Tangela | Pokémon guide
The Pokémon Tangela is one of the more interesting creatures to call Kanto home; it’s certainly done a good job of living rent-free in my head all these years. If you’re a trainer with a Tangela-shaped spot on your team, we’re here to tell you all about its locations, moves, and more, so you can better prepare your pal for battle.
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Here’s everything you need to know about the Pokémon Tangela:
Below you can find all of Tangela’s basic information:
| National Pokédex # | 0,114 |
| Type | Grass |
| Abilities | Chlorophyll or Leaf Guard |
| Hidden abilities | Regenerator |
| Gender ratio | Male – 50% Female – 50% |
| Egg group | Grass |
| EV yield | One defense |
Tangela’s evolution
Tangela evolves into Tangrowth when it next levels up after learning the move Ancient Power.
Tangela’s locations
You can find Tangela in the following locations:
Gen 1 locations
| Red and Blue | Route 21, trade Venonat at the Pokémon Lab on Cinnabar Island |
| Blue (Japan) | Route 21 |
| Yellow | Safari Zone |
Gen 2 locations
| Gold and Silver | Routes 21, 28, 44, and Mt. Silver |
| Crystal | Routes 21, 28, 44, and Mt. Silver |
Gen 3 locations
| Ruby and Sapphire | Trade |
| Emerald | Trade |
| FireRed and LeafGreen | Route 21, Treasure Beach, trade Venonat at the Pokémon Lab on Cinnabar Island |
| Colosseum | Trade |
| XD | Cipher Key Lair (Shadow) |
Gen 4 locations
| Diamond and Pearl | Trade, breed event Tangrowth |
| Platinum | Great Marsh |
| HeartGold and SoulSilver | Routes 12-15, 18, 21, 28, 44, Mt. Silver, Fuchsia City |
| Pal Park | Forest |
| Pokéwalker | Big Forest |
Gen 5 locations
| Black and White | Route 13, Giant Chasm |
| Black 2 and White 2 | Route 13, Giant Chasm |
| Dream World | Pleasant Forest |
Gen 6 locations
| X and Y | Friend Safari (Grass) |
| Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire | Mirage Forest, Mirage Island, Mirage Mountain |
Gen 7 locations
| Sun and Moon | Pokémon Bank |
| Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon | Pokémon Bank |
| Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee | Route 21 |
Gen 8 locations
| Sword and Shield | Trade |
| Expansion Pass | Forest of Focus, Max Lair |
| Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl | Grand Underground (Swampy Cave, Bogsunk Cave) |
| Legends: Arceus | Crimson Mirelands (Gapejaw Bog, massive mass outbreaks), Cobalt Coastlands (Crossing Slope) |
Gen 9 locations
| Scarlet and Violet | Unobtainable |
| Legends: Z-A | Unobtainable |
Tangela’s base stats
The following are the stats that Tangela has at first, but they increase with each level:
- HP – 65
- Attack – 55
- Defense – 115
- Sp. Atk – 10
- Sp. Def – 40
- Speed – 60
Tangela’s type strengths and weaknesses
Tangela is a grass-type Pokémon, giving it a distinct set of strengths and weaknesses that you need to be aware of:
| Normal damage | Fighting, Fairy, Rock, Normal, Steel, Dark, Ghost, Psychic, Dragon |
| Weak to | Ice, Poison, Fire, Flying, Bug |
| Resistant to | Water, Electric, Ground, Grass |
| Immune | None |
Tangela’s moveset
Through breeding, learning TMs, and leveling up, Tangela can learn the following moves in the most recent games it appears in:
Level up
| Level | Move | Type |
| One | Absorb | Grass |
| One | Bind | Normal |
| Four | Stun Spore | Grass |
| Eight | Growth | Normal |
| 12 | Mega Drain | Grass |
| 16 | Vine Whip | Grass |
| 20 | Poison Powder | Poison |
| 24 | Ancient Power | Rock |
| 28 | Knock Off | Dark |
| 32 | Giga Drain | Grass |
| 36 | Sleep Powder | Grass |
| 40 | Slam | Normal |
| 44 | Tickle | Normal |
| 48 | Power Whip | Grass |
| 52 | Ingrain | Grass |
| 56 | Grassy Terrain | Grass |
Learnable TMs
| Move | Type |
| Hyper Beam | Normal |
| Giga Impact | Normal |
| Solar Beam | Grass |
| Reflect | Psychic |
| Rest | Psychic |
| Thief | Dark |
| Snore | Normal |
| Protect | Normal |
| Giga Drain | Grass |
| Attract | Normal |
| Sunny Day | Fire |
| Facade | Normal |
| Bullet Seed | Grass |
| Power Swap | Psychic |
| Round | Normal |
| Grass Terrain | Grass |
| Swords Dance | Normal |
| Body Slam | Normal |
| Amnesia | Psychic |
| Substitute | Normal |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison |
| Endure | Normal |
| Sleep Talk | Normal |
| Seed Bomb | Grass |
| Energy Ball | Grass |
| Leaf Storm | Grass |
| Power Whip | Grass |
| Grass Knot | Grass |
Egg moves
| Move | Type | Breed with |
| Confusion | Psychic | Exeggcute, Exeggutor, or Alolan Exeggutor |
| Endeavor | Normal | Cottonee, Whimsicott, Grookey, Thwackey, or Rillaboom |
| Flail | Normal | Lotad, Lombre, or Ludicolo |
| Leech Seed | Grass | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Exeggcute, Exeggutor, Alolan Exeggutor, Roselia, Roserade, Cherubi Cherrim, Cottonee, Whimsicott, Maractus, Phantump, Trevenant, Comfey, Flapple, or Appletun |
| Nature Power | Normal | Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo, Seedot, Nuzleaf, or Shiftry |
| Rage Powder | Bug | Foongus or Amoonguss |
With that, you have all of the information you need to know about the Pokémon Tangela.
