Tentacruel

Water Poison

Tentacruel is a Water and Poison-type Pokémon with a Max CP of 2738 in Pokémon GO. Tentacruel's best moveset is Poison Jab and Hydro Pump. It is weather boosted by Rain and Cloudy weather, and it was originally found in the Kanto region. Shiny Tentacruel is available in Pokémon GO.

Tentacruel is weak to Electric, Ground, and Psychic-type moves. It takes reduced damage from Bug, Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Ice, Poison, Steel, and Water-type moves.

Stats

Max CP	2738 CP
Attack	166 ATK
Defense	209 DEF
Stamina	190 STA
Weather Boost	Rain Cloudy
Released	Yes
Shiny released	Yes
Buddy distance	3 km

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#73
Height	1.6 m
Weight	55 kg
Region	Kanto Generation 1
Can be traded	Allowed
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Catch Rate	20%
Base Flee Rate	0%
Catch rewards	5 300
Additional Move Cost	50 50000

Tentacruel type chart

Takes increased damage

Electric	160.0%
Ground	160.0%
Psychic	160.0%

Takes decreased damage

Bug	62.5%
Fairy	62.5%
Fighting	62.5%
Fire	62.5%
Ice	62.5%
Poison	62.5%
Steel	62.5%
Water	62.5%

Type chart shows the percentage (%) of damage taken from an incoming attack of a particular type.

Tentacruel's best moves and movesets

Tentacruel's best moveset is Poison Jab and Hydro Pump, with 10.97 DPS (damage per second) and 349.6 TDO (total damage output). These moves are boosted by Cloudy and Rain weather.

Best Tentacruel moves

Poison Jab

Hydro Pump

DPS10.97

TDO349.59

Score22.1

Weather Boost

If you are unable to get Tentacruel with its best moveset, we recommend to use Acid/Hydro Pump. You will lose around 1.9% DPS and TDO, which makes these moves a viable alternative to Tentacruel's strongest moveset (Poison Jab/Hydro Pump).

Tentacruel moves comparison

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

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Poison Jab	Hydro Pump	10.97	349.6	22.1
2.	Acid	Hydro Pump	10.76	343.0	21.7
3.	Poison Jab	Blizzard	10.28	327.6	20.7
4.	Poison Jab	Sludge Wave	10.25	326.7	20.6
5.	Acid	Blizzard	10.00	318.8	20.1
6.	Acid	Sludge Wave	9.98	317.9	20.1
7.	Poison Jab	Scald	9.63	306.8	19.4
8.	Acid	Scald	9.40	299.4	18.9
9.	Poison Jab	Acid Spray	6.27	199.9	9.5
10.	Acid	Acid Spray	5.78	184.3	8.1

Fast Attacks

Poison Jab1070.8s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Grass
Fairy
62.5%
Poison
Ground
Rock
Ghost
39.1%
Steel
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 10
Energy 7
Weather boost
Cloudy
Duration 0.8s
Damage window 0.2s - 0.8s
Trainer Battles
Damage 7
Energy 7

Effects
Poison Jab has no special effects.
See Poison Jab details page ↗
Acid980.8s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Grass
Fairy
62.5%
Poison
Ground
Rock
Ghost
39.1%
Steel
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 9
Energy 8
Weather boost
Cloudy
Duration 0.8s
Damage window 0.4s - 0.6s
Trainer Battles
Damage 6
Energy 5

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

Damage	10
Energy	7
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	0.8s
Damage window	0.2s - 0.8s

Damage	7
Energy	7

Damage	9
Energy	8
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	0.8s
Damage window	0.4s - 0.6s

Damage	6
Energy	5

Charged Moves

Blizzard1301003.1s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Flying
Ground
Grass
Dragon
62.5%
Steel
Fire
Water
Ice
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 130
Energy 100
Weather boost
Snow
Duration 3.1s
Damage window 1.5s - 2.9s
Trainer Battles
Damage 140
Energy 75

Effects
Blizzard has no special effects.
See Blizzard details page ↗
Sludge Wave1101003.2s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Grass
Fairy
62.5%
Poison
Ground
Rock
Ghost
39.1%
Steel
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 110
Energy 100
Weather boost
Cloudy
Duration 3.2s
Damage window 2.0s - 3.0s
Trainer Battles
Damage 110
Energy 65

