Tentacool
waterpoison
Front
Normal
Shiny
Animated
Shiny Animated
Back
Normal
Shiny
Type
WaterPoison
Dex
#072
Abilities
Clear Body(Primary)
Prevents ability reduction.
Liquid Ooze(Secondary)
Draining causes injury.
Growth Rate
slow
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
water3
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
190
Base Exp
105
EV Yield
1 SpecialDefense
Wild Held Items
Weak To
electric ×2ground ×2psychic ×2
Resists
fire ×0.5water ×0.5ice ×0.5fighting ×0.5poison ×0.5bug ×0.5steel ×0.5fairy ×0.5
Evolution Chain
Base form
Level up Tentacool to Lv. 30
How to Obtain
You can catch Tentacool very common in Abandoned Ship Hidden Floor Corridors while surfing, fishing with Old Rod, fishing with Good Rod or fishing with Super Rod, very common in Abandoned Ship Rooms B1f while surfing, fishing with Old Rod, fishing with Good Rod or fishing with Super Rod, and very common in Cave Of Origin Unused Ruby Sapphire Map3 while surfing, fishing with Good Rod or fishing with Super Rod, among 39 other areas. Wild ones range from level five to 50.
Wild Encounters (121)
Level Up Moves (12)
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poison StingLevel: 1 | ||||||
| poison |  | 15 | 100 | 35 | ||
| A toxic attack with barbs, etc., that may poison. | ||||||
| Water GunLevel: 1 | ||||||
| water |  | 40 | 100 | 25 | ||
| Squirts water to attack the foe. | ||||||
| SupersonicLevel: 6 | ||||||
| normal |  | 0 | 55 | 20 | ||
| Emits bizarre sound waves that may confuse the foe. | ||||||
| ConstrictLevel: 12 | ||||||
| normal | | 25 | 100 | 35 | ||
| Constricts to inflict pain. May lower Speed. | ||||||
| AcidLevel: 19 | ||||||
| poison | | 40 | 100 | 30 | ||
| Sprays a hide-melting acid. May lower Sp. Defense. | ||||||
| Bubble BeamLevel: 25 | ||||||
| water | | 65 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Forcefully sprays bubbles that may lower Speed. | ||||||
| WrapLevel: 30 | ||||||
| normal | | 15 | 90 | 20 | ||
| Wraps and squeezes the foe 2 to 5 times with vines, etc. | ||||||
| Acid ArmorLevel: 32 | ||||||
| poison | | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
| Liquifies the user's body to sharply raise Defense. | ||||||
| Poison JabLevel: 34 | ||||||
| poison | | 80 | 100 | 20 | ||
| A stabbing attack that may poison the foe. | ||||||
| BarrierLevel: 36 | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
| Creates a barrier that sharply raises Defense. | ||||||
| ScreechLevel: 43 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 85 | 40 | ||
| Emits a screech to sharply reduce the foe's Defense. | ||||||
| Hydro PumpLevel: 49 | ||||||
| water | | 120 | 80 | 5 | ||
| Blasts water at high power to strike the foe. | ||||||
Related Guides
Egg Moves (14)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Beam | |||||
| ice | | 65 | 100 | 20 | |
| Fires a rainbow-colored beam that may lower Attack. | |||||
| Mirror Coat | |||||
| psychic | | 1 | 100 | 20 | |
| Counters the foe's special attack at double the power. | |||||
| Knock Off | |||||
| dark | | 65 | 100 | 20 | |
| Knocks down the foe's held item to prevent its use. | |||||
| Muddy Water | |||||
| ground | | 90 | 85 | 10 | |
| Attacks with muddy water. May lower accuracy. | |||||
| Rapid Spin | |||||
| normal | | 50 | 100 | 40 | |
| Spins the body at high speed to strike the foe. | |||||
| Haze | |||||
| ice | | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Creates a black haze that eliminates all stat changes. | |||||
| Safeguard | |||||
| normal | | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| A mystical force prevents all status problems. | |||||
