Tangrowth counters

Gen 7 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Tangrowth
#0465 Tangrowth
Grass
USAGE 1.5% #68
ABILITYRegenerator
BASE STATS
HP 100
ATK 100
DEF 125
SPA 110
SPD 50
SPE 50
BST535
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FireIcePoisonFlyingBug
½×
WaterElectricGrassGround
Moves
Giga Drain 96.2% Knock Off 86.8% Hidden Power Ice 53.5% Earthquake 51.4% Hidden Power Fire 39.8% Sludge Bomb 30.4% Sleep Powder 18.5% Worry Seed 7.9%
Items
Assault Vest 57.9% Rocky Helmet 41.8% Leftovers 0.1% Eject Button 0.1% Quick Claw 0.0% nothing 0.0% Figy Berry 0.0% Grassium Z 0.0%
Abilities
Regenerator99.9%Chlorophyll0.1%Leaf Guard0.0%
Common Teammates
Toxapex46.2%Landorus-Therian41.5%Heatran31.6%Tornadus-Therian21.8%Gliscor19.8%Excadrill17.4%Rotom-Wash15.4%Tyranitar-Mega14.3%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Swampert-Mega
Swampert-Mega
WaterGround SOFT CHECK
20.548
1
1.4% dies 2.58%

Ranked #68 with 1.53% usage. Sorted by reliability score.