Tangela in Pokemon Winds & Waves: What We Know So Far

The Vine Pokemon. Regenerator as a hidden ability gives Tangela staying power. Gained the evolution Tangrowth in Gen 4, which became a solid competitive Grass type.

Ability 1ChlorophyllAbility 2Leaf GuardHiddenRegenerator

Weak to

Special

Attacker

UTier

60Speed · Below Avg

Tangela in Pokemon Winds & Waves

Spotted in official prerelease footage and screenshotsReviewed Oct 13, 2026

We spotted Tangela in official prerelease footage and screenshots of Pokemon Winds and Waves.

Play the official trailer (spotted at 1:49)Loads the official YouTube player when you press it

Watch on YouTube (spotted at 1:49)

Tangela in an official Pokemon Winds and Waves screenshot, Jungle path — Official screenshot: Jungle path

Where it was spotted

Announcement trailerFeb 27, 2026at 1:49GameplayJungle path
Official site screenshotFeb 27, 2026Official screenshotJungle path

Not revealed yet for Winds and Waves: locations, moves and base stats, so this page has no builds or counters for it yet.

More on the game: Pokemon Winds and Waves hub, Winds and Waves starters.

Shiny Tangela in Winds & Waves

Shiny Tangela has not been shown for Winds & Waves yet. See every game where Shiny Tangela can be hunted.

The shiny preview and evolution chain below are from earlier games.

Normal vs Shiny

Color ShiftBluetoGreen

Shiny TierD Tier Shiny

Shiny Tangela Evolution

2 Forms

Stage 1Tangela

Level Up

Stage 2Tangrowth

Showing shiny artworkView Full Evolution Chart

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 Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Grass, Ground

What is Tangela Weak Against

Fragile

5Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score-6

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ice Poison Flying Bug

½xResist

Water Electric Grass Ground

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

What is Tangela Strong Against

3Strong

7Resisted

0Immune

Score-4

2xStrong

Water Ground Rock

½xResisted

Fire Grass Poison Flying Bug Dragon Steel

0xImmune

None

Tangela Evolutions

In previous games, Tangela opened its evolution line and worked toward Tangrowth. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#114Tangela

Knows Ancient Power

#465Tangrowth

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Tangela

Grass

Tangrowth

Grass

100+35

ATK

100+45

DEF

115

125+10

SP.ATK

100

110+10

SP.DEF

50+10

SPE

50-10

BST

435D-Tier

535C-Tier+100

ROLE

Attacker

Tank

TYPE

Special

Mixed

Breeding

Unconfirmed

In earlier games, Tangela was able to breed through the Grass egg group.

Egg Groups

Grass

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Base Stats

In previous games, Defense and Sp. Atk carried most of Tangela's stat budget.

Base Stats

Above

HP65

Attack55

Defense115

Sp. Atk100

Sp. Def40

Speed60

Total435

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.0 m

Weight35.0 kg

Base XP87

Abilities

Chlorophyll

Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.

Leaf Guard

Protects against major status ailments during strong sunlight.

RegeneratorHidden Ability

Heals for 1/3 max HP upon switching out.

EV Yield

HPAtkDef+1SpASpDSpe

Defense training source

Pokedex Entry

Hidden beneath a tangle of vines that grows nonstop even if the vines are torn off, this Pokémon’s true appearance remains a mystery.

Pokedex entry from Pokemon Legends: Z-A

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

Explore

Where to go next after Tangela.

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