How rare is Tapu Lele - SM45?

Tapu Lele - SM45 is a Common — the most plentiful rarity, so it is easy to find but essential for completing the SM Promos set.

Is Tapu Lele - SM45 a chase card?

Not really — Tapu Lele - SM45 is a Common that is easy to obtain. Its value to collectors is completing the SM Promos set rather than the thrill of a rare pull.

What makes Tapu Lele - SM45 collectible?

Tapu Lele - SM45 combines its Common rarity from SM Promos, the difficulty of finding it in top condition, and steady demand from set-builders. Track its rarity and graded prices on RarePokemonCard, refreshed from real 2026 marketplace data.

Tapu Lele - SM45

Name: Tapu Lele - SM45 - SM Promos (SM45)
Brand: Pokemon

SM Promos · SM45 · Promo

Current Prices

Market Price $3.50

Low $2.98

High $4.23

PSA 10 N/A

PSA 9 $55.00

30-Day Trend +0.0%

Set

SM Promos

Number

SM45

Rarity

Promo

Variant

Holofoil

Market

US (TCGplayer)

Last Updated

Jun 9, 2026

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Tapu Lele - SM45: Rarity & Collectibility

Tapu Lele - SM45 in its sought-after Holofoil variant sits at the most plentiful end of the rarity scale — easy to pull and easy to find. Cataloged as Common #SM45 of the SM Promos set, it is the kind of card RarePokemonCard tracks for scarcity and collector demand rather than raw price alone. The harder a card is to pull in top condition, the more weight serious collectors place on it.

How Rare & Valuable Is Tapu Lele - SM45?

In 2026, a Near Mint Tapu Lele - SM45 (Common, SM Promos #SM45) changes hands at roughly $3.50, and availability keeps it within easy reach for collectors. Because demand concentrates on clean copies, surface wear is punished hard: a Near Mint example commands about $3.50, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $2.06. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $3.50, Lightly Played $2.82, Moderately Played $3.32, Heavily Played $2.49, Damaged $2.06 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value.

Detailed Price Breakdown

Source	Condition / Grade	Average	Low	High	Sales
ebay	LIGHTLY PLAYED	$2.63	$2.63	$2.63	6
ebay	NEAR MINT	$3.95	$3.95	$3.95	11
ebay	PSA 8	$10.00	$10.00	$10.00	2
ebay	PSA 9	$55.00	$55.00	$55.00	2
tcgplayer	DAMAGED	$2.06	$2.06	$2.06	5
tcgplayer	HEAVILY PLAYED	$2.49	$2.49	$2.49	6
tcgplayer	LIGHTLY PLAYED	$2.82	$2.50	$3.39	125
tcgplayer	MODERATELY PLAYED	$3.32	$3.32	$3.32	10
tcgplayer	NEAR MINT	$3.50	$2.98	$4.23	91

Collector Outlook for Tapu Lele - SM45

As a Common, Tapu Lele - SM45 earns its place through set completion rather than chase appeal — but a binder is never finished without it. An accessible pickup whose pull is enjoyment and progress toward a finished set. Whether you are chasing it for a set or as a centerpiece, revisit Tapu Lele - SM45 on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.