The Essentials on Tapu Lele
- Weaknesses
- ×2 Poison, Ghost, Steel Table
- Resistances
- ×¼ Fighting · ×½ Psychic · immune: Dragon
- Evolution
- Tapu Lele does not evolve and has no pre-evolution.
- Shiny
Alternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View- Stats
- Total 570 · top stat: Special Attack (130) Detail
- In Current Games
- Pokémon GO: available, Shiny
- Other Names
- Tokopiyon in French · カプ・テテフ, Tetefu in Japanese · Kapu-Fala in German All Languages
Overview
Tapu Lele is a Fairy and Psychic-type Pokémon, No. 786 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 7. Category: Land Spirit Pokémon. Height: 1.2 m, weight: 18.6 kg.
Ability: Psychic Surge. Hidden Ability: Telepathy. Tapu Lele is weak to Poison, Ghost and Steel-type moves (×2 damage). Tapu Lele takes no damage from Dragon-type moves.
Generation
Generation 7
Sun / Moon
National No.
#786
National Pokédex
Category
Land Spirit Pokémon
Status
Legendary
Base Stats
The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.
HP
70
255
Attack
85
255
Defense
75
255
Special Attack
130
255
Special Defense
115
255
Speed
95
255
Total
570
Min HP (Lv. 100)
250
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
344
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently
Type Effectiveness
Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Fairy / Psychic). See the type chart
Weak (×2) — 3 types
Poison
×2
Ghost
×2
Steel
×2
Normal (×1) — 12 types
Normal
×1
Fire
×1
Water
×1
Electric
×1
Grass
×1
Ice
×1
Ground
×1
Flying
×1
Bug
×1
Rock
×1
Dark
×1
Fairy
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 1 type
Psychic
×½
Resistant (×0.25) — 1 type
Fighting
×¼
Immune (×0) — 1 type
Dragon
×0
Abilities
Ability 1
Turns the ground into Psychic Terrain when the Pokémon enters a battle.
The Pokémon anticipates and dodges the attacks of its allies.
Tapu Lele Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve and does not come from any evolution.
Tapu Lele Forms and Shiny
Standard Form
Fairy · Psychic
Shiny Availability
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096.
With Shiny Charm: 1/1365.
Masuda Method: 1/683.
Tapu Lele Moves
Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.
Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Confusion
Psychic
Spec.
100%
50
25
1
Astonish
Ghost
Phys.
100%
30
15
5
Withdraw
Water
Stat
—
—
40
8
Psywave
Psychic
Spec.
100%
—
15
10
Aromatherapy
Grass
Stat
—
—
5
15
Draining Kiss
Fairy
Spec.
100%
50
10
20
Psybeam
Psychic
Spec.
100%
65
20
25
Flatter
Dark
Stat
100%
—
15
30
Aromatic Mist
Fairy
Stat
—
—
20
35
Sweet Scent
Normal
Stat
100%
—
20
40
Extrasensory
Psychic
Spec.
100%
80
20
45
Psyshock
Psychic
Spec.
100%
80
10
50
Mean Look
Normal
Stat
—
—
5
55
Nature’s Madness
Fairy
Spec.
90%
—
10
60
Moonblast
Fairy
Spec.
100%
95
15
65
Tickle
Normal
Stat
100%
—
20
70
Skill Swap
Psychic
Stat
—
—
10
75
Psychic Terrain
Psychic
Stat
—
—
10
Advanced Breeding
Egg Groups
Undiscovered
Egg Cycles
15 cycles
≈ 3,855 steps
Gender
Genderless
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Special Attack
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.
Where to Find Tapu Lele
Available in 4 games, 9 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.
Natively obtainable:
Moon
Sun
Ultra Moon
Ultra Sun
Generation VII
Moon 2 encounters
Available
▼
Static encounter
(2)
Ruins of Life
Lv. 60 100%
Ruins of Life
Lv. 60 100%
Sun 3 encounters
Available
▼
Static legendary
(1)
Ruins of Life (Tapu Lele)
Lv. 60 100%
Static encounter
(2)
Ruins of Life
Lv. 60 100%
Ruins of Life
Lv. 60 100%
Ultra Moon 2 encounters
Available
▼
Static encounter
(2)
Ruins of Life
Lv. 60 100%
Ruins of Life
Lv. 60 15%
Ultra Sun 2 encounters
Available
▼
Static encounter
(2)
Ruins of Life
Lv. 60 100%
Ruins of Life
Lv. 60 15%
Transfer to Pokémon HOME
How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.
Sun
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Moon
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Ultra Sun
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Ultra Moon
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Note:
Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.
Competitive & Meta
In Our Tier Lists
Tapu Lele in Pokémon GO
- 3,494Max CP (Lv. 40)
- 1,996Perfect CP in Raids
- 20 kmper Candy as Buddy
Pokédex Entries
Description by game, with language selection.
Sun
“This guardian deity of Akala is guilelessly cruel. The fragrant aroma of flowers is the source of its energy.”
Moon
“As it flutters about, it scatters its strangely glowing scales. Touching them is said to restore good health on the spot.”
Ultra Sun
“It heals the wounds of people and Pokémon by sprinkling them with its sparkling scales. This guardian deity is worshiped on Akala.”
Ultra Moon
“Although called a guardian deity, Tapu Lele is devoid of guilt about its cruel disposition and can be described as nature incarnate.”
Multilingual Names
🇫🇷 Français
Tokopiyon
🇬🇧 English
Tapu Lele
🇯🇵 漢字
カプ・テテフ
🇯🇵 Kana
カプ・テテフ
🇯🇵 Romaji
Tetefu
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Kapu-Fala
🇪🇸 Español
Tapu Lele
🇮🇹 Italiano
Tapu Lele
🇰🇷 한국어
카푸나비나
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
卡璞・蝶蝶
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
卡璞・蝶蝶
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Tutélaire
🇬🇧 EN
Land Spirit Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
とちがみポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Schutzpatron-Pokémon
Media & Gallery
Audio Cries
Frequently asked questions about Tapu Lele
What type is Tapu Lele?
Tapu Lele is a Fairy and Psychic-type Pokémon.
What are Tapu Lele's weaknesses?
Tapu Lele is weak to Poison, Ghost and Steel-type moves (×2 damage). Tapu Lele takes no damage from Dragon-type moves.
What is Tapu Lele's Hidden Ability?
Tapu Lele's Hidden Ability is Telepathy. Its regular Ability is Psychic Surge.
Can you get a Shiny Tapu Lele in Pokémon GO?
Yes, Shiny Tapu Lele is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry
