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Tangela's Type

GRASS

Tangela's Pokédex #s

National #: 114

Galar #: --

Armor #: 80

Crown #: --

Tangela's Base Stats

HP:: 65

Attack:: 55

Defense:: 115

Sp. Atk:: 100

Sp. Def:: 40

Speed:: 60

Total:: 435

Misc. Info

Height:: 3'3" (1m)

Weight:: 77.2 lbs. (35 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Grass

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,000,000

EV Yield:: 1 Defense

Base EXP:: 87

Catch Rate:: 45

Base Happiness:: 70

Tangela's Abilities

Here are what abilities Tangela can possibly have, along with their effects.

Chlorophyll: Doubles Tangela's Speed while the weather is Sunny.

Leaf Guard: Protects Tangela from major status conditions while the weather is sunny.

Regenerator: Whenever Tangela switches out, it heals by 1/3 of its maximum HP.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Tangela's weakness and resistance is to various types.

2×: FIRE

ICE

POISON

FLYING

BUG

½: WATER

ELECTRIC

GRASS

GROUND

Tangela's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Tangela evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.

Tangela: starting form

Tangrowth: level up w/ Ancient Power known

Tangela's Moves in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Tangela can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM or TR number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Tangela learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Absorb Heals Tangela by half the damage dealt.	GRASS	20	100%	25	One Target
1	Bind Traps the target for 4–5 turns, preventing them from switching or fleeing and also doing 1/8 max HP after every turn.	NORMAL	15	85%	20	One Target
4	Stun Spore Paralyzes the target.	GRASS	--	75%	30	One Target
8	Growth Raises Tangela's Attack and Special Attack by one stage, or two stages if the weather is sunny.	NORMAL	--	--	20	User
12	Mega Drain Heals Tangela by half the damage dealt.	GRASS	40	100%	15	One Target
16	Vine Whip Damages the target.	GRASS	45	100%	25	One Target
20	Poison Powder Poisons the target.	POISON	--	75%	35	One Target
24	Ancient Power Has a 10% chance of raising Tangela's Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed by one stage.	ROCK	60	100%	5	One Target
28	Knock Off Double damage if the target has a held item and knocks it off.	DARK	65	100%	20	One Target
32	Giga Drain Heals Tangela by half the damage dealt.	GRASS	75	100%	10	One Target
36	Sleep Powder Puts the target to sleep.	GRASS	--	75%	15	One Target
40	Slam Damages the target.	NORMAL	80	75%	20	One Target
44	Tickle Lowers the target's Attack and Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	One Target
48	Power Whip Damages the target.	GRASS	120	85%	10	One Target
52	Ingrain Heals Tangela by 1/16 its max HP each turn and it can't switch out or be forced out.	GRASS	--	--	20	User
56	Grassy Terrain Activates Grassy Terrain for 5 turns, which heals non-airborne Pokémon for 1/16 max HP each turn and powers up Grass-type moves by 50%.	GRASS	--	--	10	Entire Field

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Tangela can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught an unlimited number of times once the TM is obtained.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM08	Hyper Beam Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM09	Giga Impact Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM11	Solar Beam Charges for a turn, attacks on the second turn. No charge time in the sun; half damage in the rain.	GRASS	120	100%	10	One Target
TM18	Reflect Reduces damage from Physical-based moves for 5 turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	20	User's Field
TM21	Rest Tangela restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM23	Thief Damages the target and steals its held item.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
TM24	Snore Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	NORMAL	50	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Protect Protects Tangela from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM28	Giga Drain Heals Tangela by half the damage dealt.	GRASS	75	100%	10	One Target
TM31	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM34	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.	FIRE	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM39	Facade Does double damage if Tangela is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM50	Bullet Seed Hits the target two to five times in a row.	GRASS	25	100%	30	One Target
TM60	Power Swap Tangela swaps any modifiers to its Attack and Special Attack with the target's.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	One Target
TM76	Round Deals double damage if Round has already been used and causes any other Pokémon using Round to use it immediately afterward.	NORMAL	60	100%	15	One Target
TM88	Grassy Terrain Activates Grassy Terrain for 5 turns, which heals non-airborne Pokémon for 1/16 max HP each turn and powers up Grass-type moves by 50%.	GRASS	--	--	10	Entire Field

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Tangela can learn via TR (Technical Record). These moves can be taught only once per TR, but TRs can be obtained in the Wild Area and other locations.

