Is Tangrowth Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Gen 4 evolution from Tangela by learning MoveAncient Power. AbilityChlorophyll for sun Speed. Bulky Grass with strong physical Attack. If imported, Tangrowth handles Crasher Wake and Bertha. Roserade fills the Grass role natively.
Tangrowth resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Tangrowth trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Tangrowth has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Tangrowth resists most of Crasher Wake's coverage and hits back hard.
Tangrowth trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Tangrowth has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Tangrowth has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Tangrowth has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Tangrowth trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Tangrowth resists most of Bertha's coverage and hits back hard.
Tangrowth trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Tangrowth trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Tangrowth trades roughly evenly with Mars's team.
Tangrowth trades roughly evenly with Jupiter's team.
Tangrowth trades roughly evenly with Saturn's team.
Tangrowth trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Trade
Tangrowth cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Fantina
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 209
- After Byron
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- After Candice
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Galactic HQ B2F in Veilstone City
- LV 54GrassPower WhipPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Tangrowth in Diamond & Pearl
Teach a Tangela the move Ancient Power and level it up to sprout Tangrowth. The vine Pokemon never appears in the wild, so learning that one attack is what unlocks the bigger arms.
How to Obtain Tangrowth in DP
- Step 1Obtain TangelaCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom PlatinumAvailableCatch in Platinum via Walking · Great Marsh, then trade to the current game via link cable.CARTRIDGE TRADEAvailableCatch in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Walking · Route 21, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Walking · Route 21. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom YellowNot TradeableAppears in Yellow via Walking · Safari Zone. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Walking · Route 21. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Walking · Route 21. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenNot TradeableAppears in FireRed & LeafGreen via Walking · Route 21. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black & WhiteNot TradeableAppears in Black & White via Dark grass · Route 13 · Double grass. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Tangrowth ✓
How to Get Shiny Tangrowth in Diamond & Pearl
Tangrowth grows from Tangela, so breed that base Masuda-style and evolve it with AncientPower. Compare Shiny Tangrowth odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Tangrowth Calculator
1 MethodThe only route here is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
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.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Diamond & Pearl shiny odds for Tangrowth.
Tangrowth Weakness
Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug moves hit Tangrowth for super-effective damage. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Tangrowth's physical bulk (base 125 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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Tangrowth Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Tangrowth
 Heatran FireSteel | S | |
Obtain MethodStark Mountain Interact Encounter | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangrowth View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x78-92% Aerial Ace 2x27-32% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangrowth View Infernape builds →Overheat 2x161-189%KO Poison Jab 2x30-36% U-turn 2x26-31% Aerial Ace 2x22-27% | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
 Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangrowth View Scyther builds →X-Scissor 2x46-55% Wing Attack 2x36-42% | ||
 Honchkrow Dark | B | |
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangrowth View Staraptor builds →Brave Bird 2x75-88% U-turn 2x29-35% | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangrowth View Arcanine builds →Overheat 2x155-183%KO Aerial Ace 2x24-28% | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Tangrowth Evolutions
Tangrowth doesn't evolve through normal leveling. You'll need knowing a specific move to get here from Tangela's line. Breed this form to get Tangela eggs (average hatch time). Evolving from Tangela gave Tangrowth the biggest boost in Attack (+45), bringing the total to 535 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Tangrowth to get Tangela eggs easily using 45 partners from the Grass egg group. Notable egg moves include Amnesia, Confusion, Endeavor and 6 more.
DP Tangrowth Best Moveset
125 Defense and 110 Sp. Atk create a physical tank that hits back on the special side. AbilityChlorophyll doubles Speed in sun for surprise sweeping potential. The moveset blocks physical attackers while firing special Grass attacks, and 100 HP adds real staying power.
Best Build
Tangrowth best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Earthquake
- Power Whip
- Leech Seed
- Sleep Powder
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Tangrowth picks up Amnesia and Confusion only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Leaf Storm and Power Whip while coverage across 9 types adds range.
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
41 of 43 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It ensnares prey by extending arms made of vines. Losing arms to predators does not trouble it.
Tangrowth Event Distributions
In Diamond & Pearl, Tangrowth has been offered just once as a Mystery Gift event Pokemon.
Grass-Type Strongest Class TangrowthDiamondPearlNot shiny
Tangrowth Diamond & Pearl Guide
In Diamond & Pearl, use Tangrowth as a tank. Splits damage between physical and special. Not the fastest,
For Diamond & Pearl, run Careful on Tangrowth. +Sp. Def is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the tank role.
Tangrowth isn't catchable in Diamond & Pearl. Obtain one in Platinum, HeartGold, or SoulSilver, then trade it to Diamond & Pearl.
Game Availability
Tangrowth first appeared in Diamond & Pearl and has been available in 12 games across 6 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
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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