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tentacool
#072

Tentacool

Jellyfish Pokémon

WaterPoison

Because its body is almost entirely composed of water, it shrivels up if it is washed ashore.

Base Stats

HP 40
Attack 40
Defense 35
Sp. Atk 50
Sp. Def 100
Speed 70
Total 335

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Jellyfish Pokémon
Height 0.9 m
Weight 45.5 kg
Base Exp 67
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 190
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Sea
Egg Groups Water3

Sprites

tentacool Front Front
tentacool Back Back
tentacool Front Shiny Front Shiny
tentacool Back Shiny Back Shiny
tentacool Official Art Official Art
tentacool Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

pu Usage: 31.2%
Rapid Spinner
Moves
Knock Off / Sludge Bomb / Rest
Item
Eviolite
Ability
Liquid Ooze
Nature
Calm
EVs
HP 248
Def 8
SpD 252

Strategy Overview

Tentacool makes a niche for itself as the best choice for the ever-coveted role of entry hazard control in PU. With good bulk, a wide variety of support options, and most importantly, Rapid Spin, it finds itself as a top pick for many different kinds of teams. Tentacool also packs important resistances to common offensive types such as Water- and Fire, reliably absorbing those hits with its great Special Defense. However, it is very passive on the topic of damage, it can't reliably heal itself outside of the shaky and uncommon Rest, and its middling Defense leaves it vulnerable to wallbreakers such as Stoutland, Arbok, and Torterra. The final irony of Tentacool is that it's a victim of its own success: its Toxic Spikes are often swept up by the common sight of an opposing Tentacool.

Most Used Moves

Scald
96.7%
Knock Off
56.3%
Toxic
21.2%

Most Used Items

Eviolite
98.2%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc