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Pokémon Go Raid Guide: Tapu Lele’s Best Counters and Weaknesses

What is the best way to defeat this Legendary guardian?

Tapu Lele is making its Pokémon Go debut for the Lush Jungle event. This event is a part of the Season of Alola event, highlighting many of the Pokémon in the Alola Region. Tapu Lele will be featured as the five-star legendary raid Pokémon from Tuesday, March 22, 2022, to Tuesday, March 29, 2022.

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Raid Guide

Tapu Lele is a Psychic and Fairy-type legendary Pokémon. This means that the best counters are Pokémon with Poison, Steel, or Ghost-type moves.

Tapu Lele's Moveset

Quick Attacks:

  • Confusion (Psychic-type)
  • Astonish (Ghost-type)

Charged Attacks:

  • Struggle (Normal-type)
  • Psyshock (Psychic-type)
  • Moonblast (Fairy-type)
  • Focus Blast (Fighting-type)
  • Future Sight (Psychic-type)

Related: Tapu Lele, the Psychic and Fairy Pokemon, makes its debut in Pokemon Go!

Best counters to use

Metagross

Quick Attack:

Bullet Punch

Charged Attack:

Meteor Mash

Chandelure

Quick Attack:

Hex

Charged Attack:

Shadow Ball

Gengar

Quick Attack:

Shadow Claw

Charged Attack:

Shadow Ball

Ho-Oh

Quick Attack:

Steel Wing

Charged Attack:

Sacred Fire

Tapu Koko

Quick Attack:

Volt Switch

Charged Attack:

Brave Bird

Celebi

Quick Attack:

Magical Leaf

Charged Attack:

Leaf Storm

If none of these Pokémon are available, the best options are those with Ghost, Poison, or Steel-type moves. They will deal the most damage to Tapu Lele in battle.

Interested in learning about the Lush Jungle event in Pokémon Go and want to read more? Check out Pokémon Go Lush Jungle Event: New Pokémon, Raids, and Rewards on Pro Game Guides!


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CJ Kuzdal
CJ is a freelance writer with a passion for modern and retro video games, with an emphasis on RPGs and Pokemon games. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his cat and drinking way too much coffee.