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TR00	Swords Dance Raises Tangela's Attack by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	20	User
TR01	Body Slam Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.	NORMAL	85	100%	15	One Target
TR17	Amnesia Raises Tangela's Special Defense by two stages.	PSYCHIC	--	--	20	User
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Tangela's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR22	Sludge Bomb Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	90	100%	10	One Target
TR26	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR27	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Tangela's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR59	Seed Bomb Damages the target.	GRASS	80	100%	15	One Target
TR65	Energy Ball 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GRASS	90	100%	10	One Target
TR71	Leaf Storm Lowers Tangela's Special Attack by two stages.	GRASS	130	90%	5	One Target
TR72	Power Whip Damages the target.	GRASS	120	85%	10	One Target
TR77	Grass Knot Does more damage depending on how heavy the target is.	GRASS	varies	100%	20	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Tangela can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Tangela.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Confusion Has a 10% chance of confusing the target.	PSYCHIC	50	100%	25	One Target
EGG	Endeavor Does damage to set the target's HP equal to Tangela's. Fails if Tangela has more HP.	NORMAL	varies	100%	5	One Target
EGG	Flail Does more damage when Tangela's HP is low.	NORMAL	varies	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Leech Seed Leeches the target by 1/8 its max HP each turn and heals Tangela by that much.	GRASS	--	90%	10	One Target
EGG	Nature Power Changes to a different move based on the battle terrain.	NORMAL	--	--	20	One Target
EGG	Rage Powder Draws attention towards Tangela in a Double or Triple Battle, forcing the opponent's single-target moves to target it.	BUG	--	--	20	User

Move Tutor Moves

Here are all of the moves that Tangela can learn from Move Tutors. Most of these require the Expansion Pass and can be found in the Isle of Armor's Dojo, costing some Armorite Ore to teach. However, there are a few moves that can be taught aside from this.

	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target	Info
TUTOR	Grassy Glide If Grassy Terrain is active, Grassy Glide has +1 priority.	GRASS		70	100%	20	One Target

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Tangela learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Absorb Heals Tangela by half the damage dealt.	GRASS	20	100%	25	One Target
1	Bind Traps the target for 4–5 turns, preventing them from switching or fleeing and also doing 1/8 max HP after every turn.	NORMAL	15	85%	20	One Target
4	Stun Spore Paralyzes the target.	GRASS	--	75%	30	One Target
8	Growth Raises Tangela's Attack and Special Attack by one stage, or two stages if the weather is sunny.	NORMAL	--	--	20	User
12	Mega Drain Heals Tangela by half the damage dealt.	GRASS	40	100%	15	One Target
16	Vine Whip Damages the target.	GRASS	45	100%	25	One Target
20	Poison Powder Poisons the target.	POISON	--	75%	35	One Target
24	Ancient Power Has a 10% chance of raising Tangela's Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed by one stage.	ROCK	60	100%	5	One Target
28	Knock Off Double damage if the target has a held item and knocks it off.	DARK	65	100%	20	One Target
32	Giga Drain Heals Tangela by half the damage dealt.	GRASS	75	100%	10	One Target
36	Sleep Powder Puts the target to sleep.	GRASS	--	75%	15	One Target
40	Slam Damages the target.	NORMAL	80	75%	20	One Target
44	Tickle Lowers the target's Attack and Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	One Target
48	Power Whip Damages the target.	GRASS	120	85%	10	One Target
52	Ingrain Heals Tangela by 1/16 its max HP each turn and it can't switch out or be forced out.	GRASS	--	--	20	User
56	Grassy Terrain Activates Grassy Terrain for 5 turns, which heals non-airborne Pokémon for 1/16 max HP each turn and powers up Grass-type moves by 50%.	GRASS	--	--	10	Entire Field

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Tangela can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught once per use of the TM.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM09	Bullet Seed Hits the target two to five times in a row.	GRASS	25	100%	30	One Target
TM11	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.	FIRE	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM15	Hyper Beam Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM17	Protect Protects Tangela from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM19	Giga Drain Heals Tangela by half the damage dealt.	GRASS	75	100%	10	One Target
TM22	Solar Beam Charges for a turn, attacks on the second turn. No charge time in the sun; half damage in the rain.	GRASS	120	100%	10	One Target
TM32	Double Team Raises Tangela's Evasion by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	15	User
TM33	Reflect Reduces damage from Physical-based moves for 5 turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	20	User's Field
TM34	Shock Wave Doesn't miss the target.	ELECTRIC	60	--	20	One Target
TM36	Sludge Bomb Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	90	100%	10	One Target
TM42	Facade Does double damage if Tangela is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM44	Rest Tangela restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM45	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM46	Thief Damages the target and steals its held item.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
TM53	Energy Ball 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GRASS	90	100%	10	One Target
TM58	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM68	Giga Impact Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM70	Flash Lowers the target's Accuracy by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	One Target
TM75	Swords Dance Raises Tangela's Attack by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	20	User
TM77	Psych Up Copies all stat modifiers on the target.	NORMAL	--	--	10	One Target
TM82	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Tangela's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM86	Grass Knot Does more damage depending on how heavy the target is.	GRASS	varies	100%	20	One Target
TM87	Swagger Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.	NORMAL	--	85%	15	One Target
TM90	Substitute Costs 25% of Tangela's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM93	Cut Damages the target.	NORMAL	50	95%	30	One Target
TM98	Rock Smash 50% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	40	100%	15	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Tangela can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Tangela.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Confusion Has a 10% chance of confusing the target.	PSYCHIC	50	100%	25	One Target
EGG	Endeavor Does damage to set the target's HP equal to Tangela's. Fails if Tangela has more HP.	NORMAL	varies	100%	5	One Target
EGG	Flail Does more damage when Tangela's HP is low.	NORMAL	varies	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Leech Seed Leeches the target by 1/8 its max HP each turn and heals Tangela by that much.	GRASS	--	90%	10	One Target
EGG	Nature Power Changes to a different move based on the battle terrain.	NORMAL	--	--	20	One Target
EGG	Rage Powder Draws attention towards Tangela in a Double or Triple Battle, forcing the opponent's single-target moves to target it.	BUG	--	--	20	User
EGG	Mega Drain Heals Tangela by half the damage dealt.	GRASS	40	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Amnesia Raises Tangela's Special Defense by two stages.	PSYCHIC	--	--	20	User
EGG	Leaf Storm Lowers Tangela's Special Attack by two stages.	GRASS	130	90%	5	One Target
EGG	Power Swap Tangela swaps any modifiers to its Attack and Special Attack with the target's.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	One Target

