Grass Fairy

Tapu Bulu is a Grass and Fairy-type Pokémon with a Max CP of 3865 in Pokémon GO. Tapu Bulu's best moveset is Bullet Seed and Nature's Madness. It is weather boosted by Sunny and Cloudy weather, and it was originally found in the Alola region. Shiny Tapu Bulu is available in Pokémon GO.

Tapu Bulu is weak to Poison, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Steel-type moves. It takes reduced damage from Dark, Electric, Fighting, Grass, Ground, Water, and Dragon-type moves.

Stats

Max CP	3865 CP
Attack	249 ATK
Defense	215 DEF
Stamina	172 STA
Weather Boost	Sunny Cloudy
Released	Yes
Shiny released	Yes
Buddy distance	20 km

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#787
Height	1.9 m
Weight	45.5 kg
Region	Alola Generation 7
Can be traded	Allowed
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Catch Rate	2%
Base Flee Rate	0%
Catch rewards	3 100
Additional Move Cost	100 100000

Tapu Bulu type chart

Takes increased damage

Poison	256.0%
Fire	160.0%
Flying	160.0%
Ice	160.0%
Steel	160.0%

Takes decreased damage

Dragon	39.1%
Dark	62.5%
Electric	62.5%
Fighting	62.5%
Grass	62.5%
Ground	62.5%
Water	62.5%

Type chart shows the percentage (%) of damage taken from an incoming attack of a particular type.

Tapu Bulu's best moves and movesets

Tapu Bulu's best moveset is Bullet Seed and Nature's Madness, with 16.83 DPS (damage per second) and 502.5 TDO (total damage output). These moves are boosted by Sunny and Cloudy weather. You need an Elite Charge TM to teach Tapu Bulu Nature's Madness.

Best Tapu Bulu moves

Bullet Seed

Nature's Madness *

DPS16.83

TDO502.47

Score33.4

Weather Boost

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If you are unable to get Tapu Bulu with its best moveset, we recommend to use Bullet Seed/Grass Knot. You will lose around 7.9% DPS and TDO, which makes these moves a viable alternative to Tapu Bulu's strongest moveset (Bullet Seed/Nature's Madness).

Tapu Bulu moves comparison

The following chart shows Tapu Bulu's DPS and TDO for every fast and charge attack combination. This chart is useful for comparing the relative strength of Tapu Bulu's movesets. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon to see how it affects the rankings.

Weather

Extreme↓

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Bullet Seed	Nature's Madness *	16.83	502.5	33.4
2.	Bullet Seed	Grass Knot	15.50	462.6	30.8
3.	Rock Smash	Nature's Madness *	15.40	459.7	30.6
4.	Bullet Seed	Solar Beam	14.68	438.3	29.2
5.	Bullet Seed	Dazzling Gleam	14.68	438.3	29.2
6.	Rock Smash	Grass Knot	14.48	432.3	28.8
7.	Rock Smash	Dazzling Gleam	13.96	416.6	27.7
8.	Rock Smash	Solar Beam	13.74	410.1	27.3
9.	Bullet Seed	Megahorn	12.01	358.3	23.8
10.	Rock Smash	Megahorn	11.73	350.0	23.3

Fast Attacks

• Rock Smash15101.3s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Normal
    • Rock
    • Steel
    • Ice
    • Dark

  • 62.5%
  • • Flying
    • Poison
    • Bug
    • Psychic
    • Fairy

  • 39.1%
  • • Ghost

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	15
  Energy	10
  Weather boost	Cloudy
  Duration	1.3s
  Damage window	0.6s - 0.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	9
  Energy	7

  
  

  Effects

  Rock Smash has no special effects.

  See Rock Smash details page ↗
• Bullet Seed8141.1s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Ground
    • Rock
    • Water

  • 62.5%
  • • Flying
    • Poison
    • Bug
    • Steel
    • Fire
    • Grass
    • Dragon

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	8
  Energy	14
  Weather boost	Sunny
  Duration	1.1s
  Damage window	0.8s - 1.1s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	5
  Energy	13

  
  

  Effects

  Bullet Seed has no special effects.

