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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

Choice Specs
Item
Choice Specs
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Calm Mind
Item
Fightinium Z
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Choice Scarf
Moves
Nature's Madness / Hidden Power Fire
Item
Choice Scarf
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

When compared to the myriad of other Psychic-type wallbreakers like Mega Alakazam and Mega Latios, Tapu Lele sets itself apart from them thanks to its unique ability, Psychic Surge, and its punishing nature as a wallbreaker. Combined with its solid offensive stats and typing, Tapu Lele is a truly menacing wallbreaker that is very devastating to deal with for defensively oriented teams, as it can overwhelm Psychic-resistant Pokemon like Equilibra, Heatran, and Ferrothorn rather quickly. On the other hand, when holding a Choice Scarf, Tapu Lele has an excellent matchup against more offensive teams. However, Choice item sets are often reliant on prediction, as their tendency to spam Psychic-type moves leaves them open to Pursuit trappers like Mega Tyranitar and Weavile. Furthermore, Tapu Lele's average bulk and Speed tier leave it vulnerable to common Pokemon like Jumbao and Pajantom and also make it hard to consistently find opportunities to switch in.

Most Used Moves

Moonblast
98.6%
Psychic
89.5%
Psyshock
49.4%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc