Tapu Bulu best moveset in Pokémon GO

Tapu Bulu's best moveset in Pokémon GO is Bullet Seed and Grass Knot, with 15.50 damage per second, and it can deal 462.6 damage before Tapu Bulu faints. This is true when battling in neutral weather.

Best moves for Tapu Bulu are:

Bullet Seed

Grass Knot

DPS15.50

TDO462.60

Score36.2

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All Tapu Bulu movesets ranked

Here is a complete list of Tapu Bulu movesets in Pokémon GO, ranked by their DPS and TDO. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon.

Weather

Extreme↓

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Bullet Seed	Grass Knot	15.50	462.6	36.2
2.	Bullet Seed	Solar Beam	14.68	438.3	34.3
3.	Bullet Seed	Dazzling Gleam	14.68	438.3	34.3
4.	Rock Smash	Grass Knot	14.48	432.3	33.9
5.	Rock Smash	Dazzling Gleam	13.96	416.6	32.6
6.	Rock Smash	Solar Beam	13.74	410.1	32.1
7.	Bullet Seed	Megahorn	12.01	358.3	28.1
8.	Rock Smash	Megahorn	11.73	350.0	27.4

Tapu Bulu fast moves guide

Moves

Rock Smash1510

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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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 Seed814

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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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 ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Bullet Seed	8	7.27	14	12.73	1.1s	5	13	1.67	4.33	2s
Rock Smash	15	11.54	10	7.69	1.3s	9	7	3.00	2.33	2s

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy generated per use, EPS for energy per second, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Tapu Bulu's Fast Moves Type Coverage

Fighting	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.4	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6
Grass	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×1.6	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0

Tapu Bulu charge moves guide

Tapu Bulu has access to 4 Charge moves (Megahorn, Dazzling Gleam, Solar Beam, and Grass Knot), which cover Bug, Fairy, and Grass-type attacks. When using Dazzling Gleam, Solar Beam, and Grass Knot you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Moves

Megahorn110100

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	110
Energy	100
Weather boost	Rainy
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 Gleam10050

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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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 Beam180100

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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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 Knot9050

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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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 ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Dazzling Gleam	100	28.57	50	1.57	3.5s	110	70	1.57
Grass Knot	90	34.62	50	1.80	2.6s	90	50	1.80
Megahorn	110	50.00	100	2.00	2.2s	110	55	2.00
Solar Beam	180	36.73	100	1.88	4.9s	150	80	1.88

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy used, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used.

Moves with Special Effects in PvP

There are no Tapu Bulu moves that have Special Effects in PvP.

Tapu Bulu's Charge Moves Type Coverage

Bug	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6
Fairy	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.6	×1.0
Grass	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×1.6	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0