Tentacool

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#072    Tentacool

Type(s)

Water Poison

Generation

  I  

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

Rarity Tier

  Common  

Catch rate

  190/255 (24.84%)  

Base stats

HP
40

Atk
40

Def
35

Sp.Atk
50

Sp.Def
100

Spd
70

Base-stat total: 335
EV Yield

HP
0

Atk
0

Def
0

Sp.Atk
0

Sp.Def
1

Spd
0

EV-yield total: 1

Base Experience

  105  

Gender Ratio

    1%  
  99%    

Height

  0.9m  

Weight

  45.5kg  

Tentacool is a Water— and Poison-type Pokémon.

It evolves into its only evolutionary outlet in Tentacruel as early as level 30.

Obtainability

Wild

Surfing
Location Levels Times Held Item Rod Rarity Tier
Abandoned Ship B1F Room 3 28-35 Morning Day Night Common
Bond Bridge 29-37 Morning Day Night Common
Breezy Path 17-21 Morning Day Night Common
Buring Strait Underwater 25-31 Morning Day Night Common
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
Cinnabar Island 15-22 Morning Day Night Common
Crumpit Valley 25-31 Morning Day Night Common
Dewford Town 20-35 Morning Day Night Common
Diamond Empire Pathway Underwater 21-25 Morning Day Night Common
Ever Grande City 24-29 Morning Day Night Common
Evergreen Island Frozen Cave 25-31 Morning Day Night Common
Evergreen Island Frozen Path 25-31 Morning Day Night Common
Evergreen Island Valley 25-31 Morning Day Night Common
Evergreen Waterway 25-31 Morning Day Night Common
Five Island 16-20 Morning Day Night Common
Five Isle Meadow 15-19 Morning Day Night Common
Four Island 5-35 Morning Day Night Common
Frozen Cave B2F 25-31 Morning Day Night Common
Galeras Island South 25-31 Morning Day Night Common
Guild Island 42-50 Morning Day Night Common
High Tide Entrance Room 30-38 Morning Day Night Common
Icefall Back Cave 30-34 Morning Day Night Common
Iron Island 20-45 Morning Day Night Common
Kindle Road 12-16 Morning Day Night Common
Lilycove City 25-35 Morning Day Night Common
Lost Cave 15-21 Morning Day Night Common
Love Island 13-17 Morning Day Common
Memorial Pillar 10-14 Morning Day Night Common
Mossdeep City 28-36 Morning Day Night Common
Mt. Crumpit 25-31 Morning Day Night Common
Nap Shore 42-45 Morning Day Night Common
Nap Town 42-45 Morning Day Night Common
Olivine City 15-20 Morning Day Night Common
One Island 15-19 Morning Day Night Common
Outcast Island 5-40 Morning Day Night Common
Pacifidlog Town 24-38 Morning Day Night Common
Pallet Town 30-34 Morning Day Night Common
Route 10 20-23 Morning Day Night Common
Route 103 2-4 Morning Day Night Common
Route 11 17-19 Morning Day Night Common
Route 110 12-15 Morning Day Night Common
Route 115 20-26 Morning Day Night Common
Route 118 25-29 Morning Day Night Common
Route 119A 22-28 Morning Day Night Common
Route 12 24-26 Morning Day Night Common
Route 121 26-34 Morning Day Night Common
Route 13 24-30 Morning Day Night Common
Route 134 24-36 Morning Day Night Common
Route 17 20-32 Morning Day Night Common
Route 19 28-35 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 20-32 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 224 52-56 Morning Day Night Common
Route 225 51-55 Morning Day Night Common
Route 24 10-14 Night Common
Route 26 25-27 Morning Day Night Common
Route 27 28-32 Morning Day Night Common
Route 32 7-9 Morning Day Night Common
Route 34 11-15 Morning Day Night Common
Route 40 15-21 Morning Day Night Common
Route 41 30-35 Morning Day Night Common
Route 47 30-34 Morning Day Night Common
Sea Mauville 28-35 Morning Day Night Old Common
Secret Nap Area 45-50 Night Common
Shamouti Island 15-19 Morning Day Night Old Common
Shamouti Island Frozen 15-19 Morning Day Night Old Common
Shoal Cave 25-37 Morning Day Night Old Common
Slateport City 32-36 Morning Day Night Old Common
Snowfall Valley 25-31 Morning Day Night Common
Tanoby Ruins 10-40 Morning Day Night Common
Trainer Tower 12-42 Morning Day Night Old Common
Treasure Beach 34-38 Morning Day Night Old Common
Valley Windworks 20-35 Morning Day Night Old Common
Vermilion City 13-18 Morning Day Night Old 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 Old Common
Water Labyrinth 10-20 Morning Day Night Old Common
Water Path 40-44 Morning Day Night Old Common
Whirl Islands 1F 22-24 Morning Day Night Old Common
Whirl Islands 1F Northeast 23-27 Morning Day Night Old Common
Whirl Islands 1F Southeast 23-27 Morning Day Night Old Common
Whirl Islands 1F Southwest 23-27 Morning Day Night Old Common
Whirl Islands B2F 23-27 Morning Day Night Old Common
Whoville 25-31 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 105 20-25 Morning Day Night Common
Route 105 20-25 Morning Day Night Common
Route 106 25-31 Morning Day Night Common
Route 107 20-35 Morning Day Night Common
Route 108 20-35 Morning Day Night Common
Route 109 32-35 Morning Day Night Common
Route 122 20-28 Morning Day Night Common
Route 124 25-35 Morning Day Night Common
Route 124 Underwater 30-34 Morning Day Night Common
Route 125 25-35 Morning Day Night Common
Route 126 32-33 Morning Day Night Common
Route 126 Underwater 30-34 Morning Day Night Common
Route 127 25-35 Morning Day Night Common
Route 127 Underwater 30-34 Morning Day Night Common
Route 128 25-35 Morning Day Night Common
Route 128 Underwater 30-34 Morning Day Night Common
Route 129 25-35 Morning Day Night Common
Route 129 Underwater 30-34 Morning Day Night Common
Route 130 25-35 Morning Day Night Common
Route 130 Underwater 30-34 Morning Day Night Common
Route 131 31-33 Morning Day Night Common
Route 131 B 32-34 Morning Day Night Common
Route 132 24-38 Morning Day Night Common
Route 133 30-34 Morning Day Night Common
Route 135 42-45 Morning Day Night Common
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
Viridian City 10-15 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.

