Tangrowth
Vine Pokémon
Draped with long vines, it resembles a shrub in appearance. It swings bundles of vines as though they were arms, wrapping them around prey to ensnare them.
Details
Base stats
Competitive movesets
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Assault Vest
National Dex UUSource: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows
Where to find Tangrowth
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Tangrowth can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Absorb Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Grass | Special | 20 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Bind Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns. | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 |
| 1 | Block Prevents the target from leaving battle. | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 1 | Constrict Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Normal | Physical | 10 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Growth Raises the user’s Attack and Special Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 6 | Stun Spore Paralyzes the target. | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 30 |
| 11 | Poison Powder Poisons the target. | Poison | Status | — | 75 | 35 |
| 12 | Mega Drain Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Grass | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| 15 | Acid Spray Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages. | Poison | Special | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 16 | Vine Whip Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Grass | Physical | 45 | 100 | 25 |
| 18 | Double Hit Hits twice in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 35 | 90 | 10 |
| 25 | Energy Ball Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Grass | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 28 | Knock Off Target drops its held item. | Dark | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 32 | Giga Drain Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 |
| 33 | Natural Gift Power and type depend on the held berry. | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 |
| 34 | Ancient Power Has a chance to raise all of the user’s stats by one stage. | Rock | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 |
| 40 | Slam Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 80 | 75 | 20 |
| 43 | Sleep Powder Puts the target to sleep. | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 15 |
| 44 | Tickle Lowers the target’s Attack and Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 48 | Power Whip Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Grass | Physical | 120 | 85 | 10 |
| 49 | Wring Out Power increases against targets with more HP remaining, up to a maximum of 121 power. | Normal | Special | — | 100 | 5 |
| 52 | Ingrain Prevents the user from leaving battle. User regains 1/16 of its max HP every turn. | Grass | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 52 | Sludge Bomb Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 56 | Grassy Terrain For five turns, heals all Pokémon on the ground for 1/16 max HP each turn and strengthens their Grass moves to 1.5× their power. | Grass | Status | — | — | 10 |
Sprites & renders
16 sprites & renders for Tangrowth.






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Cite this page
“Tangrowth”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/tangrowth.
Species data from PokéAPI.