Two printings, one spotlight: Pikachu ex from Surging Sparks meets Pikachu ex from Prismatic Evolutions . All stats below are the cards...
Two printings, one spotlight: Pikachu ex from Surging Sparks meets Pikachu ex from Prismatic Evolutions. All stats below are the cards' own printed data — no opinions until the verdict.
Pikachu ex (Surging Sparks)
Pikachu ex — Basic Lightning Pokémon from Surging Sparks (card #57 of 191), 200 HP, Double Rare.
Resolute Heart (Ability): 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.
Topaz Bolt — Cost: Grass + Lightning + Metal. Damage: 300. Discard 3 Energy from this Pokémon.
Weakness: Fighting ×2. Resistance: none. Retreat Cost: 1.
Related reading: Tyranitar ex vs Tyranitar ex: Lightning Tera (Obsidian Flames) vs Darkness (Prismatic Evolutions) — keep it open for when you finish this one.
Pikachu ex (Prismatic Evolutions)
Pikachu ex — Basic Lightning Pokémon from Prismatic Evolutions (card #28 of 131), 190 HP, Double Rare.
Tail Whap — Cost: Colorless. Damage: 30.
Thunder — Cost: Lightning + Lightning + Colorless. Damage: 220. This Pokémon also does 30 damage to itself.
Weakness: Fighting ×2. Resistance: none. Retreat Cost: 1.
At a Glance
Hp differs: 200 vs 190.
Collector context: Pikachu ex (Surging Sparks): Double Rare, a main-set printing of a 252-card set. Pikachu ex (Prismatic Evolutions): Double Rare, a main-set printing of a 180-card set. Two homes, two binder stories — the data above is how you choose between them with open eyes.
Game-text check, straight from the data: the two printings' attacks and Abilities are NOT identical — read both blocks above closely, because the differences are exactly what should drive your choice.
The Verdict
Same mascot, different jobs. The Surging Sparks Pikachu ex is a 200 HP attacker with a cheat-death Ability and a 300-damage finisher — a card you build a speed deck around. The Prismatic Evolutions Pikachu ex is a smaller Tera utility piece in the Eevee set's orbit. If you are playing, it is not close: Surging Sparks. If you are collecting Tera art treatments, the Prismatic print is the one that belongs in the binder page with the Eeveelutions.
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