Tapu Lele counters

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

Tapu Lele
#0786 Tapu Lele
PsychicFairy
USAGE 12.0% #16
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 97.5% Taunt 95.5% Hidden Power Fire 95.0% Future Sight 40.8% Psyshock 31.5% Psychic 27.8% Aromatherapy 2.8% Calm Mind 2.5%
Items
Terrain Extender 100.0% Tapunium Z 0.0% Leftovers 0.0% Psychic Seed 0.0% Choice Scarf 0.0% Rocky Helmet 0.0% Choice Specs 0.0% Eject Button 0.0%
Abilities
Telepathy0.0%
Common Teammates
Lunala96.1%Mewtwo-Mega-X95.8%Xerneas95.3%Necrozma-Dusk-Mane90.3%Deoxys-Speed67.3%Smeargle29.1%Deoxys-Attack10.8%Mewtwo-Mega-Y2.2%

Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #16 with 11.99% usage. Sorted by reliability score.