitheatre x 3
  • Amulet of Hope ACE SPEC x 1
  • Clemont’s Quick Thinking x 1
  • Colbur Berry x 4
  • Counter Gain x 4
  • Cyrano x 2
  • Energy Search ACE SPEC x 1
  • Gravity Mountain x 3
  • Helper Bell x 4
  • Jasmine’s Gaze x 2
  • Lisia’s Appeal x 4
  • Megaton Blower ACE SPEC x 1
  • Miraculous Intercom ACE SPEC x 1
  • Perfect Mixer ACE SPEC x 1
  • Precious Carrier ACE SPEC x 1
  • Relaxing Teaser x 4
  • Scramble Switch ACE SPEC x 1
  • Surfer x 1
  • Tera Orb x 4
  • Rich Energy ACE SPEC x 1

If you want to check out the full set with English Translations as well as some brand new archetypes and decklists, head over to JustinBasil.com here.

Have a great time at your LGS and enjoy the Suriging Sparks prerelease events!