Is Tangrowth Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Tangela leveled up knowing MoveAncient Power. Grass-type with AbilityChlorophyll in sun. Available from Platinum's Great Marsh Tangela. Strong physical and special bulk. Handles Wake, Bertha, and Volkner. One of the better Grass options available during the story.
Tangela resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Gardenia's team hits Tangela's weaknesses hard.
Tangela trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Tangela trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Tangrowth resists most of Crasher Wake's coverage and hits back hard.
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.
Flint's team hits Tangrowth's weaknesses hard.
Tangrowth trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Tangrowth has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Tangrowth trades roughly evenly with Mars's team.
Tangrowth trades roughly evenly with Saturn's team.
Tangrowth trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Tangela
Catch Tangela in the Great Marsh (walking, Lv 27-30, common).
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- 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 Crasher Wake
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 209
- After Candice
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Item ball on B2F of the Team Galactic HQ in Veilstone City
- LV 54GrassPower WhipPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TUTORGrassSeed BombPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Tangela to Tangrowth
Usually ready to evolve before you reach Crasher Wake, at typical party pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- After Fantina
- 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 Crasher Wake
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 209
- LV 54GrassPower WhipPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TUTORGrassSeed BombPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Tangrowth in Platinum
Tangrowth has no wild spot. Catch a Tangela, teach it the move Ancient Power, then level it up knowing that move, and the vine tangle grows into its bigger form.
Catch Tangela at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Tangrowth.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Tangela
- 2Evolve TangrowthAfter Ancient Power learned
Badge 5How to Obtain Tangrowth in Pt
The path to Tangrowth starts with Tangela at Lv. 27-31 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 2Tangrowth ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Tangela egg.
How to Get Shiny Tangrowth in Platinum
Tangrowth learns AncientPower to evolve, so breed a Tangela through a foreign Ditto, then raise it up. Compare Shiny Tangrowth odds across every game
Platinum 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 Platinum 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
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangrowth View Infernape builds →Fire Blast 2x133-157%KO U-turn 2x27-32% Aerial Ace 2x23-27% | ||
 Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangrowth View Scyther builds →U-turn 2x42-50% Wing Attack 2x36-43% | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
 Tropius Grass | C | |
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangrowth View Houndoom builds →Fire Blast 2x139-164%KO Smog 2x17-20% | ||
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangrowth View Altaria builds →Fly 2x39-45% Fire Blast 2x65-77% Ice Beam 2x52-62% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangrowth View Arcanine builds →Fire Blast 2x129-152%KO Aerial Ace 2x24-29% | ||
 Vespiquen Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangrowth View Vespiquen builds →Attack Order 2x42-50% Aerial Ace 2x29-34% Poison Sting 2x6-8% | ||
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangrowth View Beedrill builds →Poison Jab 2x40-48% U-turn 2x36-43% Aerial Ace 2x20-24% | ||
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangrowth View Staraptor builds →Fly 2x58-68% U-turn 2x30-35% | ||
 Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Interact Encounter | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangrowth View Golbat builds →Fly 2x42-50% U-turn 2x21-26% | ||
 Kricketune Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tangrowth View Kricketune builds →X-Scissor 2x39-45% Aerial Ace 2x20-24% | ||
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.
Pt Tangrowth Best Moveset
Physical tank at 125 Defense that hits back at 110 Sp. Atk from the special side. AbilityChlorophyll doubles 50 Speed in sun, transforming the moveset from a tank into an unexpected attacker. 100 HP adds real staying power between 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 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
Its arms are made of plants that bind themselves to things. They grow back right away if cut.
Tangrowth Platinum Guide
In Platinum, use Tangrowth as a tank. Splits damage between physical and special. Not the fastest,
For Platinum, 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
Winds & Waves
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