Scarlet & Violet set guide

Surging Sparks binder guide

Surging Sparks (SSP) released on November 8, 2024. It has 191 cards in the main set and 252 once you add the 61 secret rares. Here's how much binder space it takes and a template you can open in one click.

191Main set
252With secret rares
417Master set
289-pocket pages

How many binder pages do you need?

A page is one side of a binder sheet. Each sheet holds two pages, front and back.

Binder pages needed by pocket layout
Collection4-pocket9-pocket12-pocket
Main set (1–191)191 cards48 pages24 sheets22 pages11 sheets16 pages8 sheets
Full set with secret rares252 cards63 pages32 sheets28 pages14 sheets21 pages11 sheets
Master set (adds reverse holos)417 cards105 pages53 sheets47 pages24 sheets35 pages18 sheets

The full 252-card set fits in one standard 20-sheet (360-card) 9-pocket binder, and the 417-card master set fits in 2 standard 20-sheet (360-card) 9-pocket binders. Want to plan for a different layout or leave room for art? Use the binder calculator.

About the master set count. It adds the 165 reverse holo versions TCGdex lists for this set. Promos and stamped variants aren't included.

Cards to look for

A few of the standout secret rares in Surging Sparks. Card images and rarities from TCGdex.

Alolan Exeggutor ex, Surging Sparks 242
Alolan Exeggutor ex242/191 · Special illustration rareIllus. Yuriko Akase
Archaludon ex, Surging Sparks 241
Archaludon ex241/191 · Special illustration rareIllus. Shinya Mizuno
Hydreigon ex, Surging Sparks 240
Hydreigon ex240/191 · Special illustration rareIllus. AKIRA EGAWA
Latias ex, Surging Sparks 239
Latias ex239/191 · Special illustration rareIllus. OKACHEKE
Pikachu ex, Surging Sparks 238
Pikachu ex238/191 · Special illustration rareIllus. GIDORA
Milotic ex, Surging Sparks 237
Milotic ex237/191 · Special illustration rareIllus. Kuroimori

Secret rares by rarity

Cards numbered above 191:

  • 23 Illustration rare
  • 21 Ultra Rare
  • 11 Special illustration rare
  • 6 Hyper rare
Surging Sparks printable checklistEvery card with its number and rarity. Tick what you own and print it for card shows.
Open checklist

Start from a template

Open Surging Sparks as a new binder with every card in number order, secret rares included. Then tick ✓ the cards you own. The faded ones are your want list, and you can print or export it before a card show.

Adds a new binder to your workspace. Nothing you already have is changed.

Planning tips for Surging Sparks

  • Give secret rares their own pages. Cards 192–252 fill 7 9-pocket pages, which makes a great spread to end the binder on.
  • Decide where reverse holos go. Put them on the facing page next to the regular version, or keep them in a second binder so the main one stays tidy.
  • Start numbering on a right-hand page. Turn on "Start with page 1 by itself" in binder.studio so card 1 lands where you open the binder.
  • Leave a pocket for the set logo. An art insert or a code card as page one makes the binder easy to find on a shelf. See binder art inserts.

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