Special
Wallbreaker
BTier
95Speed · Above Avg

Tapu Lele's built around special offense. Sp. Atk leads the charge, HP pays for it. Near-impossible to catch, worth 3 Sp. Atk EVs. Follows a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats
Pseudo
HP70
C
Attack85
C
Defense75
C
Sp. Atk130
A
Sp. Def115
B
Speed95
B
Total570
Details
Catch Rate
Legendary3 / 255
Growth Rate
Slow1.25M XP
Height1.2 m
3'11"Small
Weight18.6 kg
41.0 lbsFeather
Base XP257
High Yield
Abilities
Psychic SurgeTop Pick
When this Pokémon enters battle, it changes the terrain to Psychic Terrain.
TelepathyHARare
Protects against friendly Pokémon's damaging moves.
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpA+3SpDSpe
Strong Special Attack training target

Type-wise, Tapu Lele takes extra damage from Poison, Ghost, and Steel. Dragon moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. Tapu Lele's special bulk (base 115 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

Tapu Lele Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Poison, Ghost, Steel
0.5x (Resist)Psychic
0.25x (Resist)Fighting
0x (Immune)Dragon
Type ChartGood
3Weak
2Resist
1Immune
Score0
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
PoisonGhostSteel
½xResist
Psychic
¼xResist
Fighting
0xImmune
Dragon
STAB (4)
FightingPoisonDragonDark
How to Beat Tapu Lele (Best Counters)

Flutter Mane can KO Tapu Lele with Shadow Ball (85-100%). Gholdengo threatens a KO with Shadow Ball (106-125%). Foongus deals 39-46% with Sludge Bomb.

Flutter Mane
Flutter Mane
GhostFairy
S
Recommended Build
AbilityProtosynthesis
ItemBooster Energy
NatureTimid
Moves
  • MoonblastSTAB
  • Shadow Ball
  • ProtectPriority
  • Dazzling Gleam
Damage vs Tapu Lele
Moonblast
51-60%
Shadow Ball 2x
85-100%KO
Dazzling Gleam
42-50%
View Flutter Mane builds →

No breeding, no evolution. Tapu Lele is a Psychic/Fairy legendary with 570 base stat total that you obtain once and build around. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution
Tapu Lele
#786Tapu LeleDoes not evolve

Breeding

Unavailable
Undiscovered egg group

You commit to a move every time Tapu Lele comes in. Choice Scarf gives speed patching through item lock, and Psychic Surge adds to that. Max Sp. Atk and Speed EVs make sure the locked move actually hurts. Double STAB covers the rest.

Best Build

Solid pick
Ability
Psychic Surge
Item
Choice ScarfSPEED
Best Nature for Tapu Lele
Modest+SPA

Tapu Lele best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed

EVs

Special Revenge Killer Moveset

  • MoonblastSTAB
  • PsyshockSTAB
  • Focus Blast
  • PsychicSTAB

Recommended Teammates

Ferrothorn
FerrothornDecent

Moves

TMs define Tapu Lele's movepool. The natural moves cover basics with Future Sight and Moonblast, but the real versatility comes from technical machines giving it Ghost and Grass coverage and more. That's where the options open up.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Astonish
—3010015Ghost
Lv 1
Confusion
—5010025Psychic
Lv 5
Withdraw
———40Water
Lv 10
Aromatherapy
C——5Grass
Lv 15
Draining Kiss
C5010010Fairy
Lv 20
Psybeam
B6510020Psychic
Lv 25
Flatter
D—10015Dark
Lv 30
Aromatic Mist
D——20Fairy
Lv 35
Sweet Scent
——10020Normal
Lv 40
Extrasensory
B8010020Psychic
Lv 45
Psyshock
S8010010Psychic
Lv 50
Mean Look
D——5Normal
Lv 55
Nature's Madness
D—9010Fairy
Lv 60
Moonblast
S9510015Fairy
Lv 65
Tickle
D—10020Normal
Lv 70
Skill Swap
C——10Psychic
Lv 75
Psychic Terrain
D——10Psychic

TM Moves

TM
TR83
Ally Switch+2
C——15Psychic
TR49
Calm Mind
C——20Psychic
TM29
Charm
C—10020Fairy
TR92
Dazzling Gleam
A8010010Fairy
TM87
Draining Kiss
C5010010Fairy
TR26
Endure+4
C——10Normal
TR65
Energy Ball
C9010010Grass
TM39
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM59
Fling
——10010Dark
TR64
Focus Blast
S120705Fighting
TR34
Future Sight
A12010010Psychic
TM09
Giga Impact
C150905Normal
TR77
Grass Knot
D—10020Grass
TM61
Guard Swap
D——10Psychic
TM08
Hyper Beam
B150905Normal
TR46
Iron Defense
C——15Steel
TM17
Light Screen
C——30Psychic
TM72
Magic Room
D——10Psychic
TR90
Play Rough
C909010Fairy
TM60
Power Swap
———10Psychic
TM25
Protect+4
A——10Normal
TR11
Psychic
S9010010Psychic
TM91
Psychic Terrain
D——10Psychic
TM69
Psycho Cut
C7010020Psychic
TR25
Psyshock
S8010010Psychic
TM18
Reflect
C——20Psychic
TM21
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM76
Round
C6010015Normal
TM19
Safeguard
C——25Normal
TR33
Shadow Ball
C8010015Ghost
TR40
Skill Swap
C——10Psychic
TR27
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM24
Snore
—5010015Normal
TM62
Speed Swap
———10Psychic
TR82
Stored Power
D2010010Psychic
TR20
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM34
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TR37
Taunt
A—10020Dark
TM23
Thief
D6010025Dark
TR09
Thunder
C1107010Electric
TR08
Thunderbolt
B9010015Electric
TM71
Wonder Room
———10Psychic

Egg Moves

Tapu Lele doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tapu Lele can't learn any Tutor moves

Tapu Lele doesn't appear in Sword & Shield. Transfer it from Sun or Ultra Sun to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.

Tapu Lele is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

SunUltra Sun

  • Tapu Lele is a Legendary Pokemon rated B-Tier. At 570 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a wallbreaker. Base 130 Sp. Atk is where it shines.

  • Tapu Lele's biggest threats include Gengar (Poison), Dusknoir (Ghost), and Metagross (Steel), all carrying super-effective STAB moves.

  • Psychic Surge is the go-to ability for Tapu Lele. It when this Pokémon enters battle, it changes the terrain to Psychic Terrain. Its hidden ability Telepathy can work in specific setups.

  • Tapu Lele fills the wallbreaker role. It's a special attacker with base 130 Sp. Atk. Base 95 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.

  • The core moveset is Moonblast, Focus Blast, Psychic, and Psyshock. Moonblast leads at 24% usage. Moonblast provides reliable STAB damage.

Tapu Lele has appeared in 3 games since Sun & Moon, spanning 4 generations. As a Legendary, it's typically a one-per-save encounter tied to the story or post-game content.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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