786: Tapu Lele

Essentials

Tapu Lele

Land Spirit Pokémon

Abilities

Psychic Surge: When this Pokémon enters battle, it changes the terrain to Psychic Terrain.

Hidden Ability

Telepathy: Protects against friendly Pokémon's damaging moves.

Damage Taken

Pokédex Numbers

Introduced in
National: 786
Original Alola: 286
Original Akala: 130
Updated Alola: 384
Updated Akala: 160

Names

Japanese: カプ・テテフ (kapu・tetefu)
: カプ・テテフ
Korean: 카푸나비나
Chinese: 卡璞・蝶蝶
: 卡璞・蝶蝶
French: Tokopiyon
German: Kapu-Fala
Spanish: Tapu Lele
Italian: Tapu Lele

Breeding

Gender

genderless

Egg groups

Undiscovered

Hatch counter

Steps to hatch

4080 / 2295

Compatibility

Tapu Lele cannot breed.

Training

Base EXP

257

Effort points

3 Special Attack

Capture rate

Base happiness

Growth rate

slow

Wild held items

nothing

Evolution

Compare this family

Baby	Basic	Stage 1	Stage 2
	Tapu Lele

Stats

			Level
			Effort
		Pctile	Min IVs	Max IVs
HP	70	56.6	313	344
Attack	85	60.5	238	269
Defense	75	57.1	218	249
Special Attack	130	93.8	328	359
Special Defense	115	92.9	298	329
Speed	95	78.9	258	289
Total	570	85.7

Flavor

Detailed flavor page covering all versions

Flavor Text

: This guardian deity of Akala is guilelessly cruel. The fragrant aroma of flowers is the source of its energy.
: As it flutters about, it scatters its strangely glowing scales. Touching them is said to restore good health on the spot.
: It heals the wounds of people and Pokémon by sprinkling them with its sparkling scales. This guardian deity is worshiped on Akala.
: Although called a guardian deity, Tapu Lele is devoid of guilt about its cruel disposition and can be described as nature incarnate.

Sprites

Miscellany

Species: Land Spirit Pokémon
Color: Pink
Cry
Shape: Brachial

Height

3'11.2"
1.2 m

Weight

186

41.0 lb
18.6 kg

Locations

Ridiculously detailed breakdown

Moves

Psychic and Fairy moves get STAB, and have their type highlighted in green.

Special moves better suit Tapu Lele's higher Special Attack, and have their class highlighted in green.

	Move	Type	Class	PP	Power	Acc	Pri	Effect
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
—	Psychic Terrain			10	—	—		Protects Pokémon on the ground from priority moves and increases the power of their Psychic moves by 50%.
—	Aromatic Mist			20	—	—		Raises a selected ally's Special Defense by one stage.
—	Aromatherapy			5	—	—		Cures the entire party of major status effects.
—	Mean Look			5	—	—		Prevents the target from leaving battle.
—	Draining Kiss			10	50	100%		Drains 75% of the damage inflicted to heal the user.
—	Astonish			15	30	100%		Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
—	Withdraw			40	—	—		Raises the user's Defense by one stage.
—	Confusion			25	50	100%		Has a 10% chance to confuse the target.
8	Psywave			15	*	100%		Inflicts damage between 50% and 150% of the user's level.
14	Psybeam			20	65	100%		Has a 10% chance to confuse the target.
20	Sweet Scent			20	—	100%		Lowers the target's evasion by one stage.
26	Skill Swap			10	—	—		User and target swap abilities.
32	Psyshock			10	80	100%		Inflicts damage based on the target's Defense, not Special Defense.
38	Tickle			20	—	100%		Lowers the target's Attack and Defense by one stage.
43	Nature’s Madness			10	*	90%		Inflicts damage equal to half the target's HP.
48	Extrasensory			20	80	100%		Has a 10% chance to make the target flinch.
53	Flatter			15	—	100%		Raises the target's Special Attack by one stage and confuses the target.
58	Moonblast			15	95	100%		Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Special Attack by one stage.
	Move	Type	Class	PP	Power	Acc	Pri	Effect
Machine: Can be taught at any time by using a TM or HM.
03	Psyshock			10	80	100%		Inflicts damage based on the target's Defense, not Special Defense.
04	Calm Mind			20	—	—		Raises the user's Special Attack and Special Defense by one stage.
06	Toxic			10	—	90%		Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
10	Hidden Power			15	60	100%		Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
11	Sunny Day			5	—	—		Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.
12	Taunt			20	—	100%		For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves.
15	Hyper Beam			5	150	90%		User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
16	Light Screen			30	—	—		Reduces damage from special attacks by 50% for five turns.
17	Protect			10	—	—	4	Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
20	Safeguard			25	—	—		Protects the user's field from major status ailments and confusion for five turns.
21	Frustration			20	*	100%		Power increases as happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
24	Thunderbolt			15	90	100%		Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.
25	Thunder			10	110	70%		Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
27	Return			20	*	100%		Power increases with happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
29	Psychic			10	90	100%		Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one stage.
30	Shadow Ball			15	80	100%		Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one stage.
32	Double Team			15	—	—		Raises the user's evasion by one stage.
33	Reflect			20	—	—		Reduces damage from physical attacks by half.
41	Torment			15	—	100%		Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row.
42	Facade			20	70	100%		Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.
46	Thief			25	60	100%		Takes the target's item.
48	Round			15	60	100%		Has double power if it's used more than once per turn.
49	Echoed Voice			15	40	100%		Power increases by 100% for each consecutive use by any friendly Pokémon, to a maximum of 200.
52	Focus Blast			5	120	70%		Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one stage.
53	Energy Ball			10	90	100%		Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one stage.
56	Fling			10	*	100%		Throws held item at the target; power depends on the item.
57	Charge Beam			10	50	90%		Has a 70% chance to raise the user's Special Attack by one stage.
68	Giga Impact			5	150	90%		User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
77	Psych Up			10	—	—		Discards the user's stat changes and copies the target's.
86	Grass Knot			20	*	100%		Inflicts more damage to heavier targets, with a maximum of 120 power.
87	Swagger			15	—	85%		Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses the target.
88	Sleep Talk			10	—	—		Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.
90	Substitute			10	—	—		Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
96	Nature Power			20	—	—		Uses a move which depends upon the terrain.
99	Dazzling Gleam			10	80	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
100	Confide			20	—	—		Lowers the target's Special Attack by one stage.