Tapu Lele
Fast
Charge
PvE Analysis
Tapu Lele is the second of the Tapu quartet to be released into Pokemon Go, and... it's not doing a whole lot, frankly. Psychic/Fairy is a solid typing overall, but it's woefully outclassed as a Psychic Type attacker. As it sits, Tapu Lele has a performance very similar to a Psychic Type, non-Shadow Gardevoir, which makes its investment iffy at best.
The release of Nature's Madness actually turns Tapu Lele into a respectable choice for a Fairy attacker thanks to the move's own incredible parameters.
In the main series, Tapu Lele can learn Charm. If it gets that someday in Pokemon GO, Tapu Lele can push even further as a Fairy attacker.
Best PvE Offensive Moveset
Confusion + Future Sight, Psyshock, or Nature's Madness | Best |
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- Confusion is the best Fast Attack choice when pairing it with a Psychic-type Charged Attack, turning Tapu Lele into an acceptable Psychic attacker.
- Astonish lacks direct synergy with its Charged Attacks, but it does offer a higher energy gain. It can sometimes be a superior option to Confusion when paired with Nature's Madness, especially if the raid boss resists Confusion.
- Nature's Madness, the signature move of the Guardian Deities, is very strong and allows Tapu Lele to become a respectable Fairy attacker despite lacking a Fairy-type Fast Attack.
- Future Sight has the theoretical highest DPS, though Psyshock is only slightly behind and is better in practice
- Moonblast is severely outclassed by Nature's Madness.
- Focus Blast is the worst charged move option.
PvP Analysis
Confusion or Astonish + Psyshock and Nature's Madness* |
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Confusion is a good STAB fast move, offering powerful damage and decent energy generation. Astonish lacks STAB, but it has a higher energy gain and offers increased coverage, which may at times make it more appealing than Confusion.
Psyshock is necessary due to its relatively low cost. Nature's Madness is Tapu Lele's secondary STAB, second cheapest charge move, and allows it to consistently debuff enemies. Focus Blast can be used to destroy Steel-type Pokemon that would otherwise wall Tapu Lele, but it is difficult to consistently reach due to its cost, Tapu Lele's frailty, and Confusion's average energy gains. Future Sight does not offer any coverage or any meaningful benefits that isn't covered by Confusion and Psyshock already. Moonblast is a good move and has greater DPE than Nature's Madness, but it is considerably less reliable.
Great League | |
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Tapu Lele's CP is too high to be used in Great League. | |
Ultra League | |
Tapu Lele's frailty and inability to reliably fire off Moonblasts betray the potential usefulness of its secondary Fairy typing. Other Psychic-type contenders should be considered before looking into Tapu Lele, such as Cresselia, Deoxys Defense, and Lugia. | |
Master League | |
The Fairy type is exceptionally powerful in the Master League to the prevalence of Dragon-type Pokemon, but once again, Tapu Lele lacks great ways to utilize it. As a Psychic-type, it is heavily outclassed by Mewtwo and Meloetta, who can make up for the type's mediocre effectiveness due to sheer power or sheer stats, respectively. As a Fairy-type, both Zacian and Togekiss possess the tools to take advantage of it, either in the form of great coverage or reliable Fairy damage. Tapu Lele generally finds itself incapable of oppressing the Dragon-type Pokemon it is supposed to beat, thanks to its unreliable Fairy damage and poor bulk. |