What is a good moveset for Tapu Lele?

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Definitely one of the cutest Pokemon in Sun/Moon ^_^Role: Revenge Killer/ Fast offenseTapu Lele @ Choice ScarfAbility: Psychic SurgeEVs: 252 SpA / 252 Spe / 4 HPModest NatureMoves:- Psychic/Psyshock- Moonblast- Shadow Ball- Thunderbolt / Energy Ball

Usage: Straight forward Scarf set. Psychic is used for STAB, but Psyshock can be used over Psychic to hit opponents who aren’t as bulky on the defensive side, Moonblast for STAB, Shadow Ball for coverage against Ghost types, T-bolt or Energy ball for the final slot, they are useful coverage moves.

Tapu Lele @ Life OrbAbility: Psychic SurgeEVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 SpeTimid Nature- Psyshock- Moonblast- Thunderbolt- Hidden Power [Fire]

Dual STABs in Moonblast and Psyshock, Shock > Psychic to hit Chansey and friends. Thunderbolt does a good chunk to Celesteela and various water types, and HP Fire 2HKOs Ferrothorn.

Though Choice Scarf is probably the better overall set for Lele, I really like using this stallbreaker set:

Tapu Lele @ Twisted SpoonAbility: Psychic SurgeEVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 SpeTimid NatureIVs: 0 Atk- Psyshock- Taunt- Moonblast- Calm Mind

Twisted Spoon is the best item for this set, since it boosts your Psychic attackswithout any drawbackssuch asLife Orb recoil, orChoice locking.- Psyshock— Preferred Psychic move for a stallbreaking set, sinceit hits Chansey for good damage.- Taunt— This is the most important move for this set. Itcompletely stops most stall Pokemonin their tracks, since they can’t use any status moves against you.- Moonblast— Secondary STAB move, and since with this set you’ll be staying in for many turns against stall,it will become stronger than Psyshock after Psychic Terrain wears off. Alsohits Dark PokemonthatPsyshockcan not.- Calm Mind— Can be swapped out forHidden Power Fire or Focus Blast to hit Steel Types, but Calm Mind is good for this set in order toset up and sweep entire teams after a couple of boosts.

Gen 8 UUTapu Lele @ Choice SpecsAbility: Psychic SurgeEVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 SpeTimid NatureIVs: 0 Atk- Moonblast- Psyshock- Shadow Ball- Focus Blast

Moonblast is STAB. Psyshock is also STAB and is for special walls such as Chansey. Shadow Ball is for Ghost types. Focus Blast is for Steel Types.

Budget Magearna (Gen 8 OU)Tapu Lele @ LeftoversAbility: Psychic SurgeEVs: 156 HP / 100 Def / 252 SpeTimid NatureIVs: 0 Atk

So this is our mini Magearna. It’s a lot faster than the latter, but its awful Defense stats and the lack of Speed-Boosting move like Magearna’s Shift Gear can make its use a bit questionable I guess. But since Magearna is banned from OU, it’s the budget one :P156 HP and 100 Def preserve its bulk. Iron Defense boosts its weaker Def to something that can hit harder. Calm Mind boosts SpA along with its good SpD. After a few good Defense and SpD boosts, it can be pretty hard to kill (unless opponent has ‘em lovely crits in store for you). Stored Power gets to insane BP after few boosts, while Nature’s Madness breaks down SpD walls and Pokemon that take less damage like Blissey. Dark-types surely wall this set but only OU Dark-type that outspeds you is Hydreigon. It is afraid of Dark Pulse not killing you and Moonblast’s power, so it will surely run away. Weakness Policy is an alternative to Leftovers, but despite the bulk investment Tapu Lele’s Defense aren’t that great as of Magearna.

National Dex Monotype (Psychic)Tapu Lele @ Fightinium Z / Electrium Z / Ghostium ZAbility: Psychic SurgeEVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 SpeTimid NatureIVs: 0 Atk- Calm Mind- Moonblast- Psychic / Psyshock- Focus Blast / Thunderbolt / Shadow Ball

A Calm Mind + Z-Move set. Calm Mind + Z-Move sets let Tapu Lele get past some of its checks such as Celesteela, Jirachi, and Tyranitar if it has the right move along with the right Z Crystal. Calm Mind lets you 2HKO bulky walls such as Blissey and Galarian Slowking. Moonblast is a strong Fairy STAB which deals with Dark-types. Psychic is used as a powerful Psychic STAB move in Psychic Terrain, while Psyshock can be used instead to immediately pressure special walls like Chansey and Blissey. Focus Blast is used with Fightinium Z to deal with checks like Tyranitar, Ferrothorn, and Heatran. Thunderbolt with Electrium Z can be used instead to deal with Celesteela. Ghostium Z is also an option to deal with checks like Jirachi and Aegislash.

