Tapu Lele counters

Gen 8 National Dex · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Tapu Lele
#0786 Tapu Lele
PsychicFairy
USAGE 12.8% #13
ABILITYPsychic Surge
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
Moonblast 98.9% Psyshock 89.4% Focus Blast 74.1% Psychic 32.2% Hidden Power Fire 28.2% Calm Mind 24.4% Energy Ball 19.3% Future Sight 11.7%
Items
Choice Scarf 32.7% Terrain Extender 29.3% Choice Specs 15.3% Fightinium Z 10.6% Assault Vest 8.3% Psychium Z 2.0% Twisted Spoon 0.6% Electrium Z 0.4%
Abilities
Psychic Surge100.0%Telepathy0.0%
Common Teammates
Landorus-Therian56.7%Zapdos31.3%Polteageist29.3%Kartana22.8%Ferrothorn22.2%Heatran21.8%Cloyster18.3%Latios18.2%
Browse Gen 8 National Dex teams using Tapu Lele →
Teams using Landorus-Therian 48% Teams using Greninja 32%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Landorus-Therian
Landorus-Therian
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
20.327
48
47.7% dies 11.08%
02
Greninja
Greninja
WaterDark SOFT CHECK
27.242
32
32.2% dies 8.95%

Ranked #13 with 12.80% usage. Sorted by reliability score.