Stormfront / #29/100

Tangrowth

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): Stormfront
Rarity (source): Rare
Illustrator: Kouki Saitou
Source reference: dp7-29

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Tangrowth's two arms are intertwined vines that it stretches out to grab prey. It can lose them in battle because they grow back. In a warm climate, they grow so quickly that it sometimes has to shorten them itself. During the warmer season, all its vines become dense enough to hide its eyes. The Pokédex shows strength based on the continuous growth of a plantlike body rather than ordinary limbs.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Sword presents the discovery that Tangrowth's arms are intertwined vines as a recent one. Pokémon Shield says it cuts them when they grow too much in the heat. Its limbs are therefore both renewable weapons and vegetation that needs tending.

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Card details

HP: 110
Type (source): Grass
Stage (source): Stage1
Evolves from (printed name): Tangela
Pokédex number: 465
Retreat cost: 3 Energy
Weakness (source): Fire +30
Resistance (source): Water -20

Printed card text — English

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Abilities

Green Renewal

Poke-BODY

Remove 1 damage counter from Tangrowth between turns.

Attacks

Green Acid

Cost: Grass · Colorless

Damage: 20

Flip 2 coins. If the first coin is heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused. If the second coin is heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.

Reaching Vine

Cost: Grass · Grass · Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 60

Does 20 damage to 2 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

Documented variants

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Normal
Reverse
normal · standard
reverse · standard

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