Tapu Lele counters

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

Tapu Lele
#0786 Tapu Lele
PsychicFairy
USAGE 4.1% #43
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
Psychic 66.8% Moonblast 63.0% Dazzling Gleam 61.5% Protect 49.7% Taunt 33.1% Psyshock 32.8% Focus Blast 21.4% Ally Switch 18.5%
Items
Choice Scarf 15.7% Psychium Z 14.3% Terrain Extender 14.2% Fightinium Z 11.4% Life Orb 8.7% Iapapa Berry 8.5% Choice Specs 7.2% Fairium Z 5.1%
Abilities
Psychic Surge99.9%Telepathy0.1%
Tera Types
Psychic 20.4% Steel 18.3% Water 11.4% Fairy 8.3% Normal 3.8% Fire 2.3% Dark 1.2%
Common Teammates
Deoxys24.1%Alakazam-Mega21.4%Chi-Yu20.8%Sneasler20.7%Indeedee-F19.4%Tornadus18.1%Hawlucha14.1%Hatterene13.5%

Checks & Counters

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

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #43 with 4.09% usage. Sorted by reliability score.