#0114 · Generation 1

Tangela

Grass

Tangela has 435 total base stats, with its best attacking stat on the special side (100) and a Speed of 60. Its HP, Defense and Special Defense add up to 220, which makes it a physical tank.

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What Tangela is weak to

Weak to: Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug. Resists: Water, Electric, Grass, Ground. Immune to: none.

Attacking typeDamage taken
Fire×2
Ice×2
Poison×2
Flying×2
Bug×2
Water×0.5
Electric×0.5
Grass×0.5
Ground×0.5

Base stats

HP65
Atk55
Def115
SpA100
SpD40
Spe60
Total435

Best teammates for Tangela

Ranked by how much each Pokémon improves a two-Pokémon team with Tangela: covering its weaknesses, adding attack types it lacks, and avoiding shared weaknesses.

  1. Tinkaton FairySteel

    Resists ice, poison, flying, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, fighting, dragon super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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  2. Klefki SteelFairy

    Resists ice, poison, flying, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, fighting, dragon super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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  3. Mawile SteelFairy

    Resists ice, poison, flying, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, fighting, dragon super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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  4. Celesteela SteelFlying

    Resists poison, flying, bug, which your team is weak to. Hits grass, ice, fighting super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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  5. Corviknight FlyingSteel

    Resists poison, flying, bug, which your team is weak to. Hits grass, ice, fighting super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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  6. Skarmory SteelFlying

    Resists poison, flying, bug, which your team is weak to. Hits grass, ice, fighting super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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Counters to Tangela

  1. Iron Moth

    Fire and Poison STAB hits Tangela super effectively and it resists everything Tangela can hit it with by type.

  2. Volcarona

    Bug and Fire STAB hits Tangela super effectively and it resists everything Tangela can hit it with by type.

  3. Ninjask

    Bug and Flying STAB hits Tangela super effectively and it resists everything Tangela can hit it with by type.

  4. Salazzle

    Poison and Fire STAB hits Tangela super effectively and it resists everything Tangela can hit it with by type.

  5. Yanmega

    Bug and Flying STAB hits Tangela super effectively and it resists everything Tangela can hit it with by type.

  6. Charizard

    Fire and Flying STAB hits Tangela super effectively and it resists everything Tangela can hit it with by type.

Where you can use Tangela

Tangela is in the regional Pokédex of 5 games we cover:

FireRedLeafGreenHeartGold and SoulSilverPlatinumBlack 2 and White 2