Tentacruel

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#073    Tentacruel

Type(s)

Water Poison

Generation

  I  

Abilities
Ability 1
Clear Body		 Ability 2
Liquid Ooze		 Hidden Ability
Rain Dish

Rarity Tier

  Common  

Catch rate

  60/255 (7.84%)  

Base stats

HP
80

Atk
70

Def
65

Sp.Atk
80

Sp.Def
120

Spd
100

Base-stat total: 515
EV Yield

HP
0

Atk
0

Def
0

Sp.Atk
0

Sp.Def
2

Spd
0

EV-yield total: 2

Base Experience

  205  

Gender Ratio

    50%  
  50%    

Height

  1.6m  

Weight

  55kg  

Tentacruel is a Water— and Poison-type Pokémon.

It is the only evolutionary outlet of Tentacool, having evolved from it as early as level 30.

Obtainability

Wild

Surfing
Location Levels Times Held Item Rod Rarity Tier
Abandoned Ship B1F Room 3 30-35 Morning Day Night Common
Bond Bridge 29-37 Morning Day Night Common
Buring Strait Underwater 25-31 Morning Day Night Uncommon
Burring Strait Under water 25-31 Morning Day Night Common
Cherrygrove City 10-14 Morning Day Night Common
Cianwood City 20-26 Morning Day Night Common
Ever Grande City 29-34 Morning Day Night Common
Evergreen Waterway 25-31 Morning Day Night Common
Five Island 33-37 Morning Day Night Common
Five Isle Meadow 33-37 Day Common
Four Island 5-35 Morning Day Night Uncommon
Fuego Ironworks 20-32 Morning Day Night Uncommon
Galeras Island South 25-31 Morning Day Night Common
Green Path 35-50 Morning Day Night Common
High Tide Entrance Room 30-38 Morning Day Night Common
Iron Island 20-45 Morning Day Night Common
Kindle Road 30-34 Morning Day Night Uncommon
Lilycove City 25-35 Morning Day Night Common
Lost Cave 15-21 Morning Day Night Uncommon
Memorial Pillar 31-35 Morning Day Night Common
Mossdeep City 28-36 Morning Day Night Common
Nap Shore 42-45 Morning Day Night Common
Olivine City 15-20 Morning Day Night Common
One Island 34-38 Day Uncommon
Outcast Island 35-40 Morning Day Night Common
Pallet Town 30-34 Morning Day Night Common
Route 12 30-32 Morning Day Night Uncommon
Route 13 24-30 Night Common
Route 19 27-32 Morning Day Night Common
Route 20 25-30 Morning Day Night Common
Route 204 3-13 Morning Day Night Common
Route 21 25-30 Morning Day Night Common
Route 212 South 24-28 Morning Day Night Common
Route 213 24-28 Morning Day Night Common
Route 218 28-31 Morning Day Night Common
Route 219 22-34 Morning Day Night Common
Route 220 20-32 Morning Day Night Common
Route 221 28-32 Morning Day Night Common
Route 222 41-45 Morning Day Night Common
Route 223 30-44 Morning Day Night Common
Route 224 52-56 Morning Day Night Common
Route 225 51-55 Morning Day Night Common
Route 226 51-55 Morning Day Night Common
Route 230 47-51 Morning Day Night Common
Route 24 10-14 Night Uncommon
Route 26 25-27 Morning Day Night Common
Route 27 28-32 Morning Day Night Common
Route 32 10-12 Morning Day Night Common
Route 34 17-21 Morning Day Night Uncommon
Route 40 15-21 Morning Day Night Uncommon
Route 41 30-35 Morning Day Night Common
Sea Mauville 30-35 Morning Day Night Common
Secret Nap Area 45-50 Night Uncommon
Shamouti Island 15-19 Morning Day Night Common
Shamouti Island Frozen 15-19 Morning Day Night Common
Tanoby Ruins 10-40 Morning Day Night Uncommon
Trainer Tower 12-42 Morning Day Night Common
Treasure Beach 34-38 Morning Day Night Common
Valley Windworks 20-35 Morning Day Night Uncommon
Vermilion City 13-18 Morning Day Night Common
Victory Road Hoenn B2F 42-48 Morning Day Night Common
Vulcan Cove 36-40 Morning Day Night Common
Vulcan Island Shore 36-40 Morning Day Night Common
Water Labyrinth 29-39 Morning Day Night Common
Water Path 40-44 Morning Day Night Common
Whirl Islands 1F 22-24 Morning Day Night Common
Whirl Islands 1F Northeast 23-27 Morning Day Night Common
Whirl Islands 1F Southeast 23-27 Morning Day Night Common
Whirl Islands 1F Southwest 23-27 Morning Day Night Common
Whirl Islands B2F 23-27 Morning Day Night Common
  • All table rows with a fishing rod indicate that its corresponding Pokémon can also be fished with the rod tier shown
  • Pink-colored areas denote that this area or inhabiting spawn is strictly members-accessible
  • Emboldened levels indicate they are isolatable with the Repel trick

