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tentacool
#072

Tentacool

Jellyfish Pokémon

WaterPoison

They can be found lying dehydrated on beaches, but they are often still alive. When soaked in water, they will revive.

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

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

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

lc Usage: 1.5%
Defensive Utility
Moves
Knock Off / Toxic Spikes
Item
Berry Juice / Eviolite
Ability
Liquid Ooze
Nature
Calm
EVs
HP 196
Def 236
SpA 36
Spe 36
Offensive
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Timid
EVs
Def 76
SpA 196
SpD 36
Spe 196

Strategy Overview

Tentacool's great Special Defense and decent Speed along with a good movepool allow it to be a decent entry hazard remover. It also has a good defensive typing, resisting common types like Fighting and Fairy. It doesn't have a slacking offensive movepool, either, with access to Sludge Bomb, Knock Off, and Scald. However, its actual attacking stats are lackluster, as is its physical bulk. Its longevity isn't helped by the fact that it doesn't have any reliable recovery outside Berry Juice, and it faces competition from other Water- / Poison-types like Skrelp and Mareanie. Nevertheless, Tentacool sets itself apart from these Pokemon by having access to Rapid Spin and a better Speed stat.

Most Used Moves

Scald
83.8%
Knock Off
38.4%

Most Used Items

Eviolite
80.9%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc