Tapu Lele
Attack
Defense
Stamina
Best Movesets
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.
Offense
- 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 if you want to take on Dark Types, though most Dark Types also resist Ghost.
- 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.
Repeated buffs to Astonish has now made it one of the best Fast Attacks in the game, boasting both high damage and good energy generation. Astonish also provides crucial Ghost-type coverage, pairing well with Tapu Lele's Nature's Madness. Confusion is outclassed by Astonish
Nature's Madness is Tapu Lele's primary weapon, dealing good Fairy-type damage at a moderate cost. It also provides a Defense debuff so that Astonish's damage can become oppressive in longer fights. Psyshock is Tapu Lele's cheapest Charged Attack, pacing significantly faster than Nature's Madness. Focus Blast can delete unsuspecting Steel-type Pokemon, though it is very unreliable due to its extreme cost. Future Sight can provide surprising burst damage against some Fire- and Poison-type Pokemon, though it is rarely better than Psyshock. Moonblast is a solid move, but Tapu Lele often already deals enough Fairy-type damage through Nature's Madness alone.
Tapu Lele's CP is too high to be used in Great League.
