Tangrowth
grass
Front
Normal
Shiny
Animated
Shiny Animated
Back
Normal
Shiny
Type
Grass
Dex
#445
Abilities
Chlorophyll(Primary)
Raises Speed in sunshine.
Effect Spore(Secondary)
Leaves spores on contact.
Growth Rate
mediumfast
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
grass
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
30
Base Exp
187
EV Yield
2 Defense
Wild Held Items
None
Weak To
fire ×2ice ×2poison ×2bug ×2
Resists
water ×0.5electric ×0.5grass ×0.5ground ×0.5
Evolution Chain
How to Obtain
Tangrowth isn't found in the wild. You'll need to evolve, trade, or breed to get one.
Level Up Moves (16)
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IngrainLevel: 1 | ||||||
| grass |  | 0 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Lays roots that restore HP. The user can't switch out. | ||||||
| ConstrictLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal |  | 25 | 100 | 35 | ||
| Constricts to inflict pain. May lower Speed. | ||||||
| Sleep PowderLevel: 5 | ||||||
| grass | | 0 | 75 | 15 | ||
| Scatters a powder that may cause the foe to sleep. | ||||||
| AbsorbLevel: 8 | ||||||
| grass |  | 20 | 100 | 25 | ||
| An attack that absorbs half the damage inflicted. | ||||||
| GrowthLevel: 12 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
| Forces the body to grow and heightens Sp. Atk. | ||||||
| Poison PowderLevel: 15 | ||||||
| poison | | 0 | 75 | 35 | ||
| Scatters a toxic powder that may poison the foe. | ||||||
| Vine WhipLevel: 19 | ||||||
| grass | | 45 | 100 | 25 | ||
| Strikes the foe with slender, whiplike vines. | ||||||
| BindLevel: 22 | ||||||
| normal | | 15 | 85 | 20 | ||
| Binds and squeezes the foe for 2 to 5 turns. | ||||||
| Mega DrainLevel: 26 | ||||||
| grass | | 40 | 100 | 15 | ||
| An attack that absorbs half the damage inflicted. | ||||||
| Stun SporeLevel: 29 | ||||||
| grass | | 0 | 75 | 30 | ||
| Scatters a powder that may paralyze the foe. | ||||||
| Knock OffLevel: 36 | ||||||
| dark | | 65 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Knocks down the foe's held item to prevent its use. | ||||||
| Focus BlastLevel: 42 | ||||||
| fighting | | 120 | 70 | 5 | ||
| Attacks at full power. May lower Sp. Def. | ||||||
| SlamLevel: 43 | ||||||
| normal | | 80 | 75 | 20 | ||
| Slams the foe with a long tail, vine, etc. | ||||||
| Mega DrainLevel: 45 | ||||||
| grass | | 40 | 100 | 15 | ||
| An attack that absorbs half the damage inflicted. | ||||||
| TickleLevel: 47 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Makes the foe laugh to lower Attack and Defense. | ||||||
| BlockLevel: 57 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 5 | ||
| Blocks the foe's way to prevent escape. | ||||||
Related Guides
TM/HM Moves (27)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toxic | ||||||
| poison | | 0 | 70 | 10 | TM06 | |
| Poisons the foe with an intensifying toxin. | ||||||
| Bullet Seed | ||||||
| grass | | 20 | 100 | 30 | TM09 | |
| Shoots 2 to 5 seeds in a row to strike the foe. | ||||||
| Hidden Power | ||||||
| The effectiveness varies with the user. | ||||||
| Sunny Day | ||||||
| fire | | 0 | 0 | 5 | TM11 | |
| Boosts the power of Fire- type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| Hyper Beam | ||||||
| normal | | 150 | 90 | 5 | TM15 | |
| Powerful, but leaves the user immobile the next turn. | ||||||
| Protect | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 0 | 10 | TM17 | |
| Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession. | ||||||
| Giga Drain | ||||||
| grass | | 75 | 100 | 10 | TM19 | |
| An attack that steals half the damage inflicted. | ||||||
| Frustration | ||||||
| normal | | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM21 | |
| An attack that is stronger if the Trainer is disliked. | ||||||
| Solar Beam | ||||||
| grass | | 120 | 100 | 10 | TM22 | |
| Absorbs light in one turn, then attacks next turn. | ||||||
| Earthquake | ||||||
| ground | | 100 | 100 | 10 | TM26 | |
| A powerful quake, but has no effect on flying foes. | ||||||
| Return | ||||||
| normal | | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM27 | |
| An attack that increases in power with friendship. | ||||||
| Brick Break | ||||||
| fighting | | 75 | 100 | 15 | TM31 | |
| Destroys barriers such as Reflect and causes damage. | ||||||
| Double Team | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 0 | 15 | TM32 | |
| Creates illusory copies to raise evasiveness. | ||||||
| Reflect | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 0 | 20 | TM33 | |
| Creates a wall of light that weakens physical attacks. | ||||||
| Shock Wave | ||||||
| electric | | 60 | 0 | 20 | TM34 | |
| A fast and unavoidable electric attack. | ||||||
| Sludge Bomb | ||||||
| poison | | 90 | 100 | 10 | TM36 | |
| Sludge is hurled to inflict damage. May also poison. | ||||||
| Rock Tomb | ||||||
| rock | | 60 | 95 | 15 | TM39 | |
| Stops the foe from moving with rocks and cuts Speed. | ||||||
| Aerial Ace | ||||||
| 60 | 0 | 20 | TM40 | ||
| An extremely speedy and unavoidable attack. | ||||||
| Facade | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM42 | |
| Boosts Attack when burned, paralyzed, or poisoned. | ||||||
| Secret Power | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM43 | |
| An attack with effects that vary by location. | ||||||
| Rest | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 0 | 5 | TM44 | |
| The user sleeps for 2 turns, restoring HP and status. | ||||||
| Attract | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM45 | |
| Makes the opposite gender less likely to attack. | ||||||
| Thief | ||||||
| dark | | 50 | 100 | 25 | TM46 | |
| While attacking, it may steal the foe's held item. | ||||||
| Cut | ||||||
| grass | | 50 | 95 | 30 | HM01 | |
| Cuts the foe with sharp scythes, claws, etc. | ||||||
| Strength | ||||||
| normal | | 80 | 100 | 15 | HM04 | |
| Builds enormous power, then slams the foe. | ||||||
| Flash | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 20 | HM05 | |
| Looses a powerful blast of light that cuts accuracy. | ||||||
| Rock Smash | ||||||
| fighting | | 40 | 100 | 15 | HM06 | |
| A rock-crushing attack that may lower Defense. | ||||||
