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Tarountula is a Bug-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. It reaches 571 CP and is weak to Fire, Flying, and Rock-type moves. Its recommended moveset is Bug Bite / X-Scissor. It is boosted by Rain weather. Its shiny form is not yet available.

Tarountula Stats and Max CP

Tarountula's Tier Ranking & Meta Analysis

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PvE Analysis

Tarountula PvE Analysis

Tarountula is the base of a two-stage evolution line with very low stats, making it totally out of contention for PvE battles like Raids and Gyms.

PvP Analysis

Tarountula PvP Analysis

🧸 Little Cup

While Tarountula isn't the strongest per se, it beats the likes of Deino, Wynaut, Chansey, Shadow Oddish, Wooper, Barboach, Walrein, and Cottonee — all bigshot Little League threats. This itself makes Tarountula impressive, often making it good enough for a spot in your team.

Tarountula is not viable for any other PvP League.

Raid Attacker

Not ranked

Tarountula Type Chart

Tarountula takes increased damage from:

Fire160.0%

Flying160.0%

Rock160.0%

Tarountula takes reduced damage from:

Fighting62.5%

Grass62.5%

Ground62.5%

Tarountula best moveset

Bug Bite + X-Scissor

Bug Bite

X-Scissor

Tarountula's best moveset is Bug Bite and X-Scissor, with 3.98 DPS (damage per second) and 24.1 TDO (total damage output). These moves are boosted by Rain weather.

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Data table

Sort: #	Sort: Fast Attack	Sort: Charged Attack	Sort: eDPS	Sort: DPS	Sort: TDO
1.	Bug Bite	X-Scissor	2.82	3.98	24.1
2.	Bug Bite	Grass Knot	2.71	3.82	23.2
3.	Bug Bite	Lunge	2.57	3.63	22.0
4.	Struggle Bug	X-Scissor	2.16	3.05	18.5
5.	Struggle Bug	Lunge	2.06	2.91	17.6
6.	Struggle Bug	Grass Knot	2.01	2.84	17.2

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Fast Attacks

• Bug Bite560.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Grass160%
  • Psychic160%
  • Dark160%

  Resisted by

  • Fighting62.5%
  • Flying62.5%
  • Poison62.5%
  • Ghost62.5%
  • Steel62.5%
  • Fire62.5%
  • Fairy62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	5
  Energy	6
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	0.5s
  Damage window	0.3s - 0.5s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	4
  Energy	3

  
  

  Effects

  Bug Bite has no special effects.

  See Bug Bite details page ↗
• Struggle Bug15151.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Grass160%
  • Psychic160%
  • Dark160%

  Resisted by

  • Fighting62.5%
  • Flying62.5%
  • Poison62.5%
  • Ghost62.5%
  • Steel62.5%
  • Fire62.5%
  • Fairy62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	15
  Energy	15
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	1.5s
  Damage window	1.2s - 1.5s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	9
  Energy	8

  
  

  Effects

  Struggle Bug has no special effects.

  See Struggle Bug details page ↗

Charged Attacks

• X-Scissor45331.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Grass160%
  • Psychic160%
  • Dark160%

  Resisted by

  • Fighting62.5%
  • Flying62.5%
  • Poison62.5%
  • Ghost62.5%
  • Steel62.5%
  • Fire62.5%
  • Fairy62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	45
  Energy	33
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	1.5s
  Damage window	1.1s - 1.3s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	65
  Energy	40

  
  

  Effects

  X-Scissor has no special effects.

  See X-Scissor details page ↗
• Lunge55333.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Grass160%
  • Psychic160%
  • Dark160%

  Resisted by

  • Fighting62.5%
  • Flying62.5%
  • Poison62.5%
  • Ghost62.5%
  • Steel62.5%
  • Fire62.5%
  • Fairy62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	55
  Energy	33
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	3.0s
  Damage window	2.5s - 2.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	70
  Energy	45

  
  

  Effects

  Special

  Lunge has a 100.0% chance to:

  • Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%

  See Lunge details page ↗
• Grass Knot90502.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Ground160%
  • Rock160%
  • Water160%

  Resisted by

  • Flying62.5%
  • Poison62.5%
  • Bug62.5%
  • Steel62.5%
  • Fire62.5%
  • Grass62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	90
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Sunny
  Duration	2.5s
  Damage window	1.6s - 2.5s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	90
  Energy	50

  
  

  Effects

  Grass Knot has no special effects.

  See Grass Knot details page ↗

Tarountula CP Chart

Tarountula reaches a maximum of 571 CP at Level 50. Raid encounters have 292–326 CP, rising to 366–408 CP when weather boosted. Field and Special Research encounters have 219–244 CP.

Max CP	571 CP
	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	219 CP - 244 CP
	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	292 CP - 326 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	292 CP - 326 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
	366 CP - 408 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 10/10/10 minimum IVs

More information

• Field and Special Research encounters are always Level 15. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Field Research encounters have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Pokémon hatched from Eggs are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Egg Hatches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Raid Bosses caught without weather boost are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Raid Bosses caught with weather boost are always Level 25. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Weather boosted Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Wild encounters range from Level 1 to Level 30 Pokémon. Their IVs range from 0 (min) to 15 (max) for each stat.
• Weather Boosted wild Pokémon encounters get a 5 Level boost, bringing their Level range to Level 6 to Level 35. In addition, they have a guaranteed minimum IV value of 4 for each stat, resulting in a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Mega Pokémon that boost Tarountula

A list of Mega Pokémon that boost Tarountula's Bug-type moves, Candy, and Candy XL from catching Tarountula.

Bug

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#917
Height	0.3 m
Weight	4 kg
Region	Generation 9
Can be traded	Allowed
Buddy distance	1 km
Released	Yes
Shiny released	No
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Flee Rate	0%
Catch rewards	3 100
Additional Move Cost	50 50000

Evolution Chart

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Tarountula	50 Candy	Spidops

• Tarountula evolves into Spidops which costs 50 Candy.

Tarountula family

A list of Pokémon that are somehow related to Tarountula in Pokémon GO. Includes evolutions, regional, and form variations.

Tarountula

Spidops

Tarountula's height ranges from 0.15 m to 0.53 m, with the average being 0.3 m. The illustration shows a comparison with a 1.70 m (5′07″) tall Trainer. Max height has been limited to 450px for rendering purposes.

XXS	XS	M	XL	XXL
0.15 m	0.15 m	0.3 m	0.45 m	0.53 m

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Size bounds

This table shows the size bounds of Tarountula in Pokémon GO. The size bounds are the minimum and maximum values for each size category.

Power-up costs

LVL	Stardust	Candy	Candy XL
50	520,000	304	296
40	280,000	304	10
35	190,000	196	-
30	125,000	126	-
25	80,000	87	-
20	47,500	58	-
15	25,500	38	-
10	11,000	19	-
5	3,000	9	-

Tarountula Power Up costs in Pokémon GO. The table shows the total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL required to power up Tarountula from Level 1 to Level 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, and 50. It will cost you 520,000 Stardust, 304 Candy, and 296 Candy XL to fully power up Tarountula in Pokémon GO.

Sprites

Regular and Shiny Tarountula

• Regular TarountulaCopy shortcode
• Shiny TarountulaCopy shortcode

Tarountula high resolution sprites

A list of high resolution Pokémon HOME sprites related to Tarountula. Sprite description is a best guess on what the sprite is related to, use your own judgment. Click to download full 512x512 resolution.

• #917
• #917

Official artwork

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