Tapu Bulu

Tapu Bulu
Current
Information
Type	Grass /  Fairy
Gender	Genderless
Abilities	Regular Grassy Surge Hidden Telepathy
Species	Land Spirit Pokémon
Height and Weight	Height 1.9 m / 6'03" Weight 45.5 kg / 100.3 lbs.
Introduced in	Generation VII
Body, Footprint, Color, Egg group, and Cry	Body Color Red Egg group(s) Undiscovered
Pokédex
National Pokédex	0787
Kanto	N/A / N/A (PE)
Johto	N/A / N/A (HGSS)
Hoenn	N/A / N/A (ORAS)
Sinnoh and Hisui	Sinnoh N/A / N/A (Pt) Hisui N/A
Unova	N/A / N/A (B2W2)
Kalos	Central Kalos N/A Coastal Kalos N/A Mountain Kalos N/A
Alola	287 / 385 (USUM)
Galar	N/A / N/A (TIoA) / N/A (TCT)
Paldea, Kitakami and Blueberry	Paldea N/A Kitakami N/A Blueberry N/A
In other languages
Japanese	Name カプ・ブルル Kapu Bururu
Japanese	Name カプ・ブルル Kapu Bururu
English	Name Tapu Bulu
English	Name Tapu Bulu

Tapu Bulu (Japanese: カプ・ブルル, Hepburn: Kapu Bururu) (TAH-poo BOO-loo) is a grass/fairy-type Legendary Pokémon introduced in Sun and Moon.

Biology

Physiology

Tapu Bulu is black with white markings. It has a long tail with a yellow bell-like end and two arms that resemble yellow hooves. It has two horns on its head, and they have the shell with yellow tips on top. Its nose is yellow and triangular and has a white ring-like structure through it. It has red rings around its shoulders and markings underneath its eyes. Tapu Bulu can close its shell to resemble a bull's head.

Behavior

Described to be a lazy god, Tapu Bulu often rings its bell while roaming its desert home, avoiding unneeded conflicts by letting others know where it is. Although not necessarily violent, it will crush anyone it views as an enemy.

Natural abilities

It has the ability to grow and control plants.

Game info

Locations

Locations
Version(s)	Area(s)	Rarity
Sun and Moon	Ruins of Abundance	One
Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon	Ruins of Abundance	One
Sword and Shield	Trade	None
SWSH The Crown Tundra	Dynamax Adventures	One

Pokédex 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.

Stats

Stats
HP	70
Attack	130
Defense	115
Sp. Atk	85
Sp. Def	95
Speed	75
Total	570

Learnset

Leveling

LevelingGeneration VII
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
1	Grassy Terrain	—	—%	10	Grass	Status
1	Wood Hammer	120	100%	15	Grass	Physical
1	Superpower	120	100%	5	Fighting	Physical
1	Mean Look	—	—%	5	Normal	Status
1	Disable	—	100%	20	Normal	Status
1	Whirlwind	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
1	Withdraw	—	—%	40	Water	Status
1	Leafage	40	100%	40	Grass	Physical
8	Horn Attack	65	100%	25	Normal	Physical
14	Giga Drain	75	100%	10	Grass	Special
20	Scary Face	—	100%	10	Normal	Status
26	Leech Seed	—	90%	10	Grass	Status
32	Horn Leech	75	100%	10	Grass	Physical
38	Rototiller	—	—%	10	Ground	Status
43	Nature's Madness	—	90%	10	Fairy	Special
48	Zen Headbutt	80	90%	15	Psychic	Physical
53	Megahorn	120	85%	10	Bug	Physical
58	Skull Bash	130	100%	10	Normal	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TM

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VII
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM01	Work Up	—	—%	30	Normal	Status
TM04	Calm Mind	—	—%	20	Psychic	Status
TM05	Roar	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM08	Bulk Up	—	—%	20	Fighting	Status
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status
TM12	Taunt	—	—%	20	Dark	Status
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special
TM16	Light Screen	—	—%	30	Psychic	Status
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM20	Safeguard	—	—%	25	Normal	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM22	Solar Beam	120	100%	10	Grass	Special
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM31	Brick Break	75	100%	15	Fighting	Physical
TM33	Reflect	—	—%	20	Psychic	Status
TM39	Rock Tomb	60	95%	15	Rock	Physical
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM49	Echoed Voice	40	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM52	Focus Blast	120	70%	5	Fighting	Special
TM53	Energy Ball	90	100%	10	Grass	Special
TM54	False Swipe	40	100%	40	Normal	Physical
TM56	Fling	—	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM59	Brutal Swing	60	100%	20	Dark	Physical
TM66	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM67	Smart Strike	70	—%	10	Steel	Physical
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical
TM71	Stone Edge	100	80%	5	Rock	Physical
TM75	Swords Dance	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
TM77	Psych Up	—	100%	10	Normal	Status
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical
TM86	Grass Knot	—	100%	20	Grass	Special
TM87	Swagger	—	85%	15	Normal	Status
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM95	Snarl	55	95%	15	Dark	Special
TM96	Nature Power	—	100%	20	Normal	Status
TM99	Dazzling Gleam	80	100%	10	Fairy	Special
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Breeding

Tapu Bulu learns no moves via breeding.

Tutoring

Tutoring Generation VII
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
Dual Chop USUM	40	90%	15	Dragon	Physical
Focus Punch USUM	150	100%	20	Fighting	Physical
Giga Drain USUM	75	100%	10	Grass	Special
Iron Defense USUM	—	—%	15	Steel	Status
Seed Bomb USUM	80	100%	15	Grass	Physical
Snore USUM	50	100%	15	Normal	Special
Superpower USUM	120	100%	5	Fighting	Physical
Synthesis USUM	—	—%	5	Grass	Status
Telekinesis USUM	—	—%	15	Psychic	Status
Worry Seed USUM	—	100%	10	Grass	Status
Zen Headbutt USUM	80	90%	15	Psychic	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Appearances

Anime

Main article: Tapu Bulu (anime)

Tapu Bulu in the anime.

Tapu Bulu first appeared in A Dream Encounter! along with Tapu Fini.

Trivia

• Tapu Bulu's shell resembles a bull head when closed.
• The Strange Souvenir from Pokémon X and Pokémon Y and Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire was later revealed to have been depicting Tapu Bulu.

Origin

Tapu Bulu appears to be based on a totem pole stylized as a bull. It also sports a ring around its "nose" which may both serve as an aspect of its bull inspiration (as nose rings are often put on cattle) as well as possibly coming from the nosepiece jewelry found with some tribal people. With the Tapus being similar to the four major Hawaiian gods, Tapu Bulu may be based on Lono, a god of agriculture. Tapu Bulu also resides on Ula'ula Island and has red in its design. Ula'ula Island's real life counterpart, the island Hawaii, has red as its official color.

Etymology

Tapu Bulu comes from tapu (Hawaiian for "holy") and bull.

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