Battle Tapu Lele in Pokémon GO with our raid guide.
Tapu Lele is back in Pokémon GO raids from March 31 – April 9. The generation seven legendary follows Tapu Koko, who was in raids earlier late last month.
As well as returning to raids, Tapu Lele will have a its exclusive Charged Attack. Any existing Tapu Lele you have will only be able to learn this move via Elite TM.
The move is “Natures Madness.” It’s a Fairy-type move that hits hard, which will make Tapu Lele more relevant in the Fairy-type category. It’s worth picking up a few Tapu Lele with this move to add to your Pokémon GO collection.
Best Tapu Lele counters in Pokémon GO:
Tapu Lele is a dual Psychic and Fairy-type. That gives it a double resistance to Dragon and Fighting-type Pokémon which can be very useful in raids.
Tapu Lele has a weakness to Ghost, Poison and Steel-type attacks. That gives us a few good Pokémon to choose from.
Here are the best Tapu Lele counters in Pokémon GO:
 | Dusk Mane Necrozma | Metal Claw & Sunsteel Strike |
 | Dawn Wings Necrozma | Metal Claw & Moongeist Beam |
 | Mega Gengar | Lick & Shadow Ball |
 | Mega Banette | Shadow Claw & Shadow Ball |
 | Metagross | Bullet Punch & Meteor Mash |
 | Mewtwo | Psycho Cut & Shadow Ball |
 | Chandelure | Hex & Shadow Ball |
 | Nihilego | Poison Jab & Sludge Bomb |
 | Dialga | Metal Claw & Iron Head |
 | Origin Forme Dialga | Metal Claw & Iron Head |
 | Mega Scizor | Bullet Punch & Iron Head |
 | Mega Aggron | Iron Tail & Heavy Slam |
Dawn Wings and Dusk Mane Necrozma will be great choices for this Raid. Even better is that they aren’t Mega Pokémon, but are still very powerful. That means you can have multiple of them in your Raid team. Following them up with a Mega Gengar would be an excellent choice.
Metagross is a more budget option to take on Tapu Lele in Pokémon GO, having had a Community Day last year and being a fairly common spawn. Chandelure is also a non-legendary that makes a great counter.
Otherwise don’t overlook both Dialga forms. If you want to use Origin Forme Dialga, you will need a second move if your Dialga has Spacial Rend. This is a move that is impossible to re-learn, so don’t TM it away in favour of Iron Head.
Can Tapu Lele be shiny in Pokémon GO?
Yes, Tapu Lele can be shiny in Pokémon GO.
Mega Evolutions to get you more Tapu Lele candy in Pokémon GO
Mega Evolutions can help you get more candy and XL candy with every catch. Having a mega level 3 active that boosts candy for Fairy and Psychic-types will give you an extra 2 candy per catch, as well as a 25% bonus to your XL candy chance.
- Alakazam
- Slowbro
- Gardevoir
- Medicham
- Altaria
- Latias
- Latios
- Diancie
- Mawile
While none of these Mega Pokémon are good Tapu Lele counters, if you can get away with not having a Mega Pokémon in your raid team, you can benefit from that all important extra candy.
How many trainers do I need to beat Tapu Lele in Pokémon GO?
Tapu Lele isn’t too hard of a Pokémon to take down. For higher level trainers, a group of three to four will be enough to win this raid. With good counters and Party Play, you might be able to win this raid as a duo as well.
For lower level trainers, a group of six will be a safe number to make sure you can win this raid.
Tapu Lele Pokémon GO 100% IV hundo CP
Tapu Lele, with its new Charged Attack, is a solid Pokémon to have in your team. And of course, as always want that illusive 100% IV hundo CP.
Here are the hundo CP values to look out for after your Tapu Lele raid:
- 1996 CP
- 2496 CP (Weather boosted)
Weather Effects:
Weather boost can help you save candy, get better IVs and benefit from power boosts on your team. Here are the weather effects to keep an eye on when taking on these raids.
| Weather | Pro | Con |
|---|---|---|
| Sunny | – | – |
| Windy | Tapu Lele will be a higher CP when caught. | Tapu Lele’s Psychic-type attacks will do more damage. |
| Partly Cloudy | – | – |
| Cloudy | Your Poison-type Pokémon will be boosted. Tapu Lele will be a higher CP when caught. | Tapu Lele’s Fairy-type attacks will do more damage. |
| Snow | Your Steel-type counters will be boosted. | – |
| Rainy | – | – |
| Fog | Your Ghost-type counters will be boosted. | Tapu Lele’s Ghost-type attack will do more damage. |
When battling this raid, look out for Cloudy weather. Poison-type Pokémon will be boosted and Tapu Lele will be a higher CP at the end of the raid. Snowy weather is also strong, but can be hard to find at this time of year.
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