Tapu Lele

Tapu Lele
カプ・テテフ Kapu Tetefu

Generation VII
Evolutionary line
No evolution line

Type(s)

Species		Land Spirit Pokémon
Abilities		Psychic Surge Telepathy ^(DW)
Pokédex
Tapu Koko ← 786 → Tapu Bulu
Kanto	N/A	Johto	N/A
Hoenn	N/A	Sinnoh	N/A
Unova	N/A	Kalos	N/A
Alola	286/384
Evolves from		None
Evolves into		None

Gender
Genderless
Weight		Height
41.0 lbs.	18.6 kg	3'11"	1.2 m
Pokédex color		Egg group
Pink		—
Shape		Footprint

Cry
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Tapu Lele (カプ・テテフ Kapu Tetefu) is a psychic/fairy-type Legendary Pokémon introduced in Sun and Moon.

Biology

Physiology

Behavior

Natural abilities

Game info

Locations

Locations
Version(s)	Area(s)	Rarity
Sun/Moon	Ruins of Life	One

Pokédex entries

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

Stats

Base Stats
HP	70
Attack	85
Defense	75
Sp. Atk	130
Sp. Def	115
Speed	95
Total	570

Learnset

Leveling

Leveling Generation VII
Level	Move	Power	Acc.	PP	Type	Cat.
1	Psychic Terrain	-	-%	10	Psychic	Status
1	Aromatic Mist	-	-%	20	Fairy	Status
1	Aromatherapy	-	-%	5	Grass	Status
1	Mean Look	-	-%	5	Normal	Status
1	Draining Kiss	50	100%	10	Fairy	Special
1	Astonish	30	100%	15	Ghost	Physical
1	Withdraw	-	-%	40	Water	Status
1	Confusion	50	100%	25	Psychic	Special
8	Psywave	-	100%	15	Psychic	Special
14	Psybeam	65	100%	20	Psychic	Special
20	Sweet Scent	-	100%	20	Normal	Status
26	Skill Swap	-	-%	10	Psychic	Status
32	Psyshock	80	100%	10	Psychic	Special
38	Tickle	-	100%	20	Normal	Status
43	Nature's Madness	-	90%	10	Fairy	Special
48	Extrasensory	80	100%	20	Psychic	Special
53	Flatter	-	100%	15	Dark	Status
58	Moonblast	95	100%	15	Fairy	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By TM

TMs and HMs Generation VII
TM/HM	Move	Power	Acc.	PP	Type	Cat.
TM03	Psyshock	80	100%	10	Psychic	Special
TM04	Calm Mind	-	-%	20	Psychic	Status
TM06	Toxic	-	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM11	Sunny Day	-	-%	5	Fire	Status
TM12	Taunt	-	-%	20	Dark	Status
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special
TM16	Light Screen	-	-%	30	Psychic	Status
TM17	Protect	-	-%	10	Normal	Status
TM20	Safeguard	-	-%	25	Normal	Status
TM21	Frustration	-	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM24	Thunderbolt	90	100%	15	Electric	Special
TM25	Thunder	110	70%	10	Electric	Special
TM27	Return	-	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM29	Psychic	90	100%	10	Psychic	Special
TM30	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost	Special
TM32	Double Team	-	-%	15	Normal	Status
TM33	Reflect	-	-%	20	Psychic	Status
TM41	Torment	-	100%	15	Dark	Status
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM46	Thief	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM49	Echoed Voice	40	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM52	Focus Blast	120	70%	5	Fighting	Special
TM53	Energy Ball	90	100%	10	Grass	Special
TM56	Fling	-	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM57	Charge Beam	50	90%	10	Electric	Special
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical
TM77	Psych Up	-	100%	10	Normal	Status
TM86	Grass Knot	-	100%	20	Grass	Special
TM87	Swagger	-	85%	15	Normal	Status
TM88	Sleep Talk	-	-%	10	Normal	Status
TM90	Substitute	-	-%	10	Normal	Status
TM96	Nature Power	-	100%	20	Normal	Status
TM99	Dazzling Gleam	80	100%	10	Fairy	Special
TM100	Confide	-	-%	20	Normal	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Sprites

Version
Sun	Moon	Ultra Sun	Ultra Moon	Back

Trivia

Tapu Lele's body turns into a butterfly head when it uses its Z-move, Guardian of Alola.

Origin

Tapu Lele is based on a butterfly.

Etymology

Tapu Lele is a mix of "tapu" an ancient Hawaiian spirit, and "lele", Hawaiian for butterfly. Lele could also mean 'to fly' in Hawaiian, referring to Tapu Lele's ability to soar.

Gallery

← Tapu Koko | Tapu Lele | Tapu Bulu →

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