Tapu Lele is a Tier 5 legendary raid boss in Pokémon GO and it can be shiny.
Being a Psychic/Fairy type, it is weak to the Ghost, Poison and Steel types.
Tapu Lele is currently a case of lost potential as it doesn’t learn Charm in Pokémon GO (which it can learn in the Main Series Games). Even from the Psychic POV, its moves aren’t the best. So while Tapu Lele doesn’t dazzle in either of its typing, it can experience a change of fortunes with something like Charm being added to its moveset in the future. Anyway, it is still a legendary Dex addition, to say the least.
You can check out Tapu Lele’s PvP performance in JRESeawolf’s article and see how the new move Nature’s Madness impacts it in both PvP and PvE.
Tapu Lele can be caught with the following CP values:
- 1912 – 1996 CP at Level 20, no weather boost
- 2390 – 2496 CP at Level 25 with Windy or Cloudy weather boost
Generally, 3-4 high-level trainers can beat Tapu Lele easily with optimal counters. Otherwise, 4-5 trainers will suffice.
Shiny Tapu Lele
Shiny Tapu Lele is a great shiny, with the bulk of the Pokémon turning black, and the hot pink fading to pale pink.
Tapu Lele Raid Counters
While Shadow Pokémon are extremely expensive to power up, we have included the top Shadow Pokémon you can use against Tapu Lele. Ensure you no longer have Frustration on these Pokémon before considering adding them to your team. If you have any of these as an option, while they may take more damage than non-shadow Pokémon, they will also deal more.
The best counters for Tapu Lele are the following:
# | Attacker | Fast Move | Charge Move | Faints | TTW |
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1. | Metagross (Shadow) | Bullet Punch Steel | Meteor Mash Steel | 16 | 488s |
2. | Gengar (Mega) | Lick Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 30 | 451s |
3. | Banette (Mega) | Shadow Claw Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 31 | 500s |
4. | Chandelure (Shadow) | Hex Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 32 | 498s |
5. | Metagross | Bullet Punch Steel | Meteor Mash Steel | 16 | 586s |
6. | Gengar (Shadow) | Lick Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 49 | 486s |
7. | Rayquaza (Mega) | Air Slash | Dragon Ascent | 23 | 566s |
8. | Mewtwo (Shadow) | Psycho Cut Psychic | Shadow Ball Ghost | 24 | 566s |
9. | Cursola (Shadow) | Hex Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 37 | 530s |
10. | Beedrill (Mega) | Poison Jab Poison | Sludge Bomb Poison | 43 | 536s |
11. | Excadrill (Shadow) | Metal Claw Steel | Iron Head Steel | 32 | 565s |
12. | Alakazam (Mega) | Psycho Cut Psychic | Shadow Ball Ghost | 27 | 593s |
13. | Gholdengo | Hex Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 21 | 629s |
14. | Giratina (Origin) | Shadow Claw Ghost | Shadow Force Ghost | 23 | 624s |
15. | Chandelure | Hex Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 32 | 598s |
16. | Gardevoir (Mega) | Magical Leaf Grass | Shadow Ball Ghost | 23 | 649s |
17. | Nihilego | Poison Jab Poison | Sludge Bomb Poison | 29 | 621s |
18. | Hoopa (Confined) | Astonish Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 27 | 636s |
19. | Hoopa (Unbound) | Astonish Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 25 | 648s |
20. | Melmetal | Thunder Shock Electric | Double Iron Bash Steel | 21 | 677s |
21. | Dialga | Metal Claw Steel | Iron Head Steel | 25 | 652s |
22. | Gengar | Lick Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 50 | 584s |
23. | Dialga (Origin) | Metal Claw Steel | Iron Head Steel | 25 | 663s |
24. | Scizor (Mega) | Bullet Punch Steel | Iron Head Steel | 22 | 682s |
25. | Banette (Shadow) | Shadow Claw Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 52 | 573s |
26. | Jirachi | Charge Beam Electric | Doom Desire Steel | 18 | 718s |
27. | Aggron (Mega) | Iron Tail Steel | Heavy Slam Steel | 20 | 707s |
28. | Drifblim (Shadow) | Hex Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 37 | 633s |
29. | Mewtwo | Psycho Cut Psychic | Shadow Ball Ghost | 25 | 684s |
30. | Mismagius (Shadow) | Hex Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 42 |
Stats and Max CP
Tapu Lele PsychicFairy | |||||
Max CP at Level 40 3494 | Max CP at Level 50 3950 | |||||
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ATK 259 | DEF 208 | HP 172 | |||
Weak to | Strong Against | ||||
Ghost Poison Steel | Dark Dragon Fighting Poison |
Movepool
Fast Moves | Charge Moves |
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All the best, trainers!