Pokémon · XY
Tangela
Evolutions · #8 · Common · 2016
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.15
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 8 / 113
- Release year
- 2016
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Tangrowth
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Pokédex #
- 114
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 30 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 (Poison Powder) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
How to beat Tangela
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥40 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
"Blue plant vines cloak the Pokémon's identity in a tangled mass. It entangles anything that gets close."
GCBind — 20
Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
GGGPoison Powder — 30
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Tangela was legal.
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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.20 | $19.28 | $0.15 | $0.10 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.15 | $0.49 | $17.32 | $0.49 | $0.23 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.06 |
| 7-day average | €0.08 |
| 30-day average | €0.07 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.10 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.03 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.84 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.45 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.07 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.56 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.62 |
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 $0.15; 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 "Evolutions" in the XY series, released in 2016.
What rarity is Tangela?
Tangela is a Common card in the Evolutions set.
Other Tangela printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
