Tapu Koko-GX SM50/248 · SM Black Star Promos

SM Black Star Promos is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on February 3, 2017. The printed size is 248. This checklist is longer, at 251 cards. Tapu Koko-GX is SM50/248, in position 51 of 251 on this checklist. Before it is SM49 Bewear, and after it is SM51 Alolan Meowth. The listed rarity is Promo.

Tapu Koko-GX is a Basic GX Lightning Pokémon with 170 HP. In the Pokédex this is Tapu Koko (#785), generation 7 (Alola).

5ban Graphics illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,629 other cards in the catalog.

Tapu Koko (#785) has 23 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2017 to 2026. The earliest other card is Tapu Koko SM30/248 in SM Black Star Promos (2017). That card is named Tapu Koko, while this one is Tapu Koko-GX. That card lists 110 HP, and this one lists 170 HP. Both list the rarity Promo. kirisAki illustrated that card, and 5ban Graphics illustrated this one. 18 other cards of Tapu Koko list a different HP.

Aero Trail is listed as Ability. When you play this Pokémon from your hand onto your Bench during your turn, you may move any number of Lightning Energy from your other Pokémon to this Pokémon. If you do, switch this Pokémon with your Active Pokémon. The attack Sky-High Claws lists 130 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Colorless. Tapu Thunder-GX is another attack lists 50× damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Colorless. This attack does 50 damage times the amount of Energy attached to all of your opponent's Pokémon. (You can't use more than 1 GX attack in a game.) Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: Pokémon-GX rule: When your Pokémon-GX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

I keep a set binder for SM Black Star Promos, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the SM Black Star Promos set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Tapu Koko can fill a slot in Generation 7 binder (Alola). Themed lists that include this exact card are Island guardians. I still need this card.