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Tapu Lele, a Psychic and Fairy type Pokémon, official artwork

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Tapu Lele: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Tapu Lele is a straightforward attacker, led by its Sp. Atk (130) and Sp. Def (115), with a base stat total of 570.

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What is Tapu Lele weak to?

How much damage Tapu Lele takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toGhostPoisonSteel
0.5×ResistsPsychic
0.25×ResistsFighting
0×Immune toDragon

Tapu Lele takes super-effective damage from Ghost, Poison, Steel. It resists Psychic, Fighting and is immune to Dragon.

Best moveset for Tapu Lele

Tapu Lele has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Giga ImpactNormal150
  • Focus BlastFighting120
  • Future SightPsychic120
  • ThunderElectric110

Best nature for Tapu Lele

Timid. Tapu Lele is a special attacker (130 Sp. Atk) with usable 95 Speed, so Timid (+Speed, −Attack) is the standard pick.

Abilities

  • Psychic SurgeOn switch-in, this Pokemon summons Psychic Terrain.
  • TelepathyThis Pokemon does not take damage from attacks made by its allies.
Full learnset (71 moves; tap to expand)

Tapu Lele is not obtainable in Scarlet/Violet, so this is its National Dex movepool.

MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Focus BlastFighting12070%Special
Future SightPsychic120100%Special
ThunderElectric11070%Special
MoonblastFairy95100%Special
Energy BallGrass90100%Special
Play RoughFairy9090%Physical
PsychicPsychic90100%Special
ThunderboltElectric90100%Special
Dazzling GleamFairy80100%Special
ExtrasensoryPsychic80100%Special
PsyshockPsychic80100%Special
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Psycho CutPsychic70100%Physical
PsybeamPsychic65100%Special
Hidden Power WaterWater60100%Special
RoundNormal60100%Special
ThiefDark60100%Physical
Charge BeamElectric5090%Special
ConfusionPsychic50100%Special
Draining KissFairy50100%Special
SnoreNormal50100%Special
Echoed VoiceNormal40100%Special
AstonishGhost30100%Physical
Stored PowerPsychic20100%Special
FlingDark?100%Physical
FrustrationNormal?100%Physical
Grass KnotGrass?100%Special
Nature's MadnessFairy?90%Special
PsywavePsychic?100%Special
ReturnNormal?100%Physical
Ally SwitchPsychic--Status
AromatherapyGrass--Status
Aromatic MistFairy--Status
Calm MindPsychic--Status
CharmFairy-100%Status
ConfideNormal--Status
Double TeamNormal--Status
EndureNormal--Status
FlatterDark-100%Status
GravityPsychic--Status
Guard SwapPsychic--Status
Iron DefenseSteel--Status
Light ScreenPsychic--Status
Magic CoatPsychic--Status
Magic RoomPsychic--Status
Mean LookNormal--Status
Nature PowerNormal--Status
Power SwapPsychic--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Psych UpNormal--Status
Psychic TerrainPsychic--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RestPsychic--Status
SafeguardNormal--Status
Skill SwapPsychic--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
Speed SwapPsychic--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
SwaggerNormal-85%Status
Sweet ScentNormal-100%Status
TauntDark-100%Status
TelekinesisPsychic--Status
TickleNormal-100%Status
TormentDark-100%Status
ToxicPoison-90%Status
WithdrawWater--Status
Wonder RoomPsychic--Status