#786
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
Psychic Surge Telepathy (Hidden)
Evolution Chain
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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
Front
Back
Front Shiny
Back Shiny
Official Art
Official Art (Shiny)Competitive
Psychic Terrain Support
Item
Terrain Extender
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Choice Scarf
Item
Choice Scarf
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Strategy Overview
- Tapu Lele's unique ability Psychic Surge allows it to support its team by both preventing priority moves against frailer Pokemon and boosting powerful Psychic-type moves for certain Pokemon such as Deoxys-A and Ultra Necrozma.
- Its Psychic / Fairy typing along with the deadly combo of Taunt + Nature's Madness allow it to support its team by forcing out certain passive threats that would give most teams trouble such as Giratina, Mega Sableye, Chansey, Blissey and Lugia.
- A decent Special Attack stat and Speed tier combined with a powerful ability allow it to function as a decent offensive threat outside of its support role.
- While it is mostly outclassed outside of teams that take advantage of Psychic Surge, a few niches such as being virtually immune to priority and possessing powerful Psychic STAB attacks thanks to the Terrain allow it to function outside of that by utilizing a Choice Scarf set.
- When compared to Choice Scarf Xerneas, Choice Scarf Tapu Lele can deal significantly more damage to neutral targets, render itself immune to priority with Psychic Terrain, and beat Mega Lucario and Marshadow more easily, but it has less bulk and weaker Fairy STAB moves, meaning it doesn't beat Yveltal as easily.
- Tapu Lele's lack of bulk makes it lose against anything faster than it and anything bulky enough to take one or two of its attacks provided Tapu Lele doesn't put it in range on the switch.
- While Nature's Madness hits Pokemon like Necrozma-DM and other specially bulky Pokemon on the switch for 50%, Tapu Lele is forced out afterwards, since its lack of bulk leaves it getting OHKOed or 2HKOed more often than not, and a lot of these Pokemon possess recovery, allowing them to heal off the damage on the switch or attack Tapu Lele if you decide to stay in and use Taunt.
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Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc