Tapu Koko

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Pokémon type

Electric

Fairy

Tapu Koko weaknesses

Tapu Koko is weak to Poison and Ground-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Tapu Koko is resistant to Fighting, Flying, Bug, Electric and Dark-type moves, and doubly resistant to Dragon-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Tapu Koko

The best moves for Tapu Koko are Volt Switch and Nature’s Madness when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Volt Switch and Brave Bird deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Volt Switch

10.4DPS

Nature’s Madness Elite TM

54DPS

Defending

Volt Switch

10.4DPS

Nature’s Madness Elite TM

54DPS

Trainer Battles

Volt Switch

4EPT

Brave Bird

2.36DPE

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Evolution

Tapu Koko currently has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

Game images

Tapu Koko, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Events

Special GO Fest 2026: Global - Sunday Raid Event

Summary

Tapu Koko is a legendary Electric & Fairy Pokémon. It is weak to Poison and Ground moves. Tapu Koko's best moveset is Volt Switch & Nature’s Madness and it has a Max CP of 3,582.

About

"The lightning-wielding guardian deity of Melemele, Tapu Koko is brimming with curiosity and appears before people from time to time."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Volt Switch	13	13.3	10.4
Quick Attack	10	13	10

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Dazzling Gleam	100	2	2.4
Nature’s Madness Elite TM	90	2	2.16
Thunderbolt	80	2	1.92
Brave Bird	130	1	1.3
Thunder	100	1	1.2

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Volt Switch	14	4	4.2	4
Quick Attack	5	2	2.5	4

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Brave Bird ▼▼▼ def	130	55	2.36
Thunder	100	60	2
Thunderbolt	90	55	1.96
Dazzling Gleam	90	55	1.96
Nature’s Madness Elite TM ▼ def	80	50	1.92

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Volt Switch 10.4 DPS	Nature’s Madness Elite TM 54 DPS	15.2	117%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Nature’s Madness Elite TM 54 DPS	15	115%
Volt Switch 10.4 DPS	Dazzling Gleam 34.3 DPS	13	100%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Dazzling Gleam 34.3 DPS	12.9	99%
Volt Switch 10.4 DPS	Thunderbolt 38.4 DPS	12.9	99%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Thunderbolt 38.4 DPS	12.7	98%
Volt Switch 10.4 DPS	Brave Bird 65 DPS	12.6	97%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Brave Bird 65 DPS	12.6	97%
Volt Switch 10.4 DPS	Thunder 48 DPS	11.4	88%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Thunder 48 DPS	11.4	88%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Volt Switch 10.4 DPS	Nature’s Madness Elite TM 54 DPS	6.6	103%
Volt Switch 10.4 DPS	Dazzling Gleam 34.3 DPS	6.4	100%
Volt Switch 10.4 DPS	Thunderbolt 38.4 DPS	5.9	92%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Nature’s Madness Elite TM 54 DPS	5.6	87%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Dazzling Gleam 34.3 DPS	5.5	86%
Volt Switch 10.4 DPS	Brave Bird 65 DPS	5.3	83%
Volt Switch 10.4 DPS	Thunder 48 DPS	5	78%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Thunderbolt 38.4 DPS	5	78%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Brave Bird 65 DPS	4.3	67%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Thunder 48 DPS	4	63%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Volt Switch 4 EPT	Brave Bird 2.36 DPE	16	13.7	100%
Volt Switch 4 EPT	Thunder 2 DPE	16	12.2	89%
Volt Switch 4 EPT	Thunderbolt 1.96 DPE	16	12.1	88%
Volt Switch 4 EPT	Dazzling Gleam 1.96 DPE	16	12.1	88%
Quick Attack 4 EPT	Brave Bird 2.36 DPE	14	12	88%
Volt Switch 4 EPT	Nature’s Madness Elite TM 1.92 DPE	16	11.9	87%
Quick Attack 4 EPT	Thunder 2 DPE	16	10.5	77%
Quick Attack 4 EPT	Thunderbolt 1.96 DPE	14	10.4	76%
Quick Attack 4 EPT	Dazzling Gleam 1.96 DPE	14	10.4	76%
Quick Attack 4 EPT	Nature’s Madness Elite TM 1.92 DPE	14	10.2	75%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Tapu Koko?

Tapu Koko is weak to Poison and Ground moves.

The best counter to Tapu Koko is Primal Groudon with Mud Shot and Precipice Blades, followed by Deoxys (Attack Forme), Mega Beedrill and Mega Garchomp.

The top Tapu Koko counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Primal Groudon	Mud Shot Precipice Blades	100%
Deoxys (Attack Forme)	Poison Jab Psycho Boost	96%
Primal Groudon	Mud Shot Earthquake	92%
Mega Beedrill	Poison Jab Sludge Bomb	89%
Mega Garchomp	Mud Shot Earth Power	89%
Mega Garchomp	Mud Shot Earthquake	89%
Mega Gengar	Lick Sludge Bomb	88%
Landorus (Therian Forme)	Mud Shot Sandsear Storm	87%
Mega Gengar	Hex Sludge Bomb	85%
Deoxys (Attack Forme)	Zen Headbutt Psycho Boost	85%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		250
Defense		181
Stamina		172

Max HP

Level 40

147

Size

Height	1.8 m
Weight	20.5 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	20 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,358
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,810
Level 30 Max wild	2,716
Level 40	3,168
Level 50	3,582

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,263
Level 35 (wild)	2,942