Tapu Lele is a Tier 5 legendary raid boss in Pokémon GO and of as February 8, 2023, 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.
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
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 Lele are the following:
# | Pokémon | Fast Move | Charge Move | Time to win | Deaths |
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1. |
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Lick Ghost |
Shadow Ball Ghost |
386.18s | 21.38 |
2. |
|
Shadow Claw Ghost |
Shadow Ball Ghost |
409.72s | 23.13 |
3. |
|
Poison Jab Poison |
Sludge Bomb Poison |
441.12s | 27.63 |
4. |
|
Bullet Punch Steel |
Iron Head Steel |
560.58s | 16.25 |
5. |
|
Iron Tail Steel |
Heavy Slam Steel |
580.41s | 14.50 |
6. |
|
Psycho Cut Psychic |
Shadow Ball Ghost |
571.15s | 22.75 |
7. |
|
Bullet Punch Steel |
Meteor Mash Steel |
624.19s | 15.38 |
8. |
|
Vine Whip Grass |
Sludge Bomb Poison |
606.79s | 24.88 |
9. |
|
Fire Spin Fire |
Blast Burn Fire |
621.37s | 21.88 |
10. |
|
Iron Tail Steel |
Heavy Slam Steel |
649.02s | 15.75 |
11. |
|
Fury Cutter Bug |
Frenzy Plant Grass |
615.81s | 29.29 |
12. |
|
Mud Shot Ground |
Hydro Cannon Water |
642.11s | 22.25 |
13. |
|
Shadow Claw Ghost |
Shadow Force Ghost |
652.14s | 20.25 |
14. |
|
Poison Jab Poison |
Sludge Bomb Poison |
649.82s | 25.75 |
15. |
|
Astonish Ghost |
Shadow Ball Ghost |
687.29s | 14.67 |
16. |
|
Fire Spin Fire |
Blast Burn Fire |
619.61s | 35.57 |
17. |
|
Hex Ghost |
Shadow Ball Ghost |
648.98s | 29.50 |
18. |
|
Astonish Ghost |
Shadow Ball Ghost |
679.37s | 24.50 |
19. |
|
Shadow Claw Ghost |
Sludge Bomb Poison |
633.67s | 39.88 |
20. |
|
Steel Wing Steel |
Iron Head Steel |
684.38s | 26.13 |
21. |
|
Steel Wing Steel |
Brave Bird |
677.50s | 29.00 |
22. |
|
Snarl Dark |
Shadow Ball Ghost |
735.70s | 15.00 |
23. |
|
Metal Claw Steel |
Iron Head Steel |
705.42s | 22.25 |
24. |
|
Fire Fang Fire |
Foul Play Dark |
738.29s | 17.83 |
25. |
|
Metal Claw Steel |
Iron Head Steel |
740.33s | 19.25 |
26. |
|
Psycho Cut Psychic |
Shadow Ball Ghost |
729.79s | 22.25 |
27. |
|
Waterfall Water |
Hydro Pump Water |
748.89s | 17.50 |
28. |
|
Metal Claw Steel |
Magnet Bomb Steel |
728.67s | 23.38 |
29. |
|
Metal Claw Steel |
Iron Head Steel |
730.41s | 24.17 |
30. |
|
Snarl Dark |
Payback Dark |
747.19s | 21.75 |
31. |
|
Water Gun Water |
Hydro Cannon Water |
721.98s | 26.13 |
32. |
|
Fire Spin Fire |
Blast Burn Fire |
718.08s | 27.75 |
33. |
|
Metal Claw Steel |
Magnet Bomb Steel |
730.65s | 24.13 |
34. |
|
Metal Claw Steel |
Magnet Bomb Steel |
731.08s | 24.00 |
35. |
|
Poison Jab Poison |
Sludge Bomb Poison |
735.41s | 24.00 |
Stats and Max CP
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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!