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tapu-lele
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Tapu Lele

Land Spirit Pokémon

PsychicFairy

This guardian deity of Akala is guilelessly cruel. The fragrant aroma of flowers is the source of its energy.

Base Stats

HP 70
Attack 85
Defense 75
Sp. Atk 130
Sp. Def 115
Speed 95
Total 570

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Land Spirit Pokémon
Height 1.2 m
Weight 18.6 kg
Base Exp 257
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 3
Base Happiness 70
Gender Genderless
Habitat
Egg Groups No Eggs
Legendary Pokémon

Sprites

tapu-lele Front Front
tapu-lele Back Back
tapu-lele Front Shiny Front Shiny
tapu-lele Back Shiny Back Shiny
tapu-lele Official Art Official Art
tapu-lele Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Diancite Sweeper
Moves
Psychic / Psyshock
Nature's Madness / Calm Mind
Shadow Ball / Psychic
Item
Diancite
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 4
SpA 252
Spe 252
Lucarionite Wallbreaker
Moves
Psyshock / Focus Blast
Item
Lucarionite
Nature
Modest
EVs
Def 4
SpA 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

The incredible ability Psychic Surge allows Tapu Lele to act as a check to Extreme Speed users and gives it the ability to support priority-weak members of its team. Psychic Terrain also gives a potent boost to Psychic-type attacks, which alongside strong STAB moves and an excellent Special Attack stat makes Tapu Lele extremely difficult to switch into and allows it to effectively break defensive cores. However, a low base Speed means it can still be outpaced even with Sticky Web support or Diancite's Speed boost. Tapu Lele's lack of useful coverage options also means it has difficulty dealing with most Steel-type Pokemon, although it can wear them down with powerful resisted attacks.

Most Used Moves

Moonblast
96.1%
Psychic
44.7%
Psyshock
25.6%

Most Used Items

Diancite
55.6%
Leftovers
10.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc