# Tangela #96/130 — Base Set 2

## Summary

Tangela is a Gen I Grass oddity with a quiet cult following, and this Base Set 2 common is bulk by pack-pull standards, the sort of filler that rounded out a reprint set. Mitsuhiro Arita's name adds a little pull for original-artist completionists. A $0.59 modelled guide with 4 copies traded in 30 days says bulk, and the economics stop there: a PSA 10 brings $136, 231 times raw, but a 21% gem rate against $85 of fees makes grading a losing trade, and the same card plays for $0.07 out of Mega Evolution.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Base Set 2 |
| Number | 96/130 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| Release date | 2000-02-24 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 50 |
| Types | Grass |
| Attack: Bind | cost Grass/Colorless — damage 20 — Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. |
| Attack: Poisonpowder | cost Grass/Grass/Grass — damage 30 — The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. |
| Weakness | Fire ×2 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Tangela #114](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/tangela) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.59** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-19T22:11:51.658Z
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-10-19T22:11:51.658Z
- Floor delivered ask: $1.20 — as of 2026-10-15T21:38:59.108Z
- Quant score: 10/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-19T22:11:51.658Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 35% weight · -33% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2000-02-24T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-16T11:48:20.413Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-11T05:03:17.927Z, confidence 85%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-02T15:00:47.414Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-10T02:18:49.057Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/base-set-2/tangela-96)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abase4-96%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)