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No.917· Paldea, GEN IX
String Ball Pokémon

Tarountula

Bug
Japaneseタマンチュラtamanchura
Chinese (Simplified):团珠蛛tuán zhū zhūKorean:타랜툴라taraentulla9 languages
HEIGHT0.3 m
WEIGHT4.0 kg
CATCH255 / 255
ABILITIESInsomnia · Stakeout*

Evolution

2 forms · linear chain
TarountulaTarountulaNo.917at Lv. 15SpidopsSpidopsNo.918

Base stats

Total210
HP035
ATTACK041
DEFENSE045
SP. ATK029
SP. DEF040
SPEED020
Natures →Stat rankings →

Weaknesses and type matchups

Tarountula is weak to Fire, Flying, and Rock moves.

×2
FIREFLYINGROCK
×½
GRASSFIGHTINGGROUND
×1
NORMALWATERELECTRICICEPOISONPSYCHICBUGGHOSTDRAGONDARKSTEELFAIRY
Full type chart →

Pokédex entry

1 version

The ball of threads wrapped around its body is elastic enough to deflect the scythes of Scyther, this Pokémon’s natural enemy.

Tarountula in Japanese, Chinese, Korean and other languages

9 languages
Japanese
タマンチュラtamanchura
Chinese (Simplified)
团珠蛛tuán zhū zhū
Korean
타랜툴라taraentulla
Chinese (Traditional)
團珠蛛tuán zhū zhū
French
Tissenboule
German
Tarundel
Spanish
Tarountula
Italian
Tarountula
English
Tarountula
All 1,025 Pokémon names in 9 languages

What Tarountula’s name means

tarantula in 3 languages

2 languages build the name from tarantula + round.

  1. English

    Tarountula

    tarantula

    round

  2. German

    Tarundel

    Taranteltarantula

    rundround

In the other languages

  1. Japanese

    タマンチュラtamanchura

    玉tamaball

    タランチュラtaranchuratarantula

  2. Chinese

    团珠蛛團珠蛛tuán zhū zhū

    团團tuánball

    珠zhūbead

    蛛zhūspider

  3. French

    Tissenboule

    tisserweave

    bouleball

Spanish and Italian use the English name. Pokémon names are never officially explained. These are the readings most widely agreed on.

Where to find Tarountula

1 game

Scarlet · Violet

  • Poco Path In the overworld Lv. 2-4
  • South Province (Area One) In the overworld Lv. 2-8
  • Inlet Grotto In the overworld Lv. 3-5
  • Pokémon League In the overworld Lv. 7-14
  • South Province (Area Two) In the overworld Lv. 12-14
  • South Province (Area Five) In the overworld Lv. 16-18
  • South Province (Area Four) In the overworld Lv. 16-18
  • South Province (Area Three) In the overworld Lv. 16-17

Every Pokémon in Scarlet · Violet →Route map →

Moves Tarountula learns

44 moves