Pokemon GO Tapu Lele Raid Guide | Best Counters, Weaknesses…

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Pokemon GO Tapu Lele Raid winners get a guaranteed Tapu Lele encounter. It is a 5-Star Raid Boss with powerful moves and increased Damage Output. You require extensive meta-knowledge and powerful counters to win Tapu Lele Raids.

Tapu Lele is a Legendary Pokemon, making it a powerhouse as a 5-star Raid Boss in Pokemon GO. The Psychic and Fairy-type monster has a powerful movepool with diverse typing. You must study Tapu Lele’s weaknesses and resistances to strategize the best raid counters. Winners can also encounter a High IV Tapu Lele or a Shiny Tapu Lele near the raid location. That said, this guide details the best Tapu Lele Raid counters according to its type-weaknesses and resistances.

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Pokemon GO: Tapu Lele Weaknesses And Resistances

Tapu Lele has multiple type-resistances and weaknesses in Pokemon GO. Only by knowing its type-weaknesses and resistances can you strategize your counters to defeat the Raid Boss. Also, make sure to team up with other players and avoid solo raids.

Tapu Lele Type-Weaknesses

Ghost-type Moves
Poison-type Moves
Steel-type Moves

Tapu Lele Type-Resistances

Psychic-type Moves
Dragon-type Moves
Fighting-type Moves

Tapu Lele’s damage output boosts in windy and cloudy weather. You must avoid Raid locations in such weather conditions.

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Pokemon GO: Best Tapu Lele Raid Counters

Since Tapu Lele’s weaknesses include Ghost, Poison, and Steel-type, you can select counters within those typings. The best Tapu Lele counters in Pokemon GO should be of the typings above and must have identical types of moves. Pokemon with identical attribute-type and move-type can trigger the Same Type of Attack Bonus (STAB), which inflicts bonus damage to the Raid Boss.

Tapu Lele Counter	Fast Move	Charged Move
Dusk Mane Necrozma	Metal Claw (Steel)	Sunsteel Strike (Steel)
Dawn Wings Necrozma	Metal Claw (Steel)	Moongeist Beam (Ghost)
Shadow Metagross	Bullet Punch (Steel)	Meteor Mash (Steel) (Legacy)
Mega Gengar	Lick (Ghost) (Legacy)	Shadow Ball (Ghost)
Metagross	Bullet Punch (Steel)	Meteor Mash (Steel) (Legacy)
Shadow Chandelure	Hex (Ghost)	Shadow Ball (Ghost)
Mega Banette	Shadow Claw (Ghost)	Shadow Ball (Ghost)
Shadow Mewtwo	Psycho Cut (Psychic)	Shadow Ball (Ghost)
Mega Rayquaza	Air Slash (Flying)	Dragon Ascent (Flying)
Gholdengo	Hex (Ghost)	Shadow Ball (Ghost)