Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Tapu Koko ◇
Team Up · #51 · Rare Prism Star · 2019
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$1.81
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 51 / 198
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- Rare Prism Star
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Basic · Prism Star
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Pokédex #
- 785
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 120 damage
- 40 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 Ability-based draw/search. 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 ≥65 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 Koko ◇
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
More by Kouki Saitou
This card was illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
Building around Tapu Koko ◇?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It confuses its enemies by flying too quickly for the eye to follow. It has a hair-trigger temper but forgets what made it angry an instant later."
Ability: Dance of the Ancients
Once during your turn (before your attack), if this Pokémon is on your Bench, you may choose 2 of your Benched Pokémon and attach a Lightning Energy card from your discard pile to each of them. If you do, discard all cards from this Pokémon and put it in the Lost Zone.
LLCMach Bolt — 120
◇ (Prism Star) Rule: You can't have more than 1 ◇ card with the same name in your deck. If a ◇ card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.
Weakness:F×2
Resistance:M-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Tapu Koko ◇ was legal.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
4
ran Tapu Koko ◇
Tournaments scanned
294
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
3 top-cut decks · best finish 1st
Top decks running Tapu Koko ◇
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 2026/07/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.99 | $1.82 | $8.90 | $1.81 | $2.49 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/04| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.49 |
| 7-day average | €4.04 |
| 30-day average | €1.87 |
| Low | €0.20 |
| Trend price | €2.80 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.30 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €5.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.35 |
| reverseHoloSell | €5.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.34 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.91 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.16 |
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 $1.81; 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 "Team Up" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Tapu Koko ◇?
Tapu Koko ◇ is a Rare Prism Star card in the Team Up set.
