Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Tapu Koko
Darkness Ablaze · #61 · Rare Holo · 2020
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.29
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 61 / 201
- Release year
- 2020
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 110
- Subtype
- Basic
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- Hasuno
- Pokédex #
- 785
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Damage efficiency
- 110 damage
- 36.67 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Tapu Koko plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥55 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.
How to beat Tapu Koko
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥55 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1 copies on average · 26 decks
- Match win rate
- 25.0%
- -22.3 pts vs the 47.3% 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.
Mega Eelektross ex
in 96% of decks · 25 seen
Electrike
in 96% of decks · 25 seen
Mega Manectric ex
in 100% of decks · 26 seen
Iono's Wattrel
in 81% of decks · 21 seen
Iono's Kilowattrel
in 81% of decks · 21 seen
Eelektrik
in 100% of decks · 26 seen
Tynamo
in 100% of decks · 26 seen
Canari
in 100% of decks · 26 seen
More by Hasuno
This card was illustrated by Hasuno.
Building around Tapu Koko?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The lightning-wielding guardian deity of Melemele, Tapu Koko is brimming with curiosity and appears before people from time to time."
CAllure
Draw 2 cards.
LLCElectric Ball — 110
Weakness:F×2
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Tapu Koko was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Tapu Koko has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Tapu Koko ex — Journey Together
Played in 40 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 | $0.10 | $0.32 | $19.16 | $0.29 | $0.22 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.22 | $0.40 | $19.16 | $0.40 | $0.26 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.74 |
| 7-day average | €0.66 |
| 30-day average | €0.60 |
| Low | €0.15 |
| Trend price | €0.63 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.15 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.49 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Tapu Koko is real?
Tapu Koko 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 Koko worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Tapu Koko is $0.29; 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 Koko from?
Tapu Koko is from the Pokémon set "Darkness Ablaze" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2020.
What rarity is Tapu Koko?
Tapu Koko is a Rare Holo card in the Darkness Ablaze set.
Other Tapu Koko printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
