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Tapu Lele

Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet

Tapu Lele

Scarlet & Violet

Surging Sparks · #92 · Rare · 2024

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Market reference

$0.10

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Card facts

Quick reference for collectors and graders.

Set position
92 / 252
Release year
2024
Rarity
Rare
HP
110
Subtype
Basic
Retreat cost
1 energy
Regulation mark
H
Pokédex #
786
Series
Scarlet & Violet

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role
Status Conditions
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

Attacker

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.
  • Inflicts Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
  • Its main attack (Mental Crush) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
  • Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
  • Psychic 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.
  • On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.

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About this card

HP: 110Type:PPsychicSubtype: Basic

CCPerplex — 20

Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused.

PCCMental Crush — 90+

If your opponent's Active Pokémon is Confused, this attack does 90 more damage.

Weakness:M×2

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal
standardLegal
unlimitedLegal

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
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Holofoil$0.01$0.16$19.98$0.10$0.01
Reverse Holofoil$0.03$0.25$10.00$0.25$0.10

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/01/16
VariantPrice
1-day average€0.05
7-day average€0.05
30-day average€0.06
Low€0.02
Trend price€0.06
Low (excellent+)€0.02
Reverse holo low€0.02
reverseHoloAvg1€0.18
Reverse holo 7-day€0.19
reverseHoloSell€0.18
averageSellPrice€0.06
Reverse holo 30-day€0.18
Reverse holo trend€0.24

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 $0.10; 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 "Surging Sparks" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.

What rarity is Tapu Lele?

Tapu Lele is a Rare card in the Surging Sparks set.