Competitive Information for Tapu Bulu [Sword/Shield]
Base Stats for Tapu Bulu
Grass / Fairy
Abilities:
TelepathyTelepathy: This Pokemon does not take damage from attacks made by its allies.
, Grassy SurgeGrassy Surge: On switch-in, this Pokemon summons Grassy Terrain.
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
0.5x
0x
0.5x
0.5x
2x
2x
Grass
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
0.5x
0.5x
2x
4x
2x
0.5x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Tapu Bulu? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Tapu Bulu is a pretty decent Grass and Fairy-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty usual sight to see Tapu Bulu out in the 8th generation battlefield. Tapu Bulu is weak to Fire, Flying, Ice, Poison, and Steel-typed attacks.
Species: Tapu Bulu
Item: Coba Berry / Weakness Policy
Ability: Grassy Surge
Nature: Careful (+SpD, -SpA)
EVs: 196 Hp / 164 Atk / 4 Def / 132 SpD / 12 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Superpower
- Horn Leech / Wood Hammer
- Protect
- Swords Dance
Item: Coba Berry / Weakness Policy
Ability: Grassy Surge
Nature: Careful (+SpD, -SpA)
EVs: 196 Hp / 164 Atk / 4 Def / 132 SpD / 12 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat / Superpower
- Horn Leech / Wood Hammer
- Protect
- Swords Dance
Physical Tank Tapu Bulu (Popular/Trending)
Tapu Bulu is a legendary Physical Tank. It's goal is to take a hefty amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Weakness Policy activates if Tapu Bulu is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Grassy Surge, on switch-in Tapu Bulu summons grassy terrain.
♦ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Tapu Bulu's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Tapu Bulu's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Horn Leech is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Tapu Bulu recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Wood Hammer is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Grass-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Tapu Bulu this turn).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Tapu Bulu's attack by 2 stages).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Tapu Bulu's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Horn Leech is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Tapu Bulu recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Wood Hammer is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Grass-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Tapu Bulu this turn).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Tapu Bulu's attack by 2 stages).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Tapu Bulu
Item: Terrain Extender / Kebia Berry
Ability: Grassy Surge
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Wood Hammer / Seed Bomb
- Close Combat / Brick Break
- High Horsepower
- Darkest Lariat
Item: Terrain Extender / Kebia Berry
Ability: Grassy Surge
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Wood Hammer / Seed Bomb
- Close Combat / Brick Break
- High Horsepower
- Darkest Lariat
Physical Sweeper Tapu Bulu (Grassy Surge)
Tapu Bulu is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Grassy Surge, on switch-in Tapu Bulu summons grassy terrain.
♦ Wood Hammer is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Grass-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
♦ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Tapu Bulu's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ High Horsepower is a physical 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
♦ Darkest Lariat is a physical 85-base power Dark-type move (ignores the target's stat stage changes).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
♦ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Tapu Bulu's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ High Horsepower is a physical 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
♦ Darkest Lariat is a physical 85-base power Dark-type move (ignores the target's stat stage changes).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Tapu Bulu? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Species: Tapu Bulu
Item: Terrain Extender / Kebia Berry
Ability: Grassy Surge
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Wood Hammer / Seed Bomb
- Rock Slide
- Close Combat / Brick Break
- High Horsepower
Item: Terrain Extender / Kebia Berry
Ability: Grassy Surge
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Wood Hammer / Seed Bomb
- Rock Slide
- Close Combat / Brick Break
- High Horsepower
Doubles Physical Sweeper Tapu Bulu (Grassy Surge)
Tapu Bulu is a legendary Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Grassy Surge, on switch-in Tapu Bulu summons grassy terrain.
♦ Wood Hammer is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Grass-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Tapu Bulu's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ High Horsepower is a physical 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Tapu Bulu's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ High Horsepower is a physical 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Tapu Bulu learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Tapu Bulu can perform in Sword/Shield. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SS Move and Ability Combos for Tapu Bulu
- Moves: Sunny Day + Solar Beam
- Moves: Swagger + Psych Up
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Substitute + Leech Seed
- Moves: Toxic + Leech Seed
- Moves: Stored Power + Psych Up
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Most notable and possible best moves for Tapu Bulu
- Bulk Up
- Close Combat
- Darkest Lariat
- High Horsepower
- Horn Leech
- Leech Seed
- Megahorn
- Nature's Madness
- Protect
- Rock Slide
- Superpower
- Swords Dance
- Wood Hammer
Common Effort Values for Tapu Bulu in Sword and Shield
- Careful Nature ( 196/164/4/0/132/12 )
- Adamant Nature ( 252/252/0/0/4/0 )
- Optimize Tapu Bulu's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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