Tapu Koko
Land Spirit Pokémon
The lightning-wielding guardian deity of Melemele, Tapu Koko is brimming with curiosity and appears before people from time to time.
Details
Base stats
Competitive movesets
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Fast Pivot (Fairy)
National Dex MonotypeSource: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows
Where to find Tapu Koko
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve.
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Tapu Koko can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quick Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Thunder Shock Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 5 | Withdraw Raises the user’s Defense by one stage. | Water | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 10 | Fairy Wind Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Fairy | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 15 | False Swipe Cannot lower the target’s HP below 1. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 40 |
| 20 | Spark Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 25 | Shock Wave Never misses. | Electric | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| 30 | Charge Raises the user’s Special Defense by one stage. User’s Electric moves have doubled power next turn. | Electric | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 35 | Agility Raises the user’s Speed by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 38 | Mirror Move Uses the target’s last used move. | Flying | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 40 | Screech Lowers the target’s Defense by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 45 | Discharge Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 50 | Mean Look Prevents the target from leaving battle. | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 55 | Nature’s Madness Inflicts damage equal to half the target’s HP. | Fairy | Special | — | 90 | 10 |
| 58 | Electro Ball Power is higher when the user has greater Speed than the target, up to a maximum of 150. | Electric | Special | — | 100 | 10 |
| 60 | Wild Charge User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | Electric | Physical | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| 65 | Brave Bird User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | Flying | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 70 | Power Swap User swaps Attack and Special Attack changes with the target. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 75 | Electric Terrain For five turns, prevents all Pokémon on the ground from sleeping and strengthens their Electric moves to 1.5× their power. | Electric | Status | — | — | 10 |
Sprites & renders
10 sprites & renders for Tapu Koko.






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“Tapu Koko”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/tapu-koko.
Species data from PokéAPI.