Tentacruel
Scarlet

On the rare occasions that large outbreaks of Tentacruel occur, all fish Pokémon disappear from the surrounding sea.

Violet

In battle, it extends all 80 of its tentacles to entrap its opponent inside a poisonous net.

Evolution Chain

tentacool
Tentacool
Level 30
tentacruel
Tentacruel

Pokédex & Training Data

Classification Jellyfish Pokémon
Height 1.6 m (5'03")
Weight 55.0 kg (121.3 lbs)
Abilities
EV Yield +2 Sp. Def
Catch Rate 60
Base Friendship 70
Growth Rate slow
Gender Ratio
♂ ♀
Egg Groups Water3

Pokédex Numbers

Kanto (R/B/Y) #073
Johto (G/S/C) #163
Hoenn (R/S/E) #067
Sinnoh (D/P) #137
Sinnoh (Plat.) #137
Johto (HG/SS) #165
Kalos (Coastal) #026
Hoenn (OR/AS) #069
Alola (S/M) #107
Alola (US/UM) #130
Hisui #171
National #073
Isle of Armor #041
Blueberry #051

Held Items

None in this generation.

Learned Moves

Level Up Moves

Scarlet/Violet
Lvl Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
1 Wrap
15 90% 20 Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.
1 Poison Sting
15 100% 35 Has a 30% chance to poison the target.
1 Acid
40 100% 30 Has a 10% chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.
1 Water Gun
40 100% 25 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
1 Reflect Type
— — 15 User becomes the target’s type.
12 Supersonic
— 55% 20 Confuses the target.
16 Water Pulse
60 100% 20 Has a 20% chance to confuse the target.
20 Screech
— 85% 40 Lowers the target’s Defense by two stages.
24 Bubble Beam
65 100% 20 Has a 10% chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.
28 Hex
65 100% 10 Has double power if the target has a major status ailment.
34 Acid Armor
— — 20 Raises the user’s Defense by two stages.
40 Poison Jab
80 100% 20 Has a 30% chance to poison the target.
46 Surf
90 100% 15 Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dive users.
52 Sludge Wave
95 100% 10 Has a 10% chance to poison the target.
58 Hydro Pump
110 80% 5 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

TM/HM Moves

Scarlet/Violet
Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
TM06 Scary Face
— 100% 10 Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages.
TM07 Protect
— — 10 Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
TM11 Water Pulse
60 100% 20 Has a 20% chance to confuse the target.
TM13 Acid Spray
40 100% 20 Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages.
TM17 Confuse Ray
— 100% 10 Confuses the target.
TM18 Thief
60 100% 25 Takes the target’s item.
TM21 Pounce
50 100% 20 No effect description available.
TM22 Chilling Water
50 100% 20 No effect description available.
TM25 Facade
70 100% 20 Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.
TM29 Hex
65 100% 10 Has double power if the target has a major status ailment.
TM32 Swift
60 — 20 Never misses.
TM34 Icy Wind
55 95% 15 Has a 100% chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.
TM35 Mud Shot
55 95% 15 Has a 100% chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.
TM45 Venoshock
65 100% 10 Inflicts double damage if the target is Poisoned.
TM47 Endure
— — 10 Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
TM50 Rain Dance
— — 5 Changes the weather to rain for five turns.
TM70 Sleep Talk
— — 10 Randomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.
TM79 Dazzling Gleam
80 100% 10 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
TM83 Poison Jab
80 100% 20 Has a 30% chance to poison the target.
TM85 Rest
— — 5 User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.
TM88 Swords Dance
— — 20 Raises the user’s Attack by two stages.
TM91 Toxic Spikes
— — 20 Scatters poisoned spikes, poisoning opposing Pokémon that switch in.
TM102 Gunk Shot
120 80% 5 Has a 30% chance to poison the target.
TM103 Substitute
— — 10 Transfers 1/4 of the user’s max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
TM110 Liquidation
85 100% 10 Has a 20% chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.
TM111 Giga Drain
75 100% 10 Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.
TM123 Surf
90 100% 15 Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dive users.
TM135 Ice Beam
90 100% 10 Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.
TM142 Hydro Pump
110 80% 5 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
TM143 Blizzard
110 70% 5 Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.
TM148 Sludge Bomb
90 100% 10 Has a 30% chance to poison the target.
TM152 Giga Impact
150 90% 5 User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
TM163 Hyper Beam
150 90% 5 User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
TM171 Tera Blast
80 100% 10 No effect description available.
TM174 Haze
— — 30 Resets all Pokémon’s stats, accuracy, and evasion.
TM175 Toxic
— 90% 10 Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
TM181 Knock Off
65 100% 20 Target drops its held item.
TM193 Weather Ball
50 100% 10 If there be weather, this move has doubled power and the weather’s type.
TM196 Flip Turn
60 100% 20 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
TM208 Whirlpool
35 85% 15 Prevents the target from leaving battle and inflicts 1/16 its max HP in damage for 2-5 turns.
TM209 Muddy Water
90 85% 10 Has a 30% chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage.
TM214 Sludge Wave
95 100% 10 Has a 10% chance to poison the target.
TM219 Skitter Smack
70 90% 10 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
TM221 Throat Chop
80 100% 15 Prevents the target from using sound-based moves for two turns.

Egg Moves

Scarlet/Violet
Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
Acupressure
— — 30 Raises one of a friendly Pokémon’s stats at random by two stages.
Aqua Ring
— — 20 Restores 1/16 of the user’s max HP each turn.
Aurora Beam
65 100% 20 Has a 10% chance to lower the target’s Attack by one stage.
Confuse Ray
— 100% 10 Confuses the target.
Haze
— — 30 Resets all Pokémon’s stats, accuracy, and evasion.
Knock Off
65 100% 20 Target drops its held item.
Mirror Coat
— 100% 20 Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last special hit it took.
Rapid Spin
50 100% 40 Frees the user from binding moves, removes Leech Seed, and blows away Spikes.
Tickle
— 100% 20 Lowers the target’s Attack and Defense by one stage.

Base Stats

Hp 80
Attack 70
Defense 65
Sp. Atk 80
Sp. Def 120
Speed 100
Total 515

Type Defenses

(vs. Gen 6+ rules)

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0.5x
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