Tapu Lele counters

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

Tapu Lele
#0786 Tapu Lele
PsychicFairy
USAGE 2.0% #98
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
Moonblast 100.0% Psychic 95.8% Energy Ball 95.8% Shadow Ball 95.8% Thunder 4.2% Nature's Madness 4.2% Aromatherapy 4.2% Protect 0.0%
Items
Choice Scarf 95.8% Tapunium Z 4.2% Sitrus Berry 0.0% Terrain Extender 0.0% Life Orb 0.0% Fairium Z 0.0% Psychic Seed 0.0% Assault Vest 0.0%
Abilities
Telepathy0.0%
Common Teammates
Metagross-Mega100.0%Moltres-Galar95.8%Amoonguss95.8%Thundurus95.8%Blacephalon95.8%Toxtricity4.2%Togekiss4.2%Zeraora4.2%
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Ranked #98 with 2.04% usage. Sorted by reliability score.