Surging Sparks · Illustration Rare
Phanpy #205
Phanpy (#205) is an Illustration Rare from Surging Sparks, released Nov 8, 2024. It sells for about $7.93 (TCGplayer market price, Oct 12, 2026). About 1 in 300 packs contain this exact card. Buying the single is cheaper: opening packs for it costs about 331.3× its price on average.
- $7.93Market priceOct 12, 2026
- 1 in 300PacksChance per pack
- $2,627Average cost to pullAt $8.76 a pack
- Illustration RareRarity23 cards share it
Your odds of pulling Phanpy
Chance of at least one copy, assuming every Illustration Rare in the set is equally likely.
| Product | Packs | Chance | Market price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 pack | 1 | <1% | $8.76 |
| Booster bundle | 6 | 2% | $64.89 |
| Elite Trainer Box | 9 | 3% | $122.62 |
| Pokémon Center ETB | 11 | 4% | — |
| Booster box | 36 | 11% | $302.76 |
208 packs give you an even chance, and 690 packs a 90% chance. Allowing for sampling error, the true rate is likely between 1 in 279 and 1 in 323 packs. Try the how many packs calculator for other targets.
Open packs or buy the single?
Buying the single is cheaper: opening packs for it costs about 331.3× its price on average. That's 300 packs at $8.76 (today's market price for a pack). The open-or-buy calculator counts the value of everything else you'd pull.
Price history
Daily TCGplayer market price since Oct 12, 2026.
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Quick answers
- How rare is Phanpy in Surging Sparks?
- About 1 in 300 packs contain it, assuming every Illustration Rare is equally likely. Open 208 packs for an even chance, or 690 for a 90% chance.
- How much is Phanpy (#205) worth?
- About $7.93 at TCGplayer market prices on Oct 12, 2026.
- Is it cheaper to buy Phanpy or open packs for it?
- Buying the single is cheaper: opening packs for it costs about 331.3× its price on average. At $8.76 a pack (today's market price for a pack), you'd spend about $2,627 on average to pull it.
Prices: Scrydex, Oct 12, 2026. Card images are shown for identification. Pull rates come from the verified openings on our Surging Sparks page.