Tangela (GB 1)

Tangela LV.12 モンジャラ Monjara Team Plasma

Illus. Ken Sugimori

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Tangela Type Grass Hit Points 50 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost Rarity Card GB set Colosseum Card GB ID A03 Card GB 2 set Psychic Battle Card GB 2 ID D15 Japanese expansion Pokémon Web Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 005/048 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Tangela.

Tangela (Japanese: モンジャラ Monjara) is a Grass-type Basic Pokémon card. It first appeared as a card exclusive to Pokémon Trading Card Game for the Game Boy Color, but was later released in physical form in Pokémon Web.

Card text

Stun Spore しびれごな 10

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

Poison Whip どくのムチ 10

The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.

Pokédex data

Tangela - Vine Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
114	3'3" (1 m)	77 lbs. (35 kg)
Pokédex entry
Its identity is obscured by masses of thick, blue vines. The vines are said to never stop growing.
全身が海草のようなツルに覆われていて歩くたびにゆらゆら揺れる。

Release information

This card was initially made exclusively for the Pokémon Trading Card Game for the Game Boy Color and was never printed as an actual card in any language until its release in Pokémon Web.

Trivia

• This card displays a 'GB' symbol in place of the Expansion symbol, indicating it was created exclusively for the Game Boy.
• This is only one of three Game Boy-exclusive cards that were later made actual cards. The others are Electrode and Dragonite.

Origin

Stun Spore is a move in the Pokémon games that Tangela can learn. This card's English Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Yellow, whereas the Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Blue.

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.