Tangela 178/165 · 151

151 is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on September 22, 2023. The printed size is 165. This checklist is longer, at 207 cards. Tangela is 178/165, in position 178 of 207 on this checklist. Before it is 177 Machoke, and after it is 179 Mr. Mime. The collector number is above the printed set size of 165. The listed rarity is Illustration Rare.

Tangela is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 80 HP. In the Pokédex this is Tangela (#114), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Tangrowth, Tangrowth (#465) under evolves to.

Oswaldo KATO illustrated this card. The same name is on 84 other cards in the catalog.

Tangela (#114) has 28 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 26 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Tangela 66/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Illustration Rare. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Oswaldo KATO illustrated this one. 14 other cards of Tangela list a different HP.

The attack Tactful Tangling lists 10+ damage. The cost is Grass. If you played Erika's Invitation from your hand during this turn, this attack does 60 more damage. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Hidden beneath a tangle of vines that grows nonstop even if the vines are torn off, this Pokémon's true appearance remains a mystery." The regulation mark is G.

I keep a set binder for 151, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the 151 set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Tangela can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.