Tapu Lele counters

Gen 8 Doubles OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Tapu Lele
#0786 Tapu Lele
PsychicFairy
USAGE 4.0% #52
ABILITYTelepathy
BASE STATS
HP 70
ATK 85
DEF 75
SPA 130
SPD 115
SPE 95
BST570
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
PoisonGhostSteel
½×
Psychic
¼×
Fighting
0×
Dragon
Moves
Psychic 96.6% Protect 88.8% Moonblast 85.4% Toxic 56.7% Taunt 30.3% Dazzling Gleam 15.1% Thunderbolt 8.9% Shadow Ball 6.0%
Items
Sitrus Berry 81.3% Life Orb 12.2% Choice Specs 2.7% Terrain Extender 2.2% Choice Scarf 1.3% Leftovers 0.1% Psychic Seed 0.0% Assault Vest 0.0%
Abilities
Telepathy0.0%
Common Teammates
Amoonguss83.2%Necrozma81.4%Pheromosa79.0%Naganadel79.0%Heatran79.0%Landorus-Therian9.7%Genesect7.3%Pelipper7.3%
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Checks & Counters

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Ranked #52 with 3.95% usage. Sorted by reliability score.