Best Tapu Bulu counters

Raid Battles

The best Tapu Bulu counters in Pokémon GO are Mega Beedrill, Mega Rayquaza, Mega Gengar, Nihilego, Shadow Gengar, Shadow Toxicroak, and Shadow Victreebel. These Pokémon perform best with the moves outlined below. We suggest a minimum group size of 2 - 6 Trainers to defeat Tapu Bulu in a 5-Star Raid.

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          Best counter 👑

          Mega Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Mega BeedrillMega Beedrill
          Poison Jab / Sludge Bomb
          #1
          Mega Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Mega RayquazaMega Rayquaza
          Air Slash / Dragon Ascent
          #2
          Mega Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Mega GengarMega Gengar
          Lick / Sludge Bomb
          #3
          Official artwork of NihilegoNihilego
          Poison Jab / Sludge Bomb
          #4
          Shadow Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Shadow GengarShadow Gengar
          Lick / Sludge Bomb
          #5
          Shadow Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Shadow ToxicroakShadow Toxicroak
          Poison Jab / Sludge Bomb
          #6
          Shadow Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Shadow VictreebelShadow Victreebel
          Acid / Sludge Bomb
          #7
          #
          Name
          Fast Attack
          Charged Attack
          DPS
          TDO
          Faints
          TTW
          Score
          1.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega BeedrillMega Pokémon iconMega BeedrillPoisonPoison Jab PoisonSludge Bomb 43.911012.814357s82.7
          2.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega RayquazaMega Pokémon iconMega RayquazaFlyingAir Slash FlyingDragon Ascent 42.051063.614371s80.8
          3.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega GengarMega Pokémon iconMega GengarGhostLick *PoisonSludge Bomb 40.921062.614381s79.0
          4.Thumbnail image of NihilegoNihilegoPoisonPoison Jab PoisonSludge Bomb 37.541065.314414s73.8
          5.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow GengarShadow GengarGhostLick *PoisonSludge Bomb 38.95659.122408s68.9
          6.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow ToxicroakShadow ToxicroakPoisonPoison Jab PoisonSludge Bomb 40.07586.325400s68.8
          7.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow VictreebelShadow VictreebelPoisonAcid PoisonSludge Bomb 37.92686.121418s68.0
          8.Thumbnail image of RoseradeRoseradePoisonPoison Jab PoisonSludge Bomb 35.59838.617440s67.4
          9.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow VileplumeShadow VileplumePoisonAcid PoisonSludge Bomb 36.39758.719433s67.2
          10.Thumbnail image of RevavroomRevavroomPoisonPoison Jab PoisonGunk Shot 31.981060.414484s64.9
          11.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega Y CharizardMega Pokémon iconMega Y CharizardFireFire Spin FireBlast Burn *30.781115.013501s63.6
          12.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow MukShadow MukPoisonPoison Jab PoisonGunk Shot 33.06829.318472s63.4
          13.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow SkuntankShadow SkuntankPoisonPoison Jab PoisonSludge Bomb 36.46534.328440s62.6
          14.Thumbnail image of OverqwilOverqwilPoisonPoison Jab PoisonSludge Bomb 34.21654.622462s62.1
          15.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega BlazikenMega Pokémon iconMega BlazikenFireFire Spin FireBlast Burn *33.10661.922476s60.6
          16.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow Alolan MukShadow Alolan MukPoisonPoison Jab PoisonGunk Shot 33.51628.723472s60.5
          17.Thumbnail image of RayquazaRayquazaFlyingAir Slash FlyingDragon Ascent 32.91649.123479s60.1
          18.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow MetagrossShadow MetagrossSteelBullet Punch SteelMeteor Mash *31.38739.720499s59.4
          19.Thumbnail image of GengarGengarGhostLick *PoisonSludge Bomb 32.07646.623491s58.8
          20.Thumbnail image of ToxicroakToxicroakPoisonPoison Jab PoisonSludge Bomb 32.89574.726483s58.6
          21.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow MoltresShadow MoltresFireFire Spin FlyingSky Attack *29.52865.617526s58.4
          22.Thumbnail image of VictreebelVictreebelPoisonAcid PoisonSludge Bomb 31.25674.322503s58.1
          23.Thumbnail image of ScolipedeScolipedePoisonPoison Jab PoisonSludge Bomb 30.10767.019518s57.9
          24.Thumbnail image of VileplumeVileplumePoisonAcid PoisonSludge Bomb 30.09747.120519s57.6
          25.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow CrobatShadow CrobatFlyingAir Slash PoisonSludge Bomb 28.53826.518544s56.3
          26.Thumbnail image of SalazzleSalazzlePoisonPoison Jab PoisonSludge Wave 29.19753.919534s56.3
          27.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow DrapionShadow DrapionPoisonPoison Sting PoisonSludge Bomb 32.03523.528497s56.3
          28.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow BeedrillShadow BeedrillPoisonPoison Jab PoisonSludge Bomb 31.42543.827506s55.8
          29.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow NidokingShadow NidokingPoisonPoison Jab PoisonSludge Wave 32.10494.030498s55.7
          30.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow HaunterShadow HaunterGhostLick *PoisonSludge Bomb 34.37367.340478s55.4
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          Group size

