The Essentials on Tarountula
- Type
- Bug
- Weaknesses
- ×2 Fire, Flying, Rock Table
- Resistances
- ×½ Grass, Fighting, Ground
- Evolution
- Tarountula → Spidops (Lv. 15)
- Shiny
Alternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. View- Stats
- Total 210 · top stat: Defense (45) Detail
- In Current Games
- Scarlet and Violet: No. 12 in the Paldea Pokédex
- Pokémon GO: available
- Other Names
- Tissenboule in French · タマンチュラ, Tamantula in Japanese · Tarundel in German All Languages
Overview
Tarountula is a Bug-type Pokémon, No. 917 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 9. Category: String Ball Pokémon. Height: 0.3 m, weight: 4 kg.
Tarountula evolves into Spidops (Lv. 15).
Ability: Insomnia. Hidden Ability: Stakeout. Tarountula is weak to Fire, Flying and Rock-type moves (×2 damage).
Generation
Generation 9
Scarlet / Violet
National No.
#917
National Pokédex
Category
String Ball Pokémon
Status
Standard
Base Stats
The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.
HP
35
255
Attack
41
255
Defense
45
255
Special Attack
29
255
Special Defense
40
255
Speed
20
255
Total
210
Min HP (Lv. 100)
180
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
274
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently
Type Effectiveness
Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Bug). See the type chart
Weak (×2) — 3 types
Fire
×2
Flying
×2
Rock
×2
Normal (×1) — 12 types
Normal
×1
Water
×1
Electric
×1
Ice
×1
Poison
×1
Psychic
×1
Bug
×1
Ghost
×1
Dragon
×1
Dark
×1
Steel
×1
Fairy
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 3 types
Grass
×½
Fighting
×½
Ground
×½
Abilities
Ability 1
The Pokémon's insomnia prevents it from falling asleep.
Doubles the damage dealt to a target that has just switched into battle.
Tarountula Evolution
Tarountula Forms and Shiny
Standard Form
Bug
Shiny Availability
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096.
With Shiny Charm: 1/1365.
Masuda Method: 1/683.
Tarountula Moves
Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.
Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Tackle
Normal
Phys.
100%
40
35
1
String Shot
Bug
Stat
95%
—
40
5
Struggle Bug
Bug
Spec.
100%
50
20
8
Assurance
Dark
Phys.
100%
60
10
11
Feint
Normal
Phys.
100%
30
10
14
Bug Bite
Bug
Phys.
100%
60
20
18
Barrage
Normal
Stat
—
—
5
22
Counter
Fighting
Phys.
100%
—
20
25
Headbutt
Normal
Phys.
100%
70
15
29
Sticky Web
Bug
Stat
—
—
20
33
Gastro Acid
Poison
Stat
100%
—
10
36
Circle Throw
Fighting
Phys.
90%
60
10
40
Throat Chop
Dark
Phys.
100%
80
15
44
Skitter Smack
Bug
Phys.
90%
70
10
Advanced Breeding
Egg Groups
Bug
Egg Cycles
15 cycles
≈ 3,855 steps
Gender
♂ 50.0 / ♀ 50.0%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Defense
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.
Where to Find Tarountula
Available in 2 games, 2 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.
Natively obtainable:
Scarlet
Violet
Generation IX
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Picnic
(1)
Paldea
Violet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Picnic
(1)
Paldea
Transfer to Pokémon HOME
How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.
Scarlet
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Violet
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Note:
Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.
Competitive & Meta
Tarountula in Pokémon GO
- 571Max CP (Lv. 40)
- 326Perfect CP in Raids
- 1 kmper Candy as Buddy
- 50 🍬to evolve into Spidops
Pokédex Entries
Description by game, with language selection.
Scarlet
“The ball of threads wrapped around its body is elastic enough to deflect the scythes of Scyther, this Pokémon’s natural enemy.”
Violet
“The thread it secretes from its rear is as strong as wire. The secret behind the thread’s strength is the topic of ongoing research.”
Multilingual Names
🇫🇷 Français
Tissenboule
🇬🇧 English
Tarountula
🇯🇵 漢字
タマンチュラ
🇯🇵 Kana
タマンチュラ
🇯🇵 Romaji
Tamantula
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Tarundel
🇪🇸 Español
Tarountula
🇮🇹 Italiano
Tarountula
🇰🇷 한국어
타랜툴라
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
团珠蛛
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
團珠蛛
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Boule de Fil
🇬🇧 EN
String Ball Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
いとだまポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Fadenkugel
Media & Gallery
Audio Cries
Frequently asked questions about Tarountula
What type is Tarountula?
Tarountula is a Bug-type Pokémon.
How do you evolve Tarountula?
Tarountula evolves into Spidops (Lv. 15).
What are Tarountula's weaknesses?
Tarountula is weak to Fire, Flying and Rock-type moves (×2 damage).
What is Tarountula's Hidden Ability?
Tarountula's Hidden Ability is Stakeout. Its regular Ability is Insomnia.
