Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Tapu Bulu
SM Black Star Promos · #SM61 · Promo · 2017
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From
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Market reference
$1.29
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- SM61 / 250
- Release year
- 2017
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Megumi Mizutani
- Pokédex #
- 787
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Healing
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 20 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 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 (Calm Strike) 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 2% 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
- 2% of decks
- 1 copies on average · 1172 decks
- Match win rate
- 51.3%
- +4.1 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.
More by Megumi Mizutani
This card was illustrated by Megumi Mizutani.
Building around Tapu Bulu?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It pulls large trees up by the roots and swings them around. It causes vegetation to grow, and then it absorbs energy from the growth."
GCHorn Leech — 30
Heal 30 damage from this Pokémon.
GCCCalm Strike — 60+
If you have used your GX attack, this attack does 60 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 SM Black Star Promos.
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 341 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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.72 | $1.24 | $4,321.00 | $1.29 | $1.94 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3.49 |
| 7-day average | €2.12 |
| 30-day average | €2.20 |
| Low | €1.00 |
| Trend price | €2.09 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.90 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.01 |
| averageSellPrice | €3.72 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.93 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.74 |
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 $1.29; 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 Bulu from?
Tapu Bulu is from the Pokémon set "SM Black Star Promos" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2017.
What rarity is Tapu Bulu?
Tapu Bulu is a Promo card in the SM Black Star Promos set.
Other Tapu Bulu printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
