Pokemon Go Tapu Lele: Best moveset for PvP and Raids

Daniel Megarry
Tapu Lele appearing in Pokemon Go with its best moveset

Pokemon Go trainers can catch the Alolan guardian deity Tapu Lele to provide a powerful Psychic/Fairy-type option to any team. Still, you’ll need to know its best moveset if you want to get the most out of it in PvP Battles and Raids.

The Guardian Deities are all available to catch in Pokemon Go, but right now, we’re focusing on Tapu Lele.

The Fairy/Psychic-type Legendary made its debut in March 2022, and it will return as a 5-Star Raid boss from March 21, 2024, until April 4, 2024.

Once you’ve managed to defeat and catch a Tapu Lele for your own collection, you’ll probably want to know what its best moveset is to take true advantage of its power in both PvP and Raid content.


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Tapu Lele appearing in the Pokemon anime

All Pokemon Go Tapu Lele moves

Tapu Lele Fast Moves

  • Astonish (Ghost)
  • Confusion (Psychic/STAB)

Tapu Lele Charged Moves

  • Focus Blast (Fighting)
  • Future Sight (Psychic/STAB)
  • Moonblast (Fairy/STAB)
  • Psyshock (Psychic/STAB)

Pokemon Go Tapu Lele: Best moveset for PvP

One of the best movesets you can teach Tapu Lele in Pokemon Go is Confusion as a Fast Move combined with Psyshock and Moonblast as Charged Moves.

Confusion outclasses Astonish in nearly every way for Tapu Lele, so it is the clear choice for Fast Moves. Now that we’re on the Psychic-type path, it’s a good idea to go with the STAB-boosted Psyshock, which is a solid Charged Move.

Finally, if you can afford a secondary Charged Move, go with the Fairy-type Moonblast to add some extra coverage to Tapu Lele’s moveset. As an added bonus, this attack will also benefit from STAB.

Pokemon Go Tapu Lele: Best moveset for Raids

Tapu Lele won’t really stand out in many Raids, but it’s still a fairly solid option to bring out in a pinch. For its best Raid or PvE moveset, go with Confusion as a Fast move and Psyshock and Moonblast as Charged Moves.

Alternatively, Future Sight could be switched out for Psyshock in Raids, but it really won’t make too much of a difference overall.


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About The Author

Daniel graduated from university with a degree in Journalism and English Language, before spending five years at GAY TIMES covering LGBTQ+ news and entertainment. He then made the switch to video game journalism where he produces news, features, and guides for Pokemon, Fortnite, Nintendo, and PlayStation games. Daniel also has a passion for any games with queer representation.