Tapu Bulu

Tapu Bulu has 570 total base stats, with its best attacking stat on the physical side (130) and a Speed of 75. Its HP, Defense and Special Defense add up to 280, which makes it a bulky physical attacker. It is a legendary or mythical Pokémon, so it is rarely allowed in casual in-game teams.

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What Tapu Bulu is weak to

Weak to: Poison (×4), Fire, Ice, Flying, Steel. Resists: Water, Electric, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Dark. Immune to: Dragon (×0). The ×4 weakness is the danger: one hit of Poison does huge damage.

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Best teammates for Tapu Bulu

Ranked by how much each Pokémon improves a two-Pokémon team with Tapu Bulu: covering its weaknesses, adding attack types it lacks, and avoiding shared weaknesses.

1. Camerupt FireGround

   Resists fire, poison, steel, which your team is weak to. Hits fire, electric, grass super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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2. Iron Treads GroundSteel

   Resists poison, flying, steel, which your team is weak to. Hits fire, electric, ice super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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3. Steelix SteelGround

   Resists poison, flying, steel, which your team is weak to. Hits fire, electric, ice super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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4. Excadrill GroundSteel

   Resists poison, flying, steel, which your team is weak to. Hits fire, electric, ice super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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5. Celesteela SteelFlying

   Resists poison, flying, steel, which your team is weak to. Hits grass, ice, bug super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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6. Corviknight FlyingSteel

   Resists poison, flying, steel, which your team is weak to. Hits grass, ice, bug super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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Counters to Tapu Bulu

1. Iron Moth

   Fire and Poison STAB hits Tapu Bulu super effectively and it resists everything Tapu Bulu can hit it with by type.

2. Salazzle

   Poison and Fire STAB hits Tapu Bulu super effectively and it resists everything Tapu Bulu can hit it with by type.

3. Revavroom

   Steel and Poison STAB hits Tapu Bulu super effectively and it resists everything Tapu Bulu can hit it with by type.

4. Charizard

   Fire and Flying STAB hits Tapu Bulu super effectively and it resists everything Tapu Bulu can hit it with by type.

5. Crobat

   Poison and Flying STAB hits Tapu Bulu super effectively and it resists everything Tapu Bulu can hit it with by type.

6. Oricorio

   Fire and Flying STAB hits Tapu Bulu super effectively and it resists everything Tapu Bulu can hit it with by type.

Where you can use Tapu Bulu

Tapu Bulu is not in the regional Pokédex of any game we cover yet, so it only appears when you build with the latest type chart.