          You need at least 2 Trainers to defeat a Tapu Bulu in a 5-Star Raid.

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          • Minimum group size: 2 Trainers
          • Optimal group size: 3 - 6 Trainers
          • Very easy with: 7+ Trainers
          • Probably impossible with less than 2 Trainers

          Tapu Bulu CP range from Raids

          Tapu Bulu can be caught with the following Combat Power after being defeated in Raids:

          • From 1870 CP to 1953 CP, with no weather boost
          • From 2338 CP to 2442 CP with Sunny and Cloudy weather boost

          Tapu Bulu weaknesses

          Tapu Bulu type chart

          When fighting Tapu Bulu, keep in mind the that Grass and Fairy-type Pokémon are weak to Poison (2x), Fire, Flying, Ice, and Steel-type moves. They take reduced damage from Dark, Electric, Fighting, Grass, Ground, Water, and Dragon-type moves.

          Weaknesses

          Weaknesses
          PoisonPoison256.0%
          FireFire160.0%
          FlyingFlying160.0%
          IceIce160.0%
          SteelSteel160.0%

          Resistances

          Resistances
          DragonDragon39.1%
          DarkDark62.5%
          ElectricElectric62.5%
          FightingFighting62.5%
          GrassGrass62.5%
          GroundGround62.5%
          WaterWater62.5%

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

          Best move-types and best weather for defeating Tapu Bulu

          Move-typeUsage (%)Weather
          Poison184.0%
          • cloudyCloudy
          Fire96.0%
          • sunnySunny
          Flying48.0%
          • windyWindy
          Steel28.0%
          • snowSnow
          Ghost12.0%
          • fogFog
          Ice10.0%
          • snowSnow
          Grass4.0%
          • sunnySunny
          Dark4.0%
          • fogFog
          Bug4.0%
          • rainRain
          Fighting2.0%
          • cloudyCloudy
          Fairy2.0%
          • cloudyCloudy
          Ground2.0%
          • sunnySunny
          Electric2.0%
          • rainRain
          Psychic2.0%
          • windyWindy

          About our ranking methodology

          Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Tapu Bulu in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Tapu Bulu down quickly with high DPS, or the tankiest counters that can withstand its attacks, our guide has something for every trainer.

          This guide displays a list of best Tapu Bulu counters in Pokémon GO with their Fast Attacks, Charged Attacks, DPS (damage per second), TDO (total damage output), faints, TTW (time to win), and score. The list is sorted by the score, which is calculated based on the DPS and TDO. Each Pokemon's move type is indicated by an icon beside the move name.

          When calculating the best counters for any Pokémon, our simulator takes into account various factors, such as the defender's typing and average DPS against each attacker, the weather's influence, energy left over from using charge attacks, Shadow Pokémon attack and defense stat changes, and more. During the initial phase of simulations, we calculate DPS and TDO for each attacker that is currently available in the game, and then we continue to rank them.

          We use a ranking method developed by a Reddit user named /u/Elastic_Space, which is described in detail in this Reddit post. It is a fairly complicated, but very well thought-out mathematical model for predicting simulation results without actually running the simulations. It also correlates with field data almost too well not to be used. Reddit

          Our Time to Win (TTW) and Faint numbers are also estimated, and should be taken with a grain of salt. Since we do not account for factors like Friendship and Mega damage boost, they will differ from actual experience in the field.