Tapu Bulu
Tapu Bulu is a Tier 5 legendary raid boss in Pokémon Go and is the guardian deity of the Ula’ula Island in the Alola region. Tapu Bulu will be in raids from April 12th – April 26th, 2022.
Being a Grass/Fairy type, it is weak to the Poison, Fire, , Ice and Steel types, with Poison being a 2x weakness.
Unlike Tapu Koko and Tapu Lele, Tapu Bulu has been graced with a better moveset and as such, is a must-catch.
Tapu Bulu can be caught with the following CP values:
- 1870 – 1953 CP at Level 20, no weather boost
- 2338 – 2442 CP at Level 25 with Sunny or Cloudy weather boost
Generally, 3-4 high-level trainers can beat Tapu Bulu easily with optimal counters. Otherwise, 4-5 trainers will suffice.
Tapu Bulu Raid Counters
Since Shadow Pokémon are extremely expensive to power up and require specific events to remove Frustration with a Charge TM, they will NOT be listed as raid counters in this article. That being said, if you have the shadow form of a listed raid counter Pokémon powered up and TMed, use it.
The best counters for Tapu Bulu are the following:
| Supreme Counters | ||
|---|---|---|
Beedrill (Mega)
|
Poison Jab Poison | Sludge Bomb Poison |
Gengar (Mega)
|
Shadow Claw Ghost | Sludge Bomb Poison |
| Great Counters | ||
Charizard (Mega Y)
|
Fire Spin Fire | Blast Burn* Fire |
Roserade
|
Poison Jab Poison | Sludge Bomb Poison |
Pidgeot (Mega)
|
Gust* | Brave Bird |
Charizard (Mega X)
|
Fire Spin Fire | Blast Burn* Fire |
Venusaur (Mega)
|
Vine Whip Grass | Sludge Bomb Poison |
Houndoom (Mega)
|
Fire Fang Fire | Flamethrower Fire |
Gengar
|
Shadow Claw Ghost | Sludge Bomb Poison |
Toxicroak
|
Poison Jab Poison | Sludge Bomb Poison |
Victreebel
|
Acid Poison | Sludge Bomb Poison |
Scolipede
|
Poison Jab Poison | Sludge Bomb Poison |
Vileplume
|
Acid Poison | Sludge Bomb Poison |
*denotes a legacy move
Some addtional counters options: Nidoking, Nidoqueen, Galarian Slowking and Drapion with Poison type moves, Metagross with Steel moves, and Fire types like Darmanitan and Chandelure.
Stats and Max CP
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Tapu Bulu
GrassFairy
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| Max CP at Level 40 3419 | Max CP at Level 50 3865 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATK 249 | DEF 215 | HP 172 | |||
| Weak to | Strong Against | ||||
| Poison Fire Ice Steel | Dark Dragon FightingGround Rock Water | ||||
Movepool
| Fast Moves | Charge Moves |
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All the best, trainers!