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How to pronounce
EN
Tapu Lele, though revered as a guardian, embodies nature's impartial cruelty.
JA
守り神とされているが、無邪気さと残酷さを併せ持つ、自然の化身とも言える存在だ。
ZH
虽然被称为守护神，蝶蝶 Tapu 乐天却也拥有残酷的本性，是自然的一种化身。
NO. 0786
Tapu Lele
en
/tɑpu lil/
カプ・テテフ
jp
/kapɯteteɸɯ/
(kapu・tetefu)
卡璞・蝶蝶
zh
/kǎ pú ・ dié dié/
Description
Tapu Lele debuted in Generation 7 as a Psychic/Fairy Pokemon. Official profiles describe it as a psychic/fairy type pokemon introduced in generation 7.
Name Origin
The name Tapu Lele appears to combine tapu (Hawaiian for ‘holy') and pulelehua (Hawaiian for ‘butterfly').