Competitive Information for Tangela [Sword/Shield]
Grass
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Tangela? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
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Tangela is a phenomenal Grass-typed Pokemon. Tangela is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Tangela is weak to Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Poison-typed attacks.
Item: Eviolite
Ability: Regenerator
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 220 Hp / 244 Def / 44 SpD
Moveset:
- Leech Seed
- Protect
- Rage Powder
- Sleep Powder
Physical Wall Tangela (Popular/Trending)
Tangela is a fabulous Physical Wall for single battles. This moveset attempts to take a considerable amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Tangela is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until Eviolite was attached to it. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. With Regenerator, Tangela restores 1/3 of its maximum hp rounded down when it switches out.
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Tangela this turn).
◆ Rage Powder is a status move (the foes' moves target your Tangela on the turn used).
◆ Sleep Powder is a status move (causes the target to fall asleep).
Note: This moveset is considered Taunt bait! It is highly recommended you typically have atleast one move that does actual damage!
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 44 Hp / 252 SpA / 212 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Sludge Bomb
- Confusion / Hyper Beam
- Ancient Power
Special Sweeper Tangela (Chlorophyll)
Tangela is an astounding Special Sweeper for single battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Tangela's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Tangela's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, Tangela's speed is doubled during sunny weather. Confusion was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
◆ Confusion is a special 50-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Tangela cannot move next turn).
◆ Ancient Power is a special 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Regenerator
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 246 Hp / 16 SpA / 246 SpD
Moveset:
- Ancient Power
- Pain Split
- Substitute
- Reflect
Tangela Special Wall (Regeneration X)
Tangela is an extraordinary Special Wall for single battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take a decent amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Tangela last longer regaining it's life every turn. With Regenerator, Tangela restores 1/3 of its maximum hp rounded down when it switches out.
◆ Pain Split is a status move (shares hp of Tangela and target equally).
◆ Substitute is a status move (Tangela takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
◆ Reflect is a status move (for 5 turns, physical damage to allies is halved).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Tangela? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 44 Hp / 252 SpA / 212 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Sludge Bomb
- Confusion / Hyper Beam
- Ancient Power
Doubles Special Sweeper Tangela (Chlorophyll)
Tangela is a marvelous Special Sweeper for double battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Tangela's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Tangela's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, Tangela's speed is doubled during sunny weather. Confusion was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
◆ Confusion is a special 50-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Tangela cannot move next turn).
◆ Ancient Power is a special 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Tangela learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Tangela can perform in Sword/Shield. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SS Move and Ability Combos for Tangela
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Sunny day + Growth
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Leech seed
- Moves: Ingrain + Leech seed
- Moves: Toxic + Leech seed
- Moves: Pain split + Toxic
- Ability: Leaf guard + Move: Growth
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Rage Powder
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Sleep Powder, Stun Spore
Moves that boost Tangela's stats
- Amnesia
- Ancient Power
- Curse
- Growth
- Skull Bash
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Tangela
- Knock Off
- Leech Seed
- Protect
- Rage Powder
- Reflect
- Rest
- Sleep Powder
- Sludge Bomb
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Tangela in Sword and Shield
- Bold Nature ( 220/0/244/0/44/0 )
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/84/12/156/0 )
- Optimize Tangela's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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