tapu-bulu
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Summary
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 Surge ability activates Grassy Terrain, which heals Pokémon on the ground each turn 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
Front Default
Back Default
Front Shiny
Back Shiny
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
Other
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.