tapu-bulu
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Summary
Tapu-Bulu
Tapu-Bulu is a guardian deity Pokémon known for its strength and protective nature.
Type: Grass / Fairy
Abilities: - Grassy Surge: Automatically sets up Grassy Terrain when Tapu-Bulu enters the battlefield. - Telepathy (Hidden Ability): Prevents damage from teammates during Double and Triple battles.
Physical Characteristics: - It has a large, black body with wooden decorations and a grass skirt. - Tapu-Bulu's head is a totem mask with large horns. - It is large in size, standing at 6'03" and weighing 100.3 lbs.
Behavior and Habitat: - Known to be lazy and often asleep, but also strong and protective when its land is threatened. - Commonly found in Ruins of Abundance in Alola.
In Battle: - Its signature move, Nature's Madness, halves the target's HP. - The Grassy Terrain ability heals all grass type Pokémon on the field and boosts the power of Grass type moves.
Evolution: - Tapu-Bulu does not evolve from or into any other Pokémon.
Interesting Facts: - Tapu-Bulu is one of the four guardian deities of the Alola region, specifically the guardian of Ula'ula Island. - Its name possibly comes from the Hawaiian word "kapu," meaning sacred or holy, and "bulu," which may be derived from "bull." - While it dislikes unnecessary battles, it is said to swing its large arms in anger to level mountains and create new land.
Pokémon Sprites
Evolution Chain
Moves
Level Up
- Level 1: Whirlwind
- Level 1: Disable
- Level 1: Withdraw
- Level 1: Mean Look
- Level 1: Rock Smash
- Level 1: Superpower
- Level 1: Wood Hammer
- Level 1: Grassy Terrain
- Level 1: Leafage
- Level 8: Horn Attack
- Level 14: Giga Drain
- Level 20: Mega Drain
- Level 20: Scary Face
- Level 26: Leech Seed
- Level 32: Horn Leech
- Level 38: Rototiller
- Level 43: Natures Madness
- Level 48: Zen Headbutt
- Level 53: Megahorn
- Level 58: Skull Bash
TM/HM
- Mega Punch
- Swords Dance
- Roar
- Hyper Beam
- Solar Beam
- Toxic
- Light Screen
- Reflect
- Rest
- Rock Slide
- Substitute
- Protect
- Endure
- False Swipe
- Swagger
- Sleep Talk
- Return
- Frustration
- Safeguard
- Hidden Power
- Sunny Day
- Psych Up
- Torment
- Facade
- Nature Power
- Taunt
- Revenge
- Brick Break
- Rock Tomb
- Bullet Seed
- Bulk Up
- Calm Mind
- Close Combat
- Payback
- Fling
- Power Swap
- Guard Swap
- Focus Blast
- Energy Ball
- Giga Impact
- Stone Edge
- Grass Knot
- Round
- Echoed Voice
- Stored Power
- Work Up
- Snarl
- Confide
- Dazzling Gleam
- Darkest Lariat
- High Horsepower
- Smart Strike
- Brutal Swing
Breeding
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Flavor Text Entries
- Sun: It pulls large trees up by the roots and swings them around. It causes vegetation to grow, and then it absorbs energy from the growth.
- Moon: The guardian deity of Ula’ula is a lazy Pokémon. It commands plants to immobilize its foes and then deals them a savage blow with its horns.
- Ultra-Sun: Although it’s called a guardian deity, it’s violent enough to crush anyone it sees as an enemy.
- Ultra-Moon: It makes ringing sounds with its tail to let others know where it is, avoiding unneeded conflicts. This guardian deity of Ula’ula controls plants.