Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Tapu Bulu
Battle Styles · #16 · Rare Holo · 2021
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Market reference
$0.35
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 16 / 183
- Release year
- 2021
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- E
- Illustrator
- Ryota Murayama
- Pokédex #
- 787
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 80 damage
- 26.67 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Tapu Bulu plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Nature's Judgment) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥65 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Seen in 3% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.
How to beat Tapu Bulu
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 3% of decks
- 1 copies on average · 1225 decks
- Match win rate
- 51.3%
- +4.1 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by Ryota Murayama
This card was illustrated by Ryota Murayama.
Building around Tapu Bulu?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Although it's called a guardian deity, it's violent enough to crush anyone it sees as an enemy."
GPush Down — 20
Your opponent switches their Active Pokémon with 1 of their Benched Pokémon.
GGCNature's Judgment — 80+
You may discard all Energy from this Pokémon. If you do, this attack does 80 more damage.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Tapu Bulu or Battle Styles.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Tapu Bulu was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Tapu Bulu has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Tapu Bulu — Shrouded Fable
Played in 329 recent decks
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.09 | $0.35 | $18.34 | $0.35 | $0.24 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.08 | $0.36 | $19.98 | $0.36 | $0.25 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.20 |
| 7-day average | €0.34 |
| 30-day average | €0.26 |
| Low | €0.05 |
| Trend price | €0.29 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.06 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.29 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.29 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.33 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.23 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.33 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.26 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Tapu Bulu is real?
Tapu Bulu is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Tapu Bulu worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Tapu Bulu is $0.35; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Tapu Bulu from?
Tapu Bulu is from the Pokémon set "Battle Styles" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.
What rarity is Tapu Bulu?
Tapu Bulu is a Rare Holo card in the Battle Styles set.
Other Tapu Bulu printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
