Tentacruel
#0073

Tentacruel

Tentacruel
WaterPoison
📏 1.6 m ⚖️ 55 kg 🎯 60 · Average difficulty

It has 80 tentacles, each with a venomous tip. These tentacles are also extendible, lengthening when Tentacruel attempts to catch prey. Use caution.

Tentacruel is a Water/Poison-type Pokémon. It takes double damage from Electric, Ground and Psychic, and resists eight types. Its base stats add up to 515: the highest is Special Defense (120) and the lowest is Defense (65).

It is the second stage of its evolution line, along with Tentacool. Its abilities are Clear Body and Liquid Ooze, and its Hidden Ability is Rain Dish. It is in the Water 3 egg group and can breed with 36 species. In Scarlet and Violet it learns 15 moves by level-up and 44 by TM.

BASE STATS

AT LV 100
HP 80
270-364
Attack 70
130-262
Defense 65
121-251
Sp. Atk 80
148-284
Sp. Def 120
220-372
Speed 100
184-328
TOTAL 515
EVs on defeat: Sp. Def +2

ABILITIES

Clear Body

Prevents other Pokémon's moves or Abilities from lowering the Pokémon's stats.

Liquid Ooze

The strong stench of the Pokémon's oozed liquid damages attackers that use HP-draining moves.

Rain Dish (hidden)

The Pokémon gradually regains HP in rain.

BREEDING

GroupsWater 3
Gender50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Breeds with36

MOVES

Data from Scarlet/Violet 15 moves
Lv. 1 Wrap Normal Physical 15 90% 20
Lv. 1 Poison Sting Poison Physical 15 100% 35
Lv. 1 Acid Poison Special 40 100% 30
Lv. 1 Water Gun Water Special 40 100% 25
Lv. 1 Reflect Type Normal Status — — 15
Lv. 12 Supersonic Normal Status — 55% 20
Lv. 16 Water Pulse Water Special 60 100% 20
Lv. 20 Screech Normal Status — 85% 40
Lv. 24 Bubble Beam Water Special 65 100% 20
Lv. 28 Hex Ghost Special 65 100% 10
Lv. 34 Acid Armor Poison Status — — 20
Lv. 40 Poison Jab Poison Physical 80 100% 20
Lv. 46 Surf Water Special 90 100% 15
Lv. 52 Sludge Wave Poison Special 95 100% 10
Lv. 58 Hydro Pump Water Special 110 80% 5

WEAKNESSES & RESISTANCES

EVOLUTION LINE

Tentacool #0072 Tentacool
Lv. 30 ▶ Tentacruel #0073 Tentacruel
◀ #0072 Tentacool