Tapu Lele is a very good, if not the best revenge killer once it has a Choice Scarf and it should be used as a revenge killer in my opinion. If it has a Choice Scarf, it will outspeed even Pheromosa and KO non-Focus Sash variants. What’s even better is that its ability eliminates priority and even Prankster moves which makes it even more threatening.

Tapu Lele @ Choice ScarfAbility: Psychic SurgeEVs: 252 SpA / 252 Spe / 4 HPTimid Nature

Psychic is obvious for the STAB and Psychic Terrain boost. It lacks the power to 2HKO Chansey after Psychic Terrain but overall, I’d recommend choosing Psyshock. Moonblast is its secondary STAB and for the Dark types which are immune to Psychic / Psyshock. I recommend Focus Blast because it really needs something for Steel types. Your last choice is up to you: Shadow Ball for Alolan Marowak or HP Fire for Scizor, Ferrothorn and Forretress. My choice would be HP Fire since Aegislash is banned now.

Feel free to use a Choice Specs and turn it into a Wallbreaker. I would recommend Psyshock over Psychic and HP Fire over Shadow ball in that case.

Quick Resistant SpAttacker.

Tapu Lele@ Psychic SeedAbility: Psychic SurgeEVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 SpeBold/ Calm / Modest /TimidNature- Aromatherapy- Calm Mind- Extrasensory / Psychic / Psyshock- Moonblast / Dazzling Gleam

• Aromatherapy / ???: Cures toxic but use wisely.- Calm Mind: Yes.- Extrasensory / Psychic / Psyshock: All have STAB, and Extrasensory can flinch.- Moonblast / Dazzling Gleam: Dazzling Gleam for doubles.

(This may be a fairy type, but it’s a psychic type as well. Any strong psychic move from this gal will mostly OHKO any poison type. As for steel types, that’s where you come in. You can choose what move to replace Aromatherapy with if you like. Feedback is appreciated.)

Tapu Lele @ Choice SpecsAbility: Psychic SurgeEVs: 252 SpA / 252 Spe / 4 HPModest Nature- Psychic / Psyshock- Moonblast- Focus Blast- Hidden Power [Fire] / Calm Mind

• Psychic / Psyshock-strong special STAB, or hit Blissey- Moonblast-other STAB- Focus Blast-targets Steel type Pokemon, coverage against Dark- Hidden Power [Fire] / Calm Mind-kills Ferrothorn and other Pokemon/boosts stats

(Edited)Role: SweeperTapu Lele @ Psychic SeedAbility: Psychic SurgeTimid / Modest NatureEVs: 4 HP 252 SpA / 252 Spe- Extrasensory- Moonblast- Energy Ball- Calm Mind

Explanation: If there are no threats on the field, spam calm mind and raise your stats as much as possible, if there are, you can switch out or deal as much damage as possible. With Tapu Lele’s already good SpA, and calm mind boosting it even more, this easily sweeps teams. With the additional hp from dynamax if you’re playing on Sw/Sh, this Pokemon is a huge threat.

Tapu Lele @ Heavy-Duty BootsAbility: Psychic SurgeEVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 SpeModest NatureIVs: 0 Atk- Calm Mind- Moonblast- Psyshock- Nature’s Madness

A Calm Mind + Nature’s Madness set that is used as a tech to help deal with certain Poison-types named Drapion and Galarian Slowking. Calm Mind allows you to boost your Special Attack and Special Defense, allowing you to deal more damage to opposing Pokemon. Moonblast is used as Fairy STAB. Psyshock is used as Psychic STAB that immediately pressures special walls such as Galarian Slowking and Blissey. Nature’s Madness is used to help vs Drapion and Galarian Slowking when against a Posion team. Nature’s Madness allows you to cut the two mentioned Pokemon’s HP in half without having to rely on using Moonblast or Psyshock to deal damage to a switch-in and getting the prediction wrong. Modest Nature is used to allows you to get damage rolls on Drapion and Galarian Slowking. Heavy-Duty Boots is used to avoid taking damage from hazards should hazards get on your side, as there aren’t good hazard control options for Psychic teams aside from Hatterene and Defog Latias.