Fishing
Location Levels Times Held Item Rod Rarity Tier
Fire Island 15-19 Morning Day Night Common
Fire Island Seaway 15-19 Morning Day Night Common
Ice Island 15-19 Morning Day Night Common
Ice Island Frozen 15-19 Morning Day Night Common
Ice Island Seaway 15-19 Morning Day Night Common
Ice Island Seaway Frozen 15-19 Morning Day Night Common
Lightning Island 15-19 Morning Day Night Common
Lightning Island Frozen 15-19 Morning Day Night Common
Lightning Island Seaway 15-19 Morning Day Night Common
Route 106 25-31 Morning Day Night Uncommon
Route 107 20-35 Morning Day Night Common
Route 108 20-35 Morning Day Night Uncommon
Route 109 32-35 Morning Day Night Common
Route 124 25-35 Morning Day Night Common
Route 125 25-35 Morning Day Night Common
Route 126 32-33 Morning Day Night Uncommon
Route 127 33-36 Morning Day Night Uncommon
Route 128 33-36 Morning Day Night Uncommon
Route 129 33-36 Morning Day Night Common
Route 130 33-36 Morning Day Night Common
Route 135 42-45 Morning Day Night Uncommon
Seaway Vein 15-19 Morning Day Night Common
Seaway Vein Extension 15-19 Morning Day Night Common
Seaway Vein Frozen 15-19 Morning Day Night Common
Shamouti Seaway 15-19 Morning Day Night Common
Shamouti Seaway Frozen 15-19 Morning Day Night Common
  • Pokémon that are tabulated on this list can only be encountered via fishing.
  • Pink-colored areas denote that this area or inhabiting spawn is strictly members-accessible.

Discontinued methods

Tentacruel previously spawned in these areas.

Wild

Surfing

Old
Region Location Levels Times Held Item Rod Rarity Tier

Tentacruel is no longer accessible in this area—be it due to the area’s present inaccessibility or the Pokémon’s removal. This data exists strictly for archival purposes.

Moves

Level-up

Level Moves Type Category Base Power Accuracy PP
— Acid Poison Special 40 100 30
— Constrict Normal Physical 10 100 35
— Supersonic Normal Status — 55 20
— Poison Sting Poison Physical 15 100 35
— Wring Out Normal Special — 100 5
4 Supersonic Normal Status — 55 20
7 Constrict Normal Physical 10 100 35
10 Acid Poison Special 40 100 30
13 Toxic Spikes Poison Status — — 20
16 Water Pulse Water Special 60 100 20
19 Wrap Normal Physical 15 90 20
22 Acid Spray Poison Special 40 100 20
25 Bubble Beam Water Special 65 100 20
28 Barrier Psychic Status — — 20
32 Poison Jab Poison Physical 80 100 20
36 Brine Water Special 65 100 10
40 Screech Normal Status — 85 40
44 Hex Ghost Special 65 100 10
48 Sludge Wave Poison Special 95 100 10
52 Hydro Pump Water Special 110 80 5
56 Wring Out Normal Special — 100 5
  • Emboldened moves denote this Pokémon avails from a STAB bonus for it.
  • Italicized moves are broken; see their individual pages for more information.
  • All moves subsumed on this list are relearnable via the Move Relearners if lost.

TMs/HMs

TM Moves Type Category Base Power Accuracy PP
TM6 Toxic Poison Status — 90 10
TM9 Take Down Normal Physical 90 85 20
TM11 Bubble Beam Water Special 65 100 20
TM12 Water Gun Water Special 40 100 25
TM13 Ice Beam Ice Special 95 100 10
TM14 Blizzard Ice Special 110 70 5
TM15 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150 90 5
TM21 Mega Drain Grass Special 40 100 15
TM33 Reflect Psychic Status — — 20
TM34 Bide Normal Physical — — 10
TM40 Skull Bash Normal Physical 100 100 15
TM44 Rest Psychic Status — — 10
TM57 Hail Ice Status — — 10
TM60 Hidden Power Normal Special 60 100 15
TM67 Protect Normal Status — — 10
TM68 Rain Dance Water Status — — 5
TM75 Swords Dance Normal Status — — 30
TM86 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 90 100 10
TM92 Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20
TM96 Thief Dark Physical 60 100 25
TM105 Scald Water Special 80 100 15
TM138 Sleep Talk Normal Status — — 10
HM01 Cut Normal Physical 50 95 30
HM03 Surf Water Special 90 100 15
HM06 Dive Water Physical 80 100 10
HM07 Waterfall Water Physical 80 100 15
  • Emboldened moves denote that this Pokémon avails from a STAB bonus for it.
  • Italicized moves are broken; see their individual pages for more information.
  • Refer to TMs and HMs for information on each move’s obtainability.

