#0072 Tentacool

WaterPoison

Abilities

Clear Body / Liquid Ooze

Hidden ability

Rain Dish

Catch rate

190

Gender

50.0% female

Egg groups

Water 3

Growth

Slow

EV yield

1 Sp. Def

Wild held item

Poison Barb

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

Where to find it

• Pallet Town: Surfing, Old Rod, Good Rod
• Vermilion City: Surfing, Old Rod, Good Rod
• Route 12: Surfing, Old Rod, Good Rod, Super Rod
• Route 13: Surfing, Old Rod, Good Rod
• Route 19: Surfing
• Route 20: Surfing, Old Rod, Good Rod
• Route 21: Surfing, Old Rod, Good Rod
• Cinnabar Island: Surfing, Old Rod, Good Rod
• Route 26: Surfing, Old Rod, Good Rod
• Route 27: Surfing, Old Rod, Good Rod
• New Bark Town: Surfing, Old Rod, Good Rod
• Cherrygrove City: Surfing
• Route 32: Surfing, Old Rod, Good Rod, Super Rod
• Route 34: Surfing
• Olivine City: Surfing
• Route 40: Surfing
• Route 41: Surfing, Old Rod, Good Rod
• Cianwood City: Surfing
• Whirl Islands: Surfing
• Route 47: Surfing, Old Rod, Good Rod
• Alto Mare Waters: Surfing
• Five Island: Surfing

How to get it: wild: Pallet Town, Vermilion City, Route 12, Route 13 and 18 more; gift (Lv 15), Cianwood Pokémon Center

See the quest guide: Cianwood City: small extras.

Evolution

Evolves into Tentacruel at Lv 30.

Level-up moves

Lv	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Poison Sting	Poison	Physical	15	100	35
1	Water Gun	Water	Special	40	100	25
4	Acid	Poison	Special	40	100	30
8	Wrap	Normal	Physical	15	90	20
12	Supersonic	Normal	Status	—	55	20
16	Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100	20
20	Screech	Normal	Status	—	85	40
24	Bubble Beam	Water	Special	65	100	20
28	Hex	Ghost	Special	65	100	10
32	Acid Armor	Poison	Status	—	—	20
36	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100	20
40	Surf	Water	Special	90	100	15
44	Sludge Wave	Poison	Special	95	100	10
48	Hydro Pump	Water	Special	110	90	10

TMs and HMs

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
TM03	Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100	20
TM07	Hail	Ice	Status	—	—	10
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100	15
TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100	10
TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	110	70	5
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
TM19	Giga Drain	Grass	Special	75	100	10
TM20	Safeguard	Normal	Status	—	—	25
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	var.	100	20
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100	10
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100	15
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
TM55	Brine	Water	Special	65	100	10
TM58	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100	10
TM75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM84	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100	20
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85	15
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM94	Venoshock	Poison	Special	65	100	10
TM101	Scald	Water	Special	80	100	15
TM119	Brutal Swing	Dark	Physical	60	100	20
HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95	30
HM03	Surf	Water	Special	90	100	15
HM05	Whirlpool	Water	Special	40	90	10
HM07	Waterfall	Water	Physical	80	100	15

Move tutors

Dazzling Gleam, Haze, Icy Wind

Egg moves

Acupressure, Aqua Ring, Aurora Beam, Confuse Ray, Haze, Knock Off, Mirror Coat, Muddy Water, Rapid Spin, Tickle

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