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| Tapu Lele | |||
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| Category | Land Spirit Pokémon | ||
| Original Region | Alola | ||
| Type(s) | Psychic/Fairy | ||
| Ability/ies | Psychic Surge | ||
| Average Height | 3′11″ | ||
| Average Weight | 41.0 lbs. | ||
Tapu Lele (Japanese: カプ・テテフ Kapu-Tetefu) is a possible Legendary Pokémon of the Psychic/Fairy-type. It is one of four Alolan guardian deities, protecting Akala Island.
Biology[]
Tapu Lele is a vaguely butterfly-like specie. It has a black upper body and head with a few small white markings. Its eyes are blue with a pink line through the middle of each iris. Below each eye is a curved white line and above each is a curved pink line separated into three segments. On its upper body is another, thicker curved white line. Its thin arms have digit-less hands and puffy pink bracelets on each wrist. On top of its head is a mass of dark pink, tentacle-like hair. Two longer strands of hair frame its face. Encasing its dark pink lower body and on top of its head is a shell resembling an insect.
Tapu Lele's shell is primarily light pink. The portion on top of its head is conical with a white diamond marking in the center and a white half-diamond marking below that. Both diamond shapes are framed with black. The shell around its lower body mirrors these diamond markings and has an additional half-diamond on the back. On each side is a hexagon marking consisting of five dark pink triangles and one light pink triangle all outlined in black. These resemble the compound eyes of many insects. There are also projections on the back of the shell that resemble butterfly wings and a small black bump on the bottom similar to a curled proboscis. When closed, the shell resembles a bug's head with small wings.
This guardian of Akala Island is known to scatter glowing scales, which affect others by stimulating and healing their bodies; however, these scales are also dangerous if too many are touched at once. Some consider it to be cruel for the way it destroys others as it scatters its scales for its own amusement. An old legend says that Tapu Lele ended a war between Alola's islands by healing the tired warriors with its scales, but rumors point to a more disturbing truth behind this story. Its strength comes from the energy stored within its shell. If Tapu Lele finds itself at a disadvantage in battle, it will prioritize not outright losing as opposed to trying for a decisive victory. It is said to gain energy from the scent of flowers.
Tapu Lele and the other guardian deities are the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Nature's Madness. They are also the only known Pokémon capable of using the Z-Move Guardian of Alola.
Appearances[]
Pokémon Dazzling Platinum[]
Tapu Lele is playable in Pokémon Dazzling Platinum, which serves as a special edition of Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. Tapu Lele can be found inside the Alola Room at Ramanas Park where four pedestals are. An Alola Slate is required to gain access to the portal towards the Guardian Area, which can be obtained by exchanging small or large Mysterious Shards that were dug up at the Grand Underground. Tapu Lele is on Level 70, and only one exists in the whole game. A remixed signature theme music of the Alola Ruins Quartet will play during the battle, negating the background vocals to make the theme sound more appropriate.
Base stats[]
| Stat | Range | ||||
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| At Lv. 50 | At Lv. 100 | ||||
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150 - 197 | 290 - 384 | |||
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67 - 134 | 130 - 262 | |||
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76 - 145 | 148 - 284 | |||
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121 - 200 | 238 - 394 | |||
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108 - 183 | 211 - 361 | |||
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90 - 161 | 175 - 317 | |||
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Trivia[]
Origin[]
Tapu Lele appears to be based of a butterfly.
Name Origin[]
Tapu Lele may be a combination of tapu (Hawaiian for sacred or holy) and pulelehua (Hawaiian for butterfly).
Kapu-Tetefu may be a combination of kapu (Hawaiian for sacred or holy) and てふてふ tefutefu (an old way of writing butterfly).
Names in other Languages[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | カプ・テテフ Kapu-Tetefu |
From kapu and てふてふ tefutefu. |
| French | Tokopiyon | From papillon |
| German | Kapu-Fala | From kapu and Falter |
| National Pokédex | ||
 ← #785: Tapu Koko |
 #786: Tapu Lele |
 #787: Tapu Bulu → |