Shadow Tentacool

Table of Contents

Overview and stats
Shadow Tentacool's Tier Ranking
Regular and Shiny Shadow Tentacool
Shadow Tentacool's best moves and movesets
Shadow Tentacool in the meta
Special CP Values
Max CP Chart
Additional information
Mega boost
Catch Rates
Evolution Chart
Family overview
Sprites
Pokédex
Frequently Asked Questions
Costumes

Shadow Tentacool is a Water and Poison-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. As a Water and Poison-type Pokémon, Shadow Tentacool is weak to Electric, Ground, and Psychic-type moves.

Shadow Tentacool's maximum Combat Power stat is 1176 CP, and its best Pokémon GO moves are Bubble and Bubble Beam. Shadow Tentacool encounters are boosted during Rain and Cloudy weather. Shiny Shadow Tentacool is available! ✨

Stats

Max CP	1176 CP
Attack	97 ATK
Defense	149 DEF
Stamina	120 STA
Buddy distance	3 km
Released	Yes
Shiny released	Yes

Shadow Tentacool Type Chart

Shadow Tentacool takes increased damage from:
160%	Electric Ground Psychic

Shadow Tentacool takes reduced damage from:
63%	Bug Fairy Fighting Fire Ice Poison Steel Water

Shadow Tentacool's Tier Ranking

Raid Attacker	Not ranked
Gym Defender	Not ranked
Water-type Attacker Bubble / Bubble Beam	F Tier#195
Poison-type Attacker Poison Sting / Bubble Beam	F Tier#182

Regular and Shiny Shadow Tentacool

Shadow Tentacool's best moves and movesets

Shadow Tentacool's best moveset is Bubble and Bubble Beam, with 5.89 DPS (damage per second) and 44.6 TDO (total damage output). These moves are boosted by Rain weather.

DPS5.89
TDO44.64
Weather

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Bubble	Bubble Beam	5.89	44.6	9.1
2.	Poison Sting	Bubble Beam	5.76	43.7	8.9
3.	Bubble	Water Pulse	5.59	42.3	8.7
4.	Poison Sting	Water Pulse	5.44	41.2	8.4
5.	Bubble	Wrap	5.32	40.3	8.2
6.	Poison Sting	Wrap	5.19	39.3	8.0
7.	Poison Sting	Frustration	0	0	-
8.	Bubble	Frustration	0	0	-

More information

The following chart shows Shadow Tentacool's DPS and TDO for every fast and charge attack combination. This chart is useful for comparing the relative strength of Shadow Tentacool's movesets. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon to see how it affects the rankings.

Legacy Elite Fast and Charge Attacks can only be obtained during special events, or by using an Elite Fast TM or an Elite Charge TM. Legacy moves are marked with an asterisk (*). The table above provides information on different moves Shadow Tentacool has in Pokémon GO, along with their corresponding DPS (Damage per Second) and TDO (Total Damage Output).

Fast Attacks

Poison Sting460.5s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Grass
Fairy
62.5%
Poison
Ground
Rock
Ghost
39.1%
Steel
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 4
Energy 6
Weather boost
Cloudy
Duration 0.5s
Damage window 0.3s - 0.5s
Trainer Battles
Damage 4
Energy 9

Effects
Poison Sting has no special effects.
See Poison Sting details page ↗
Bubble10121.0s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Ground
Rock
Fire
62.5%
Water
Grass
Dragon
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 10
Energy 12
Weather boost
Rain
Duration 1.0s
Damage window 0.6s - 0.8s
Trainer Battles
Damage 8
Energy 11

Effects
Bubble has no special effects.
See Bubble details page ↗

Damage	4
Energy	6
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.5s

Damage	4
Energy	9

Damage	10
Energy	12
Weather boost	Rain
Duration	1.0s
Damage window	0.6s - 0.8s

Damage	8
Energy	11

Charged Moves

Wrap60333.0s
Type effectiveness chart
62.5%
Rock
Steel
39.1%
Ghost
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 60
Energy 33
Weather boost
Partly Cloudy
Duration 3.0s
Damage window 2.1s - 2.8s
Trainer Battles
Damage 60
Energy 45

Effects
Wrap has no special effects.
See Wrap details page ↗
Bubble Beam45332.0s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Ground
Rock
Fire
62.5%
Water
Grass
Dragon
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 45
Energy 33
Weather boost
Rain
Duration 2.0s
Damage window 1.6s - 1.8s
Trainer Battles
Damage 25
Energy 40

