# Tapu Koko ◇ #51/181 — Team Up

## Summary

Tapu Koko ◇ is the Alola guardian that fans rank near the top of Gen VII, and this Prism Star version added a real Lightning engine to Sun & Moon-era decks. As a Prism Star pull it ranked above a plain rare, so collectors came for the Kouki Saitou name and the playable pedigree. The modelled guide sits at $9.54 with 141 copies traded in 30 days; the slab is the real edge, with PSA 10s at $2,148 and a 23% observed gem rate putting about $270 of expected profit per submission, and the slabbed population is growing 2% a month, faster than 91% of tracked cards.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Team Up |
| Number | 51/181 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | SM |
| Illustrator | Kouki Saitou |
| Release date | 2019-01-31 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 130 |
| Types | Lightning |
| 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. |
| Attack: Mach Bolt | cost Lightning/Lightning/Colorless — damage 120 |
| Weakness | Fighting ×2 |
| Resistance | Metal -20 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Tapu Koko #785](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/tapu-koko) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$9.54** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-12
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-11-12
- Floor delivered ask: $2.81 — as of 2026-10-31T04:13:13.990Z
- Quant score: 97/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-12T05:13:21.620Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 26% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2019-01-31T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-31T18:08:54.630Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-12T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-12T01:21:01.050Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-11-11T00:11:38.816Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/team-up/tapu-koko-51)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Asm9-51%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)