  See Bullet Seed details page ↗

Charged Moves

• Megahorn1101002.2s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Grass
    • Psychic
    • Dark

  • 62.5%
  • • Fighting
    • Flying
    • Poison
    • Ghost
    • Steel
    • Fire
    • Fairy

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	110
  Energy	100
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	2.2s
  Damage window	1.7s - 1.9s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	110
  Energy	55

  
  

  Effects

  Megahorn has no special effects.

  See Megahorn details page ↗
• Dazzling Gleam100503.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Fighting
    • Dragon
    • Dark

  • 62.5%
  • • Poison
    • Steel
    • Fire

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	100
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Cloudy
  Duration	3.5s
  Damage window	2.1s - 3.3s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	110
  Energy	70

  
  

  Effects

  Dazzling Gleam has no special effects.

  See Dazzling Gleam details page ↗
• Solar Beam1801004.9s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Ground
    • Rock
    • Water

  • 62.5%
  • • Flying
    • Poison
    • Bug
    • Steel
    • Fire
    • Grass
    • Dragon

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	180
  Energy	100
  Weather boost	Sunny
  Duration	4.9s
  Damage window	2.7s - 4.7s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	150
  Energy	80

  
  

  Effects

  Solar Beam has no special effects.

  See Solar Beam details page ↗
• Grass Knot90502.6s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Ground
    • Rock
    • Water

  • 62.5%
  • • Flying
    • Poison
    • Bug
    • Steel
    • Fire
    • Grass
    • Dragon

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	90
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Sunny
  Duration	2.6s
  Damage window	1.7s - 2.6s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	90
  Energy	50

  
  

  Effects

  Grass Knot has no special effects.

  See Grass Knot details page ↗
• Nature's Madness *90502.1s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Fighting
    • Dragon
    • Dark

  • 62.5%
  • • Poison
    • Steel
    • Fire

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	90
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Cloudy
  Duration	2.1s
  Damage window	1.4s - 2.0s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	80
  Energy	50

  
  

  Effects

  Special

  Nature's Madness has a 100.0% chance to:

  • Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

  See Nature's Madness details page ↗

Tapu Bulu Special CP Values

Max CP values in Raids, Eggs, Field Research

Tapu Bulu's has 3865 max CP (at Level 50). A Tapu Bulu obtained from Raids can be encountered from 1870 CP to 1953 CP, or if weather boosted, in the 2338 CP to 2442 CP range. In Field and Special Research, Tapu Bulu can be found in the 1403 CP to 1465 CP range.

Max CP	3865 CP
	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	1403 CP - 1465 CP
	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	1870 CP - 1953 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	1870 CP - 1953 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
RaidsWeather Boost Sunny Cloudy	2338 CP - 2442 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 10/10/10 minimum IVs

More information

• Field and Special Research encounters are always Level 15. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Field Research encounters have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Pokémon hatched from Eggs are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Egg Hatches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Raid Bosses caught without weather boost are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Raid Bosses caught with weather boost are always Level 25. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Weather boosted Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Wild encounters range from Level 1 to Level 30 Pokémon. Their IVs range from 0 (min) to 15 (max) for each stat.
• Weather Boosted wild Pokémon encounters get a 5 Level boost, bringing their Level range to Level 6 to Level 35. In addition, they have a guaraneed minimum IV value of 4 for each stat, resulting in a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Tapu Bulu Max CP Chart

Max Combat Power per Level chart

Tapu Bulu Max CP per level chart. This table shows maximum Combat Power values from Level 1 to Level 50.

Regular and Shiny Tapu Bulu

• #787Tapu Bulu
• #787Shiny Tapu Bulu

Mega Pokémon that boost Tapu Bulu

A list of Mega Pokémon that boost Tapu Bulu's Grass and Fairy-type moves, Candy, and Candy XL from catching Tapu Bulu.