Tangela's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Tangela's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Tangela's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Tangela is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.

Stats at level 100	0 EVs		252+ EVs		Base Stat
Stats at level 100	Min	Max	Min	Max	Base Stat
HP	240	271	303	334	65
Attack	115	146	178	209	55
Defense	235	266	298	329	115
Sp. Atk	205	236	268	299	100
Sp. Def	85	116	148	179	40
Speed	125	156	188	219	60
Total					435

Where to Find Tangela in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

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If you're looking for where to find Tangela, you'll find the various methods listed down below, along with any notes or special locations. This should help you figure out how to get Tangela in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Special Ways to Get Tangela

Catchable during Dynamax Adventures in Crown Tundra (DLC), level 65.

Tangela in the Wild

Forest of Focus

Overworld Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
16%	16%	16%	16%	16%	16%	16%	16%	16%
Lv. 10-15	Lv. 10-15	Lv. 10-15	Lv. 10-15	Lv. 10-15	Lv. 10-15	Lv. 10-15	Lv. 10-15	Lv. 10-15

Location information on where to find Tangela in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl will be coming to the Marriland Pokédex in a future update! Thank you for your patience!

Pokédex Entries for Tangela

Generation 8 Pokédex Entries

Sword

Hidden beneath a tangle of vines that grows nonstop even if the vines are torn off, this Pokémon's true appearance remains a mystery.

Shield

The vines of a Tangela have a distinct scent. In some parts of Galar, Tangela vines are used as herbs.

Generation 6 Pokédex Entries

X

Many writhing vines cover it, so its true identity remains unknown. The blue vines grow its whole life long.

Y

It tangles any moving thing with its vines. Their subtle shaking is ticklish if you get ensnared.

Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire

Tangela's vines snap off easily if they are grabbed. This happens without pain, allowing it to make a quick getaway. The lost vines are replaced by newly grown vines the very next day.

Generation 5 Pokédex Entries

Black White

The blue vines shrouding its body are covered in a growth of fine hair. It is known to be ticklish.

Black 2 White 2

Many writhing vines cover it, so its true identity remains unknown. The blue vines grow its whole life long.

Generation 4 Pokédex Entries

Diamond Pearl

It is shrouded by blue vines. No one has seen the face hidden behind this growth of vines.

Platinum

The blue vines shrouding its body are covered in a growth of fine hair. It is known to be ticklish.

HeartGold

The vines that cloak its entire body are always jiggling. They effectively unnerve its foes.

SoulSilver

It tangles any moving thing with its vines. Their subtle shaking is ticklish if you get ensnared.

Generation 3 Pokédex Entries

Ruby Sapphire

TANGELA's vines snap off easily if they are grabbed. This happens without pain, allowing it to make a quick getaway. The lost vines are replaced by newly grown vines the very next day.

Emerald

Its vines snap off easily and painlessly if they are grabbed, allowing it to make a quick getaway. The lost vines are replaced by new growth the very next day.

FireRed

Blue plant vines cloak the POKéMON's identity in a tangled mass. It entangles anything that gets close.

LeafGreen

The whole body is swathed with wide vines that are similar to seaweed. The vines sway as it walks.

Generation 2 Pokédex Entries

Gold

The vines that cloak its entire body are always jiggling. They effectively unnerve its foes.

Silver

It tangles any moving thing with its vines. Their subtle shaking is ticklish if you get ensnared.

Crystal

During battle, it constantly moves the vines that cover its body in order to annoy its opponent.

Generation 1 Pokédex Entries

Red Blue

The whole body is swathed with wide vines that are similar to seaweed. Its vines shake as it walks.

Yellow

Its identity is obscured by masses of thick, blue vines. The vines are said to never stop growing.