Effects
Sludge Wave has no special effects.
See Sludge Wave details page ↗
Scald80503.7s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Ground
Rock
Fire
62.5%
Water
Grass
Dragon
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 80
Energy 50
Weather boost
Rain
Duration 3.7s
Damage window 1.3s - 3.4s
Trainer Battles
Damage 85
Energy 50

Effects
Special
Scald has a 50.0% chance to:
Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%
See Scald details page ↗
Hydro Pump1301003.3s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Ground
Rock
Fire
62.5%
Water
Grass
Dragon
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 130
Energy 100
Weather boost
Rain
Duration 3.3s
Damage window 0.9s - 3.0s
Trainer Battles
Damage 130
Energy 75

Effects
Hydro Pump has no special effects.
See Hydro Pump details page ↗
Acid Spray20503.0s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Grass
Fairy
62.5%
Poison
Ground
Rock
Ghost
39.1%
Steel
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 20
Energy 50
Weather boost
Cloudy
Duration 3.0s
Damage window 2.1s - 2.8s
Trainer Battles
Damage 20
Energy 45

Effects
Special
Acid Spray has a 100.0% chance to:
Decrease Target's Defense by 33.3%
See Acid Spray details page ↗

Damage	130
Energy	100
Weather boost	Snow
Duration	3.1s
Damage window	1.5s - 2.9s

Damage	140
Energy	75

Damage	110
Energy	100
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	3.2s
Damage window	2.0s - 3.0s

Damage	110
Energy	65

Damage	80
Energy	50
Weather boost	Rain
Duration	3.7s
Damage window	1.3s - 3.4s

Damage	85
Energy	50

Damage	130
Energy	100
Weather boost	Rain
Duration	3.3s
Damage window	0.9s - 3.0s

Damage	130
Energy	75

Damage	20
Energy	50
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	3.0s
Damage window	2.1s - 2.8s

Damage	20
Energy	45

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 Tentacruel has in Pokémon GO, along with their corresponding DPS (Damage per Second) and TDO (Total Damage Output).

Tentacruel Special CP Values

Max CP values in Raids, Eggs, Field Research

Tentacruel's Max CP is at Level 50. Tentacruel Combat Power values in Pokémon GO Raids, Eggs, and Field Research encounter can be found below.

Max CP	2738 CP
Max CP	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	986 CP - 1038 CP
Research	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	1314 CP - 1384 CP
Eggs	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	1314 CP - 1384 CP
Raids	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
RaidsWeather Boost Rain Cloudy	1643 CP - 1730 CP
RaidsWeather Boost Rain Cloudy	Weather boosted, Level 25, 10/10/10 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.

Tentacruel Max CP Chart

Max Combat Power per Level chart

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

LVL	CP	LVL	CP	LVL	CP
1	34 CP	2	107 CP	3	180 CP
4	253 CP	5	326 CP	6	399 CP
7	472 CP	8	546 CP	9	619 CP
10	692 CP	11	761 CP	12	830 CP
13	899 CP	14	969 CP	15	1038 CP
16	1107 CP	17	1176 CP	18	1245 CP
19	1315 CP	20	1384 CP	21	1453 CP
22	1522 CP	23	1591 CP	24	1661 CP
25	1730 CP	26	1799 CP	27	1868 CP
28	1938 CP	29	2007 CP	30	2076 CP
31	2111 CP	32	2145 CP	33	2180 CP
34	2214 CP	35	2249 CP	36	2284 CP
37	2318 CP	38	2353 CP	39	2387 CP
40	2422 CP	41	2453 CP	42	2484 CP
43	2515 CP	44	2546 CP	45	2578 CP
46	2609 CP	47	2641 CP	48	2673 CP
49	2706 CP	50	2738 CP

Tentacruel evolution chart

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Tentacool	50 Candy	Tentacruel

Tentacool evolves into Tentacruel which costs 50 Candy.

Regular and Shiny Tentacruel

Mega Pokémon that boost Tentacruel

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

Mega Venusaur

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 and Groudon

Primal Kyogre boosts Water-, Electric- and Bug-type attacks and Pokémon.
Primal Groudon boosts Fire-, Grass- and Ground-type attacks and Pokémon.

Tentacruel Catch Rates

The base catch rate for Tentacruel in Pokémon GO is 24.03%, calculated for catching a Level 20 with no berries. Curved Great throw has a 50.38% chance to catch, and adding a Razz Berry raises that to 65.04%.