| Confuse Ray | |||||
| ghost | | 0 | 100 | 10 | |
| A sinister ray that confuses the foe. | |||||
| Aurora Beam | |||||
| ice | | 65 | 100 | 20 | |
| Fires a rainbow-colored beam that may lower Attack. | |||||
| Mirror Coat | |||||
| psychic | | 1 | 100 | 20 | |
| Counters the foe's special attack at double the power. | |||||
| Rapid Spin | |||||
| normal | | 50 | 100 | 40 | |
| Spins the body at high speed to strike the foe. | |||||
| Haze | |||||
| ice | | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Creates a black haze that eliminates all stat changes. | |||||
| Safeguard | |||||
| normal | | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| A mystical force prevents all status problems. | |||||
| Confuse Ray | |||||
| ghost | | 0 | 100 | 10 | |
| A sinister ray that confuses the foe. | |||||
TM/HM Moves (22)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Pulse | ||||||
| water | | 60 | 100 | 20 | TM03 | |
| Attacks with ultrasonic waves. May confuse the foe. | ||||||
| Toxic | ||||||
| poison | | 0 | 70 | 10 | TM06 | |
| Poisons the foe with an intensifying toxin. | ||||||
| Hail | ||||||
| ice | | 0 | 0 | 10 | TM07 | |
| Summons a hailstorm that strikes every turn. | ||||||
| Hidden Power | ||||||
| The effectiveness varies with the user. | ||||||
| Ice Beam | ||||||
| ice | | 90 | 100 | 10 | TM13 | |
| Blasts the foe with an icy beam that may freeze it. | ||||||
| Blizzard | ||||||
| ice | | 110 | 70 | 5 | TM14 | |
| Hits the foe with an icy storm that may freeze it. | ||||||
| Protect | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 0 | 10 | TM17 | |
| Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession. | ||||||
| Rain Dance | ||||||
| water | | 0 | 0 | 5 | TM18 | |
| Boosts the power of Water- type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| Giga Drain | ||||||
| grass | | 75 | 100 | 10 | TM19 | |
| An attack that steals half the damage inflicted. | ||||||
| Frustration | ||||||
| normal | | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM21 | |
| An attack that is stronger if the Trainer is disliked. | ||||||
| Return | ||||||
| normal | | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM27 | |
| An attack that increases in power with friendship. | ||||||
| Double Team | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 0 | 15 | TM32 | |
| Creates illusory copies to raise evasiveness. | ||||||
| Sludge Bomb | ||||||
| poison | | 90 | 100 | 10 | TM36 | |
| Sludge is hurled to inflict damage. May also poison. | ||||||
| Facade | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM42 | |
| Boosts Attack when burned, paralyzed, or poisoned. | ||||||
| Secret Power | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM43 | |
| An attack with effects that vary by location. | ||||||
| Rest | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 0 | 5 | TM44 | |
| The user sleeps for 2 turns, restoring HP and status. | ||||||
| Attract | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM45 | |
| Makes the opposite gender less likely to attack. | ||||||
| Thief | ||||||
| dark | | 50 | 100 | 25 | TM46 | |
| While attacking, it may steal the foe's held item. | ||||||
| Cut | ||||||
| grass | | 50 | 95 | 30 | HM01 | |
| Cuts the foe with sharp scythes, claws, etc. | ||||||
| Surf | ||||||
| water | | 90 | 100 | 15 | HM03 | |
| Creates a huge wave, then crashes it down on the foe. | ||||||
| Waterfall | ||||||
| water | | 80 | 100 | 15 | HM07 | |
| Charges the foe with speed to climb waterfalls. | ||||||
| Dive | ||||||
| water | | 90 | 100 | 10 | HM08 | |
| Dives underwater the first turn and strikes next turn. | ||||||