Effects
Special
Bubble Beam has a 100.0% chance to:
Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%
See Bubble Beam details page ↗
Water Pulse65503.0s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Ground
Rock
Fire
62.5%
Water
Grass
Dragon
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 65
Energy 50
Weather boost
Rain
Duration 3.0s
Damage window 2.0s - 2.7s
Trainer Battles
Damage 80
Energy 55

Effects
Water Pulse has no special effects.
See Water Pulse details page ↗
Frustration10332.0s
Type effectiveness chart
62.5%
Rock
Steel
39.1%
Ghost
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 10
Energy 33
Weather boost
Partly Cloudy
Duration 2.0s
Damage window 1.0s - 1.8s
Trainer Battles
Damage 10
Energy 70

Effects
Frustration has no special effects.
See Frustration details page ↗

Damage	60
Energy	33
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	3.0s
Damage window	2.1s - 2.8s

Damage	60
Energy	45

Damage	45
Energy	33
Weather boost	Rain
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.6s - 1.8s

Damage	25
Energy	40

Damage	65
Energy	50
Weather boost	Rain
Duration	3.0s
Damage window	2.0s - 2.7s

Damage	80
Energy	55

Damage	10
Energy	33
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.0s - 1.8s

Damage	10
Energy	70

Shadow Tentacool in the meta

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Special CP Values

Shadow Tentacool's has 1176 max CP (at Level 50). A Shadow Tentacool obtained from Raids can be encountered from 513 CP to 594 CP, or if weather boosted, in the 642 CP to 743 CP range. In Field and Special Research, Shadow Tentacool can be found in the 411 CP to 446 CP range.

Max CP	1176 CP
Max CP	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	411 CP - 446 CP
Research	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	549 CP - 594 CP
Eggs	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	513 CP - 594 CP
	Level 20, 6/6/6 minimum IVs
	642 CP - 743 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 6/6/6 minimum IVs

More information

Field and Special Research encounters are always Level 15. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Field Research encounters have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
Pokémon hatched from Eggs are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Egg Hatches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
Raid Bosses caught without weather boost are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
- 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
Raid Bosses caught with weather boost are always Level 25. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Weather boosted Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
- 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
Wild encounters range from Level 1 to Level 30 Pokémon. Their IVs range from 0 (min) to 15 (max) for each stat.
Weather Boosted wild Pokémon encounters get a 5 Level boost, bringing their Level range to Level 6 to Level 35. In addition, they have a guaraneed minimum IV value of 4 for each stat, resulting in a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Max CP Chart

Max Combat Power per Level chart

Shadow Tentacool Max CP per level chart. This table shows maximum Combat Power values from Level 1 to Level 50.

LVL	Max CP	LVL	Max CP	LVL	Max CP
1	14 CP	2	46 CP	3	77 CP
4	108 CP	5	140 CP	6	171 CP
7	203 CP	8	234 CP	9	266 CP
10	297 CP	11	327 CP	12	356 CP
13	386 CP	14	416 CP	15	446 CP
16	475 CP	17	505 CP	18	535 CP
19	565 CP	20	594 CP	21	624 CP
22	654 CP	23	683 CP	24	713 CP
25	743 CP	26	773 CP	27	802 CP
28	832 CP	29	862 CP	30	892 CP
31	907 CP	32	921 CP	33	936 CP
34	951 CP	35	966 CP	36	981 CP
37	996 CP	38	1011 CP	39	1025 CP
40	1040 CP	41	1054 CP	42	1067 CP
43	1080 CP	44	1094 CP	45	1107 CP
46	1121 CP	47	1135 CP	48	1148 CP
49	1162 CP	50	1176 CP

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#72
Height	0.9 m
Weight	45.5 kg
Region	Kanto Generation 1
Can be traded	Allowed
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Catch Rate	20%
Base Flee Rate	0%
Catch rewards	3 100
Additional Move Cost	50 50000

Encounter data

No encounter data available

How to purify Shadow Tentacool

Purification cost	3 Candy
Purification cost	3000 Stardust
Shadow Charge Move	Frustration
Purified Charge Move	Return

Mega Pokémon that boost Shadow Tentacool

A list of Mega Pokémon that boost Shadow Tentacool's Water and Poison-type moves, Candy, and Candy XL from catching Shadow Tentacool.

Water

Poison

More information

Mega and Primal Raid Bonus –Mega Pokémon boost the attack power of all other Pokémon when battling in Raid Battles by 10%. Attacks that share their type with the Mega Pokémon's type(s) receive a 30% boost. However, these bonuses do not stack if there are multiple Mega-Evolved Pokémon battling simultaneously; only the higher boost will be applied.

Mega and Primal Catch Bonus –While a Pokémon is Mega-Evolved, additional XP and Candy is granted when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it, or for any raid boss caught. These do not stack with each other. Additionally, High and Max Level Mega-Evolved Pokémon grant an increased chance to obtain Candy XL when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it.

Note on Primal Kyogre, Primal Groudon, and Mega Rayquaza

Primal Kyogre boosts Water-, Electric- and Bug-type attacks and Pokémon.
Primal Groudon boosts Fire-, Grass- and Ground-type attacks and Pokémon.
Mega Rayquaza boosts Flying-, Dragon- and Psychic-type attacks and Pokémon.

Catch Rates

The base catch rate for Shadow Tentacool in Pokémon GO is 16.74%, calculated for catching a Level 20 with no berries. Curved Great throw has a 37.32% chance to catch, and adding a Razz Berry raises that to 50.38%.

Configure

		Normal	Nice	Great	Excellent
No Berry	-	16.74%	19.00%	24.03%	28.75%
No Berry	Curve	26.76%	30.10%	37.32%	43.79%
Razz Berry	-	24.03%	27.09%	33.78%	39.85%
Razz Berry	Curve	37.32%	41.56%	50.38%	57.86%
Silver Pinap Berry	-	28.09%	31.56%	39.02%	45.67%
Silver Pinap Berry	Curve	42.91%	47.52%	56.87%	64.55%
Golden Razz Berry	-	36.74%	40.94%	49.69%	57.14%
Golden Razz Berry	Curve	54.09%	59.15%	68.90%	76.32%

More information

Catch probability with multiple throws

In order to help Trainers understand their overall odds when catching Shadow Tentacool, we enable the functionality to showing the total chance to catch it depending on the number of available throws. We calculate this chance as if you repeated the same throw N-number of times.

To activate this functionality, change the number of Number of throws to a value greater than 1. The Number of throws option is available in the configuration options above the chart

Catch rate formula

Pokémon GO catch rate formula can be expressed as follows:

CATCH_MULTIPLIERS = ball * curve * berry * throwType * (type1Medal + type2Medal / 2)
CATCH_RATE = 1 - Math.pow(1 - baseCatchRate / (2 * cpm), CATCH_MULTIPLIERS)

There are different multipliers that come into play when calculating catch rate.

Curved throws are more effective than regular throws, stronger types of Poké Ball have a higher catch rate, and using a Razz Berry or a Golden Razz Berry also improves your chances.

Catch rate multipliers

The following table shows all the different catch rate multipliers in Pokémon GO:

Multiplier	Amount
Razz Berry	1.5
Silver Pinap Berry	1.8
Golden Razz Berry	2.5
Curveball	1.7
Nice Throw	1.15
Great Throw	1.5
Excellent Throw	1.85
PokéBall	1.0
Premier Ball	1.0
Great Ball	1.5
Ultra Ball	2.0
Bronze medal	1.1
Silver medal	1.2
Gold medal	1.3

Shadow Tentacool evolution chart

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Tentacool	50 Candy	Tentacruel

Tentacool evolves into Tentacruel which costs 50 Candy.

Shadow Tentacool family

A list of Pokémon that are somehow related to Shadow Tentacool in Pokémon GO. Includes evolutions, regional, and form variations.

Shadow Tentacool high resolution sprites

A list of high resolution Pokémon HOME sprites related to Shadow Tentacool. Sprite description is a best guess on what the sprite is related to, use your own judgment. Click to download full 512x512 resolution.

