Is Tangela Good in Yellow Playthrough?
A Grass-type option if you somehow still don't have one. High Defense and decent special output, but Yellow already offers Venusaur, Vileplume, Victreebel, and Exeggutor. Tangela arrives too late and faces too much competition.
Brock's typing presses Tangela's defenses.
Tangela trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Lt. Surge's typing presses Tangela's defenses.
Erika's team hits Tangela's weaknesses hard.
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 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 resists most of Bruno's coverage and hits back hard.
Agatha's team hits Tangela's weaknesses hard.
Lance's team hits Tangela's weaknesses hard.
Tangela trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Catchable
Catch Tangela in the Safari Zone (walking, Lv 22, rare).
Recommended Moves
- After Misty
- TM08NormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15S.S. Anne
- After Lt. Surge
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Rocket Game Corner
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- After Erika
- TM40NormalSkull BashPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- LV 36GrassStun SporePower —Accuracy 75%PP 30
- LV 39GrassSleep PowderPower —Accuracy 75%PP 15
- LV 48NormalGrowthPower —Accuracy 100%PP 40
- After Sabrina
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Pokémon Mansion
Yellow Tangela Locations
Tangela tangles up one rare spot, levels 22 to 27. A single location, thin odds, so expect to circle the same grass a while.
1 location to catch Tangela
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 4Best Locations to Catch Tangela in Yellow
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 overall bulk (65/115/100) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground |
- Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
- Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
- Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split
What is Tangela Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Tangela
 Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Route 24 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangela View Charizard builds →Fly 2x47-55% Ember 2x37-44% | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Dodrio Normal | B | |
 Lapras WaterIce | B | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift | ||
 Fearow Normal | C | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Magikarp (Pallet Town Old Rod) | ||
 Pidgeot Normal | C | |
 Vulpix Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodCeladon City Gift | ||
 Flareon Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangela View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 2x24-29% Leech Life 2x10-12% | ||
 Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangela View Nidoking builds →Ice Beam 2x46-54% Poison Sting 2x15-17% | ||
 Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
 Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Tangela Evolutions
No evolution, no breeding. Tangela is a Grass type with 495 base stats that exists outside the normal chain system. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Y Tangela Best Moveset
MoveSleep Powder on a 115 Defense frame that blocks physical attackers while putting them to sleep. 100 Special powers MoveMega Drain for modest Grass TermStab. The defensive bulk keeps Tangela alive long enough to get multiple sleep attempts off. Physical tank with sleep utility.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Mega Drain
- Sleep Powder
- Bind
- Growth
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
TMs define Tangela's movepool. The natural moves cover basics with Solar Beam and Vine Whip, but the real versatility comes from technical machines giving it Normal coverage. That's where the options open up.
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 16 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.
Tangela Yellow Guide
- How do I catch Tangela in the Yellow Safari Zone?
See the Locations section above for where to find Tangela in Yellow.
Safari rules: You can only use Safari Balls. No battling. Two tactical items shift the catch/flee trade-off:
- Throw bait to keep Tangela from fleeing (flee rate cut to 1/4) but it becomes harder to catch (catch factor halved).
- Throw a rock to make Tangela easier to catch (catch factor doubled) but it flees twice as often.
- Each effect lasts 2-6 random turns; throwing one cancels the other.
In Yellow, Tangela has 495 BST, so weigh it against what your team already covers.
In Yellow, Tangela plays as a setup sweeper. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully. Set up with Growth when you get a free turn.
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
Winds & Waves
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