Tentacruel

The Water/Poison type Pokemon. Discover comprehensive stats, moves, and evolutions across all games.

Pokédex #73• Available in 18 game versions

Tentacruel - Water/Poison type Pokemon from with stats, moves, and evolution data

Water

Poison

Pokemon Details

Species: Jellyfish Pokémon

Height: 1.6 m

Weight: 55 kg

Abilities:

    Training

    EV Yield: 2 Special-defense

    Catch Rate: 60

    Base Friendship: 50

    Base Exp: 180

    Growth Rate: Slow

    Breeding

    Egg Groups:

      Egg Cycles (Steps):

      • Min:
      • Max:

      Gender:

      • Male: %
      • Female: %

      Available Game Versions

      Click a game to view specific data
      Red / BlueYellowGold / SilverCrystalRuby / SapphireEmeraldFireRed / LeafGreenDiamond / PearlPlatinumHeartGold / SoulSilverX / YOmega Ruby / Alpha SapphireSun / MoonUltra Sun / Ultra MoonSword / ShieldBrilliant Diamond / Shining PearlLegends: ArceusScarlet / Violet

      Stats

      70
      65
      80
      80
      120
      100
      Total
      515

      Type Guide

      Learn when this Pokémon is a good pick. “Great against” are types your moves hit hard. “Watch out for” are move types that hit you hard.

      Great against

      Fire×2
      Fairy×2

      Watch out for

      Electric×2
      Ground×2
      Psychic×2

      Not very effective on

      Water×0.5
      Poison×0.5
      Ghost×0.5
      Dragon×0.5
      Steel×0

      Takes reduced damage from

      Fire×0.5
      Water×0.5
      Ice×0.5
      Fighting×0.5
      Poison×0.5
      Steel×0.5
      Fairy×0.5

      Try a matchup

      Pick the opponent’s types to see how your moves perform.

      Your damage:×1Even

      Tip: Dual-type opponents combine both types. For example, Water/Flying takes ×4 from Electric moves.

      Pokémon Moves by Learning Method

      Moves from All Games

      The moves shown below are collected from all games where Tentacruel appears. These may not match the specific moveset available in your game. Select a specific game version above to see the exact moves for that game.

      Moves learned by leveling up, sorted by level required
      NameLevelTypeCategoryPowerAccuracy
      Acid1
      Poison
      		Physical40100
      Reflect Type1
      Normal
      		Status--
      Bubble6
      Water
      		Special40100
      Supersonic7
      Normal
      		Status-55
      Wrap13
      Normal
      		Physical1585
      Toxic Spikes15
      Poison
      		Status--
      Poison Sting18
      Poison
      		Physical15100
      Bubble Beam19
      Water
      		Special65100
      Water Gun22
      Water
      		Special40100
      Bubblebeam25
      Water
      		Special65100
      Acid Spray26
      Poison
      		Special40100
      Constrict27
      Normal
      		Physical10100
      Water Pulse29
      Water
      		Special60100
      Acid Armor34
      Poison
      		Status--
      Barrier35
      Psychic
      		Status--
      Poison Jab36
      Poison
      		Physical80100
      Brine36
      Water
      		Special65100
      Screech43
      Normal
      		Status-85
      Surf46
      Water
      		Special90100
      Hex47
      Ghost
      		Special65100
      Hydro Pump50
      Water
      		Special12080
      Wring Out55
      Normal
      		Special-100
      Sludge Wave56
      Poison
      		Special95100

      Game Locations

      GameLocation
      LegendsArceusIslespy Shore - Wild Lunker's Lair - Wild Seagrass Haven - Wild
      BlueEvolve Tentacool - Evolution
      Yellow20 - Wild 21 - Wild Route 19 - Wild
      Gold13 - Wild 19 - Wild 20 - Wild 21 - Wild 26 - Wild 27 - Wild 32 - Wild 34 - Wild 40 - Wild 41 - Wild Cherrygrove City - Wild Cianwood City - Wild Cinnabar Island - Wild New Bark Town - Wild Olivine City - Wild Pallet Town - Wild Route 12 - Wild Union Cave - Wild Vermilion City - Wild Whirl Islands - Wild
      RubyAbandoned Ship - Wild
      FireredBond Bridge - Wild Five Island - Wild Five Isle Meadow - Wild Green Path - Wild Icefall Cave - Wild Kindle Road - Wild Memorial Pillar - Wild One Island - Wild Outcast Island - Wild Resort Gorgeous - Wild Tanoby Ruins - Wild Trainer Tower - Wild Treasure Beach - Wild Water Labyrinth - Wild Water Path - Wild
      Diamond213 - Wild 218 - Wild 219 - Wild 220 - Wild 221 - Wild 222 - Wild 223 - Wild 224 - Wild 226 - Wild 230 - Wild Canalave City - Wild Fuego Ironworks - Wild Iron Island - Wild Pastoria City - Wild Pokémon League - Wild Route 205 - Wild Sunyshore City - Wild Valley Windworks - Wild
      Platinum212 - Wild 213 - Wild 218 - Wild 219 - Wild 220 - Wild 221 - Wild 222 - Wild 223 - Wild 224 - Wild 226 - Wild 230 - Wild Canalave City - Wild Fuego Ironworks - Wild Iron Island - Wild Pastoria City - Wild Pokémon League - Wild Route 205 - Wild Sunyshore City - Wild Valley Windworks - Wild
      Heartgold13 - Wild 19 - Wild 20 - Wild 21 - Wild 26 - Wild 27 - Wild 32 - Wild 34 - Wild 40 - Wild 41 - Wild 47 - Wild Cherrygrove City - Wild Cianwood City - Wild Cinnabar Island - Wild New Bark Town - Wild Olivine City - Wild Pallet Town - Wild Route 12 - Wild Union Cave - Wild Vermilion City - Wild Whirl Islands - Wild
      AlphaSapphire125 - Wild 126 - Wild 127 - Wild 128 - Wild 129 - Wild 130 - Wild 131 - Wild 132 - Wild 133 - Wild Battle Resort - Wild Ever Grande City - Wild Mossdeep City - Wild Pacifidlog Town - Wild Route 124 - Wild Seafloor Cavern - Wild Shoal Cave - Wild Victory Road - Wild
      MoonPoni Wilds - Wild
      UltraMoon15 - Wild Ancient Poni Path - Wild Poni Breaker Coast - Wild Route 14 - Wild
      ShieldChallenge Beach - Wild Fields of Honor - Wild Honeycalm Island - Wild Honeycalm Sea - Wild Insular Sea - Wild Loop Lagoon - Wild Stepping-Stone Sea - Wild Workout Sea - Wild
      BrilliantDiamond213 - Wild 218 - Wild 219 - Wild 220 - Wild 221 - Wild 222 - Wild 223 - Wild 224 - Wild 226 - Wild 230 - Wild Bogsunk Cavern - Wild Canalave City - Wild Fountainspring Cave - Wild Fuego Ironworks - Wild Iron Island - Wild Pastoria City - Wild Pokémon League - Wild Riverbank Cave - Wild Route 205 - Wild Still-Water Cavern - Wild Sunyshore City - Wild Swampy Cave - Wild Valley Windworks - Wild
      ScarletLocation Data Not Yet Available - Wild

