Tangela

#114 (Kanto)

#115 Kangaskhan ›

Pokémon type

Grass

Tangela weaknesses

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

160%

Resistances

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

63%

Best moveset for Tangela

The best moves for Tangela 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 Elite TM

43.2DPS

Defending

Infestation

9DPS

Power Whip Elite TM

43.2DPS

Trainer Battles

Infestation

4EPT

Solar Beam

2.25DPE

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Evolution calculator »

Evolution

There are 2 Pokémon in the Tangela family. Tangela evolves into Tangrowth (Sinnoh Stone) for 100 Candy.

Tangela

Tangrowth

100

Tangela requires Sinnoh Stone to evolve into Tangrowth.

Game images

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

Summary

Tangela is a Grass Pokémon. It is weak to Flying, Poison, Bug, Fire and Ice moves. Tangela's best moveset is Vine Whip & Power Whip and it has a Max CP of 2,530. Tangela evolves into Tangrowth.

About

"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."

Moves & Movesets

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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 Elite TM	90	2	2.16
Grass Knot	90	2	2.16
Sludge Bomb	85	2	1.7
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 Elite TM	90	50	2.16
Grass Knot	90	50	2.16
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Sludge Bomb	80	50	1.6
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 Elite TM 43.2 DPS	11.2	100%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Grass Knot 43.2 DPS	11.2	100%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Solar Beam 43.2 DPS	11.1	99%
Infestation 9 DPS	Power Whip Elite TM 43.2 DPS	10.2	91%
Infestation 9 DPS	Grass Knot 43.2 DPS	10.2	91%
Infestation 9 DPS	Solar Beam 43.2 DPS	9.9	89%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Sludge Bomb 34 DPS	9.8	88%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	9.3	83%
Infestation 9 DPS	Sludge Bomb 34 DPS	8.6	77%
Infestation 9 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	7.4	67%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	7.3	65%
Infestation 9 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	4.4	39%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Infestation 9 DPS	Power Whip Elite TM 43.2 DPS	4	100%
Infestation 9 DPS	Grass Knot 43.2 DPS	4	100%
Infestation 9 DPS	Solar Beam 43.2 DPS	3.9	99%
Infestation 9 DPS	Sludge Bomb 34 DPS	3.4	85%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Solar Beam 43.2 DPS	2.9	72%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Power Whip Elite TM 43.2 DPS	2.8	72%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Grass Knot 43.2 DPS	2.8	72%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Sludge Bomb 34 DPS	2.5	63%
Infestation 9 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.2	56%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.9	47%
Vine Whip 14.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.4	35%
Infestation 9 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.4	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 Elite TM 2.16 DPE	15	12	97%
Infestation 4 EPT	Grass Knot 2.16 DPE	15	12	97%
Vine Whip 4 EPT	Power Whip Elite TM 2.16 DPE	14	11.6	94%
Vine Whip 4 EPT	Grass Knot 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	Sludge Bomb 1.6 DPE	15	9.7	79%
Vine Whip 4 EPT	Sludge Bomb 1.6 DPE	14	9.4	76%
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 Tangela?

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

The best counter to Tangela is Mega Rayquaza with Air Slash and Dragon Ascent, followed by Blacephalon, Mega Delphox and Mega Blaziken.

The top Tangela counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Mega Rayquaza	Air Slash Dragon Ascent	100%
Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail Dragon Ascent	91%
Blacephalon	Incinerate Mind Blown	87%
Mega Delphox	Fire Spin Mystical Fire+	86%
Mega Delphox	Fire Spin Blast Burn	85%
Mega Blaziken	Fire Spin Blast Burn	85%
Blacephalon	Astonish Mind Blown	82%
Mega Charizard Y	Fire Spin Blast Burn	82%
Mega Chandelure	Fire Spin Overheat	81%
Mega Beedrill	Bug Bite Fell Stinger+	80%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		183
Defense		169
Stamina		163

Max HP

Level 40

140

Size

Height	1 m
Weight	35 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	959
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,278
Level 30 Max wild	1,918
Level 40	2,238
Level 50	2,530

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,598
Level 35 (wild)	2,078