Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Tapu Lele
SM Black Star Promos · #SM152 · Promo · 2017
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Market reference
$5.22
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- SM152 / 250
- Release year
- 2017
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 110
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- HYOGONOSUKE
- Pokédex #
- 786
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 70 damage
- 23.33 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 Lele 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 (Magical Shot) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Fairy Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fairy type, weak to Metal ×2 — a Metal 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.
How to beat Tapu Lele
- Exploit its Metal weakness — ≥55 damage one-shots it.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by HYOGONOSUKE
This card was illustrated by HYOGONOSUKE.
Building around Tapu Lele?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"As it flutters about, it scatters its strangely glowing scales. Touching them is said to restore good health on the spot."
Ability: Charmed Charm
Whenever you attach a Pokémon Tool card that has "Fairy Charm" in its name from your hand to this Pokémon during your turn, you may leave your opponent's Active Pokémon Confused.
YCCMagical Shot — 70
Weakness:M×2
Resistance:D-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Tapu Lele or SM Black Star Promos.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Tapu Lele was legal.
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 | $5.17 | $14.98 | $51.60 | $5.22 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €7.49 |
| 7-day average | €11.10 |
| 30-day average | €9.58 |
| Low | €2.00 |
| Trend price | €13.69 |
| Low (excellent+) | €4.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €12.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €4.41 |
| averageSellPrice | €6.48 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €5.25 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.76 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Tapu Lele is real?
Tapu Lele 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 Lele worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Tapu Lele is $5.22; 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 Lele from?
Tapu Lele is from the Pokémon set "SM Black Star Promos" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2017.
What rarity is Tapu Lele?
Tapu Lele is a Promo card in the SM Black Star Promos set.
Other Tapu Lele printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
