Is Tangrowth Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Level up Tangela knowing Ancient Power. Grass with AbilityChlorophyll. The Gen 4 evolution gives Tangela real physical bulk and better stats all around. Handles Misty and Brock in Kanto. Available from Route 44 Tangela.
Tangela trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Tangela trades roughly evenly with Bugsy's team.
Tangela has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Morty's typing presses Tangela's defenses.
Tangela has the type edge here and should clean up Chuck's team.
Tangela trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Tangela has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Clair's team hits Tangrowth's weaknesses hard.
Tangrowth resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Tangrowth resists most of Misty's coverage and hits back hard.
Tangrowth has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Tangrowth trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Tangrowth trades roughly evenly with Janine's team.
Tangrowth trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Tangrowth trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Tangrowth trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Tangrowth trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Tangrowth trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Tangrowth has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Tangrowth trades roughly evenly with Karen's team.
Tangrowth trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Catch Tangela
Catch Tangela on Route 44 (walking, Lv 23, common).
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TUTORNormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15Ilex Forest
- LV 33RockAncient PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Jasmine
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 43
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Lake of Rage
- LV 54GrassPower WhipPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 10
Evolve Tangela to Tangrowth
Usually ready to evolve before you reach Clair, at typical party pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM52FightingFocus BlastPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TUTORNormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15Ilex Forest
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- After Jasmine
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 43
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 54GrassPower WhipPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 10
How to Get Tangrowth in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Can't catch Tangrowth directly. Start with Tangela at solid rates from the locations below, then evolve through a special method. The 2-stage line from Tangela to Tangrowth is where the leveling time goes.
Catch Tangela at any of these 4 spots to eventually evolve into Tangrowth.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Tangela
- 2Evolve TangrowthAfter Ancient Power learned
Badge 7
Badge 8How to Obtain Tangrowth in HGSS
Tangela is your first catch on the way to Tangrowth. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 20-41 across 10 total spots in the chain.
- Step 2Tangrowth ✓
How to Get Shiny Tangrowth in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Tangrowth needs the move AncientPower, so breed a Tangela Masuda-style at 1 in 1,638 and level it up with that move. Compare Shiny Tangrowth odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Tangrowth Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route 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.
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 | 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver 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
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangrowth View Scyther builds →X-Scissor 2x47-56% Wing Attack 2x37-43% | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangrowth View Altaria builds →Fly 2x39-46% Fire Blast 2x66-79% Ice Beam 2x54-63% | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
 Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangrowth View Typhlosion builds →Fire Blast 2x142-168%KO Aerial Ace 2x19-23% | ||
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
 Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangrowth View Venomoth builds →Sludge Bomb 2x91-108%KO Signal Beam 2x77-91% Aerial Ace 2x16-19% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangrowth View Arcanine builds →Fire Blast 2x132-155%KO Aerial Ace 2x24-29% | ||
 Vespiquen Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangrowth View Vespiquen builds →Attack Order 2x42-50% Aerial Ace 2x28-33% Sludge Bomb 2x56-66% | ||
 Entei Fire | B | |
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
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 7 more.
HGSS Tangrowth Best Moveset
Physical tank at 125 Defense firing special Grass attacks from 110 Sp. Atk on the opposite side. AbilityChlorophyll doubles 50 Speed in sun, transforming the moveset from a tank into a fast attacker. 100 HP sustains both roles.
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 8 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
All 28 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
When it remains still, it appears to be a large shrub. Unsuspecting prey that wander near get ensnared by its vines.
Its vines grow so profusely that, in the warm season, you can’t even see its eyes.
Tangrowth HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, use Tangrowth as a tank. Splits damage between physical and special. Not the fastest,
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, run Careful on Tangrowth. +Sp. Def is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the tank role.
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
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