Tangrowth #0465 Shadow

Grass
RhyperiorRhyperior(#0464)
Pokémon GO Pokédex
Electivire(#0466)Electivire
Max CPL403030L503425L51 · Best Buddy3466
Buddy Distance3 km per Candy
ReleasedMay 18, 2021Jun 25, 2026
Purification3,000 Stardust · 3 Candy

Type Effectiveness

Tangrowth takes 160% from Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying and Bug moves.

Weak ×1.6
FireIcePoisonFlyingBug
Resists ×0.6
WaterGrassElectricGround

Shadow Tangrowth is a Grass-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, weak to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying and Bug.

It reaches 3425 CP at level 50, or 3466 as a Best Buddy.

Its best raid moveset is Vine Whip with Power Whip.

Tangrowth
Normal
Shiny Tangrowth
Shiny

Base Stats

Attack207
Defense184
Stamina225

Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.

Best Movesets

#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
GrassVine WhipGrassPower Whip15.8293
2GrassVine WhipGrassSolar Beam15.0277
3BugInfestationGrassPower Whip14.3265
4GrassVine WhipPoisonSludge Bomb13.7254
5BugInfestationGrassSolar Beam13.2243
6GrassVine WhipRockRock Slide12.8237
7BugInfestationPoisonSludge Bomb11.9221
8GrassVine WhipRockAncient Power11.0204
4 More Pairings
#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
9BugInfestationRockRock Slide10.9202
10GrassVine WhipNormalFrustrationDon’t Use10.0185
11BugInfestationRockAncient Power9.7179
12BugInfestationNormalFrustrationDon’t Use6.0111

Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.

DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.

Don’t Use means repeating the fast move does at least as much damage as using this charged move, either because the move is weak or because this Pokémon faints before it pays off.

Moves

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
EPS
Vine WhipGrass650.5s12.010.0
InfestationBug9131.0s9.013.0

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
DPE
Solar BeamGrass1801005.0s36.01.80
Power WhipGrass90502.5s36.01.80
Sludge BombPoison85502.5s34.01.70
Rock SlideRock75502.5s30.01.50
Ancient PowerRock70333.5s20.02.12
FrustrationNormal10332.0s5.00.30

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Turns
DPT
EPT
InfestationBug101233.34.0
Vine WhipGrass5822.54.0

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
DPE
Solar BeamGrass150801.88
Rock SlideRock75451.67
Ancient PowerRock60451.33
Power WhipGrass90501.80
Sludge BombPoison80501.60
FrustrationNormal10700.14

DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.

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Top Counters

Full Rankings

As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

  1. 1Mega RayquazaFlyingAir SlashFlyingDragon AscentK43.0 eDPS
  2. 2Mega DelphoxFireFire SpinFireMystical Fire+37.9 eDPS
  3. 3BlacephalonFireIncinerateFireMind BlownE35.2 eDPS
  4. 4Shadow ReshiramFireFire FangFireFusion FlareE35.0 eDPS
  5. 5Mega BlazikenFireFire SpinFireBlast BurnE35.0 eDPS
  6. 6Mega BeedrillBugBug BiteEBugFell Stinger+34.8 eDPS
See Full Rankings

Worth Powering Up?

Stronger than the everyday pick against 10 of 134 Tier 5 and Mega bosses.

The everyday pick is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that pick would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

  1. Mega SwampertMega RaidGrassVine WhipGrassPower Whip+0.9% Gainover Rillaboom
  2. SuicuneTier 5 RaidGrassVine WhipGrassPower Whip+0.3% Gainover Electivire
  3. Mega BlastoiseMega RaidGrassVine WhipGrassPower Whip+0.3% Gainover Electivire
  4. Mega StarmieMega RaidGrassVine WhipGrassPower Whip+0.3% Gainover Tyranitar
  5. Tapu FiniTier 5 RaidGrassVine WhipGrassPower Whip+0.2% Gainover Roserade
  6. KyogreTier 5 RaidGrassVine WhipGrassPower Whip+0.2% Gainover Rillaboom
  7. Mega SlowbroMega RaidGrassVine WhipGrassPower Whip+0.1% Gainover Chandelure
  8. TerrakionTier 5 RaidGrassVine WhipGrassPower Whip+0.1% Gainover Gallade

CP by Level

Encounter
Level
Guaranteed CP
Max CP
Research15124010/10/10129815/15/15
Raids & Eggs20165310/10/10173115/15/15
Weather-Boosted Raids25206710/10/10216415/15/15
L404026300/0/0303015/15/15
L505029730/0/0342515/15/15
L51 · Best Buddy5130090/0/0346615/15/15
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level
15/15/15
0/0/0
Level 1512981127
Level 2017311503
Level 2521641879
Level 3025972254
Level 3528132442
Level 4030302630
Level 4532242799
Level 5034252973
Level 5134663009

Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.

L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.

Dex Details

Second Charged Move50 Candy · 50,000 Stardust
Height / Weight2 m · 128.6 kg
Gender Ratio
50.0%50.0%
TradingTradableTransferable

Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Tangrowth in the RotomLabs Pokédex

PvP IV Spreads

Great League

1500 CP Cap
Best IVs1/15/141497 CP at level 18.5
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#11/15/14149718.5100.00%
#21/15/15150018.5100.00%
#32/14/14150018.599.97%
#42/15/12149818.599.74%
#50/13/715001999.70%
#60/7/1414991999.53%
#70/15/14149018.599.51%
#80/15/15149318.599.51%
#91/14/14149318.599.49%
#101/14/15149618.599.49%

A 15/15/15 ranks #2635 of 4,096, with 94.50% of the best stat product.

Great League Rankings on PvPoke

Ultra League

2500 CP Cap
Best IVs0/14/152496 CP at level 32
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#10/14/15249632100.00%
#20/15/1324923299.94%
#30/15/1424973299.94%
#41/14/1324973299.91%
#51/15/1224983299.85%
#60/11/15249732.599.83%
#70/12/14249832.599.78%
#83/15/1524983199.75%
#90/13/13249932.599.73%
#100/14/11249532.599.67%

A 15/15/15 ranks #3059 of 4,096, with 95.19% of the best stat product.

Ultra League Rankings on PvPoke

Ranked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.

Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.

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