#0465 · Generation 4

Tangrowth

Tangrowth has 535 total base stats, with its best attacking stat on the special side (110) and a Speed of 50. Its HP, Defense and Special Defense add up to 275, which makes it a bulky special attacker.

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What Tangrowth 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

HP100
Atk100
Def125
SpA110
SpD50
Spe50
Total535

Best teammates for Tangrowth

Ranked by how much each Pokémon improves a two-Pokémon team with Tangrowth: 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 Tangrowth

  1. Iron Moth

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

  2. Volcarona

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

  3. Ninjask

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

  4. Salazzle

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

  5. Yanmega

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

  6. Charizard

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

Where you can use Tangrowth

Tangrowth is in the regional Pokédex of 3 games we cover: