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Tentacruel

No.0073 · Jellyfish Pokémon

Tentacruel

ドククラゲ

WaterPoison
Height
1.6 m
Weight
55.0 kg
Color
Blue
Shape
Tentacles
Abilities

Prevents stats from being lowered by other Pokémon.

Damages opponents using leeching moves for as much as they would heal.

Rain DishHidden

Heals for 1/16 max HP after each turn during rain.

02 //Base stats

Base stats
StatBase
HP80
270–364
Attack70
130–262
Defense65
121–251
Sp. Atk80
148–284
Sp. Def120
220–372
Speed100
184–328
Total515Higher than 77% of all Pokémon

Ranges assume 0 IV/0 EV with a hindering nature (min) up to 31 IV/252 EV with a boosting nature (max).

HP 80Attack 70Defense 65Speed 100Sp. Def 120Sp. Atk 80
  • HPtop 32%
  • Attacktop 58%
  • Defensetop 57%
  • Sp. Atktop 36%
  • Sp. Deftop 5%
  • Speedtop 15%

03 //Type matchups

Defensive multipliers
Type matchups
Takes 2× damage
ElectricGroundPsychic
Takes ½× damage
FireWaterIceFightingPoisonBugSteelFairy
Damage taken from every type
Normal1×
Fire½×
Water½×
Electric2×
Grass1×
Ice½×
Fighting½×
Poison½×
Ground2×
Flying1×
Psychic2×
Bug½×
Rock1×
Ghost1×
Dragon1×
Dark1×
Steel½×
Fairy½×
Its own types hit these super-effectively (STAB)
FireGrassGroundRockFairy

04 //Evolution

Evolution

05 //Easily confused with

Most similar silhouettes
Easily confused with
Tentacruel silhouette
Tentacruel
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Ranked by a DINOv2 vision model comparing silhouette shapes — these are the options Who's That Pokémon? hard mode will try to trip you up with. Tap to reveal.

06 //Where to find it

By game
Where to find it
GamesLocationMethod
SV
Coastal BiomeAtlas
The Indigo Disk
Static
SV
Coastal BiomeAtlas
The Indigo Disk
Wild
SV
Tera Raid Battles
The Indigo Disk · 4★
Tera Raid
ZA
Not in this game

Gens 1–7 from PokéAPI checked against Serebii (places PokéAPI lacks come from Serebii), Let's Go and Gens 8–9 from Serebii. Rates are the chance per encounter in that spot; Gen 8–9 raids and overview-only spots list no levels or rates. Tap a place for its page, or Atlas to find it on the map.

07 //Moves

68 moves
Moves
LvMoveTypeCat.Pow
1Page →Poison40
1Page →Poison15
1Page →Normal—
1Page →Water40
1Page →Normal15
12Page →Normal—
16Page →Water60
20Page →Normal—
24Page →Water65
28Page →Ghost65
34Page →Poison—
40Page →Poison80
46Page →Water90
52Page →Poison95
58Page →Water110

Learnset from Scarlet & Violet. Tap a move for its effect.

08 //Pokédex entries

19 unique entries
Pokédex entries
It has 80 tentacles, each with a venomous tip. These tentacles are also extendible, lengthening when Tentacruel attempts to catch prey. Use caution.
Legends Arceus
Its 80 tentacles can stretch and shrink freely. Tentacruel ensnares prey in a net of spread-out tentacles, delivering venomous stings to its catch.
Shield
When the red orbs on Tentacruel’s head glow brightly, watch out. The Pokémon is about to fire off a burst of ultrasonic waves.
Sword
It communicates with others of its kind by lighting up the red orbs on its head. When the orbs are blinking, it’s a warning sign.
Ultra Moon
It fires off ultrasonic waves from its red orbs to weaken its prey, and then it wraps them up in its 80 tentacles.
Ultra Sun
Although these Pokémon are rare, when a large outbreak of them occurs, all fish Pokémon disappear from the surrounding sea.
Moon

09 //Names in other languages

9 languages
Names in other languages
Japanese
ドククラゲ
Rōmaji
Dokukurage
Korean
독파리
Chinese (Simplified)
毒刺水母
Chinese (Traditional)
毒刺水母
French
Tentacruel
German
Tentoxa
Spanish
Tentacruel
Italian
Tentacruel

10 //Training & breeding

Training & breeding

Training

EV yield2 Sp. Def
Catch rate60 (14.8% per Poké Ball at full HP, Gen 5+)
Base friendship70
Base experience180
Growth rateSlow

Breeding

Egg groupsWater3
Egg cycles20
Gender50% ♂ · 50% ♀
Gender differencesNo
Habitatsea

Other names

Japaneseドククラゲ
Korean독파리
GermanTentoxa
FrenchTentacruel
SpanishTentacruel
ItalianTentacruel

Regional Pokédex numbers

Kanto #73Original Johto #163Hoenn #67Original Sinnoh #137Extended Sinnoh #137Updated Johto #165Kalos Coastal #26Updated Hoenn #69Original Alola #107Original Melemele #107Original Akala #39Original Ulaula #54Original Poni #56Updated Alola #130Updated Melemele #130Updated Akala #39Updated Ulaula #57Updated Poni #68Letsgo Kanto #73Isle Of Armor #41Hisui #171Blueberry #51

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Tentacruel summary

Tentacruel is a Water/Poison-type Jellyfish Pokémon introduced in Generation 1, number 73 in the National Pokédex. It has a base stat total of 515 (HP 80, Attack 70, Defense 65, Sp. Atk 80, Sp. Def 120, Speed 100). It is weak to Electric, Ground and Psychic moves. Its abilities are clear-body and liquid-ooze, with rain-dish as a hidden ability.

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