Tapu Bulu counters

Gen 9 National Dex · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Tapu Bulu
#0787 Tapu Bulu
GrassFairy
USAGE 1.0% #96
ABILITYGrassy Surge
BASE STATS
HP 70
ATK 130
DEF 115
SPA 85
SPD 95
SPE 75
BST570
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Poison
2×
FireIceFlyingSteel
½×
WaterElectricGrassFightingGroundDark
0×
Dragon
Moves
Horn Leech 95.7% Swords Dance 48.1% Stone Edge 44.3% High Horsepower 41.8% Close Combat 33.5% Toxic 28.4% Protect 23.4% Wood Hammer 16.6%
Items
Rockium Z 29.1% Leftovers 23.5% Choice Scarf 11.8% Heavy-Duty Boots 11.0% Terrain Extender 5.7% Life Orb 4.2% Darkinium Z 4.2% Assault Vest 3.4%
Abilities
Grassy Surge100.0%Telepathy0.0%
Common Teammates
Great Tusk31.4%Alomomola27.3%Charizard-Mega-Y25.1%Kingambit20.9%Zapdos20.4%Clodsire17.3%Cinderace16.1%Corviknight16.0%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Gliscor
Gliscor
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
24.693
35
35.2% dies 9.61%
02
Landorus-Therian
Landorus-Therian
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
30.32
25
25.3% dies 7.90%

Ranked #96 with 1.00% usage. Sorted by reliability score.