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.
Being a Grass/Fairy type, it is weak to the Poison, Fire, , Ice, and Steel types, with Poison being a double weakness.
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
Here are the best counters for beating Tapu Bulu Raids:
# | Pokémon | Fast Move | Charge Move | Time to win | Deaths |
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1. | Beedrill (Mega) | Poison Jab Poison |
Sludge Bomb Poison |
358s | 13 |
2. | Rayquaza (Mega) | Air Slash | Dragon Ascent | 378s | 11 |
3. | Gengar (Mega) | Lick Ghost | Sludge Bomb Poison |
382s | 13 |
4. | Nihilego | Poison Jab Poison |
Sludge Bomb Poison |
414s | 14 |
5. | Toxicroak (Shadow) | Poison Jab Poison |
Sludge Bomb Poison |
403s | 22 |
6. | Gengar (Shadow) | Lick Ghost | Sludge Bomb Poison |
410s | 21 |
7. | Victreebel (Shadow) | Acid Poison | Sludge Bomb Poison |
419s | 20 |
8. | Roserade | Poison Jab Poison |
Sludge Bomb Poison |
440s | 17 |
9. | Vileplume (Shadow) | Acid Poison | Sludge Bomb Poison |
433s | 18 |
10. | Revavroom | Poison Jab Poison |
Gunk Shot Poison |
483s | 13 |
11. | Charizard (Mega Y) | Fire Spin Fire | Blast Burn Fire | 502s | 12 |
12. | Muk (Shadow) | Poison Jab Poison |
Gunk Shot Poison |
472s | 17 |
13. | Skuntank (Shadow) | Poison Jab Poison |
Sludge Bomb Poison |
443s | 26 |
14. | Overqwil | Poison Jab Poison |
Sludge Bomb Poison |
464s | 21 |
15. | Blaziken (Mega) | Fire Spin Fire | Blast Burn Fire | 479s | 20 |
16. | Rayquaza | Air Slash | Dragon Ascent | 489s | 18 |
17. | Metagross (Shadow) | Bullet Punch Steel | Meteor Mash Steel | 499s | 20 |
18. | Toxicroak | Poison Jab Poison | Sludge Bomb Poison | 485s | 23 |
19. | Moltres (Shadow) | Fire Spin Fire | Sky Attack | 528s | 15 |
20. | Gengar | Lick Ghost | Sludge Bomb Poison |
493s | 22 |
21. | Scolipede | Poison Jab Poison |
Sludge Bomb Poison |
519s | 18 |
22. | Victreebel | Acid Poison |
Sludge Bomb Poison |
504s | 21 |
23. | Vileplume | Acid Poison |
Sludge Bomb Poison |
520s | 19 |
24. | Crobat (Shadow) | Air Slash | Sludge Bomb Poison |
548s | 16 |
25. | Drapion (Shadow) | Poison Sting Poison | Sludge Bomb Poison |
419s | 26 |
26. | Salazzle | Poison Jab Poison |
Sludge Wave Poison | 534s | 19 |
27. | Beedrill (Shadow) | Poison Jab Poison |
Sludge Bomb Poison |
507s | 25 |
28. | Ho-Oh (Shadow) | Incinerate Fire | Brave Bird | 587s | 13 |
29. | Reshiram | Fire Fang Fire | Fusion Flare Fire | 562s | 16 |
30. | Haunter (Shadow) | Lick Ghost |
Sludge Bomb Poison |
479s | 38 |
31. | Nidoking (Shadow) | Poison Jab Poison |
Sludge Wave Poison | 498s | 30 |
32. | Muk | Poison Jab Poison |
Gunk Shot Poison |
563s | 17 |
33. | Slowbro (Galarian) | Poison Jab Poison |
Sludge Bomb Poison | 553s | 21 |
34. | Darmanitan | Fire Fang Fire | Overheat Fire | 522s | 28 |
35. | Weepinbell (Shadow) | Acid Poison |
Sludge Bomb Poison | 497s | 38 |
Stats and Max CP
Tapu Bulu GrassFairy | |||||
Max CP at Level 40 3419 | Max CP at Level 50 3865 | |||||
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ATK 249 | DEF 215 | HP 172 | |||
Weak to | Strong Against | ||||
Poison Fire Ice Steel | Dark Dragon FightingGround Rock Water |
Shiny Tapu Bulu
Tapu Bulu is available as a shiny from its Raids! It has a really fantastic black shiny with pale yellow and white accents.
Regular Sprite | Shiny Sprite |
Movepool
Fast Moves | Charge Moves |
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All the best, trainers!