Pokémon · Gym
Koga's Tangela
Gym Challenge · #81 · Common · 2000
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Market reference
$1.29
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 81 / 132
- Release year
- 2000
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Tangrowth
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Atsuko Nishida
- Pokédex #
- 114
- Series
- Gym
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Damage efficiency
- 10 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 Koga's Tangela plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Inflicts Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
- 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.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Koga's Tangela
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
More by Atsuko Nishida
This card was illustrated by Atsuko Nishida.
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About this card
GSleep Powder — 10
The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep.
GCGrasping Vine
Flip a coin. If heads, draw 2 cards.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited | $0.38 | $1.32 | $96.95 | $1.29 | $1.90 |
| 1st Edition | $2.20 | $3.35 | $57.30 | $3.35 | $2.46 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.40 |
| 7-day average | €1.08 |
| 30-day average | €1.26 |
| Low | €0.10 |
| Trend price | €1.17 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.26 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Koga's Tangela is real?
Koga's 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 Koga's Tangela worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Koga's Tangela is $1.29; 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 Koga's Tangela from?
Koga's Tangela is from the Pokémon set "Gym Challenge" in the Gym series, released in 2000.
What rarity is Koga's Tangela?
Koga's Tangela is a Common card in the Gym Challenge set.
