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Tapu Lele's Type

PSYCHIC

FAIRY

Tapu Lele's Pokédex #s

National #: 786

Tapu Lele's Base Stats

HP:: 70

Attack:: 85

Defense:: 75

Sp. Atk:: 130

Sp. Def:: 115

Speed:: 95

Total:: 570

Misc. Info

Height:: 3'11" (1.2m)

Weight:: 41 lbs. (18.6 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Undiscovered

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,250,000

EV Yield:: 3 Sp. Atk

Base EXP:: 257

Catch Rate:: 3

Base Happiness:: 70

Tapu Lele's Abilities

Here are what abilities Tapu Lele can possibly have, along with their effects.

Psychic Surge: Triggers the effects of Psychic Terrain whenever Tapu Lele is sent out in battle.

Telepathy: Tapu Lele does not take damage from any of its allies moves.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Tapu Lele's weakness and resistance is to various types.

2×: POISON

GHOST

STEEL

½: PSYCHIC

¼: FIGHTING

immune: DRAGON

Tapu Lele's Evolution Line

Tapu Lele does not evolve into any other known or available Pokémon.

Tapu Lele's Moves in Sword & Shield

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Tapu Lele can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM or TR number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Tapu Lele learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Astonish Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	GHOST	30	100%	15	One Target
1	Confusion Has a 10% chance of confusing the target.	PSYCHIC	50	100%	25	One Target
5	Withdraw Raises Tapu Lele's Defense by one stage.	WATER	--	--	40	User
10	Aromatherapy Heals all major status conditions for your entire party.	GRASS	--	--	5	All Allies
15	Draining Kiss Heals Tapu Lele by 75% of the damage dealt to the target.	FAIRY	50	100%	10	One Target
20	Psybeam Has a 10% chance of confusing the target.	PSYCHIC	65	100%	20	One Target
25	Flatter Raises the target's Special Attack by one stage and confuses it.	DARK	--	100%	15	One Target
30	Aromatic Mist Raises an ally's Special Defense by one stage.	FAIRY	--	--	20	Ally
35	Sweet Scent Lowers all nearby enemies' Evasion by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	Nearby Enemies
40	Extrasensory Has a 10% chance of causing the target to flinch.	PSYCHIC	80	100%	20	One Target
45	Psyshock Psyshock uses the target's Defense stat to calculate damage instead of its Special Defense.	PSYCHIC	80	100%	10	One Target
50	Mean Look Prevents the target from fleeing or switching out.	NORMAL	--	--	5	One Target
55	Nature's Madness Damages the target equal to half its remaining HP.	FAIRY	varies	90%	10	One Target
60	Moonblast 30% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Atk by one stage.	FAIRY	95	100%	15	One Target
65	Tickle Lowers the target's Attack and Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	One Target
70	Skill Swap Swaps Tapu Lele's ability with the target's.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	One Target
75	Psychic Terrain Activates Psychic Terrain for 5 turns, which protects non-airborne Pokémon from priority moves and powers up Psychic-type moves by 50%.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	Entire Field

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Tapu Lele can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught an unlimited number of times once the TM is obtained.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM08	Hyper Beam Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM09	Giga Impact Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM17	Light Screen Reduces damage from Special-based moves for 5 turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	30	User's Field
TM18	Reflect Reduces damage from Physical-based moves for 5 turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	20	User's Field
TM19	Safeguard Protects your team from status conditions for the next 5 turns.	NORMAL	--	--	25	User's Field
TM21	Rest Tapu Lele restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM23	Thief Damages the target and steals its held item.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
TM24	Snore Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	NORMAL	50	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Protect Protects Tapu Lele from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM29	Charm Lowers the target's Attack by two stages.	FAIRY	--	100%	20	One Target
TM34	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.	FIRE	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM39	Facade Does double damage if Tapu Lele is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM59	Fling Throws Tapu Lele's held item. Type and power depend on the item.	DARK	varies	100%	10	One Target
TM60	Power Swap Tapu Lele swaps any modifiers to its Attack and Special Attack with the target's.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	One Target
TM61	Guard Swap Tapu Lele swaps any modifiers to its Defense and Special Defense stats with the target's.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	One Target
TM62	Speed Swap Swaps Tapu Lele's Speed stat with the target's.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	One Target
TM69	Psycho Cut Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	PSYCHIC	70	100%	20	One Target
TM71	Wonder Room For the next 5 turns, all Pokémon's Defense and Special Defense stats are swapped.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM72	Magic Room For the next 5 turns, all Pokémon's held items have no effect and can't be used.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM76	Round Deals double damage if Round has already been used and causes any other Pokémon using Round to use it immediately afterward.	NORMAL	60	100%	15	One Target
TM87	Draining Kiss Heals Tapu Lele by 75% of the damage dealt to the target.	FAIRY	50	100%	10	One Target
TM91	Psychic Terrain Activates Psychic Terrain for 5 turns, which protects non-airborne Pokémon from priority moves and powers up Psychic-type moves by 50%.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	Entire Field