      Pokedex Entries

      GameEntry
      LegendsArceusIt has 80 tentacles, each with a venomous tip. These tentacles are also extendible, lengthening when Tentacruel attempts to catch prey. Use caution.
      RedThe tentacles are normally kept short. On hunts, they are extended to ensnare and immobilize prey.
      BlueThe tentacles are normally kept short. On hunts, they are extended to ensnare and immobilize prey.
      YellowIts 80 tentacles can stretch and contract freely. They wrap around prey and weaken it with poison.
      GoldIts 80 tentacles absorb water and stretch almost endlessly to CONSTRICT its prey and enemies.
      SilverIn battle, it extends all 80 of its tentacles to entrap its opponent inside a poisonous net.
      CrystalWhen its 80 feelers absorb water, it stretches to become like a net to entangle its prey.
      RubyTENTACRUEL has large red orbs on its head. The orbs glow before lashing the vicinity with a harsh ultrasonic blast. This POKéMON’s outburst creates rough waves around it.
      SapphireTENTACRUEL has tentacles that can be freely elongated and shortened at will. It ensnares prey with its tentacles and weakens the prey by dosing it with a harsh toxin. It can catch up to 80 prey at the same time.
      FireredIt has 80 tentacles that move about freely. They can sting, causing poisoning and sharp, stabbing pain.
      LeafgreenThe tentacles are normally kept short. On hunts, they are extended to ensnare and immobilize prey.
      EmeraldIt lives in complex rock formations on the ocean floor and traps prey using its 80 tentacles. Its red orbs glow when it grows excited or agitated.
      DiamondWith 80 tentacles for ensnaring victims, it prevents escape until the prey is weakened by poison.
      PearlIt alerts others to danger by stridently flashing the red orbs on its head.
      PlatinumIt extends its 80 tentacles to form an encircling poisonous net that is difficult to escape.
      HeartgoldIts 80 tentacles absorb water and stretch almost endlessly to constrict its prey and enemies.
      SoulsilverIn battle, it extends all 80 of its tentacles to entrap its opponent inside a poisonous net.
      XThe tentacles are normally kept short. On hunts, they are extended to ensnare and immobilize prey.
      YIt has 80 tentacles that move about freely. They can sting, causing poisoning and sharp, stabbing pain.
      OmegaRubyTentacruel has large red orbs on its head. The orbs glow before lashing the vicinity with a harsh ultrasonic blast. This Pokémon’s outburst creates rough waves around it.
      AlphaSapphireTentacruel has tentacles that can be freely elongated and shortened at will. It ensnares prey with its tentacles and weakens the prey by dosing it with a harsh toxin. It can catch up to 80 prey at the same time.
      SunNormally, it has 80 poisonous tentacles. The longer one has been alive, the fewer tentacles it will have.
      MoonAlthough these Pokémon are rare, when a large outbreak of them occurs, all fish Pokémon disappear from the surrounding sea.
      UltraSunIt fires off ultrasonic waves from its red orbs to weaken its prey, and then it wraps them up in its 80 tentacles.
      UltraMoonIt communicates with others of its kind by lighting up the red orbs on its head. When the orbs are blinking, it’s a warning sign.
      SwordWhen the red orbs on Tentacruel’s head glow brightly, watch out. The Pokémon is about to fire off a burst of ultrasonic waves.
      ShieldIts 80 tentacles can stretch and shrink freely. Tentacruel ensnares prey in a net of spread-out tentacles, delivering venomous stings to its catch.
      BrilliantDiamondWith 80 tentacles for ensnaring victims, it prevents escape until the prey is weakened by poison.
      ShiningPearlIt alerts others to danger by stridently flashing the red orbs on its head.