Tentacool in Generation IV — Stats, Moves, Abilities & Competitive Sets

Base Stats

HP 40

Attack 40

Defense 35

Sp. Atk 50

Sp. Def 100

Speed 70

Total 335

Type Effectiveness

Weak to

ground 2x electric 2x psychic 2x

Resistant to

fighting ½x poison ½x bug ½x steel ½x fire ½x water ½x ice ½x

Abilities

Clear Body Liquid Ooze

Held Items

Poison Barb 5%

Evolution Chain

Tentacool

→

Tentacruel Lv. 30

Moves

Locations

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

Front

Back

Front Shiny

Back Shiny

Official Art

Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc Usage: 1.3%

Rapid Spin

Moves

Rapid Spin

Toxic Spikes

Surf

Sludge Bomb / Hidden Power Ground

Item

Oran Berry

Nature

Bold

EVs

HP 196

Def 76

SpA 36

Spe 196

Strategy Overview

At first glance, Tentacool's stats suggest that it would be a premier special wall in Little Cup. Unfortunately, its weaknesses to Thunderbolt and Earth Power make that generalization not so. Still, Tentacool is one of the quickest users of Rapid Spin in LC, and it has access to Toxic Spikes. Its offensive movepool is no joke either, with access to moves such as Hydro Pump, Ice Beam, and Sludge Bomb. However, it is still underappreciated in Little Cup, as most teams focus on hyper offense, leaving supporting Tentacool to the wolves. But, if taking it slow and drawing out the battle is your cup of tea, definitely consider Tentacool for a team slot.