Tapu Lele

Tapu Lele has 570 total base stats, with its best attacking stat on the special side (130) and a Speed of 95. Its HP, Defense and Special Defense add up to 260, which makes it a special tank. It is a legendary or mythical Pokémon, so it is rarely allowed in casual in-game teams.

Build a team with Tapu Lele

What Tapu Lele is weak to

Weak to: Poison, Ghost, Steel. Resists: Fighting (×0.25), Psychic. Immune to: Dragon (×0).

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Best teammates for Tapu Lele

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

1. Celesteela SteelFlying

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

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2. Corviknight FlyingSteel

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

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3. Skarmory SteelFlying

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

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4. Scizor BugSteel

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

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5. Escavalier BugSteel

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

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6. Durant BugSteel

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

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Counters to Tapu Lele

1. Gholdengo

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

2. Aegislash

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

3. Gengar

   Ghost and Poison STAB hits Tapu Lele super effectively.

4. Revavroom

   Steel and Poison STAB hits Tapu Lele super effectively.

5. Kartana

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

6. Excadrill

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

Where you can use Tapu Lele

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