Pokémon-specific weakness guide

Tapu Bulu Weaknesses and Counters

This guide explains Tapu Bulu's defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Grass / Fairy typing.

Grass Fairy

Tapu Bulu

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Weaknesses (5)

Poison×4 Fire×2 Ice×2 Flying×2 Steel×2

Resistances (6)

Water×0.5 Electric×0.5 Grass×0.5 Fighting×0.5 Ground×0.5 Dark×0.5

Immunities (1)

Dragon×0

Battle notes

Tapu Bulu's Grass / Fairy typing is best attacked with Poison (4x), Fire (2x), Ice (2x). Start with those attacking types when choosing moves or counter Pokémon.
Avoid relying on common Dragon, Water, Electric, Grass attacks unless they have unusually high power or a secondary purpose, because Tapu Bulu resists or ignores those matchups.
This guide uses the modern Gen 6+ type chart only. Abilities, held items, Terastallization, weather, fields, and special move rules can still change real battle outcomes.

Best counter types

These attacking types hit the defender for super-effective damage under the modern Gen 6+ type chart.

Poison×4 Fire×2 Ice×2 Flying×2 Steel×2

Example Pokémon counters

Defensive typing summary

Tapu Bulu's base defensive typing is Grass / Fairy. The weakness chart multiplies both types when a Pokémon has two types, so a matchup can become 4x, 2x, 1x, 0.5x, 0.25x, or 0x.

FAQ

What is Tapu Bulu weak to?

Tapu Bulu is weak to Poison (4x), Fire (2x), Ice (2x), Flying (2x), Steel (2x).

Which attacking types are most practical against Tapu Bulu?

Poison is the strongest listed attacking type against Tapu Bulu at 4x damage. Use the example counter Pokémon section for practical users of that type.

Does Tapu Bulu's ability change these weaknesses?

This page uses base defensive typing only. Abilities, held items, Terastallization, weather, fields, and special move rules can change actual battle outcomes.