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Tapu Bulu front sprite

#0787 · Generation 7

Tapu Bulu

The Land Spirit Pokémon

Grass Fairy
It pulls large trees up by the roots and swings them around. It causes vegetation to grow, and then it absorbs energy from the growth.
Height 1.9 m
Weight 45.5 kg
Catch rate 3
Base EXP 285

Battle profile

Base stats

HP 70
Attack 130
Defense 115
Sp. Attack 85
Sp. Defense 95
Speed 75
Base stat total 570

Traits

Abilities

Grassy Surge

When the Pokémon enters battle, it turns the ground into Grassy Terrain.

Telepathy

Hidden

The Pokémon anticipates and avoids the damaging attacks of its allies.

Battle matchups

Type effectiveness

Damage matchups for Tapu Bulu based on its Grass and Fairy typing. Abilities may change some matchups.

Weak against

Takes increased damage

Poison ×4 Flying ×2 Steel ×2 Fire ×2 Ice ×2

Resists

Takes reduced damage

Fighting ×½ Ground ×½ Water ×½ Grass ×½ Electric ×½ Dark ×½

Immune to

Takes no damage

Dragon ×0

Evolution family

Evolution chain

Tapu Bulu does not evolve.

Learnset

Level-up moves

Moves Tapu Bulu learns by gaining levels in Pokemon Nova.

17 moves
Level Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
1 Leafage The user attacks by pelting the target with leaves. Grass Physical 40 100 40
1 Rock Smash The user attacks with a punch that can shatter a rock. This may also lower the target's Defense stat. Fighting Physical 40 100 15
5 Withdraw The user withdraws its body into its hard shell, raising its Defense stat. Water Status — — 40
10 Disable For four turns, the target will be unable to use whichever move it last used. Normal Status — 100 20
15 Leech Seed A seed is planted on the target. It steals some HP from the target every turn and gives it to the user. Grass Status — 90 10
20 Mega Drain A nutrient-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target. Grass Special 40 100 15
25 Whirlwind The target is blown away, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon. Normal Status — — 20
30 Horn Attack The target is jabbed with a sharply pointed horn to inflict damage. Normal Physical 65 100 25
35 Scary Face The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat. Normal Status — 100 10
40 Horn Leech The user drains the target's energy with its horns. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target. Grass Physical 75 100 10
45 Zen Headbutt The user focuses its willpower to its head and attacks the target. This may also make the target flinch. Psychic Physical 80 90 15
50 Mean Look The user pins the target with a dark, arresting look. The target becomes unable to flee. Normal Status — — 5
55 Nature's Madness The user hits the target with the full wrath of nature. This cuts the target's HP in half. Fairy Special 1 90 10
60 Wood Hammer The user slams its rugged body into the target to attack. This also damages the user quite a lot. Grass Physical 120 100 15
65 Megahorn Using its tough and impressive horn, the user brutally rams into the target with no letup. Bug Physical 120 85 10
70 Skull Bash The user tucks in its head to raise its Defense stat on the first turn, then rams the target on the next turn. Normal Physical 130 100 10
75 Grassy Terrain This restores the HP of Pokémon on the ground a little every turn and powers up Grass-type moves for five turns. Grass Status — — 10

Breeding learnset

Egg moves

0 moves available

No egg moves are available for Tapu Bulu.

Extended learnset

Compatible moves

70 moves available

  • Brick Break Physical
    Fighting
  • Brutal Swing Physical
    Dark
  • Bulk Up Status
    Fighting
  • Bullet Seed Physical
    Grass
  • Calm Mind Status
    Psychic
  • Close Combat Physical
    Fighting
  • Confide Status
    Normal
  • Darkest Lariat Physical
    Dark
  • Dazzling Gleam Special
    Fairy
  • Dual Chop Physical
    Dragon
  • Echoed Voice Special
    Normal
  • Endure Status
    Normal
  • Energy Ball Special
    Grass
  • Facade Physical
    Normal
  • False Swipe Physical
    Normal
  • Fling Physical
    Dark
  • Focus Blast Special
    Fighting
  • Focus Punch Physical
    Fighting
  • Frustration Physical
    Normal
  • Giga Drain Special
    Grass
  • Giga Impact Physical
    Normal
  • Grass Knot Special
    Grass
  • Grassy Terrain Status
    Grass
  • Guard Swap Status
    Psychic
  • Hidden Power Special
    Normal
  • High Horsepower Physical
    Ground
  • Hyper Beam Special
    Normal
  • Iron Defense Status
    Steel
  • Light Screen Status
    Psychic
  • Megahorn Physical
    Bug
  • Mega Punch Physical
    Normal
  • Mimic Status
    Normal
  • Natural Gift Physical
    Normal
  • Nature Power Status
    Normal
  • Payback Physical
    Dark
  • Power Swap Status
    Psychic
  • Protect Status
    Normal
  • Psych Up Status
    Normal
  • Reflect Status
    Psychic
  • Rest Status
    Psychic
  • Return Physical
    Normal
  • Revenge Physical
    Fighting
  • Roar Status
    Normal
  • Rock Slide Physical
    Rock
  • Rock Tomb Physical
    Rock
  • Round Special
    Normal
  • Safeguard Status
    Normal
  • Scary Face Status
    Normal
  • Secret Power Physical
    Normal
  • Seed Bomb Physical
    Grass
  • Sleep Talk Status
    Normal
  • Smart Strike Physical
    Steel
  • Snarl Special
    Dark
  • Snore Special
    Normal
  • Solar Beam Special
    Grass
  • Stone Edge Physical
    Rock
  • Stored Power Special
    Psychic
  • Substitute Status
    Normal
  • Sunny Day Status
    Fire
  • Superpower Physical
    Fighting
  • Swagger Status
    Normal
  • Swords Dance Status
    Normal
  • Synthesis Status
    Grass
  • Taunt Status
    Dark
  • Telekinesis Status
    Psychic
  • Torment Status
    Dark
  • Toxic Status
    Poison
  • Work Up Status
    Normal
  • Worry Seed Status
    Grass
  • Zen Headbutt Physical
    Psychic

Species information

Training and breeding

Growth rate
Slow
Gender ratio
Genderless
Egg groups
Undiscovered
Hatch steps
3,840
Base happiness
50
Color
Red
Shape
Head Arms
Habitat
None