Tapu Bulu in Pokémon GO

Type	Grass / Fairy
Pokédex number	#787
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	249 / 215 / 172
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	3,419 / 3,865 / 3,912
Max HP, level 50	157
Class	Legendary
Buddy distance	20 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	100,000 Stardust and 100 Candy
Height / weight	1.9 m / 45.5 kg

Tapu Bulu evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Tapu Bulu does not evolve in Pokémon GO.

Family: Tapu Bulu

Tapu Bulu CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

Level	CP 15/15/15	CP 10/10/10	HP 15/15/15	Note
15	1,465	1,403	96	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	1,953	1,870	111	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	2,442	2,338	124	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	2,931	2,806	136	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	3,175	3,039	142
40	3,419	3,273	147
45	3,639	3,483	152
50	3,865	3,700	157
51	3,912	3,744	158	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Tapu Bulu best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Tapu Bulu at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Tapu Bulu gains from being hit left out.

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Bullet Seed	Natures Madness	13.8	Elite TM
Bullet Seed	Grass Knot	12.8
Bullet Seed	Solar Beam	12.8
Bullet Seed	Dazzling Gleam	12.0
Rock Smash	Natures Madness	11.9	Elite TM

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Bullet Seed	Grass	7	13	1 s	7.0	same type, ×1.2
Rock Smash	Fighting	17	12	1.5 s	11.3

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	100	50	3.5 s	28.6	same type, ×1.2
Grass Knot	Grass	90	50	2.5 s	36.0	same type, ×1.2
Megahorn	Bug	105	100	2 s	52.5
Natures Madness	Fairy	90	50	2 s	45.0	same type, ×1.2, Elite TM
Solar Beam	Grass	180	100	5 s	36.0	same type, ×1.2

Tapu Bulu weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Grass / Fairy. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack type	Damage
Poison	×2.56
Fire	×1.6
Flying	×1.6
Ice	×1.6
Steel	×1.6
Dragon	×0.39
Dark	×0.625
Electric	×0.625
Fighting	×0.625
Grass	×0.625
Ground	×0.625
Water	×0.625

Tapu Bulu CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 3,419 · HP 147

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.