Pokémon · Base
Tangela
Base Set 2 · #96 · Common · 2000
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.52
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 96 / 130
- Release year
- 2000
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Tangrowth
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Pokédex #
- 114
- Series
- Base
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Tangela plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Inflicts Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Its main attack (Bind) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥25 effectively one-shots it.
How to beat Tangela
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
More by Mitsuhiro Arita
This card was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Building around Tangela?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Its whole body is swathed with wide vines that are similar to seaweed. These vines shake as it walks."
GCBind — 20
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
GGGPoisonpowder — 20
The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.10 | $0.50 | $40.00 | $0.52 | $0.42 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.15 |
| 7-day average | €0.31 |
| 30-day average | €0.24 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.30 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.15 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.10 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.21 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.10 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Tangela is real?
Tangela is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Tangela worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Tangela is $0.52; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Tangela from?
Tangela is from the Pokémon set "Base Set 2" in the Base series, released in 2000.
What rarity is Tangela?
Tangela is a Common card in the Base Set 2 set.
Other Tangela printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