Configure

		Normal	Nice	Great	Excellent
No Berry	-	24.03%	27.09%	33.78%	39.85%
No Berry	Curve	37.32%	41.56%	50.38%	57.86%
Razz Berry	-	33.78%	37.75%	46.11%	53.35%
Razz Berry	Curve	50.38%	55.33%	65.04%	72.65%
Silver Pinap Berry	-	39.02%	43.38%	52.38%	59.95%
Silver Pinap Berry	Curve	56.87%	61.98%	71.67%	78.89%
Golden Razz Berry	-	49.69%	54.62%	64.32%	71.94%
Golden Razz Berry	Curve	68.90%	73.89%	82.65%	88.47%

More information

Catch probability with multiple throws

In order to help Trainers understand their overall odds when catching Tentacruel, 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

Tentacruel family

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

List of Tentacruel costumes

A list of Tentacruel costumes available in Pokémon GO.

Tentacruel high resolution sprites

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

Tentacruel Pokédex entries

Versions	Pokédex entry
Red, Blue	The tentacles are normally kept short. On hunts, they are extended to ensnare and immobilize prey.
Yellow	Its 80 tentacles can stretch and contract freely. They wrap around prey and weaken it with poison.
Gold	Its 80 tentacles absorb water and stretch almost endlessly to CON STRICT its prey and enemies.
Silver	In battle, it extends all 80 of its tentacles to entrap its oppo nent inside a poisonous net.
Crystal	When its 80 feel ers absorb water, it stretches to become like a net to entangle its prey.
Ruby	TENTACRUEL has large red orbs on its head. The orbs glow before lashing the vicinity with a harsh ultrasonic blast. This POKéMON’s outburst creates rough waves around it.
Sapphire	TENTACRUEL has tentacles that can be freely elongated and shortened at will. It ensnares prey with its tentacles and weakens the prey by dosing it with a harsh toxin. It can catch up to 80 prey at the same time.
Emerald	It lives in complex rock formations on the ocean floor and traps prey using its 80 tentacles. Its red orbs glow when it grows excited or agitated.
FireRed	It has 80 tentacles that move about freely. They can sting, causing poisoning and sharp, stabbing pain.
LeafGreen	The tentacles are normally kept short. On hunts, they are extended to ensnare and immobilize prey.
Diamond	With 80 tentacles for ensnaring victims, it prevents escape until the prey is weakened by poison.
Pearl	It alerts others to danger by stridently flashing the red orbs on its head.
Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2	It extends its 80 tentacles to form an encircling poisonous net that is difficult to escape.
HeartGold	Its 80 tentacles absorb water and stretch almost endlessly to constrict its prey and enemies.
SoulSilver	In battle, it extends all 80 of its tentacles to entrap its opponent inside a poisonous net.
X	The tentacles are normally kept short. On hunts, they are extended to ensnare and immobilize prey.
Y	It has 80 tentacles that move about freely. They can sting, causing poisoning and sharp, stabbing pain.
Omega Ruby	Tentacruel has large red orbs on its head. The orbs glow before lashing the vicinity with a harsh ultrasonic blast. This Pokémon’s outburst creates rough waves around it.
Alpha Sapphire	Tentacruel has tentacles that can be freely elongated and shortened at will. It ensnares prey with its tentacles and weakens the prey by dosing it with a harsh toxin. It can catch up to 80 prey at the same time.
Sun	Normally, it has 80 poisonous tentacles. The longer one has been alive, the fewer tentacles it will have.
Moon	Although these Pokémon are rare, when a large outbreak of them occurs, all fish Pokémon disappear from the surrounding sea.
Ultra Sun	It fires off ultrasonic waves from its red orbs to weaken its prey, and then it wraps them up in its 80 tentacles.
Ultra Moon	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.
Let's Go, Pikachu!, Let's Go, Eevee!	Its 80 tentacles can stretch and contract freely. They wrap around prey and weaken it with poison.
Sword	When the red orbs on Tentacruel’s head glow brightly, watch out. The Pokémon is about to fire off a burst of ultrasonic waves.
Shield	Its 80 tentacles can stretch and shrink freely. Tentacruel ensnares prey in a net of spread-out tentacles, delivering venomous stings to its catch.
Legends: Arceus	It has 80 tentacles, each with a venomous tip. These tentacles are also extendible, lengthening when Tentacruel attempts to catch prey. Use caution.