Is Tangela Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
Tangela provides Grass coverage that handles Giovanni and Lorelei's Water-types. Decent Special Attack but can't evolve to Tangrowth in Let's Go. Gets the job done without standing out.
Not available yet. You cannot get Tangela before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Tangela before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Tangela before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Tangela before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Tangela before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Tangela before this fight.
Blaine's Pokemon outpace and outclass Tangela here.
Tangela has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
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.
Agatha's team hits Tangela's weaknesses hard.
Tangela trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Tangela trades roughly evenly with Trace's team.
This is the Let's Go Pikachu team. In Let's Go Eevee, Trace brings Raichu Lv 57 in place of Jolteon Lv 57.
Catchable
Catch Tangela on Route 21 (walking, Lv 37-42).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 37)
- LV 37GrassMega DrainPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 37GrassVine WhipPower 68Accuracy 100%PP 25
- After Brock
- TMNormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Lt. Surge
- TMNormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- TMNormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Sabrina
- TMPoisonSludge BombPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Giovanni
- TMGrassSolar BeamPower 300Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 54GrassPower WhipPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 10
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Tangela Locations
Decent spawn rates for Tangela across 1 location in late-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.
1 location to catch Tangela
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 6Best Locations to Catch Tangela in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
How to Get Shiny Tangela in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, the strongest route to a Shiny Tangela is Catch Combo, which reaches about 1 in 274 at full boosts. Pick a method and tune your setup below to see live odds. Compare Shiny Tangela odds across every game
Shiny Tangela Evolution
Does Not EvolveLet's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Tangela Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Catch Combo at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
Catch Combo: Catch one species back-to-back. A Lure stacks on top of a 31-plus combo.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 29 |
| 25%one in four | 79 |
| 50%coin flip | 190 |
| 90%very likely | 630 |
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee with Tangela preloaded.
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 |
What is Tangela Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Tangela
 Farfetch'd Normal | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangela View Farfetch'd builds →Sky Attack 2x132-156%KO Poison Jab 2x36-43% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangela View Flareon builds →Flare Blitz 2x107-127%KO Smog 2x33-39% | ||
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangela View Charizard builds →Heat Wave 2x164-193%KO Wing Attack 2x39-47% | ||
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangela View Butterfree builds →Bug Buzz 2x134-158%KO Air Slash 2x111-131%KO | ||
 Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangela View Venomoth builds →Bug Buzz 2x134-158%KO Gust 2x40-47% | ||
 Pidgeot Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangela View Pidgeot builds →Sky Attack 2x121-142%KO Heat Wave 2x76-90% | ||
 Fearow Normal | C | |
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangela View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 2x38-44% Leech Life 2x33-39% | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangela View Beedrill builds →Poison Jab 2x54-64% Twineedle 2x19-22% Peck 2x16-19% | ||
 Dodrio Normal | C | |
 Rapidash Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangela View Rapidash builds →Fire Blast 2x147-173%KO Megahorn 2x58-68% Poison Jab 2x39-46% | ||
 Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangela View Magmar builds →Flamethrower 2x143-169%KO Clear Smog 2x54-64% | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Tangela Evolutions
Tangela doesn't evolve, so what you catch is the final form. Its Grass typing comes with 435 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Let's Go Tangela Best Moveset
100 Sp. Atk behind 115 Defense on Grass typing. Without AbilityRegenerator healing a third of HP every switch, the moveset runs special Grass TermStab with no recovery. No Tangrowth evolution exists here, so 65 HP at 40 Sp. Def is the survivability ceiling.
Best Build
Tangela Candy
Tough Candy+DEFLax raises Defense and lowers Sp. Def. Madam Celadon sets this nature when you pick Yellow, then Green. It costs 10,000 Pokedollars and lasts for the rest of the day.
Candy for Tangela
- Tangela Candy
- Tough Candy
Tough Candy L
Tough Candy XL
Tangela Candy raises every stat, but only Tangela can eat it. The stat candy that goes with Tangela is Tough Candy (Defense), and any Pokemon can eat it; Tough Candy L needs level 30 and Tough Candy XL needs level 60 or higher.
Master Trainer
Harleen battles with one level 75 Tangela that knows Bind, Hyper Beam, Toxic and Protect. It takes extra damage from Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying and Bug moves. Win to earn the Tangela Master title. Find Harleen on Route 15.
Moves List
Tangela develops a solid moveset just through leveling. Power Whip show up naturally, and the progression handles both STAB and utility without leaning on TMs for the core attacks.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- 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.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM 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 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
All 11 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Its identity is obscured by masses of thick blue vines. The vines are said to never stop growing.
Game Availability
Tangela has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 20 titles across all 9 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 7Let's Go
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
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