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Tapu Lele can learn via TR (Technical Record). These moves can be taught only once per TR, but TRs can be obtained in the Wild Area and other locations.

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TR08	Thunderbolt Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.	ELECTRIC	90	100%	15	One Target
TR09	Thunder 30% chance of paralyzing the target. 100% accuracy in the rain and 50% accuracy in sunny weather.	ELECTRIC	110	70%	10	One Target
TR11	Psychic 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	PSYCHIC	90	100%	10	One Target
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Tapu Lele's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR25	Psyshock Psyshock uses the target's Defense stat to calculate damage instead of its Special Defense.	PSYCHIC	80	100%	10	One Target
TR26	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR27	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Tapu Lele's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR33	Shadow Ball 20% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GHOST	80	100%	15	One Target
TR34	Future Sight Does its damage after two more turns have passed.	PSYCHIC	120	100%	10	One Target
TR37	Taunt Prevents the target from using Status moves for the next few turns.	DARK	--	100%	20	One Target
TR40	Skill Swap Swaps Tapu Lele's ability with the target's.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	One Target
TR46	Iron Defense Raises Tapu Lele's Defense by two stages.	STEEL	--	--	15	User
TR49	Calm Mind Raises Tapu Lele's Special Attack and Special Defense by one stage.	PSYCHIC	--	--	20	User
TR64	Focus Blast 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	FIGHTING	120	70%	5	One Target
TR65	Energy Ball 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GRASS	90	100%	10	One Target
TR77	Grass Knot Does more damage depending on how heavy the target is.	GRASS	varies	100%	20	One Target
TR82	Stored Power Increases power by 20 for each positive stat modifier Tapu Lele has, excluding accuracy or evasion.	PSYCHIC	20	100%	10	One Target
TR83	Ally Switch Switches places with Tapu Lele for the rest of the battle.	PSYCHIC	--	--	15	User
TR90	Play Rough 10% chance of lowering the target's Attack by one stage.	FAIRY	90	90%	10	One Target
TR92	Dazzling Gleam Damages all nearby enemies.	FAIRY	80	100%	10	Nearby Enemies

Tapu Lele's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Tapu Lele's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Tapu Lele's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Tapu Lele is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.

Stats at level 100	0 EVs		252+ EVs		Base Stat
Stats at level 100	Min	Max	Min	Max	Base Stat
HP	250	281	313	344	70
Attack	175	206	238	269	85
Defense	155	186	218	249	75
Sp. Atk	265	296	328	359	130
Sp. Def	235	266	298	329	115
Speed	195	226	258	289	95
Total					570

Where to Find Tapu Lele in Sword & Shield

If you're looking for where to find Tapu Lele, you'll find the various methods listed down below, along with any notes or special locations. This should help you figure out how to get Tapu Lele in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Special Ways to Get Tapu Lele

Catchable as a legendary boss Pokémon during Dynamax Adventures in Crown Tundra (DLC), level 70. Only one of this Pokémon can be caught and taken with you in Dynamax Adventures per game save. Keep this in mind if attempting to get a Shiny version of this Pokémon! (Catching this Pokémon but refusing to take it with you after the Dynamax Adventure is complete will still allow you to try again in the future, with a new chance of it being Shiny.)

Pokédex Entries for Tapu Lele

Generation 7 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.