Pokémon · EX
Tangela
FireRed & LeafGreen · #30 · Rare · 2004
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$14.03
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 30 / 116
- Release year
- 2004
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Tangrowth
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Yuka Morii
- Pokédex #
- 114
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
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 Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
How to beat Tangela
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Yuka Morii
This card was illustrated by Yuka Morii.
Building around Tangela?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CVine Tease
Look at your Prize cards without showing your opponent. Choose 1 of the Prize cards and switch it with the top card of your deck without looking at the top card of your deck. If you have no cards in your deck, this attack does nothing.
GWiggle
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused. If tails, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:W-30
Retreat cost:C
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $14.99 | $24.97 | $270.00 | $14.03 | $19.98 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $40.00 | $231.50 | $799.00 | $35.15 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/27| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €10.00 |
| 7-day average | €4.81 |
| 30-day average | €4.03 |
| Low | €0.40 |
| Trend price | €5.20 |
| Low (excellent+) | €2.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €2.49 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €20.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €9.93 |
| reverseHoloSell | €10.13 |
| averageSellPrice | €3.72 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €9.26 |
| Reverse holo trend | €9.71 |
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 $14.03; 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 "FireRed & LeafGreen" in the EX series, released in 2004.
What rarity is Tangela?
Tangela is a Rare card in the FireRed & LeafGreen set.
Other Tangela printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
