Tapu Koko

Tapu Koko in the anime and beyond

Tapu Koko debuted in the first Sun & Moon anime episode, Alola to New Adventure!, where it handed Ash a Z-Ring set with an Electrium Z, and it kept turning up across that series. It also appears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a Poké Ball summon that fills the stage with Electric Surge.

Tapu Koko on cards: GX, Prism Star, VMAX and ex

Tapu Koko's first main-expansion cards came in Guardians Rising (2017), which printed Tapu Koko GX as a full-art Ultra Rare and a Secret Rare, both illustrated by 5ban Graphics; Tapu Koko GX was also issued as SM Black Star promos. Team Up (2019) gave it a Prism Star card, Tapu Koko ◇, a card type limited to one copy per deck, and Hidden Fates (2019) put a Shiny Tapu Koko-GX in its Shiny Vault.

Tapu Koko V arrived in Sword & Shield (2020), and Battle Styles (2021) paired a new V with its only VMAX, including a Secret Rare VMAX by PLANETA Tsuji. In the Scarlet & Violet era, Paradox Rift (2023) printed Tapu Koko ex with a Special illustration rare by Jerky, and the Mega Evolution era's Ascended Heroes (2026) added a Rare illustrated by Anesaki Dynamic. 5ban Graphics has the most illustration credits on Tapu Koko, with six.

Cards to know

• Tapu Koko GX (Guardians Rising #135)

  The full-art Ultra Rare from its first main expansion, by 5ban Graphics.

• Tapu Koko ◇ (Team Up #51)

  Its Prism Star card, limited to one copy per deck.

• Tapu Koko-GX (Hidden Fates Shiny Vault #SV93)

  The Shiny version of Tapu Koko GX from the Hidden Fates Shiny Vault.

• Tapu Koko VMAX (Battle Styles #166)

  The Secret Rare VMAX by PLANETA Tsuji.

• Tapu Koko ex (Paradox Rift #247)

  A Special illustration rare by Jerky from 2023.