What is worth knowing about the last god guardian of Pokemon GO – Tapu Fini?

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The most important information about the last legendary guardian from the Alola region.


On May 12, 2022, an event called Water Festival began in Pokemon GO. On this occasion, players received a lot of new attractions – themed tasks with prizes, new opponents in raids, interesting creatures appearing in the wild, and the debut of another, last guardian of the island from the Alola region – Tapu Fini.

What is worth knowing about this Pokemon? Like its predecessors, Tapu Fini is really interesting, so it’s worth getting to know it better.

Tapu Fini in Pokemon GO

Tapu Fini is the legendary water and fairy Pokemon introduced in Generation VII. It is the divine guardian of Poni Island. Other islands also have their guardians, which are:

  • Tapu Koko,
  • Tapu Lele,
  • Tapu Bulu.

Tapu Fini has no gender and it is not known if it evolves from or into another Pokemon.

Tapu Fini in anime

Tapu Fini can be a combination of word tapu (Hawaiian for saint) and the English words finish or final, referring to the fact that the Ruins of Hope is the place where “life ends its journey”. There is also a theory that Pokemon is the “final” guardian of the island as Poni Island is the last in the trainer’s challenge.

The creature may be inspired by Kanaloa, one of the four major Hawaiian gods and the god of the ocean. Kanaloi’s affiliation with the underworld could be an inspiration for the Ruins of Hope, the Tapu Fini shrines, which are said to be the place where “life ends its journey”.

As the guardian of Poni Island, Tapu Fini is free to manipulate the water and draw energy from the ocean currents. To avoid hurting itself in combat, it covers its surroundings with a mysterious fog that puts enemies into a self-destructive trance.

Tapu Fini is able to create a bridge between the world of the living and the world of the dead using fog.

In-game appearance and comparison with shiny:

Stats, counters and best attacks

Pokemon is vulnerable to poison, grass, and electric attacks (160%), as well as resistant to fighting, bug, fire, water, ice, dark (63%), and dragon attacks (39%).

Its base stats are as follows:

  • Attack: 189
  • Defense: 254
  • Stamina: 172

The maximum CP at account level 40 is 2,857.

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