Tentacruel

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• Evolution chart
• Pokédex entries
• Moves learned
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Tentacruel is a Water/Poison type Pokémon introduced in Generation 1.

In Generation 9 a similar-looking Pokémon Toedscruel was discovered, however it is a separate species to Tentacruel.

Evolution chart

#0072
Tentacool
Water · Poison

(Level 30)

#0073
Tentacruel
Water · Poison

Tentacruel changes

• In Generation 1, Tentacruel has a base Special stat of 120.
• In Generations 1-4, Tentacruel has a base experience yield of 205.
• In Generations 2-7, Tentacruel has a base Friendship value of 70.

Pokédex entries

Moves learned by Tentacruel

• In other generations
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• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
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• 7
• 8
• 9

Legends: Z-A Scarlet/Violet

Moves learnt by level up

Tentacruel does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.

Egg moves

Tentacruel does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.

Moves learnt by TM

Tentacruel cannot be taught any TM moves in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.

Moves learnt by level up

Tentacruel learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Acid	Poison		40	100
1	Poison Sting	Poison		15	100
1	Reflect Type	Normal		—	—
1	Water Gun	Water		40	100
1	Wrap	Normal		15	90
12	Supersonic	Normal		—	55
16	Water Pulse	Water		60	100
20	Screech	Normal		—	85
24	Bubble Beam	Water		65	100
28	Hex	Ghost		65	100
34	Acid Armor	Poison		—	—
40	Poison Jab	Poison		80	100
46	Surf	Water		90	100
52	Sludge Wave	Poison		95	100
58	Hydro Pump	Water		110	80

Egg moves

Tentacruel does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet.

Moves learnt by TM

Tentacruel is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
06	Scary Face	Normal		—	100
07	Protect	Normal		—	—
11	Water Pulse	Water		60	100
13	Acid Spray	Poison		40	100
17	Confuse Ray	Ghost		—	100
18	Thief	Dark		60	100
21	Pounce	Bug		50	100
22	Chilling Water	Water		50	100
25	Facade	Normal		70	100
29	Hex	Ghost		65	100
32	Swift	Normal		60	∞
34	Icy Wind	Ice		55	95
35	Mud Shot	Ground		55	95
45	Venoshock	Poison		65	100
47	Endure	Normal		—	—
50	Rain Dance	Water		—	—
70	Sleep Talk	Normal		—	—
79	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy		80	100
83	Poison Jab	Poison		80	100
85	Rest	Psychic		—	—
88	Swords Dance	Normal		—	—
91	Toxic Spikes	Poison		—	—
102	Gunk Shot	Poison		120	80
103	Substitute	Normal		—	—
110	Liquidation	Water		85	100
111	Giga Drain	Grass		75	100
123	Surf	Water		90	100
135	Ice Beam	Ice		90	100
142	Hydro Pump	Water		110	80
143	Blizzard	Ice		110	70
148	Sludge Bomb	Poison		90	100
152	Giga Impact	Normal		150	90
163	Hyper Beam	Normal		150	90
171	Tera Blast	Normal		80	100
174	Haze	Ice		—	—
175	Toxic	Poison		—	90
181	Knock Off	Dark		65	100
193	Weather Ball	Normal		50	100
196	Flip Turn	Water		60	100
208	Whirlpool	Water		35	85
209	Muddy Water	Water		90	85
214	Sludge Wave	Poison		95	100
219	Skitter Smack	Bug		70	90
221	Throat Chop	Dark		80	100

• In other generations
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9

Tentacruel sprites

Type	Generation 1	Generation 2	Generation 3	Generation 4	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7	Generation 8	Generation 9
Normal
Shiny	—							—	—

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