Tangrowth

#465 (Sinnoh)

#466 Electivire ›

Pokémon type

Grass

Boosted in Sunny / Clear weather

Tangrowth weaknesses

Tangrowth is weak to Flying, Poison, Bug, Fire and Ice-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Tangrowth is resistant to Ground, Water, Grass and Electric-type moves.

63%

Best moveset for Tangrowth

The best moves for Tangrowth are Vine Whip and Power Whip when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Infestation and Solar Beam deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Vine Whip

14.4DPS

Power Whip

43.2DPS

Defending

Infestation

9DPS

Power Whip

43.2DPS

Trainer Battles

Infestation

4EPT

Solar Beam

2.25DPE

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Evolution

There are 2 Pokémon in the Tangela family. Tangrowth evolves from Tangela for 100 Candy.

Tangela

Tangrowth

100

Tangela requires Sinnoh Stone to evolve into Tangrowth.
Purified Pokémon cost less to evolve: Tangela for 90 Candy.

Game images

Tangrowth, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Summary

Tangrowth is a Grass Pokémon which evolves from Tangela. It is weak to Flying, Poison, Bug, Fire and Ice moves. Tangrowth's best moveset is Vine Whip & Power Whip and it has a Max CP of 3,425.

About

"Its vines grow so profusely that, in the warm season, you can't even see its eyes."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Vine Whip	6	10	14.4
Infestation	9	13	9

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Solar Beam	180	1	2.16
Power Whip	90	2	2.16
Ancient Power	70	3	2.12
Sludge Bomb	85	2	1.7
Rock Slide	75	2	1.5
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Vine Whip	5	2	3	4
Infestation	10	3	3.3	4

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Solar Beam	150	80	2.25
Power Whip	90	50	2.16
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Rock Slide	75	45	1.67
Sludge Bomb	80	50	1.6
Ancient Power ▲ att ▲ def	60	45	1.33
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Power Whip 43.2 DPS	12.4	100%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Solar Beam 43.2 DPS	12.3	99%
Infestation 9 DPS	Power Whip 43.2 DPS	11.3	91%
Infestation 9 DPS	Solar Beam 43.2 DPS	11.1	89%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Sludge Bomb 34 DPS	10.9	88%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	10.3	83%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Rock Slide 30 DPS	10.3	83%
Infestation 9 DPS	Sludge Bomb 34 DPS	9.6	77%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Ancient Power 20 DPS	9	72%
Infestation 9 DPS	Rock Slide 30 DPS	8.8	71%
Infestation 9 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	8.3	66%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	8	65%
Infestation 9 DPS	Ancient Power 20 DPS	7.8	63%
Infestation 9 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	4.9	39%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Infestation 9 DPS	Power Whip 43.2 DPS	4.4	100%
Infestation 9 DPS	Solar Beam 43.2 DPS	4.4	99%
Infestation 9 DPS	Sludge Bomb 34 DPS	3.8	85%
Infestation 9 DPS	Ancient Power 20 DPS	3.6	80%
Infestation 9 DPS	Rock Slide 30 DPS	3.5	78%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Solar Beam 43.2 DPS	3.2	72%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Power Whip 43.2 DPS	3.2	71%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Ancient Power 20 DPS	2.8	63%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Sludge Bomb 34 DPS	2.8	63%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Rock Slide 30 DPS	2.6	59%
Infestation 9 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.5	56%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.1	47%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.6	35%
Infestation 9 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.5	35%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Infestation 4 EPT	Solar Beam 2.25 DPE	21	12.3	100%
Vine Whip 4 EPT	Solar Beam 2.25 DPE	20	12	97%
Infestation 4 EPT	Power Whip 2.16 DPE	15	12	97%
Vine Whip 4 EPT	Power Whip 2.16 DPE	14	11.6	94%
Infestation 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	10.8	87%
Vine Whip 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	10.4	85%
Infestation 4 EPT	Rock Slide 1.67 DPE	12	10	81%
Infestation 4 EPT	Sludge Bomb 1.6 DPE	15	9.7	79%
Vine Whip 4 EPT	Rock Slide 1.67 DPE	12	9.7	78%
Vine Whip 4 EPT	Sludge Bomb 1.6 DPE	14	9.4	76%
Infestation 4 EPT	Ancient Power ▲ att ▲ def 1.33 DPE	12	8.7	70%
Vine Whip 4 EPT	Ancient Power ▲ att ▲ def 1.33 DPE	12	8.3	68%
Infestation 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	3.9	32%
Vine Whip 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	3.6	29%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Tangrowth?

Tangrowth is weak to Flying, Poison, Bug, Fire and Ice moves.

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Reshiram (Shadow)

Fire Fang

Fusion Flare

0.57
2
White Kyurem

Ice Fang

Ice Burn

0.57
3
Salamence (Shadow)

Fire Fang

Fly

0.57
4
Moltres (Shadow)

Fire Spin

Fly

0.6
5
Eternatus

Poison Jab

Dynamax Cannon

0.6
6
Heatran (Shadow)

Fire Spin

Magma Storm

0.6
7
Rayquaza

Air Slash

Dragon Ascent

0.61
8
Black Kyurem

Dragon Tail

Freeze Shock

0.64
9
Reshiram

Fire Fang

Fusion Flare

0.65
10
Blacephalon

Incinerate

Mind Blown

0.65

The best counter to Tangrowth is Reshiram (Shadow) with Fire Fang and Fusion Flare, followed by White Kyurem, Salamence (Shadow) and Moltres (Shadow). The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Rayquaza with Air Slash and Dragon Ascent.

The top Tangrowth counters, ranked by how many trainers it takes to win the raid in time, each bringing six of that Pokémon at level 40. Fewer is better. Simulated raid battles against Tangrowth's own moves and stats, with no dodging. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		207
Defense		184
Stamina		225

Max HP

Level 40	189
Level 50	201

Average size

Height	2 m
Weight	128.6 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	50,000
Candy	50

Purification cost

Stardust	3,000
Candy	3

Other

Buddy walk distance

3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,298
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,731
Level 30 Max wild	2,597
Level 40	3,030
Level 50	3,425

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,164
Level 35 (wild)	2,813