Mega Venusaur

Mega Sceptile

Mega Gardevoir

Mega Altaria

Mega Abomasnow

Mega Diancie

More information

Mega and Primal Raid Bonus –Mega Pokémon boost the attack power of all other Pokémon when battling in Raid Battles by 10%. Attacks that share their type with the Mega Pokémon's type(s) receive a 30% boost. However, these bonuses do not stack if there are multiple Mega-Evolved Pokémon battling simultaneously; only the higher boost will be applied.

Mega and Primal Catch Bonus –While a Pokémon is Mega-Evolved, additional XP and Candy is granted when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it, or for any raid boss caught. These do not stack with each other. Additionally, High and Max Level Mega-Evolved Pokémon grant an increased chance to obtain Candy XL when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it.

Note on Primal Kyogre and Groudon

• Primal Kyogre boosts Water-, Electric- and Bug-type attacks and Pokémon.
• Primal Groudon boosts Fire-, Grass- and Ground-type attacks and Pokémon.

Tapu Bulu Catch Rates

The base catch rate for Tapu Bulu in Pokémon GO is 2.50%, calculated for catching a Level 20 with no berries. Curved Great throw has a 6.25% chance to catch, and adding a Razz Berry raises that to 9.23%.

Configure

Pokémon level

Level 20↓

Ball Type

PokéBall↓

Grass medal

None↓

Fairy medal

None↓

Number of throws

1↓

		Normal	Nice	Great	Excellent
No Berry	-	2.50%	2.87%	3.73%	4.58%
	Curve	4.21%	4.83%	6.25%	7.65%
Razz Berry	-	3.73%	4.27%	5.54%	6.79%
	Curve	6.25%	7.16%	9.23%	11.26%
Silver Pinap Berry	-	4.46%	5.11%	6.61%	8.09%
	Curve	7.46%	8.53%	10.97%	13.35%
Golden Razz Berry	-	6.13%	7.02%	9.06%	11.05%
	Curve	10.20%	11.64%	14.91%	18.05%

More information

Catch probability with multiple throws

In order to help Trainers understand their overall odds when catching Tapu Bulu, we enable the functionality to showing the total chance to catch it depending on the number of available throws. We calculate this chance as if you repeated the same throw N-number of times.

To activate this functionality, change the number of Number of throws to a value greater than 1. The Number of throws option is available in the configuration options above the chart

Catch rate formula

Pokémon GO catch rate formula can be expressed as follows:

• CATCH_MULTIPLIERS = ball * curve * berry * throwType * (type1Medal + type2Medal / 2)
• CATCH_RATE = 1 - Math.pow(1 - baseCatchRate / (2 * cpm), CATCH_MULTIPLIERS)

There are different multipliers that come into play when calculating catch rate.

Curved throws are more effective than regular throws, stronger types of Poké Ball have a higher catch rate, and using a Razz Berry or a Golden Razz Berry also improves your chances.

Catch rate multipliers

The following table shows all the different catch rate multipliers in Pokémon GO:

Multiplier	Amount
Razz Berry	1.5
Silver Pinap Berry	1.8
Golden Razz Berry	2.5
Curveball	1.7
Nice Throw	1.15
Great Throw	1.5
Excellent Throw	1.85
PokéBall	1.0
Premier Ball	1.0
Great Ball	1.5
Ultra Ball	2.0
Bronze medal	1.1
Silver medal	1.2
Gold medal	1.3

Tapu Bulu family

A list of Pokémon that are somehow related to Tapu Bulu in Pokémon GO. Includes evolutions, regional, and form variations.

Tapu Bulu

List of Tapu Bulu costumes

A list of Tapu Bulu costumes available in Pokémon GO.

Tapu Bulu high resolution sprites

A list of high resolution Pokémon HOME sprites related to Tapu Bulu. Sprite description is a best guess on what the sprite is related to, use your own judgment. Click to download full 512x512 resolution.

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