Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Tapu Koko
Surging Sparks · #65 · Rare · 2024
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Market reference
$0.11
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 65 / 252
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- H
- Pokédex #
- 785
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 90 damage
- 30 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 search / tutoring. 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 ≥60 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.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Tapu Koko
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥60 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 · 20 decks
- Match win rate
- 33.3%
- -13.7 pts vs the 47.0% 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.
Building around Tapu Koko?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CSummon Lightning
Search your deck for up to 2 Lightning Pokémon, reveal them, and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck.
LLCPrize Count — 90+
If you have more Prize cards remaining than your opponent, this attack does 90 more damage.
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Tapu Koko or Surging Sparks.
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Oct 8, 2026
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Oct 8, 2026
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Oct 8, 2026
Rare Candy Club Blitz #3 (30TH LEGAL)
Oct 9, 2026
Oceania Open! | Season 4 - Week 1
Oct 9, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Tapu Koko was legal.
SEASAC League Challenge #28 (SEASON 5) [50 CODES]
today
🇧🇷 2° Batalhas Vip 💲💲
today
REFINE Autumn Series Session 6: Jack-O-Lantern
today
La Techgece Casual #6 [BO1] (30C Legal!)
today
Zard-Pokénight #021
today
Hideout TCG MID-WEEK Meta NO DRAGAPULT ALLOWED
today
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 2026/07/10| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.01 | $0.16 | $18.60 | $0.11 | $0.05 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.09 | $0.25 | $4.99 | $0.20 | $0.10 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.13 |
| 7-day average | €0.06 |
| 30-day average | €0.07 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.07 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.13 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.14 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.17 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.06 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.17 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.17 |
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 $0.11; 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 "Surging Sparks" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Tapu Koko?
Tapu Koko is a Rare card in the Surging Sparks set.
Other Tapu Koko printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
