Tapu Lele 64/159 · Crown Zenith

Crown Zenith is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 20 January 2023. The printed size is 159. This checklist is longer, at 160 cards. Tapu Lele is 64/159, in position 64 of 160 on this checklist. Before it is 63 Dusclops, and after it is 65 Hatterene V. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Tapu Lele is a Basic Psychic Pokémon with 110 HP. In the Pokédex this is Tapu Lele (#786), generation 7 (Alola).

Saya Tsuruta illustrated this card. The same name is on 123 other cards in the catalog.

Tapu Lele (#786) has 11 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 7 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2017 to 2024. The earliest other card is Tapu Lele SM45/248 in SM Black Star Promos (2017). Both list 110 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo. You Iribi illustrated that card, and Saya Tsuruta illustrated this one. 6 other cards of Tapu Lele list a different HP.

The attack Energy Burst lists 20× damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. This attack does 20 damage for each Energy attached to both Active Pokémon. Spiral Drain is another attack lists 100 damage. The cost is Psychic, Psychic, Colorless. Heal 30 damage from this Pokémon. Weakness is Metal ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Although called a guardian deity, Tapu Lele is devoid of guilt about its cruel disposition and can be described as nature incarnate." The regulation mark is F.

I keep a set binder for Crown Zenith, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Crown Zenith set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Tapu Lele can fill a slot in Generation 7 binder (Alola). Themed lists that include this exact card are Saya Tsuruta cards and Island guardians. I still need this card.