NPCs

Daily Challenges (shiny)

Tentacool is one out of many assignable Pokémon in Kanto‘s iteration of the Daily Challenges system; by virtue of that, this is one of the guaranteedly shiny Pokémon that may be potentially rewarded for every 50-divisible task.

Discontinued methods

Tentacool previously spawned in these areas.

Wild

Surfing

Old
Region Location Levels Times Held Item Rod Rarity Tier

Tentacool 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
— Poison Sting Poison Physical 15 100 35
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
31 Poison Jab Poison Physical 80 100 20
34 Brine Water Special 65 100 10
37 Screech Normal Status — 85 40
40 Hex Ghost Special 65 100 10
43 Sludge Wave Poison Special 95 100 10
46 Hydro Pump Water Special 110 80 5
49 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
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
  • 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 Tentacool requires to advance per level, as well as a comparative overview of how much less experience is needed to level up at the same levels than its evolution would require; this is informative for ascertaining how much experience can be saved if you were to delay its evolution to a later level.

Level XP Level-Up Differential Tentacool-Tentacruel Differential
1 84 9 89
2 92 8 96
3 132 40 167
4 236 104 328
5 434 198 611
6 758 324 1046
7 1240 482 1663
8 1911 671 2491
9 2803 892 3562
10 3947 1144 4903
11 5375 1428 6547
12 7118 1743 8523
13 9208 2090 10860
14 11676 2468 13589
15 14554 2878 16740
16 17874 3320 20343
17 21666 3792 24427
18 25963 4297 29024
19 30796 4833 34162
20 36196 5400 39873
21 42195 5999 46185
22 48825 6630 53130
23 56117 7292 60737
24 64102 7985 69035
25 72813 8711 78057
26 82280 9467 87829
27 92536 10256 98385
28 103611 11075 109753
29 115538 11927 121964
30 128348 12810 135046
31 142072 13724 149032
32 156743 14671 163950
33 172391 15648 179830
34 189049 16658 196705
35 206747 17698 214601
36 225519 18772 233552
37 245394 19875 253584
38 266405 21011 274731
39 288584 22179 297022
40 311962 23378 320486
41 336571 24609 345154
42 362443 25872 371057
43 389610 27167 398224
44 418102 28492 426685
45 447953 29851 456473
46 479194 31241 487616
47 511856 32662 520145
48 545972 34116 554091
49 581575 35603 589484
50 618695 37120 626354
51 657365 38670 664733
52 697618 40253 704652
53 739485 41867 746140
54 783000 43515 789230
55 828195 45195 833952
56 875102 46907 880338
57 923755 48653 928419
58 974186 50431 978228
59 1026430 52244 1029797
60 1080520 54090 1083156
61 1136489 55969 1138341
62 1194374 57885 1195384
63 1254208 59834 1254318
64 1316028 61820 1315180
65 1379869 63841 1378002
66 1445769 65900 1442824
67 1513767 67998 1509681
68 1583902 70135 1578613
69 1656215 72313 1649662
70 1730751 74536 1722870
71 1807554 76803 1798283
72 1886673 79119 1875950
73 1968161 81488 1955928
74 2052076 83915 2038274
75 2138481 86405 2123055
76 2227449 88968 2210348
77 2319059 91610 2300239
78 2413409 94350 2392835
79 2510610 97201 2488258
80 2610797 100187 2586661
81 2714138 103341 2688234
82 2820839 106701 2793215
83 2931167 110328 2901917
84 3045467 114300 3014745
85 3164196 118729 3132249
86 3287970 123774 3255174
87 3417640 129670 3384567
88 3554403 136763 3521909
89 3699975 145572 3669359
90 3856883 156908 3830130
91 4028934 172051 4009131
92 4222029 193095 4214075
93 4445601 223572 4457478
94 4715266 269665 4760396
95 5057939 342673 5159759
96 5522244 464305 5723585
97 6201067 678823 6584602
98 7284270 1083203 8020604
99 9193758 1909488 10665448
100 12972351 3778593 16133213

Special Counterparts

Main article: Pokémon Counterparts

  • Original counterpart

  • Shiny Tentacool

External Links

  • Tentacool’s Bulbapedia
  • Tentacool’s Serebii