#0917

Tarountula

String Ball Pokémon

Bug

Game version

AppearanceStandard

Height: 0.3 m
Weight: 4.0 kg

Training & breeding details

Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀

Catch rate255(43.9%)Easy catch

Base friendship50Low

Hatch time15 cycles · ~4,080 steps

Growth rateslow then very fast

Base EXP42

The thread it secretes from its rear is as strong as wire. The secret behind the thread’s strength is the topic of ongoing research.

In Pokémon GO · 571 max CP 1 TCG Pocket card

Base stats

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

210

Base Stat Total

Abilities

Insomnia

Prevents sleep.

StakeoutHidden

This Pokémon's moves have double power against Pokémon that switched in this turn.

Egg groups: Bug

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Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Flying2×

Rock2×

Fire2×

Resistant to

Fighting½×

Ground½×

Grass½×

Evolution

#0917Tarountula

Lv. 15

#0918Spidops

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Tarountula can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Find a move14 of 14

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Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
1	String Shot Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages.	Bug	Status	—	95	40
1	Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
5	Struggle Bug Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Attack by one stage.	Bug	Special	50	100	20
8	Assurance Power is doubled if the target has already received damage this turn.	Dark	Physical	60	100	10
11	Feint Hits through Protect and Detect.	Normal	Physical	30	100	10
14	Bug Bite If target has a berry, inflicts double damage and uses the berry.	Bug	Physical	60	100	20
18	Block Prevents the target from leaving battle.	Normal	Status	—	—	5
22	Counter Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last physical hit it took.	Fighting	Physical	—	100	20
25	Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Normal	Physical	70	100	15
29	Sticky Web Covers the opposing field, lowering opponents’ Speed by one stage upon switching in.	Bug	Status	—	—	20
33	Gastro Acid Nullifies target’s ability until it leaves battle.	Poison	Status	—	100	10
36	Circle Throw Ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.	Fighting	Physical	60	90	10
40	Throat Chop Prevents the target from using sound-based moves for two turns.	Dark	Physical	80	100	15
44	Skitter Smack Lowers the target’s Special Attack by one stage.	Bug	Physical	70	90	10