Wallpaper

Shadow Tentacool Pokédex entries

Versions	Pokédex entry
Red, Blue	Drifts in shallow seas. Anglers who hook them byaccident are often punished by its stinging acid.
Yellow	It can sometimes be found all dry and shriveled upon a beach. Toss it back into the sea to revive it.
Gold	When the tide goes out, dehydrated TENTACOOL remainscan be found washed up on the shore.
Silver	It drifts aimless ly in waves. Very difficult to seein water, it may not be noticed until it stings.
Crystal	As it floats along on the waves, it uses its toxicfeelers to stab anything it touches.
Ruby	TENTACOOL’s body is largely composed of water. If it is removed from the sea, it dries up like parchment.If this POKéMON happens to become dehydrated, put it back into the sea.
Sapphire	TENTACOOL absorbs sunlight and refracts it using water inside its body to convert it into beam energy.This POKéMON shoots beams from its crystal-like eyes.
Emerald	Its body is almost entirely composed of water. It ensnares its foe with its two long tentacles, then stabs with the poison stingers at their tips.
FireRed	Its eyes are as transparent as crystals. From them, it shoots mysterious beams of light.
LeafGreen	Drifts in shallow seas. Anglers who hook them by accident are often punished by their stingers.
Diamond	Its body is virtually composed of water. It shoots strange beams from its crystal-like eyes.
Pearl	It drifts in sea currents. Countless fishermen are hurt by its poison stingers.
Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2	Because its body is almost entirely composed of water, it shrivels up if it is washed ashore.
HeartGold	When the tide goes out, dehydrated TENTACOOL remains can be found washed up on the shore.
SoulSilver	It drifts aimlessly in waves. Very difficult to see in water, it may not be noticed until it stings.
X	Its body is virtually composed of water. It shoots strange beams from its crystal-like eyes.
Y	Drifts in shallow seas. Anglers who hook them by accident are often punished by their stingers.
Omega Ruby	Tentacool’s body is largely composed of water. If it is removed from the sea, it dries up like parchment. If this Pokémon happens to become dehydrated, put it back into the sea.
Alpha Sapphire	Tentacool absorbs sunlight and refracts it using water inside its body to convert it into beam energy. This Pokémon shoots beams from the small round organ above its eyes.
Sun	They can be found lying dehydrated on beaches, but they are often still alive. When soaked in water, they will revive.
Moon	It drifts in shallow seas, such as the areas near beaches. If you get bitten or stabbed by its toxic tentacles, rush to the hospital.
Ultra Sun	It drifts through the sea searching for prey. Its poisonous tentacles break off sometimes, but after a while, they grow back.
Ultra Moon	Its body is 99% water. The remaining 1% contains the organ that makes its poison.
Let's Go, Pikachu!, Let's Go, Eevee!	It can sometimes be found all dry and shriveled up on a beach. Toss it back into the sea to revive it.
Sword	Tentacool is not a particularly strong swimmer. It drifts across the surface of shallow seas as it searches for prey.
Shield	This Pokémon is mostly made of water. A Tentacool out in the ocean is very hard to spot, because its body blends in with the sea.
Legends: Arceus	They fire beams from the glassy, magenta orbs that resemble eyes atop their heads, and they drift in shallow seas. During low tide, they can sometimes be found on beaches, desiccated.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are Shadow Tentacool’s strengths and weaknesses?

As a Water and Poison-type Pokémon, Shadow Tentacool is weak to Electric, Ground, and Psychic-type moves.

What are the best moves for Shadow Tentacool in Pokémon GO?

The best moves for Shadow Tentacool in Pokémon GO are Bubble and Bubble Beam. This moveset has a DPS (Damage Per Second) of 5.888 and a TDO (Total Damage Output) of 44.639.

How does Shadow Tentacool perform in Raids?

Shadow Tentacool's Raid attacker tier is currently not known, has no viable moves, or it is too low to be ranked.

How does Shadow Tentacool rank as a Water-type attacker?

Shadow Tentacool is an F-Tier Water-type attacker and not recommended for Raid battles.

How does Shadow Tentacool rank as a Poison-type attacker?

Shadow Tentacool is an F-Tier Poison-type attacker and not recommended for Raid battles.

What Mega Pokémon boost Shadow Tentacool?

The following Mega Pokémon boost Shadow Tentacool: Mega Blastoise, Mega Slowbro, Mega Gyarados, Mega Swampert, Primal Kyogre, Mega Venusaur, Mega Beedrill, and Mega Gengar.

What is Shadow Tentacool’s maximum CP at Level 40 and Level 50?

Shadow Tentacool’s maximum CP at Level 40 is 1040 CP and 1176 CP at Level 50.

Can Shadow Tentacool be shiny in Pokémon GO?

Shadow Tentacool can be Shiny in Pokémon GO ✨.

Can Shadow Tentacool Dynamax in Pokémon GO?

Shadow Tentacool cannot Dynamax in Pokémon GO.

List of Shadow Tentacool costumes

A list of Shadow Tentacool costumes available in Pokémon GO.