Tangrowth nicknames

Origins and data

Ability: Chlorophyll or Leaf Guard
Hidden Ability: Regenerator
Height: 6'07" or 2.0 m
Weight: 283.5 lbs. or 128.6 kg

Tangrowth was introduced in Generation 4 with a pure Grass typing. Known as the Vine Pokémon, Tangrowth has a large mound of blue vines covering its body, only showing eyes amongst them. It has two long vines as arms with three red fingers on the ends. It is bipedal and has red ends on its feet.

Professor Tangrowth features prominently in Pokopia as a supporting character.

Language	Name
Japanese	モジャンボ
English	Tangrowth
French	Bouldeneu
Spanish	Tangrowth
German	Tangoloss
Italian	Tangrowth
Korean	덩쿠림보
Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese Chinese	巨蔓藤
Brazilian Portuguese	Tangrowth
Hindi	उलझाम्बो
Thai	โมจัมโบ

Nicknames

My nicknaming methodology

I rank nicknames by lettered tiers: S, A, B, C, and D. S is the best and D is the worst.
I'll usually list my inspiration for a nickname so you know where they came from.

S-Tier

Professor
AgedLikeVine
This Is Vine
Rapunzel
Medusa
Ramen

A-Tier

Ivy
Noodles
Spaghetti
Linguine

B-Tier

Flora
Vermicelli
Christmas - because the shiny is green!
Lo Mein
Udon

C-Tier

Floralberg
Floralwood
Fern
Blueboy
Bougain - from bougainvillea, a type of plant with vines
Tendril
Bush
Passiflora
Tangled
In The Weeds
Ropes
Bigoli
Bucatini
Ziti
Spätzle

Do you have a favourite Tangrowth nickname or have a suggestion of your own? If you like any of my nicknames or want to suggest one of your own, head over to the contact me link on the left and email me your suggestion!

Date created: 06 Mar 2026