Is Tangela Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
No evolution in Gen 3, which caps what Tangela can contribute. AbilityChlorophyll doubles Speed in sun but that never comes up. Pure Grass handles Misty and Giovanni. The Defense is solid for a Grass-type. Fills the role if needed, but Venusaur, Vileplume, and Victreebel all hit harder.
Tangela resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Tangela resists most of Misty's coverage and hits back hard.
Tangela has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Tangela trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Tangela trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Tangela trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Blaine's team hits Tangela's weaknesses hard.
Tangela resists most of Giovanni's coverage and hits back hard.
Tangela has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Tangela has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Tangela trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Lance's team hits Tangela's weaknesses hard.
Tangela trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Tangela can be received through an in-game trade on Cinnabar Island. Trade Venonat. Trade a Venonat to the man in the lab on Cinnabar Island
- After Erika
- TM22GrassSolar Beam180100%10
- TM19GrassGiga Drain113100%10
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb90100%10
- TM43NormalSecret Power70100%20
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
Catch Tangela on Treasure Beach (walking, Lv 33-35, common).
- After Erika
- TM22GrassSolar Beam180100%10
- TM19GrassGiga Drain113100%10
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb90100%10
- TM43NormalSecret Power70100%20
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
FireRed & LeafGreen Tangela Locations
Trade a Venonat on Cinnabar Island for Tangela, or find it wild on a couple of late-game routes. Six encounters in both versions, common at the wild spots.
2 locations to catch Tangela
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 7Best Locations to Catch Tangela in FireRed & LeafGreen
3 walking and trade spots from Lv. 17-35 for Tangela. Sorted by game progression with rates on each row, so you can compare without scrolling through everything.
Tangela Weakness
Type-wise, Tangela takes extra damage from Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Tangela's physical bulk (base 115 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Tangela Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Tangela
 Charmander Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift | ||
 Pidgey Normal | D | |
 Weedle BugPoison | D | |
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangela View Nidoqueen builds →Aerial Ace 2x33-39% Poison Sting 2x20-24% | ||
 Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangela View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x59-71% Aerial Ace 2x25-31% | ||
 Spearow Normal | C | |
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangela View Nidoqueen builds →Aerial Ace 2x33-39% Poison Sting 2x20-24% | ||
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangela View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x59-71% Aerial Ace 2x25-31% | ||
Spearow Normal | C | |
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangela View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 2x39-46% Leech Life 2x9-12% | ||
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangela View Charmeleon builds →Flamethrower 2x126-148%KO Aerial Ace 2x21-26% | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangela View Parasect builds →Aerial Ace 2x29-35% Leech Life 2x18-21% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangela View Golbat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x58-69% Wing Attack 2x40-47% Leech Life 2x10-13% | ||
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangela View Beedrill builds →Sludge Bomb 2x60-72% Aerial Ace 2x28-33% Twineedle 2x21-25% | ||
 Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangela View Nidoking builds →Sludge Bomb 2x69-81% Flamethrower 2x90-106%KO Ice Beam 2x90-106%KO Peck 2x19-23% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangela View Golbat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x58-69% Wing Attack 2x40-47% Leech Life 2x10-13% | ||
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangela View Beedrill builds →Sludge Bomb 2x60-72% Aerial Ace 2x28-33% Twineedle 2x21-25% | ||
Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangela View Nidoking builds →Sludge Bomb 2x69-81% Flamethrower 2x90-106%KO Ice Beam 2x90-106%KO Peck 2x19-23% | ||
 Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangela View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x233-275%KO Fly 2x44-52% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangela View Flareon builds →Overheat 2x208-245%KO Smog 2x13-15% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
 Muk Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangela View Muk builds →Sludge Bomb 2x67-80% Fire Blast 2x89-105%KO | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangela View Golbat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x54-64% Wing Attack 2x36-43% Leech Life 2x8-11% | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangela View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x273-321%KO Fly 2x52-62% | ||
Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangela View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x244-287%KO Fly 2x45-54% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangela View Flareon builds →Overheat 2x219-257%KO Smog 2x13-16% | ||
 Articuno Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodSeafoam Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangela View Articuno builds →Ice Beam 2x149-176%KO Fly 2x45-54% | ||
 Ho-oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangela View Ho-oh builds →Overheat 2x247-291%KO Fly 2x64-75% | ||
Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangela View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x274-323%KO Fly 2x52-61% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangela View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x245-289%KO Fly 2x45-53% | ||
 Entei Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Interact Encounter | ||
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Gengar's Explosion hits Tangela for 37-44%.
 Gengar GhostPoison | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Tangela View Gengar builds →Thunderbolt37-43% Explosion37-44% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Tangela View Aggron builds →Rock Slide26-31% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityKeeneye ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Tangela View Hitmonchan builds →Mach Punch14-16% | ||
Tangela Evolutions
What you see is what you get. Tangela sits outside any evolution chain, so focus on the egg moves and a decent partner pool from one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
FRLG Tangela Best Moveset
115 Defense and AbilityChlorophyll for sun speed on a pure Grass type. 100 Sp. Atk fires Grass TermStab from the special side. The moveset has physical tanking potential with MoveSleep Powder support, but 60 Speed outside sun and 40 Sp. Def limit where Tangela functions.
Best Build
Tangela best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Attacker Moveset
- Giga Drain
- Leech Seed
- Sunny Day
- Hidden Power Ice
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Amnesia and Confusion aren't available any other way for Tangela, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Solar Beam and Giga Drain for solid options.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Blue plant vines cloak the POKéMON’s identity in a tangled mass. It entangles anything that gets close.
The whole body is swathed with wide vines that are similar to seaweed. The vines sway as it walks.
Tangela FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Trade a Venonat to the man in the lab on Cinnabar Island. This is an NPC trade, so the Tangela you receive is yours immediately, no transfer cable needed.
Game Availability
Tangela has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 21 titles across all 10 generations. As a Gen 1 original, it's one of the most consistently available Pokemon in the franchise.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves