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Counter Gain Surging Sparks #249 Pokémon card
Hyper Rare

Counter Gain Surging Sparks #249

Card #249 · Illustrated by Toyste Beach
TrainerPokémon Tool
Ungraded · blended
$3.93
0.8% · 30d
PSA 10
$34
9× raw
Range $4 → $8
3 grading companies tracked
Confidence high · How we price →
Raw$3.93
PSA 95.0× raw$20
PSA 108.8× raw$34
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Counter Gain is a Hyper Rare Pokémon card from Surging Sparks (#249), illustrated by Toyste Beach. It's a Pokémon Tool Trainer card. Its current blended market value is $3.93 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $34 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 9× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 2 July 2026.

Competitive play · Limitless

1%
Played in 1% of competitive decks — 32 of 3,174 decklists across the last 41 Standard tournaments.
Raw price by condition
Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$3.87
LPLightly Played$3.51
DMGDamaged$3.18
7-day 3.3%
30-day 4.4%
90-day 2.6%
All-time high$5
All-time low$3
Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$3.85
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10$34$16$40
PSA 9$20$16$20
PSA 8$8$5$8
PSA 5$1$1$1
“Sold” = median of real recent eBay sold listings at that grade. Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects the price spread — not PSA-official values.

Price history · raw near-mint

1 Aug 20251 Jul 2026
Current
$3.96
Period high
$4.99
Period low
$3.52
Change
20.6%

Recent sold prices

Last hammer price
$12
CGC 9 · 15 Jun 2026
Typical CGC 10
$10
Auction lots · last 90 days
1
Liquidity
Moderate
1 in last 30 days

Real completed hammer prices from Fanatics Collect weekly and premier auctions, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title.

Should you grade it?

$40
Raw $3.93 → graded PSA 10$34.40
after ~$70.33 grading fee → 8.8× the raw value
Target gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$34.40$70.33$408.8×
PSA 9$19.57$70.19$555.0×
PSA 8$7.83$70.07$662.0×

Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-06-28; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Real outcome depends on the grade achieved; PSA 10 is best-case.

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Cross-market prices

109% spread
TCGplayer · cheapest$4
PriceCharting$4
Cardmarket · dearest$8

Currently 109% cheaper on TCGplayer than Cardmarket. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.

Market signal

Momentum · 30dFlat +1%
Cross-marketMarkets disagree 109% gap

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$8

Card text

If you have more Prize cards remaining than your opponent, attacks used by the Pokémon this card is attached to cost Colorless less.

You may attach any number of Pokémon Tools to your Pokémon during your turn. You may attach only 1 Pokémon Tool to each Pokémon, and it stays attached.

Attach a Pokémon Tool to 1 of your Pokémon that doesn't already have a Pokémon Tool attached.

Card details

Number#249
RarityHyper Rare
SupertypeTrainer
SubtypesPokémon Tool
Card IDsv8-249
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Counter Gain cards

There are 6 different Counter Gain printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Surging Sparks #249 (Hyper Rare).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Counter Gain (Surging Sparks #249) worth?

As of 2 July 2026, Counter Gain from Surging Sparks is worth approximately $3.93 ungraded (near-mint), and around $34 in PSA 10 gem mint. Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.

What is the PSA 10 price for Counter Gain?

A PSA 10 (gem mint) Counter Gain from Surging Sparks is worth around $34 — roughly 9× the raw ungraded value of $3.93.

Should I grade my Counter Gain?

A PSA 10 sells for about $34 versus $3.93 raw — roughly a 9× uplift. Grading is worth it when that premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10. See the "Should you grade it?" estimate above for net profit per grade.

Is Counter Gain rare?

Counter Gain is a Hyper Rare card from Surging Sparks (card #249), illustrated by Toyste Beach. Its current blended market value is $3.93 ungraded.