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5 facts about this card
This Surging Sparks Chien-Pao was first released in Japan’s Super Electric Breaker expansion, giving collectors an early Scarlet & Violet-era print of one of Paldea’s most haunting Legendary Pokémon.
The regular Surging Sparks print is illustrated by Yuya Oka, while the same card also received a separate Prerelease promo version with new artwork by toi8, making this card line especially fun for artwork-focused collectors to chase.
Chien-Pao is one of Paldea’s Treasures of Ruin, a quartet of Legendary Pokémon tied to cursed treasures, and its Violet Pokédex entry says it was born from the hatred of those who perished by the sword long ago.
In the video games, Chien-Pao’s signature Ability is Sword of Ruin, which lowers the Defense of other Pokémon on the field, so this card’s Stadium-disrupting Snow Sink feels like a clever TCG nod to its disruptive battlefield presence.
Surging Sparks is the eighth main Scarlet & Violet expansion, and Chien-Pao appears in a set built around crackling energy and Indigo Disk themes, giving this rare a strong connection to the Paldea era’s worldbuilding.
Card Reference
Chien-Pao is a Pokemon trading card from the Pokemon Surging Sparks set, card number 56. This card has a Rare rarity, is printed in English, belongs to the Scarlet & Violet era, and was released in 2024. The current market price is $0.25, based on recent Raw NM sales tracked on Double Holo, with 1 listing currently available.
The current market price of Chien-Pao is $0.25. Market price reflects recent Raw NM sales on Double Holo and updates as new sales come in.
Chien-Pao is from the Pokemon Surging Sparks set, card number 56, released in 2024.
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