Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Tapu Koko
SM Black Star Promos · #SM31 · Promo · 2017
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.62
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- SM31 / 250
- Release year
- 2017
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 110
- Subtype
- Basic
- Illustrator
- kirisAki
- Pokédex #
- 785
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 100 damage
- 33.33 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.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Electric Ball) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- 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.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1 copies on average · 24 decks
- Match win rate
- 25.3%
- -21.9 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 kirisAki
This card was illustrated by kirisAki.
Building around Tapu Koko?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"This guardian deity of Melemele is brimming with curiosity. It summons thunderclouds and stores their lightning inside its body."
CCFlying Flip
This attack does 20 damage to each of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
LLCElectric Ball — 100
Weakness:F×2
Resistance:M-20
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Tapu Koko or SM Black Star Promos.
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 41 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 | $0.24 | $0.69 | $19.98 | $0.62 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/08| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.30 |
| 7-day average | €1.26 |
| 30-day average | €1.00 |
| Low | €0.30 |
| Trend price | €1.31 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.49 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.79 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.06 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.18 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.94 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.17 |
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 $0.62; 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 "SM Black Star Promos" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2017.
What rarity is Tapu Koko?
Tapu Koko is a Promo card in the SM Black Star Promos set.
Other Tapu Koko printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
