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tangrowth
#465

Tangrowth

Vine Pokémon

Grass

Tangrowth has two arms that it can extend as it pleases. Recent research has shown that these arms are, in fact, bundles of vines.

Base Stats

HP 100
Attack 100
Defense 125
Sp. Atk 110
Sp. Def 50
Speed 50
Total 535

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

tangrowth Tangrowth Ancient Power

Moves

Details

Category Vine Pokémon
Height 2.0 m
Weight 128.6 kg
Base Exp 187
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 30
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Plant

Sprites

tangrowth Front Front
tangrowth Back Back
tangrowth Front Shiny Front Shiny
tangrowth Back Shiny Back Shiny
tangrowth Front ♀ Front ♀
tangrowth Back ♀ Back ♀
tangrowth Front Shiny ♀ Front Shiny ♀
tangrowth Back Shiny ♀ Back Shiny ♀
tangrowth Official Art Official Art
tangrowth Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Physically Defensive
Item
Rocky Helmet
Ability
Regenerator
Nature
Relaxed
EVs
HP 252
Def 252
SpD 4

Strategy Overview

Tangrowth's great physical bulk, defensive typing, and access to Regenerator make it a physical wall that consistently checks prominent Pokemon such as Zeraora, Garchomp, Kartana, and Urshifu-R. Useful utility moves such as Knock Off, Sleep Powder, and Stun Spore relieve Tangrowth's passivity issue and allow it to punish Pokemon such as Heatran, Zapdos, and Kyurem that would otherwise be able to switch in on it. Unfortunately, Tangrowth still has issues against certain physical attackers such as Weavile, Galarian Zapdos, and Buzzwole, and its abysmal special bulk leaves it open to threats such as Kyurem, Tapu Lele, Calm Mind Clefable, and Heatran. Tangrowth also is vulnerable to Future Sight, which invalidates its ability to wall Pokemon it would usually check. It also faces stiff competition from Ferrothorn as a defensive Grass-type, as Ferrothorn carries Spikes, which allows it to support its teammates and threaten entry hazard removers with Knock Off. Despite these flaws, Tangrowth is sought out for its better long term matchup against hyper offense teams, as it can constantly regenerate its health to take on these teams' multiple offensive threats.

Most Used Moves

Knock Off
91.9%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc