Tapu Koko #51 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 25 Aug 2026Related Tapu Koko & chase cards
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Tapu Koko is one of those cards that just feels electric, literally and figuratively. Pulled from the Team Up set back in 2019, this Rare card was illustrated by Kouki Saitou and has stuck around in collector boxes ever since. If you are digging into Tapu Koko value or wondering what your copy might fetch, the short answer is that a raw copy sits around $2, but the story gets more interesting once grading enters the picture.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $2.62, up 0% over the past year, with an all-time high of $3.25 in January 2024.
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Tapu Koko price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 319 graded, only 73 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $200 | 73 | 60 / 13 |
| PSA 9 | $22 | 158 | 125 / 33 |
| PSA 8 | $13 | 66 | 28 / 38 |
| PSA 7 | $7.50 | 15 | 12 / 3 |
| PSA 6 | $5.34 | 5 | 2 / 3 |
| PSA 5 | $4.99 | 2 | 2 / - |
| PSA 4 | $4.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $2.62 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Team Up
- Card number
- 51 of 196
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Lightning
- HP
- 130
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Fighting ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Released
- 2019
Attacks
- Mach Bolt120Lightning · Lightning · Colorless
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The collector's take on Tapu Koko
Is Tapu Koko worth grading?
So is Tapu Koko worth grading? It depends on what you already have and what you are hoping to get out of it. A raw copy runs about $2, and a PSA 10 sits at $60, which works out to roughly 28.3 times the raw price. That sounds like a nice jump, and it can be, but here is the honest part: hitting a true gem mint PSA 10 is not guaranteed, and grading fees plus shipping and the wait time eat into any profit fast. Worth noting too, a Grade 9 here actually sells for $125, more than the PSA 10 figure, which is a good reminder that grading outcomes and market prices do not always move in the direction you expect. Before you send anything off, look closely at the corners and centering, and go in knowing it is a bit of a gamble either way.
How rare is Tapu Koko?
Across all grading companies combined, PackSpy tracks 318 graded copies of this Tapu Koko in existence, and only 72 of those hold the top PSA 10 grade. That tells you gem mint copies are the minority, not the norm, for this particular card. When a card has a modest but real population like this, it means pricing stays fairly grounded rather than spiking wildly, but it also means a genuinely pristine copy carries a bit of built-in rarity that raw copies simply do not have.
Where can you pull Tapu Koko?
This is where PackSpy's tracking actually comes in handy, because we record real pulls across pack sites rather than just listing prices from a guide. So far we have logged 2 pulls of this Tapu Koko across collector-crypt, with the biggest recorded pull value coming in at $13, and it has shown up in the Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack. That is a pretty rare sighting overall, which tells you most collectors are getting their copy through the secondary market rather than ripping it fresh from a pack. Worth remembering too, opening packs is a gamble by nature and most rips do not beat what you paid, so treat pulling as fun first and investment second.
Questions people ask
How much is Tapu Koko worth?+
A raw, ungraded Tapu Koko from Team Up is valued at $2. Once graded, the value shifts quite a bit depending on the grade, with a Grade 9 at $125 and a PSA 10 at $60, so condition and certification make a real difference here.
Is Tapu Koko worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 28.3 times the raw price. That said, only 72 of the 318 total graded copies have reached PSA 10, so gem mint is not a sure thing, and grading fees are a real cost to weigh before sending your card in.
How much is a PSA 10 Tapu Koko worth?+
A PSA 10 graded Tapu Koko is valued at $60. Interestingly, a Grade 9 copy of this card is worth $125, so it is worth checking both grades rather than assuming PSA 10 is automatically the top dollar outcome.
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