Tangrowth
Grass
Best attacking moveset: Vine Whip and Power Whip, worth 12.4 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Tangrowth can learn 10 combinations. Vine Whip with Power Whip does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infestation | Bug | 9 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Vine Whip | Grass | 6 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Power | Rock | 70 | 3.5s | -33 |
| Power Whip | Grass | 90 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Rock Slide | Rock | 75 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison | 85 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Solar Beam | Grass | 180 | 5.0s | -100 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Tangrowth has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,425 at level 50, 3,030 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,731 CP at level 20, or 2,164 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,653 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 207 attack · 184 defense · 225 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 2 m and 128.6 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Tangrowth does not have one best moveset, it has 6. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Ground, Rock, Water.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ground | Vine Whip + Power Whip | 19.3 |
| Rock | Vine Whip + Power Whip | 19.3 |
| Water | Vine Whip + Power Whip | 19.3 |
| Grass | Infestation + Sludge Bomb | 15.4 |
| Fairy | Vine Whip + Sludge Bomb | 14.3 |
| Psychic | Infestation + Power Whip | 13.2 |
| Ice | Vine Whip + Rock Slide | 13.2 |
| Dark | Infestation + Power Whip | 13.2 |
| Normal | Vine Whip + Power Whip | 12.4 |
| Fighting | Vine Whip + Power Whip | 12.4 |
| Ghost | Vine Whip + Power Whip | 12.4 |
| Electric | Vine Whip + Power Whip | 12.4 |
| Bug | Infestation + Rock Slide | 12.3 |
| Vine Whip + Rock Slide | 11.9 | |
| Fire | Vine Whip + Rock Slide | 11.9 |
| Dragon | Infestation + Sludge Bomb | 9.6 |
| Poison | Vine Whip + Rock Slide | 8.9 |
| Steel | Vine Whip + Power Whip | 8.4 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Tangrowth is actually for.
Counters: what beats Tangrowth
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 36.6 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 31.2 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 30.4 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Bug Bite + Bug Buzz | 28.5 |
 Salamence | Dragon | Fire Fang + Fly | 28.0 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 27.8 |
 Moltres | Fire | Fire Spin + Fly | 27.6 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 27.4 |
 Enamorus | Fairy | Fairy Wind + Fly | 27.3 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 27.1 |
Ranked by damage per second against Tangrowth's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.