TM-tutors

Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy PP
Frustration Normal Physical — 100 20
Giga Impact Normal Physical 150 90 5
Poison Jab Poison Physical 80 100 20
Sludge Wave Poison Special 95 100 10
  • Emboldened moves denote that this Pokémon avails from a STAB bonus for it.
  • Italicized moves are broken; see their individual pages for more information.
  • Read to the move tutors article for tutorship information for all moves hereon.

Move tutors

Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy PP
Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100 15
Giga Drain Grass Special 75 100 10
Icy Wind Ice Special 55 95 15
Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100 25
Swagger Normal Status — 90 15
Swords Dance Normal Status — — 30
Water Pulse Water Special 60 100 20
  • Emboldened moves denote that this Pokémon avails from a STAB bonus for it.
  • Italicized moves are broken; see their individual pages for more information.
  • Read to the move tutors article for tutorship information for all moves hereon.

Egg Moves

Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy PP
Acupressure Normal Status — — 10
Aurora Beam Ice Special 65 100 20
Aqua Ring Water Status — — 20
Bubble Water Special 40 100 30
Confuse Ray Ghost Status — 100 10
Haze Ice Status — — 30
Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100 25
Mirror Coat Psychic Special — 100 20
Muddy Water Water Special 90 85 10
Rapid Spin Normal Physical 20 100 40
Tickle Normal Status — 100 20
  • Emboldened moves denote that this Pokémon avails from a STAB bonus for it.
  • Italicized moves are broken; see their individual pages for more information.
  • For more information on egg-move-tutors, refer to: Egg Moves.

Type Effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions, this Pokémon is:
 2×  Weak to  1×  Neutral to  ½×  Resistant to  0×  Immune to
Electric
Ground
Psychic
Dark
Dragon
Flying
Ghost
Grass
Normal
Rock
Bug
Fairy
Fighting
Fire
Ice
Poison
Steel
Water
None
  • All darkened weakness types have a 4x weakness due to the multiplicative damage-modifiers of both of the Pokémon’s type weaknesses.
  • All darkened resistance types have a 1⁄4x resistance due to the multiplicative damage-modifiers of both of the Pokémon’s type resistances.

Leveling Chart

This is a tabulated leveling chart of the amount of experience Tentacruel requires to advance per level.

Level XP Level-Up Differential
1 164 17
2 180 16
3 259 79
4 460 201
5 847 387
6 1480 633
7 2421 941
8 3731 1310
9 5473 1742
10 7706 2233
11 10494 2788
12 13898 3404
13 17978 4080
14 22797 4819
15 28416 5619
16 34897 6481
17 42301 7404
18 50690 8389
19 60125 9435
20 70669 10544
21 82381 11712
22 95325 12944
23 109562 14237
24 125152 15590
25 142159 17007
26 160642 18483
27 180665 20023
28 202289 21624
29 225575 23286
30 250584 25009
31 277380 26796
32 306022 28642
33 336573 30551
34 369096 32523
35 403650 34554
36 440299 36649
37 479103 38804
38 520125 41022
39 563427 43302
40 609070 45643
41 657116 48046
42 707628 50512
43 760667 53039
44 816295 55628
45 874575 58280
46 935569 60994
47 999339 63770
48 1065947 66608
49 1135456 69509
50 1207929 72473
51 1283428 75499
52 1362017 78589
53 1443758 81741
54 1528715 84957
55 1616952 88237
56 1708533 91581
57 1803521 94988
58 1901983 98462
59 2003983 102000
60 2109586 105603
61 2218861 109275
62 2331873 113012
63 2448692 116819
64 2569388 120696
65 2694030 124642
66 2822693 128663
67 2955450 132757
68 3092380 136930
69 3233564 141184
70 3379085 145521
71 3529034 149949
72 3683504 154470
73 3842601 159097
74 4006435 163834
75 4175131 168696
76 4348829 173698
77 4527688 178859
78 4711894 184206
79 4901667 189773
80 5097271 195604
81 5299031 201760
82 5507353 208322
83 5722756 215403
84 5945912 223156
85 6177716 231804
86 6419370 241654
87 6672537 253167
88 6939549 267012
89 7223762 284213
90 7530105 306343
91 7866014 335909
92 8243009 376995
93 8679507 436498
94 9205997 526490
95 9875025 669028
96 10781524 906499
97 12106846 1325322
98 14221671 2114825
99 17949718 3728047
100 25326971 7377253

Special Counterparts

Main article: Pokémon Counterparts

  • Original counterpart

  • Shiny Tentacruel

External Links

  • Tentacruel’s Bulbapedia
  • Tentacruel’s Serebii