Tapu Bulu

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[OVERVIEW]

-Tapu Bulu is an incredible wallbreaker because of high attack stat and strong grass type stab
-Bulu's ability, Grassy Terrain, boosts already strong stab increasing its wallbreaking power
-Can further boost attacking strength with Swords Dance and use of several z-crystals
-Grassy Terrain also has defensive and team benefits in passive recovery and weakening Earthquake
-Grass/Fairy typing is a strong defensive typing, allowing Bulu to switch in on several common attacking moves
-Defensive typing backed up by good bulk

-Base 75 speed hurts Bulu versus faster, offensive teams
-SD sets rely on good use of one time powerful z moves to break threats
-Grassy Terrain effects both sides of field, healing enemies and weakening your own Earthquakes

[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1:Swords Dance
move 2:Horn Leech
move 3:Wood Hammer/Stone Edge
move 4:Superpower
item:Rockium Z/Grassium Z
ability: Grassy Surge
nature: Jolly
evs:252 Atk/252 Spe/4

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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-Swords Dance allows Bulu to boost its already strong attack stat
-Horn Leech is grassy terrain boosted STAB that hits common water and ground type pokemon and also heals Bulu
-Wood Hammer is used as the base for a 190 base power Bloom Doom that is able to severely weaken and dent even resists such as Tomohawk and Cyclohm
-Stone Edge is used for a 180 base power Continental Crush that is able to OHKO common answers such as Pyroak and Celesteela
-Superpower hits steel types such as Ferrothorn and Heatran that otherwise wall Bulu

Set Details
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Jolly nature and Max Speed allow Bulu to outspeed common pokemon on bulkier teams such as Mew, defensive Landorus-Therian and uninvested Tomohawk
Max Attack allows Bulu to hit extremely hard even when resisted
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Grassium Z allows for an incredibly powerful Bloom Doom from Wood Hammer
Rockium Z allows for a strong Continental Crush from Stone Edge
Grassy Surge is Bulu's only ability and has a myriad of benefits for it, boosting it's grass STAB

Usage Tips
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Bulu can switch in on several common attacking types due to it's typing and bulk
Bulu's potential to hit bulky cores hard even without SD boosts can force switches letting Bulu set up a boost
The Z-Move of choice can be used for huge damage on neutral targets and on what commonly checks Bulu
Boosting is not necessary against faster teams; Bulu's natural power amplified by the Z-Move is strong enough against frailer, faster mons


Team Options
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Cleaners that appreciate walls like Pyroak, Tomohawk and Mew being weakened or eliminated such as Zygarde and Magearna like Bulu being able to break them
Ground type weak offensive Pokemon like Naviathan and Magearna appreciate both the passive recovery and weakening of Earthquake given by Grassy Terrain


[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1:Wood Hammer
move 2:Horn Leech
move 3:Superpower
move 4:Stone Edge
item:Choice Band
ability:Grassy Surge
nature:Adamant/Jolly
evs:252 Atk/252 Spe/4

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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Wood Hammer is Bulu's strongest stab and hits hard at the cost of longetivity
Horn Leech is weaker but heals Bulu, granting needed longetivity while still being strong
Superpower dents steel types that resist Bulu's stabs
Stone Edge hits switchins such as Pyroak and Mollux that resist Bulu's other options

Set Details
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Choice Band grants immediate power but restricts Bulu to a single move at a time
Grassy Surge is Bulu's only ability, and grants passive healing and powers up grass stab
Adamant nature and max attack investment let Bulu hit as hard as possible
Jolly nature can be ran to outspeed some defensive threats such as Mew with max speed investment
Max speed investment lets Bulu outspeed many bulky mons and chunk them


Usage Tips
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Choice Band lets Bulu hit as hard as possible without setting up
Being choice locked can also force more switches after revealing what you are locked into
Can require more prediction to avoid being pivoted around by resists
Wood Hammer under Grassy Terrain hits even resists incredibly hard but reduces the amount of times Bulu can be safely brought in and attack in a game


Team Options
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Describe some teammates that would be a good idea to pair with this Pokemon.


[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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List some options for the Pokemon user that are plausible but not always recommended due to either being not consistent enough or too outclassed by other Pokemon in the metagame.

Checks and Counters
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**Insert Threat Here**: Describe why the Pokemon is a threat.

**Insert Threat Here**: Describe why the Pokemon is a threat.
 
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