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tentacruel
#073

Tentacruel

Jellyfish Pokémon

WaterPoison

When the red orbs on Tentacruel’s head glow brightly, watch out. The Pokémon is about to fire off a burst of ultrasonic waves.

Base Stats

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

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
ground 2xelectric 2xpsychic 2x
Resistant to
fighting ½xpoison ½xbug ½xsteel ½xfire ½xwater ½xice ½xfairy ½x

Abilities

Clear Body Liquid Ooze Rain Dish (Hidden)

Held Items

Poison Barb 5%

Evolution Chain

tentacool Tentacool
→
tentacruel Tentacruel Lv. 30

Moves

Locations

Canalave City
Pastoria City
Sunyshore City
Sinnoh Pokemon League
Valley Windworks
Fuego Ironworks
Iron Island
Sinnoh Route 205 South Towards Floaroma Town
Sinnoh Route 213
Sinnoh Route 218
Sinnoh Route 219
Sinnoh Route 221
Sinnoh Route 222
Sinnoh Route 224
Sinnoh Sea Route 220
Sinnoh Sea Route 223
Sinnoh Sea Route 226
Sinnoh Sea Route 230

Details

Category Jellyfish Pokémon
Height 1.6 m
Weight 55.0 kg
Base Exp 180
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 60
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Sea
Egg Groups Water3

Sprites

tentacruel Front Front
tentacruel Back Back
tentacruel Front Shiny Front Shiny
tentacruel Back Shiny Back Shiny
tentacruel Official Art Official Art
tentacruel Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ru Usage: 4.2%
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Defensive Utility
Item
Black Sludge
Ability
Liquid Ooze
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 140
SpA 148
SpD 76
Spe 144

Most Used Moves

Rapid Spin
98.0%
Scald
90.4%
Sludge Bomb
60.3%
Toxic Spikes
47.1%
Knock Off
23.1%
Toxic
21.7%

Most Used Items

Black Sludge
83.2%
Assault Vest
7.2%
Choice Specs
5.7%
Choice Scarf
2.2%
Heavy-Duty Boots
0.9%

Common Teammates

Celebi 51.6%Incineroar 39.1%Umbreon 29.0%Gardevoir 27.0%Heracross 26.3%Klefki 26.1%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc