#787
Tapu Bulu
Land Spirit Pokémon
GrassFairy
It pulls large trees up by the roots and swings them around. It causes vegetation to grow, and then it absorbs energy from the growth.
Base Stats
HP 70
Attack 130
Defense 115
Sp. Atk 85
Sp. Def 95
Speed 75
Total 570
Type Effectiveness
Abilities
Grassy Surge Telepathy (Hidden)
Evolution Chain
Moves
Locations
Details
Category Land Spirit Pokémon
Height 1.9 m
Weight 45.5 kg
Base Exp 257
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 3
Base Happiness 70
Gender Genderless
Habitat —
Egg Groups No Eggs
Legendary Pokémon
Sprites
Front
Back
Front Shiny
Back Shiny
Official Art
Official Art (Shiny)Competitive
Scarf Bulu
Item
Choice Scarf
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 108
Atk 252
Spe 148
Bulky Attacker
Item
Grassium Z / Leftovers
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 252
Atk 196
Def 4
SpD 36
Spe 20
Strategy Overview
- With the ability Grassy Surge and a powerful Attack stat of 130, Tapu Bulu easily becomes one of the best Grass-type Pokemon in the format.
- Defensive stats of base 70 / 115 / 95 give it a considerable amount of bulk that helps it survive a lot of powerful attacks when combined with Intimidate support or Assault Vest support, while its Speed stat of 75 places it in an average Speed tier, outspeeding a lot of the metagame with just a small amount of investment.
- The ability to set Grassy Terrain upon being sent out makes it invaluable on a team that is susceptible to Earthquake, making it a great partner to Pokemon like Arcanine and Alolan Muk.
- Tapu Bulu lacks access to any decent physical Fairy-type attack like Play Rough, so it must depend solely on its coverage options in the form of Superpower and Stone Edge.
- Being Grass-type can help it fit in popular team archetypes like rain, which helps mitigate its Fire weakness.
- Tapu Bulu has access to a variety of support moves like Leech Seed, Snarl, Taunt, and Rock Slide.
- Tapu Bulu is 4x weak to Poison-type moves like Poison Jab and Sludge Bomb, which are usually sufficient to OHKO it, so users of these moves should be handled with caution.
- The increasing popularity of Will-O-Wisp, Buzzwole, and Poison-type attacks gives Tapu Bulu a hard time in the current metagame.
Most Used Moves
Common Teammates
Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc